The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-01-10
CREOLE LOVE-MAKING.
Tho Dangers of Counting in the French
Portion of New Orleans.

Portion of New Orleans.
Down in the old French portion of New
Orleans, it is highly unsafe for young
unmarried man to venture alone, writes
correspondent Tha black eyed beauties
are only too glad Of the chance to cap
ture an American. and will resort to all
kinds of devices to entrap the unsuspect-
ing youth. In order to depict for our
northern friends this peculiar phase OF
creole character, | will relate the true
story OF the experience OF my friend,
Jack Lafiance, who foil victim to creole
strategy not long ago.
| Jack met the beautiful MelaIie at a
soiree daLsante on the Rue Bon EIfauts.
Being good dancer and also a first class
walter, he was Mile. Melanie's plrtner
for many figures, and by judicious use
of cream and cake, gained the good will
call next Sunday was accepted, md the
visitor then entrsa,ed to call again"
Jack did so upon the Sunday toiiowirg
and was SO cordially received that he le
peated his visit IA 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 shout
der and said
M 81. IL Latance, would lax to see
you one minute and led him To the
dining room. Once there, the old
gentleman produced decanter, and
said
Mon ami, TEX some cognac. You will
fin 1t YER fine. My fodder buy it from
Cavaroc. All !. you lax it, eh9 TEX cigar
-nevah min; thass a real Havana,
shuah. Now frsn' Lafiance, you lax TO
know fo' what l want to see you-eh
bien M'sieu Lafiance, have notiz yo'
attentions at my daughter'-here the
luck.ess Jack began to protest. "Oh, |
am not displease, my de- young man. My
FAM, sch, is one of the bes' in the city.
Yes, sab, we are twenty frs cooziu with
Jean Baptist St. Louis de Lorme, whose
grad fodder slap that Spanish CAPABLE,
O'Rcilly, on the chik a hondrsQ year sgo,
as yo' will fin wrote down by Gayarre.
But, my fren'. when those Yankee Ias-
calls TEX on plantations an GU nigroes,
ami Lafance, l do not obec' to nv daugh
tab choose you TO hushan', no" Here
the unfortunate Jack broke in with :
"But, my dear sir, you are mistaken. |
did not make love to your daughter. >
| Tho old gentleman 'bristled mp. My
de sab. love my family. Thass my
h only thing yeh on earth You have
visit Melanie Sunday after Sunday. You
have talk with her. dance with her. sing
with her. You have compromise my
daughter, s. h . There is no other co'se
lef' a man of honah' sab, than to may
her yes, sab, to ma Y her ~
"But, sir" blurted out Jack, II am
only poor clerk with $50 month, and
could not support a wife even if wanted
one"
"Ah, mon cher. thass all 'ight--the
monnaic is nothing. You don't catch
notch, thass srue. But TO that | dou'
keh me. You come live yeh, yes. Then
afteh " lie, wen yo' patron hs got TO
lax you mo- and give you r-r-raise TO sew.
| enty-h' dollah, we will do ver' well, yes.
So thass all fix, sh? Come, you tex
some mo- coguac. All mon cher Lao
ance, you don't know wat it is to be 2
fodder, suppose > Then you can't neval
on stand 'ow please feel ven young
man like lax you hask me TO my daugh
tab Yes, sab, you are the only young
man " at would rathah have my daugh
ter than moss any body w'atsvah, sab"
$50 we will come back to the salon
we'h will tell to Melsnie l have gran
yo' demand. M'sieu Latance, all, t,
tell You the trut', yun did not tek nj
by sopprise, no. All, fodder can See
wen his daughtah love young man
An Melsuie, she love you, alb she dream
of you all night, yes. An, sab, wen 5
St. Louis de Lorme love she nevah le
go. no, but she, lax the pslikan. she di'
frs.
"Thass all 'iglt, ami Jack, | will SCI
Pere lie Cure. an we will mex the An
nouncemcnt next Sunday. You can &c
on ill ring, yes. an Melanie will b,
ready for next mont. | know you don
want to wait long. Allons, let us tel
them W at we have arrange" And OF
Jack wa hustled to the parlor before h'
could say Jack Robinson. And though
as it happened, Melanie has proven al
excellent wife, there are many WHO arr
not Mechanics, and it is to put our visiting
friends next Writer upon their guait
against the 1iles Of designing creole pa
pas that am constr aimed to publish THU
true story Of Jack Laliauces courtship.