The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-02-05
- T1en-a.feexv, madam!"

BENG OF D somewhat nervous Comp0rs
ament, his unearthly veil caused me to
jump two feet in the air. When I
struck terra firma I found myself face to
face with dark.haired son of Italy.
We eyed one another for fully three
minutes. am certain he enjoyed the
sudden jump bis terrible yell caused me
to take, for as turned to 20 I noticed
that cunning smile overspread his
dark, grim visage.
| soon got over my fright, and when
/ reached the center of the square on
Burgundy, near Orleans Street, was
approached by . sickly.looking China
man, ''with smile childlike and bland"
who thrust handful Of cigars under my
proboscis and said:
"Ciglar, sir?"
elbow much?''
"Floo flo plicaryoon; he de belly bes'
Hablsna."
l didn't doubt that they were; but
one thing | can say, they were the larg-
est cigars | ever saw. l thought that If
I purchased two Of them would be
obliged to hire boy to carry one while
| smoked the other; so, taking in con-
sideratiOn the extra expense, and, be.
sides the great danger of losing my bal
ance in crossing bridges, simply said :
"Theyo are very cheap, John; but
have you no smaller ones?"
"Him all me glot. Me habbee slom
mo- tO.moller.'
"All right, John; I'll come down and
take box from you tomorrow. Good.
BY"
"Bly-bly," echoed John, as I turned
the corner.
That's the last III see of that almond
eyed son of the Celestial Empire. Had
| purchased those "ciglars'' l would
have been lying "under the sod and the
dew" and my spirit would already be
waiting patiently on the golden shore,
with club in hand, to receive the al
mond.eyed individual that caused me to
leave this world with lock-iaw. When
I reached the corner Of Orleans Street l
met an old negro, whose song is familiar
to every person below Canal Street. He
carried . basket on his head, and was
followed by five or six nnocentclooking
dogs. ..,
"What do you. sell, old mani" l
asked. - 80
II sells Ltanier an swamp-lily."
"What is the swamp.lily used for?"
"M you bile it an max q good strong
tea. it's gwine 30 break de hardis' kind
oh fever nine times out of ten. De La-
tanier is root used by de creoles fo'
scrubbin' purposes. Dey mix little
yellow 0cher in clear water an dis heah
root brings de ho's an kitchen tables
JUS as clean Is white silk. Dey beats
desc heah hair scrubbin' brushes dat
mos oh de white people use nova.
days."
"Do you sell many of them!"
"Well, yes. l gives two TO- a nickel,
an four OBJ dem ill las JUS as long as
one of desc hair brushes. De creole
families use dem altogedder.'
When left the old negro he stood on
the corner and sang:
"Latanier, madam! OLatanser! Good scrub.
biny brush TO- all,
Dey's de bes ter clean 20 kitchen, an de din.
| in'.rO0m nm hall.
Two pieces fO' nickel! Lataaier Il wat
cry;
An II you want a scrubbin' brush, Wy come
along an by"
Passing out Orleans Street. met q
little Italian vender with q string of gar
lie thrown across his shoulder, yelling:
"Garleek, madam" Another was cry
ing: "Bon narche, madam! Nice ap-
pellie an orangee dime q Dozen" Then
an old darkey came along shouting:
"Close.poles!" followed by little Teu.
ton crying: Sausage, sausage, dhree
links for q dhime!"
So from early morn till close of day, you hear
the vendors yell:
"Banany! Appuls! Onyons" and mice
oysters in re she'll"
Then comes the Italian vender with his "gar.
Ieek" on string,
And the GNsc0n scissors. grinder with his
"ttng. a ling a ling"
-Ne,o Orleans Picaywxe.