New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-07-25

island, and seen the faint glow of the
spectre steamers lights drifting through
the distant gloom, and heard the mutf1ed
cough OF her 'scape- pipes and the plaintlve
cry of her lesdsmen.
In the absence of further statistics, beg
to close this series of Old Mississippi ar
ticles with one more Renaissance Of way
ward, careless, ingenious "Srephen,' whom
described in former paper.
Most. Of the captains and pilots hold
Stephens note for borrowed sums ranging
from $3.50 upward. Stephen never paid one
OF these notes, but be was very prompt and
very Jealous about renewing them every
twelvemonth.
OF course there came time, at last.
when Stephen could no longer borrow OF
his ancient creditors; 80 he was obliged to
lie in wait for new men who did not know
him. Such q victim was good. hearted, sim
ple-natured young Yates II use fictitious
name. but the real name began, as this one
does. with ". Young Yates graduated as
pilot, got q berth, and when the month
was ended and he stepped up to the clerks
office and received his $3.50 in crisp new
bills, SteDhen was there! His silver tongue
began to wag, and in very little while
Yates $3.50 had changed hands. The fact
was soon known At pilot headquarters, and
the amusement and satisfaction Of the old
creditors were large and generous. But in
nOcent Yates never suspected that Stephens
promise to pay promptly at the end of
the week was Orthess one. Yates called
for his money at the stipulated time:
Stephen sweetened him up and put him off
week. He called then, according to
agreement, and came away sugarcOated
again, but suffering under another pos1pone
ment. So the thing went on. Yates haunted
stephen week after week. to no purpose,
and at last gave it up. And then straight
way stephen began to haunt Yates.
wherever Yates appeared, there was the
inevitable Stephen. And not only there,
but beaming with affection, and gushing
With apologies for not being able to pay.
BY and by, whenever poor Yates saw him
coming, he would turn and fly, and drag
his company with him, if he had company;
but 1t was OF no use; his debtor would run
him down and corner him. Painting and
red faced, Stephen would come. with out
stretched hands and eager eyes. invade the
conversation, shake both Of Yates's arms
loose in their sockets, and begin:
my, what q race I've had! / saw you
didn't see me, and SO Iclapped on all steam
Tor tear 10 miss you entirely. And here
you are! there. just stand 80, and let me
look at you! just the same old noble coun-
tenance" ITO Yates friend:] Just look
at him! Look at him! Amt it Just qood to
look at him! Aint it now! Amt he lust a
picture! Some call him picture; I call
him panorama! That's what he is-an
entire panorama. And now I'm reminded.
How do wish could have seen you an
hour earlier! For twenty four hours I've
been saving up that $3.50 for you; been look
ing TOR you everywhere. waited at the
Planters from six yesterday evening till
two O'Clock this morning, without rest or
food; my wife says. Where have Won heen
all nightV l said. This debt lies heavy on
my mind She says, In all nv DAYS |
never saw man take a debt to heart the
way you do. said. It's my nature; how
can | change it" She says, well, do
Not till that poor, noble young u1v man si has,
got his money So / sat up all night.
and this morning out shot, and the first
man l struck told me you had shipped on
the Grand Turk and gone TO New Orleans.
Well, sir, had to lean up against build. |
ing and cry. So help me goodness, l |
couldn't help it. The man that owned the |
place come out cleaning up with rag, and |
SAID he didn't like to have people cry |
against his building, and then it seemed to |
me that the whole world had turned against |
me, and it wasn't any use to live any more;
and coming along an hour ago, suffering no
man knows what agony, met jim Wilson
and paid him $3.50 on account; and to think
that here you are, now, and haven't got a
cent. But as sure as / am standing here on
his ground on this particular brick-there,
we scratched mark on the brick to re-
member it by-I'll borrow that money and
Jay 1t over to you at twelve o'clock sharp.
o-morrow Now. stand So let me look at
7ou just once more"
And so on. Yates life became burden
o him. He could not escape his debtor and
lis debtors awful sutferings on account of
lot being able to pay. He dreaded to show
himself in the street. lest he should find
stephen lying in wait for him at the corner |
Bogart's billiard saloon was great resort
or pilots in those days. They met the.e
oout as much to exchange river news as to
lay. One morning Yates was there; Ste
hen was there, too, but kept out of sight.
'y and by, when all the pilots had arrived
7hO were in town, Stephen suddenly ap-
cared in the midst, and rushed for Yates |
8 for long lost brother.
"Oh. l am so glad to see you. oh nv
~ soul, the sight of you is such comfort
D my eyes! Gentlemen, l owe all of you
want to pay it; l intend to nay it-every
ent OF it. You all know without my telling
on. what sorrow it has cost me to remain
} long under suoh deep obligations to such !.
enerOus friends; but the sharpest pang l ;;
lffer-by far the sharpest-is from the debt }
owe to this noble young man here; and
ave come to tbs place this morning .
specially to make the announcement that ,
have at last found method whereby
IN pay off all my debts! And most :
pecially wanted him to be here when !;
it. Yes, my faithful friend-my !
snefactor, I've found the method. I've !
und the method to pay off all my debts, =
I'd you'll get your money :" Hope dawned !
Yates eye: then Stephen, beaming be- -
gnantly, and placing his hand upon Yates =
,ad, added. Il am going to pay them off y
alphabetical Order!' :;
Then he turned and disappeared. The
II significance Of Stephens "method" lid
It dawn upon the perplexed and musing
ovid for some two minutes; and then q
,tes murmured with sigh: q
''Well, the Us stand a gaudy chance He II
mt get any further than the Cs in this !.
,rld, and reckon that after good deal >
eternity has wasted away in the next
g. I'll still be referred to up there as that q
or. ragged pilot that came here from St. o
uis in the early days !'"-AHuntic.
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