, 1884-07-03
oARL.R IN EER oRLEANa.
His CrsolrS Arc Not the Creoles OF
sg. the Cr---uE CITY

His CreoIeS Arc Not the Creolcs of
.E. Ia Crescent cry
[cor. 3 l]siauorca Anerican.I
From tno leyss | strOlicd over into the
French qluteIs Not fer from ths iei !erc.
of Nj. CHb e. the novelist, Ifounl a car.Cu'-
booking old bookstore. 1t was n sdlg Old
hOle, with tIas atmosphere OF uu5giuess IN
which book worms thEIY1 ihs IrJprieaor
was an aged Frenc.InGn, wi Ia un rimmel
hair and fun bard. DID hs know Mr.. cabiei
Yes, he knew ths novelist very well. lie
ofreh .st=l t store, AM they were great
friends. Perhaps, Ller, yoa cah ttl ms
something vi tine Creolesi' He laugh d in u
low, selI-amused chuckling way, aLi sill
c~ackiing s.ftly lie ca. led q tall gentleman
from one OF the alcoves.
ale wants TO see Cables Crecies." said the
old man, smilins between the words.
Tn. tlIi sc ltleman laughed outright. 1t
seonIed re!,y ainu5iifs.
My dear sie,r Be said ut last, "you will not
find them. Tue Creo!es that Cable d .scrib.s
do.ft i've in New Orltan+ Tuey lever did
hive in New Orleans, and they never viii live
here. Cab,e, SIR, is n g!eat I~onIancer-a TO
mnncer not only in ploJs, but III mater.aL.
Right arouHd this neighburnood here he
found Z phase of life new to the world. He
began tod scribe it, and IL made him famous
Here he got ms suggestions for characters;
bit he gave those cha .ac:ers attributes which
they never ossessed, His fancy painted the
faces in co!ols they never before knew. The
Creole OF Cable is n different creature from
the Creole We know of IN New Orleans. The
real Creole is incapable of heroic nction-he
Is a ne e non nifty. Cable is an able mau,
ST., q very clever man. l am Il neighbor of
his. | know hiCI well. and like him; but you
must not mistake his fiction for realty
"Fhis is surprising"
"Well, you're not the Only ono SURPRISED.
Last Uigat 1 was standing in tie veranda of
tine st, Charles hotel waiting for the pageant.
There were several New York ladies stand
ing in frnnt of me, AMI one of them said to
her companions that she had come down two
weeks ago TO see Creoles Ike those described
in Mr.. Cables books, but that she hadn't seen
a single one. 1 felt lis4 saying, Aud you
won't S c them,' bat, OF com Sc, Id.Il't. Yes,
sir, it's very G;rus NJ to us % soc you stran-
gers Walking around here trying t1Afn /
Cables CreoleS That's why we laughed
when you asked your quest on awhile ag :"
do you sell mmy Of C~b!e's boOSsi" 1
asked tic bookseller.
ayes, we sci some, we sell some, but not
very many"
ADO the people like him around herer'
"Sone do; some don't. Bu5 you people at
the north th.nS moro about him and read
more about hIm than they do iowa here.
But Dir. Cab. e is Il iGcs man, sir-he is one OF
the best men eve: l saw"
Tho otter gentleman discoursed for some
time upon the hiztory OF Louisirna and its
people. "The peop.e now Gale Cre0les," he
sad, are iaS5 drifting away. TIL Iri Ii Goa.
t oil their politics. The Hebrews monop5 iGs
the!c business, aud thair morals are n tho
hands Of 4 len priests. They taem E yes have
retired within Their homes. 1t is n fact, Sir,
that hunureds Of Creoles living right around
this neighoorhood have never crossed Canal
street. Thsy refuse to Believe tina, the west
egu part OF this nagn ficenu city exists. This
is their exclusivenes. They know nothing
of mo,.ern prJsress. Their haLi,s
belong to n g-n.rltion long pa..
Their race is crumbnng TO pieces, ami
they are rapidly passing away" Ani
70 on, N q SIMILAR stra II, to The extent
Of u half column, a rdrs Of which 1 m,ely
report hrrs ami. do IL 1t endorse, 81 apply b.
cause n person who mas been in a city only
thgee days has no right - ju q OF its condi-
ton ana its people. the TO ,.s-l'er, wien
asked wncre the Old bull ngs could o 'oIId,
pointed with ditii,ug sat ST pcUiou u his own
store. 1t was erected in IDA "Ole Jay, :"
sad he, ~ saw air. Cabs standing on that
corner over tG r. taiIug notes, aud wae his
next book cams out II told me more ado 1t
this UlI sto.e than l hal ever known before"