The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1885-09-12
The courtship Of Jack Lafiance-~

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At the request of one of our readers we
reproduce the following amusing though
libelous ttSyasty upon a respected class OF
the people Rt1Rew Orleans, perpetrated oy
a correspondent of the Philadelphia Ne,os
"Down in the old French portion OF New
Orleans it is highly unsafe for young IN
married men to venture alone" writes a
correepondent. "The black-eyed beauties
are only too glad of the chance to capture
an American, and will resort to all sorts OF
devices to entrap the unsnspectlng 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 fell victim
to Creole strategy not long ago"
Jack met the beautiful Melanle ~
soir6e dansante on Rue Bon Enfants. be-
mo good dancer, and also 1rst-class
waiter. he was Mile. Melanie's partner Tor
many figures, and by ludlclous use q
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 dlo
SO upon the Sunday following, and was so
cordially received that he repeated his VS.
it 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 visit Melanie's papa tapped
him on the shoulder and said:
| "M'sieu Lafiance, would lax TO see you
one minute" and led him to the dining
room. Suspecting nothing, Jack followed
him. Once there, the old gentleman pro-
duced decanter and said:
| "Mon ami, tex some cognac. You Will
fn' it YER fine. My fodder buy it from
Cavaroc All? you LAX it, oh? Tex cigar
nevah nine, thass real Havana, shuah
Now. fren' Laiiance, you lax TO- know TO
wat I want see you-eh bieu? M'slen La
fance. I have notiz yo' attentions at m.
danghter''-here the luckless Jack began te
protest. .Oh, I am not displease, my &c
Young man? My faml sch, is one OF tn
bes' in the city Yes, sab, we are twenty
frs, coozin with Jean Baptist Louis "
Lorme. whose gram fodder slap that Span
ish cauaille, O'Reilly, on the chik hundred
years ago, as yo' will fin wrote down o
Gayarro. But, my fren'. when those ian
kee r-r-rascals tex ou' plantations an on
niproes, sch, we was force to leave gu
place. sch. an como yeh an work, yes
Il An. a,ili Latiance, / do not objec' to III
danphtah choose you TO- husban, no.
Here the unfortunate Jack broke III VIII
"But. my dear sir, you are mistaken.
did not make love to your daughter In
old gentleman bristled up. My de> SAL
love my family. That's my h'only thin
veh on earth. You have visit Melanle sur
day after Sunday. You have talk with he'
dance with her, sing with her. You nav
compromise my daughter, sch! There
M otheh co'se lof' a man of honah, sal
than to may her; yes, sab, to may her.
"But;; sir" blurted out jack, am on
a moor clerk with $50 month, and cou'
not support wife even If wanted one'
"Ah, mon cher, thass all 'ight-the moi
naie is nothing. You don't catch motc
thass true, But TO- that l don KEN IN
You come live yeh, yes. Then, afteh vi
won yo' patron he get TO- lak you nc
and give you r-r-raise to seventy-h' dolla
We will do very we'll, yes. 50 thass oil y
oh? Como, you tex some mo- cogna
All! mon cher Latiance, You don't Kno
y wat is it to be fodder, suppose? The
YOU can't on'stan' 'ow please feel W.
:. q young man LEX you hask TO my daughsa
= Yes, sab, YOU are the only young man W
. would rattah have my daughtah than INC
: anybody W atevah' sab.
$50 we will come back to the salon W.
8 / will tell to Melanie have grant yo' d
u maud. M'sieu Lafiance, ali, to tell sou t
trut', you did not tex me by sopprise, II
. All, a fodder can see wen his daughtah 10
!, a young man! An Melanie, she love 70
u ali! she dream of you all night, yes. Al
sah, wen st. Louis De Lorme love s
neyah let 90, no, but she lax the pelica
she die frs:
10 "1hass all light, ami Jack, l will see Pc
LIE Cure, an we will mex the annount
20 ment next Sunday. You can get I'LL III
= yes, an Meanie will be ready for ne
- mont. know you don't want to wait lo1
Alton, let me tell them wat we have
= range" And off Jack was hustled to
= parlor before he could say Jack Robinsc
: And though, as it happened, Meianie !
proven IN excellent wife, there are ma
= who are not Melanies; it is to put our :
y ting friends next winter upon their gus
= against the wiles Of designing Creole pal
that am constrained to publish this II
* story of Jack Lafiance'e courtship.
III The Cunard steamship Etrusiaha h;si
the passage from New YorS~ua5s IL ga
OF in six days and nine b~~'ereeny; William
&C on record. The..''e1 "e''io'l' s','