New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-25

sight was enough-sent them tearing BAG
through the willow brakes and acac
!. bushes to their homes, where they fairl
dropped down and cried:
"Was it whitel" "NO-yes-nearly go
we can't tell-but we saw it."e And or
} could hardly doubt, to look at their ashe
faces, that they had, whatever it was.
"If that old rascal lived in the countr
we come FROM" said certain Americana
''he'd have been tarred and feathered bt
fore now, wouldn't he, Sandersl''
"Well, now he just would"
wouldn't wet"
That's what allow"
Tell you what you could do" The
were talking to some rOllicking CreOles VIII
had assumed an absolute necessity 70
doing Something. what is it you call thi
thing where an old man marries yOunl
girl. and you come out with horns and"
"CNaricarit" asked the Creoles.
"les, that's it. Why don't you shivare'
him ~ Felicitous suggestion.
Little White, with his wife beside him
was sitting on their dOOIsteps on the side
walk, as Creole custom had taught them
looking toward the sunset. The view wal
not attractive on the score of beauty. The
houses were small and scattered, and across
the fiat commons, spite of the lofty taGgle
of weeds and bushes and spite Of the
dismal old Poquelin mansion tilted awry
| and shutting out the declining sun. The
moon, white and slender, was hanging the
| tip of its horn over one of the chimneys.
''And you say" said the secretary, 1.-THE
old black man has been going by here
alone Patty, suppose old Poquelin should
be concOcting some mischief; he don't lack
<har hot MI I'd = ,o
other day WAS enough to have killed him.
Why, Patty. he dropped as quick as that
No wonder you haven't seen him. l won
der if they haven't heard something about
him up at the drug store. Suppose l go
and see.'
DO" said his wife.
She sat alone for half an hour, watching
that sudden going out of the day peculiar
to the latitude.
THAT moon is ghost enough for one
house." she said, as her husband returned.
at has gone right down the chimney"
Patty" said Little White, 1.-The drug
clerk say the boys are going to shivaree old
Poquelin tonight. I'm going to try to stop
it,"
"Wby, White said his wife, you'd bet
ter not. You'll get hurt"
mo, I'll not"
Yes, you will"
''Im going to SIT out here until they come
along. They're compelled to pass right by
here"
why, White, it may be midnight before
they start; you're not going to sit out here
till then"
"Yes, am
"Well, you're very foolish said Mrs.
White, in an undertOne, looking anxious,
and tapping one of the steps with her foot
They sat a very long time talking over
little family matters.
What's that" at last said Mrs White.
"Thats the nine o'clock gun" said White,
and they relapsed into a long-sustained,
drcwsy silence.
Patty, you'd better go in and go to bed"
said he at last.
I'm not sleepy"
''Well, you're very foolish" quietly re-
marked little White. and again silence fell
upon them.
Patty, suppose l walk out to the old |
house and see ii can find out anything"
suppose said she, you don't do any
such-listeEn'
Down the street arose a great hubbub. |
Dogs and boys were bowling and barking;
men were laughing, shouting, groaning and |
blowing horns, whooping aud clanking cow
bells, whinnying, and bowling and rafting
pots and pans.
"They are coming this way said little
White. You'd better go into the house,
Patty"
$50 had you
No. Pm going to see if can't stop them
''Pll be back in a minute" srid White, |
md went toward the noise.
In few moments the little Secretary met
he mob. The pen besitates on the word,
or there Is respectable difference, measure
lble only on the scale of the half century,
between a mob and a cbarivari. Little
White lifted his Intellectual voice. He faced
he head of the disorderly column, and east
himself about as if he were made Of wood
md moved by the jerk of string. He
nd clatter of his tin pan, to be a leader
Stop these teilows, Bienrenu. stop them Just
minute. till ! tell then, something" Blen
emu turned and brandshed his instruments |
t discord in an implorng way to the crowd.
hey slackened their pace, two or three
ushed their horns and joined the prayer Of
title White and Bienvenu for silence The
hrong halted-the hush was delicious.
''Blenvenu." said little White. don't |
hivaree old Poquelin to night; he's"
MY fwang," said the swaying Bienvenu,
who tail you l goin' to chahivahi some
Ody, eh { You sink bickause l make q
tile playfool wiz zis tin pan Eat 1 am
hOnki'
sob, no, Bienvenu, old fellow, you're all
ght. l was afraid you might not know
lat old Poguelin was sick. You know, but
ou're not going there, are yong
my fwang, way Soy to tail you Eat you
h dhonk as de dev'. lam sheni of you l
am re servan' of ze publique Zere ltoyens
Din' to wick west Jean Puuu-lin to give 10 | !
lie Ursuline' two hondred fifty dolls'-"
He quio!' cried a listener, "Cinq cent ,,
astres, OH ~ !
"Ouir' said Bienvenu, land if he wifuse
e make him some lit musique; ta-ra-taw :
3 hoisted a merry hand aud foot, then =
owning, added: Gold Poquelin got no !
zniz dhink smuch whisky"
But gentlemen" said little White. |
Ound whom a circle had gathered, 1.-THE y
d man is very sick" :,
my faith ~ cried tiny Creole. tive did %
vt make him to be sick. Wen we have say e
o going make le charirari, do you want =
at we hall tell lie ?" My faith 'sfools' =
But you can shivaree somebody else," r
id desperate little White"
"Ou'' cried Bienvenu, get chahirohi
an ah PoIuelin tOmO's!" !,
"Let us go to Nine. Schneider 7" cried =
70 Or three, and amid huzzahs and con :
sed cries. among which was heard stem :,
rian Celtic call for drinks, the crowd +
ain began to move. :,
Gent piastres pour Mopital de charlie ~ y
''Hurrah - -
lone hongred dolla' for Charity Hospi- u
'Hurrah."
.Whangw went a tin pan, the crowd =
lied and Pandemonium CAPPED again. c
ley were off at right angle. L
Nodding, Mrs. White looked at the mantel =
,ck. =
well, if it isn't after midnight" q
The hideOus noise down street was pass n,
2 beyond earshot. She raised q sash and | :,
tened. For a moment there was silence, .
me one came to the door. :,
$40 that xO,, Wbito1., | VI