The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-11-06
CREOLE
A Queer Custom said to Prevail In New
nrlnun.

A Queer Custom said to Prevail In New
OrlGani.
", j, Mclaughlin IN Detroit Free Press1
Down In the old French portion 0f New
Orleans II IL highly unsafe for young un-
married men 20 venture alone. The black
eyed beauties are only too glad OF the
chance to capture an american aud will ro-
sort To all sorts OF devices 10 entrap the un-
snspectlng youth, In order TO depict for
our Western friends this peculiar phase OF
Creole character | will relate the true story
OF tho experience Of my friend Jack La
Nance, who fell a victim 10 Creole strategy
not long ago.
Jack met the beautiful Melanie at a soiree
ddnsdnte on Rue BOns ENfdnts, Being a
good dancer, aud also a first class walter,
no was Mile, Mechanics partner for many
figures, aud by a iudiciouS use of Ice cream
and cake gained the good will OF Melanle'a
mamma, An Invitation TO call next sun
day was accepted, and the visitor then en-
treated TO "call again" Jack did 80 upon
the Sunday following, and was so cordially
received that he repeated his visit a 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 tapped him
on the shoulder and said'
"M'sleu Laiiance, | would LAX TO- SEQ you
ono m nute," and led him 10 tho din ng-
room. suspectlng nothing, Jack followed
him. Once there, the old gentleman pro-
duced a decanter and 8aidi
"Mon ami, TEX some cognac, You will
nn' II VET fine. My fodder buy Ii from
cavaroc. Aha you lax II, ehl TEX cigar
-nevah min, thass a real Havana, shuah.
Now, fren' Laaance, you lax TO- know TO-
wat | want aee yOu-h bien! M'sieu La
flanco, ! have notiz yo' attentions at my
daughter"-here the luokless Jack began TO
protest. 20, | am not dIsplease, my de-
young man My fanny, sch, Ia one OF tho
bes' In tho city. Yes, sch, we are twenty
irs' coozln with Jean Baptist st.. Louis Do
Lorme, whose gran'fodder slap that Span.
ish cdndHIe, O'Reilley, on tho chik, u hon
dred year ago, aa yo' will ln' wrote down
by Gayarre', Bot, my fren', when those
Yankee r'r.rascals tex ou' plantations an
ou' niggroes, sch, we was force 10 leave ou'
place, sch, an como yeh an work, yes.
An, amt Lallanco, | do not objeo' 10 my
daughtah choose you TO- husban' no.D
Here tho unfortunate Jack broke In
with; "But, my dear sir, you are ms
taken. | did not make love 10 your
daughter" The old gentleman brIstled up.
"My de- sab, | love my family. Thasa my
h'only thing yeh on earth, You have visit
NJ sla no Sunday after Sunday. You have
talk with her, dance with her, sing with
her. You have compromise my daughter,
sab Toy IL no otheh eo'so lef' q man OF
honah, sab, than TO may her; yes, sab, TO
may her." "But, sir" blurtod out Jack,
81 nm only q poor clerk " th Afty dollara
q month, aud could not ]supporta wife, even
II | wanted one"
"Ah, mon cher, thass all light, tho nom
naic Ia nothing. You don't catch notch,
thuSs true. But TO- that | dom keh mo.
You come 1.-Two yeh, yes; an me, | VIII zee
you have nice time, yes. Then, afteh vile
men yo' patron no get TO- LAX you mo-, an
give you r'r-ra no 10 seyonty-H dollah, wo
will do vert well, yes, 80, thaas all fix,
ohy Come, you tok some mo- cognac. All
mon cher Lallanco, you dom know wat II
IL 10 DO fodder, | SuppoSoy Then you can't
novah on'atan' low please | feel wen a
young man lax you hask me TO- my daugh-
tab Yea, sch, you are the only young
man wat I would rathah have my daugh.
tab than mos anybody w'ateyoh, 0ohl
$50 wo will come back 10 the salon wen !
I W II toll 10 Melanlo | have grant yo' do
mand, M'a.eu Lalance, an 10 toll you the
trut" you did not TEX mo by aopprise, mol
All, u fodder can 500 wen his daughtah
love n young mani An MolanIe, she love
you, ah she dream OF you all night, yes.
An, sch, wen a ~. Louis Do Lorme love
she noyah lot go, no, but sho LAX tho pOli.
can, she do lrS'.
"ThaSs all light, amt Jack, l will see Pcrs
10 Cure, an wo will mex the announcement
next Sunday. You can got ono I'm ring,
yen, an Molanio viii DO ready for nexi
monti know you dom want fo'walt long.
diions, lot ua toll them wat We have arr
rango.b And or Jack was hustled 10 the
parlor before he could say Jack Robinson.
And though, AZ II happened, Molanlo has
proven an excellent wifo, there are many
who are not Molanica, and II Ia 10 put our
Visiting friends next winter upon thoiR
guard against tho wiloa OF designing Creole
papaa that am constrained 10 publish this
true story OF Jack Lailance'a courtshlp.