The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-01-08
CREOLE LOVE-MAkING.
Dangers OF Flirting In the French Portion
OF New Orleans.

Down in the old French portion o:
New Orleans it is highly unsafe fol
,young unmarried men to veuture alone
writes correspondent. The black
eyed beauties are only too glad of the
chance TO capture an American, and
will resort to all sorts of devices to en-
trap the nnsuspccting youth. In order
to depict for our Northern friends thi,
peculiar phase of creole character, J
will relate the true story of the exper
iencs of nv friend, Jack l.atiance. who
fell victim to creole strategy not long
ago.
Jack met the beautiful Melanie at
soiree dansante on the Rue Bon En-
funis. Being q good dancer and also
a first-olass waiter, he was Mile. Me.
lanie's partner tor many figures, aud
BY iudicious use OF cream and cake
gained the good will of Me!anie man.
ma. An invitation 10 call next Sunday
was accepted, and the visitor entreattd
to '.call again. Jack did SO upon the
SUNDAY following. and was so cordially
received III II he repeated his visit
tLird tilnp For my friend Jack was
an innocent so,d. rntsl|y ignorant OF
creole customs. and he walked right
into the snare. On his third call Me
lanie spapa tapped him on the shoul'
der and said:
M sieu Latiance. | would lax 70 see
you one minute. and led him to the
dming-r0om. sHspe6ttng nothing.
Jack followed him. Once there the old
gentleman produced decanter and
said:'
Mon ami, tex some cognac You
will tin il YER tine. My fodder buy it
from Cavaroc. All! you lax it. Ell?
Tex cigar min, thass real
Havana, shuah. Now, fren' Latlance,
yeu lak TO- know TO wat ] want see
you-eh bien? M'sieu Lafance. have
notiz go attentions al my daughter
here the luckless Jack began 10 protest.
90, am not displease', my de young
man. Ny family. sch, is one of the
bes' in the city. Yes, sab. we are
twenty-tirs coozin with Jean Baptiste
St. Louis de Lorme, whose gran fodder
slap that Spanish canaille, o Reilly, on
the ckik a hondred year ago, as yO' will
fin wrote down in Gayarre. But, my
fren', whese these Yankee r-r-rascals
tex ou' plantations an on nigroes. sch,
we was force TO leave ou' place. sch.
an come yeh an work, yes. An,
ami Lahance, I do not objec' to NV
daughtah choose yo' fo' husban', no. :"
Here the unfortunate Jack broke in
, with: But, my dear sir, you are mis-
taken Idid not make love to your
daughter" The old gentleman bristled
up. s.My de- sch, L 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, sch!
There is no otheh co So lef' 2 man of
honah, sch, than to may hePi yes. sah,
to may her."
But. SIR" blurted out Jack. IL am
only poor clerk with $50 month.
and could not support wife even if
| wanted one"
| ..Ah, mon cher, thasS all 'ight-
! the IN onnaie is nothing. You don't
catch notch, thass true. But TO
that don ken me. Yor come live
yeh, yes. Then, afteh W lie, when yo'
patron he got fo' lax You mo- and give
| You r-r-raiSe to seyentv-ii' dollah, we
will do YER well. yes. 80 thass all tiN,
ehs Come, you TEX some mo- coenac.
All! mon cher Latiance. You don't know
w at it is to be fodder. ! suppose?
| Then you can't neyah On'stan' 'Ow
please feel when a young man lax you
| hask me fo' my daughtah! Yes. sab.
you are the only young man wat |
would rattah have my daughtah than
mos anybody w atevah. seh!'
$50 we will come back to the salon,
w'eh l will tell to Melanie have grant
yo' demand. NJ M'sieu Latiance, ah, to
tell YOU the trut'. you did not TEX me by
, sopprise. no: All, fodder can see
W en- his daughtah love young man!
Au' MeIanie, she love You. ah: she
dream of you all night, YES. All, sab.
! en- ST. Louis de l.nrme love she
+ neEah let go. no. hut she. lax the peli-
kan. she die frs.
..rhass all light. ami Jack.
! Will see Pere lie Cure. an We
WI mex the announcement next
Sunday. You can get one It'll
! ring. yes. an Melanie will he ready
for next mont know you don want
t. wait long. Allons. let lis tell them
W at We have arrange And of Jack
was hustled to the parlor before he
could say-Jaok Robinson. And though,
as it happened. Melanie has proven al
! excellent wife. there are many who arr
not Melanies. and it is to put our visit
ing friends next winter upon theil
| guard against the wiles of designing
! creole papas that l am constrained tt
! publish this true story of Jack Lafiance'
eourtship.
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