Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-11-22

GxrE3nENCK - JACG LAslANCE.
. Iiissesnsasx = Peealiar phase sf Gre
ole Charneses.
Down In the old French portion Of
New Orleans II is highly unsafe for
young unmarried men TO venture
alone. The black.eyed beauties are
only too glad Of the chance to capture
an American and will resort TO all
sorts ofdeviccs 10 entrap the unsus.
pecting youth. In order 10 depict
for our Western friends this peculiar
phase Of Creole character will relate
the true story Of the experience Of
my friend Jack Lafiance. who fell q
victim TO Creole strategy not long
ago.
Jack met the beautiful Melanie at q
soiree dansante on hue Bons Enfants.
Being q good dancer. and also first
class waltzer, he was Mile. Melanie's
partner for many figures, and by ju-
dicious use of ice-cream and cake
gained the good will OF Melanie's
mamma. An invitation TO call next
Sunday was accepted. and the visitor
then entreated to "call again" Jack
did 50 upon the Sunday following,
and was 30 cordially received that he
repeated his visit q third time. For
my friend Jack was an innocent soul
totally ignorant of Creole customs,
and he walked right into the snare.
On his third call Melanie's papa tap
ped him on the shoulder. and said:
Msieu Laliance, | would lax TO
see you one minute" and led him to
the dining.room. Suspecting nothing,
Jack followed him. Once there, the
old gentleman produced decsnter
aud said
Mon ami. tex some cognac. You
will fin II ver' fine. My fodder buy
IL from Cavaroc. Ahai you like 1t,
ehl TEX cigar-neyah min. thass a
real Havana, shuah. Now, fren'
Lafiance, you lax To- know TO wat /
want see you--eh bien! M'sieu Lafi I
ance, l have notiz yo' attention to my
daughter the luckless Jack be-
gan TO protest. '0h, am not dis
please. my de- young mani My family,
sch, Is one of the bes' in the city.
Yes, sch, we are twepty.firs' coozin
with Jean Baptist ST. Louis de Lorme.
whose gran'fodder slap that Spanish
canaille. OReilly, on the chik hun
dred year ago. as you will I'm wrote
down by Gayarre'. Bot, my fren'
when those Yankee r-r-sascals tex ou'
plantations an ou' nigroes, sch, we
was force to leave our place, sch, an,
come yeh an work. yes. An. ami
Lafia1ce, do not obiec' to my daugh-
tab choose you TO husban' no."
Here the unfortunate Jack broke iu
with: "But, my dear sir, you are
mistaken, did not make love To your
daughterl" The old gentleman bris-
tied up. My de- sch. | love my
family. Thass my h'only thing yeh
on earth. You have visit Meiaine
sunday after Sunday. You have
talk with her, dance with her, sing
with her. You have compromise my
dsaghter, sab. There Is no otheh
co'se ler q man of honsh, sab, than
to may her." But, SIR" blurted
out Jack, II am only poor clerk
with $50 q month, and could not sup
port q wife, even ii wanted one.
"Ah, mon cher. thsss all right,
the monaie Is nothing. You don't
catch moch, thass true. But TO that
I dom keh me. You come live yeh.
yes; an me. l win see that you have
nice time, yes. Then. sfteh vile
weu yo' patron he get TO LAX you mo
an give you r.r-raise 10 seyenfy-n
dollsh, We will do YER well. yes. SO
thass all fix, chr Come, you tex
some mo- cognac. All, mon cher
Lsfiiance, you don't know w.xt u Is
to be q fodder, | suppose, Then you
can't nevah oa'stan' ow please ] feel
wen young man lax you ask me TO
my daughtahl Yes, sch. you are tae
emily young man wat would rathsh
have my daughtsh than mos anybody
w'atevah, sch,
$50 we will come back 10 the salon
web l will tell Melainie ! have grant
vo' demand, Msieu Lsfiance. and to
tell YOU the trut. you did not take me
Ny SQt0ftt6. uu. Aus At&SNA ~~-s
see wen his daughter lore q young
man, An Melanie. she love you. an |!
she dream Of you oil night. yes. An.
sch. wen 81. Louis de Lorme love
she nevah let 60. NO, but she lsA the
pelican, she die hrs. =,
ssThass all light, ami Jack, VIII
see perc lie Cure. 81 We viii mex the
announcement next Sunday lou
can get one li'il ring. yes. an Meisne
win be ready TO next monts ! Know
ysu don't want TO- wait long Ailous:
Ie, as tell them wat we have arrange.
And off Jack Was hustled to the par
lor before he could say Jsck Robin
son. Aad though. as II happeeed'
Melanie has proven an excellent VIE,
there are many who are not Aelsnles.
and II Is to put our visiting TRENDS
on their guard against the wiies o.
designing Creole papasthat am coz,
strained 10 publish this true story OF
Jack Lafiance's coursship.