New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-06-08
THE POOR SOUTH.
4 Dialectic Novel In Five 0lip"tes'
6r ORPHEUs c. KERR.

LAS told you Oe1oan, l tel. you ~"
II oah. it's not in my present po"an; yGo a.
so. sirrah. by my halidome. you'd have your
pi:iful money within the howah. and &c
shown .Le.doah'"
.Den. marsr. sheriff hab to putun screw
sal. OATS shuts y BON"
How soon. cayah not.
'.Sorry TO- you. maHs'r; an 10 young
mars'r an young missus; but dis chie GOT
lis rights. shu's y BON. Must hao 0a'
money and OATS fac.
ture. And the venerable owner OF the
grand Old chateau and grounds fell INTO
chair, with his face III his hands. exclaim'
Ing, ..TA.s-tL;s is. indeed. NOAH than can
bayah.'
Young Fawcleaux Mcrgijee, IN dress coat
@. the last century and neither colfin uations
OF the year before, dared hastily into the
room Of his friend, Pourarre Steele, bear.
ing in hi, trelnuious right hand copy OF
tina: mornings daily IAINisitor, wherein ap'
peared the tollowin0verses:
AN Ep,GxAM..
When Syivia's fatal srawn Il see
Reward NY burning pra''r,
ldoubs If saints would envy me
The martyrs Crown "eas.
Ny tashiHg:eyes seat forth.
To mark the soutElard's iau.h;es sseE
sutton from the North.
Sc: all the cruel panssi feel
Are st.. as WOUl3's ola;
And ne'er copper cares Tor Stee!o
The Sylvia WoOed by goC.
"See L'yar, Steele" cried the agitated
intruder. after having read the lines aloud
in an excited manner. u requiah an immed''
ate explanation OF this stuff! leu mean my
s:ster-.hat's cleaL. How dayah you -
.DayaL.' repeated the other golden
yout. hotly. That's not the word for me,
/ teckon. 'Dayah:-I declayah: what
next: The young lady is becoming over.
sensitive. ! feah. Perhaps ycu haven't
noticed, Mr.. Fawcleaux. that your sister IS
encouraging the addresses of that Yankee,
Maeready Mobiiyay. who's been trying to
buy your place."
young n!ar. starting back with c!eucAed
hands.
ITO be shuab." returned Pourarre Steele.
with sneer. The brother stared at him -
wrathful incredulity.
..Sylvis MorgUee-a daughter Of the
Soethe and OF Virginyah-encourage The
addresses of Northern scum, OF sOrdId
mudsill who takes advantage Of our debt
to Juba to try to buy of US our old patrl.
morial estate for seven dollars AID q halt
LIS lie!'
'.Bewayah."
"L:ah!'
Tie former friends eyed each other with
baiefui fury. and then the epigrammatiss
pointed to the door.
"Mr. Morsiiee, retiyah, sil.''
"GlaGIy, Mr.. Steele; but only to send a
friend to wait upon you in my place. O'y'
arr
Il heah.''
Thu. the young virginians parted, to
NEE; mex: as foes and pis.o! to pistol.
III.
"Tfe iIe-yah - whispered Sylvia, indi..
nant!y. as she and the gentleman. her COM
panion. walked slowly in retired street.
near which they had met. by chance. the
usual way. 1.-The iie.yah. that an old family
like ours can be driven to such extremity
for az old ,!arkey's debt. Putting ali their
money together. poor pa and Fawc!eaux
were no: able to make up more than hal:
the sum. It's .e-yar.ul, and has COS: rs ali
IN "Sao ss Gu tell: calculated Macreadv
Mobi!yay, alphabetically. "Wha: u pity
your old dad don, take my offer FOR the
place, and the along with it as a son-in law.
Haow snug tha:'d De for al! hands, Siivy.'
IL reckon i. would. Macready; but pa
dLu CAObASA dAC PlOtAU VA AuS OAh pAfAtAs y Ct
know. and desiyah to get s. tov il, while
you otter only"
A. this momen: an aged man. his gray
locks streaming wildly n the spring air,
came suddenly upon them from around al
adjacen: corner: distraction in lis manner
and groan Of anguish Oh his lips:
"Sy!yia-youv bro.her--Poucarre Steele
tluel-we snus. 90 thayah-and stop it.
He could say no lnOre. but darteI on fran:!
>,,,,- Ia 0{ tt,a MT pr(
having noticed. apparently, the hated being
il his daughters company.
Duel: The i5e,yah.' sirieied tn,
young lady, following after him. in a frenzy
The Northern capitalist started af,el
him, wh!stled . moment and then followed
leisurely also.
Upon the dark and bloody ground gen
orally patronizcd by the best Southern SO
eiety tor such occasions stood young Mo.
gijee and Steele, with their seconds. Tn
latter consulted together while the prin
cipals stood apart and seemed great,
troubled about something. Then one o
them went and whispered to his man an
the other to his man.
Il haven: got a cent about me-" sal
Fawc!eauS d!scomttedly to his second
question.
Il don't own a dime myself" was III
despairing reply of Pourarre to his friend
"TEen, gentlemen" cried both second
together, ''you can't exchange fyahs: TO
each of us has come here surprising tina
the other would bring ammunition wit
him; and. as neitherehappens to have any
| and all of us combined can't raise til
means to buy any. we may as well relir
quish the afaugh. and -'
| my son! my son. am indeed heal j
time y cried the elder Mor.iiee, bound;n
! distractedly upon the scene
1.-The idc-yah" screamed the ens,,ir
Sylvia. throwing herself beautifully l.,
tween the duelists.
| whats all the raow aiaout" inquire
Macreeady Mobilyay, ,ounging up.
! 81 do not cayah to live" muttered Fav
cleaux, gloomi!y. 'snce see, now, tor ny
sen, that both you, father and Sylvia lav
1 "You see, was right abou. H." adde
Poutarre Steele, as dejectedly.
"Bys Lady, an | knew not VIVA. th
var.et was leah, exclaimed the sire, draw
ing himself up haugh.ily. .'What near
this. Sylvia. my deah?'
The maiden had caught the reproach:,
eye Of her former wooer, PouSayre. an
looked piteoualy to the ground.
II knew that my fathers and brother
honor was at stake to Juba Lee" she said
slowly, ''ana dared not repulse the onl
human creature in Richmond, possibly. W h
had the means to advance the sum Of IL
! debit
VT: Mobiiyay saw at once shat he ha
LOST nj; bride. but did no: appear muc
''See here. naow, neighbor." said he !
the aged Casio Morgijee, "what mout l.
this here debt O. yourn to the Hon bic NJ
Lee. aforesaid 2"
1T is for job of whitewashin; done fc
me just befoah Juba was elected to tn
Legislature" answered the venerable Vi