New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-07

auette, :'do You think You have any shor'
"Yass !" replied St. Ange: Il am sure
sure. thing every body will 20 to heaven
thing you will 60, ct thing Miguel will
60, ct Joe-everybody, thing-mais, no
course. not if they have not been ohristen'
Even thing some niggers will CO."
"Jools," said the parson, stopping in biz
walk. "Joole, don't want TO lose my mig
gAh."
"YOu will not loose him. With Baptist,
he can not ged loose.'
But Colossus master was not treasured
Now" said he, still tarryiDg, ''this i
jest the way; had Of gone to church"
Poison Jone'," said Jules.
II tell you. We goin' to church."
Twill your asked Jones, joyOusly.
"AlIoms, come along" said Jules, takin;
his elbow.
They walked down the Rue Chartres
passed several corners. and by-and- BY
turned into croes street. The parson stoppet
an instant as they were turning, and looked
back up the street.
"W'at you lookin'!" asked his companion.
II thought saw Colossus" answered thu
Pars0n, with an anxious face; II reckon
'twa'n't MIN, though" And they went on.
The street they now entered was very
quiet one. The eye of any chance passel
would have been at once drawn to broad
heavy, white brick edifoe on the lower sidt
Of the way, with fagpOle standing out likt
a boweprit from one Of it's great windows
and pair of lamps hanging before large
closed entrance. 1t was theatre, honey
combed with gambling dens. At this morn
life was knot eff little barefoot girls gath
cred within Its narrow shade, and each car
rying an infant relative. Into this place
the parson and NJ. St. Ange entered, the
little nurses jumping up from the stills to
let them pass in.
A half-hour may have passed. At tie
end of that time the whole juvenile com
pany were laying alternate eyes and ears
to the chinks, to gather what they could OF
an interesting quarrel going on within.
Il did not. saw! l given yoa no cause Of
offense, saw! It's not SO, saw! Mister Jools
simply mistaken the house, thinkin' it was
Sabbath school! NJ such thing, saw;
amt bound to bet! Yes, kin get out! Yes
without bettin'! Ihev right to my opin.
ion; reckon I'm ,chite man, saw! No,
saw! l on'y said didn't think you could
get the game on them cards! 'SnO such
thing, saw! l do not know how to play!
wouldn't hev rascals money eff | should
win it! Shoot, eff you dare! You can kill me.
but you cayn't scare me! No, shayn't bet
III die first! Yes, saw; Mr.. Jools can bet
for me if he admires to; amt his mostah."
Here the speaker seemed to direct his
words to st. Ange.
saw, don't understand you, saw. !
never said I'd loan you money to bet for me.
didn't suspicion this from you, saw. No,
l won't take any more lemonade; its the
most notorious stuff l ever drank, SAW
NJ. st. Angels replies were in Jfalsetto and
not without effect; for presently the par
sons indignation and anger began to melt.
Don't ask me, Joois, can't help you. It's
10 use; It's matter Of conscience with me,
Jocls."
"Nais, OH tits a matt of conscien' wild
me, the same"
But, Jools, the moneys none O. mine,
nonow; it belongs to Smyrny. you know"
at l could make JUS ono bet" said the
persuasive st. Ange, Il would leave this
place, fas'fas', yes. If had thing-nais
Jone'-'
Don't, Jool, DON'T"
mo! Poison Jone'."
You're bound to win!" said the parson,
wavering.
.Nais ccrtninenenn But it is not to win
that want; tits me consc!en'-Te honorw
well, Jools, hope I'm net a-ioin' no
wrong. I'll loan you some of this money if
you say you'll come right cut 'thout takin
yopr winnins."
All was still. The peeping children could
see the parson as he lifted his hand to bis
oreast.pocket. There it paused moment
q bewilderment, then plunged to the bot
,om. 1t came back empty and fell lifeless-
y at his side. His head dropped upon his
breast, his eyes were fer moment closed.
ais broad palms were lifted and pressed
gaiDst his forehead, g tIemor seized him,
md he fell all in lump to the floor. The
hi.dren ran off with their infant loads.
eaving Jules st. Ange swearing by all his
deceased relatives, FIRST to Miguel and Joe.
nd then to the lifted parson, that he did
lot know what had become of the money
except it, the black man had got it.
In the rear of ancient New Orleans, beyond
be sites OF the old rampant, a trio of Spanish
Dcts, where the town has since sprung
p and grown old. green with all the
he Congo plains. Here stretched the can
as of the historic Cayetsro, who Sunday
fter Sunday sowed the sawdus. for his cir
US ring.
But to-day the great Snowman had fallen
hort of his printed promise. The hurri-
ane had come by night, and with one fell
wash had made an ir:etrievable sop of
The circus trailed away It's
magnifoence, and the ring was
cared for the bull.
Then the sun seemed to come out and
eIk for the people. "See," said the Span.
rds, looking up at the glorious sky with |
S great, white fleets drawn CIT upon the
)rizoE- "see-heaven smiles upon the bull |
yht."
In the high upper seats Of the rude am.
sat the gayly deoked wives and |
sughters OF the Gascons, from The metaries |
ong the Ridge, and the chatterng |
Danish women of the market, their shining |
III unbOnneted to the sun. Next below |
ere their husbands and lovers in Sunday
Ouses, milkme1, butchers, bakers, black |
arded fishermen, SiciIian truiterers,
'arthy Portuguese sailors, in little wooden
ps, and strangers of the graver sort:
ariners Of England, Germany, and Hol-
1d. The lowest seats were full of
appers, smugglers, Canadian royoge,ers,
mixing and singing; -tnlerice!us, too,
,re's the shame, from the upper rivers
3 bottle, and who will get home by
d by and tell how wicked Sodom is;
DAD brimmed, silver braided Mexicans
}, with their copper cheeks and bats
es, and their tinkliDg spurred heels.
ader, in that Quieter section, are the
adroon women in their black lace shaws
d there is Baptiste; and below them are
, turbaned black women, and there is
{ he vanishes-Colossus.
The afternoon is advancing, vet tho
'rt, though loudly demanded, does not
gin. The Anericnins grow derislve and
d pastime in gibes and raillery. They
OK the various Latins With their national
Iectlons, and answer their scowls with
ghter. Some of the more aggressive
nut pretty French greetin gs to the women |
Gascony. and one bargeman, amid peals
applause, stands on seat and Lurls a ,
> to the euadroons The mariners of
gland, Germany aud Holland, as specta- ,
). like the fun, while the Spaniards look /
OK and cast defiant imprecations upon {
If prosecutors. Some Gascons, with {