New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-08-02

stood ct the same grade in the baromsta, :.
her estimation.
Naturally, the first persons intervia,.,
by Mr.. Auguste were those friends who Nv
announced officially his nomination fo, =,
census of human increase and mortalitr
Leandre de la Tour met his friend v.,
an embrace and turned him over to H."
lite de la Rue, who went through the aa -
affectionate pant0mime.
"Ah! my friends, how happy am I asai,
to see you. Together, we will enter nm.
the canvass for the office in which Won Mil Mil
both be my assistants. What, shall We No.
drink together! rire les morris
| The friends were silent.
Then Adonis de la Encoignure spoke.
! "Morbleu! mon ami There is no moro 4.
the dead or of the living. The office ia M,
| to u.s."
"Mon Dieu! Not to me- striking his brea,,
rapidly with the points of his fingers "to
me, Auguste Toutblanc, is not that Office y
Leandre de la Tour, with couatenano.
and gesture indicative OF indignation fl,
perfidy, proceeded
"You must know, my friend, that We had
some opposition to your nomination. w.
appealed to the League in behalf of !,
warrior then battling with the ebon foo
in the plains of Lafourche. The opposi.
| ton was defeated and we celebrated On,
victory at Johns in supper 80 Recherche
that he will long remember it."
ESPECIALLY" added Hercule de Ia
Mouche, "as he has not yet received tbs
bill"
"Eh 6ieA! But while we were negotiatino
loan on the faith of certain official pos
lions and perquisites which we had in Der
spective- Would you believe it,
"What am l to expect"
"That bambocheur Qoafer) Emile La
feur-"
"Ah! am prepared for treachery."
"Magnified the revenues of the Office
$40, 900 per annum, rOped in-as it is calla
by the Americans-eleven enhepreneurs fun
dertakers) with surreptitious contracts 70
cofins.'
each supposing himself the sole Co,
tractor, each bound to pay $500 bonus, AMI
not divulge the secret. With these sums
NJ. Auguste covered his face with his hand
sit is unnecessary to proceed. He bough
the League-all is comprehended. a
bought certain mercenary persons, moveds
reconsideration of your nomination, alhe
ing your death upon the authority of tel
gram announcing that M. Auguste Tout
blanc had been eaten by an alligator"
"A,fame! Loche Coquin !' exclaims
NJ. Auguste. "Me moi meme eaten byS
alligator. It was a mule which had CON
bine0 with hornets to defeat my labors |
will demand satisfaction"
"Is it of the mule or horpets'"
mot at all"
"Then is it of the alligator"
"No. Mile tonnerres! Non. 1t is of tb'
miserable Leheur. You, NY friends, vii
accompany me to the field"
"Willingly, but listen. What could
do! We swore vengeance against all all
gators who devour candidates. 1t WI
considered strange fatality, that he VII
wished to record the dead was dead bin
self. But Emile Leheur was chosen asst
candidate in your place. Emile Ledsu
pronounced the highest eulogy Oh YOU
character. Better he said, that thiss
cursed alligator had devoured thousal
arrogant negro field hands, He then
nounced himself candidate for the
cancy occasioned by your deplorable fat
and appealed to the friends of the Do
ceased to support his claims, This wal
to some extent, done; your friends her
present cast unasailing flowers of orator
npOn your tomb. Behold these Grape
arms! Do you think We were not plunga
in grief? We, who would also have shara
your office2 Je crois ca. l believe so, me
sarcastically said the speaker But th
nomination made unanimous, was also mad
lrrevocable. In the American manner,
motion to reconsider was laid on the tabk
A select party then supped at Moreau'ss
the expense of the jolly e,,h'epreneurs, an
we are In honor bound to admit that you
memory was not forgotten
"But am not dead. There was no al
gator, and the contretemps of the mule"
ut is no matter, all is arranged. Emf
had subsequently explained that the mi
take occurred at the telegraph office, whe
message in CIPHER: Mont Blanc, Eatu
Alleghancey,' was translated Tout Ban
eaten by alligators.' The message was fror
lawyer to cotton factor, and mean
literally: John Robbins absconding
Texas, shall stop him."
$50 he circulated this false report. sol
my Office to my undertaken, and my frien1
accepted their share of this abominob
rocqnerie-swindler'
"What could We do, my friend9 We SUI
posed you, like the prophet Jonah, weree
tombed Ill the bowels of fish, which fru
the nature Of its jaws and teeth cou =
never have restored you like the cetacia
Tribe which live on mollusca."
And you," cried M. Auguste, as
rushed from the assemblage, "call YOU
selves mhite!"
feeilng serious solicitude for this du
anu victim of delusion which he b
contributed to organize, and especially
the excellent lady his wife, we were grati
70 learn that she has procured the lotte
agency for certain islets on rue des b
hnt""ts, Grands Hon.mes, and Enghh
known among the American population
inglne" street. On being required tot
nish the usual security, neighbor, of g
standing and substance, who had knot
MN from infancy, was accepted. '
can not indicate this gentleman f
ther than by saying that he is s.