George Washington Cable:
(October 12, 1844 – January 31, 1925)
American novelist notable for the realism of his portrayals of Creole life in his native New Orleans, Louisiana. He has been called “the most important southern artist working in the late 19th century”, as well as “the first modern Southern writer.”
For summer there, bear in mind, is a loitering gossip, that only begins to talk of leaving when September rises to go.