TOBACCO LEAVES 



role of a cigar sign in the comedy of 

 " McFadden's Flats " at the Tulane Thea- 

 tre. It was thought by many that he was 

 the best actor in the cast. 



But to resume the thread of the story: 

 Overjoyed at the discovery of so unmis- 

 takable an antique, the representative of 

 the Donaldsonville Mohawks lost no time 

 in interviewing the present proprietors. 

 His proposition was received coldly, al- 

 most with indignation. Part with the only 

 adult wooden Indian in New Orleans ! Rob 

 the city of a statue older and uglier than 

 Henry Clay! Oddsblood! Perish the 

 thought ! The offer was turned down, also 

 spurned. 



But the Donaldsonville Mohawks were 

 not so easily thwarted. When advised of 

 the situation, their yearning for a wooden 

 Indian was, if anything, redoubled. The 

 braves and sachems laid their heads to- 



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