Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-05-26

From certain indications, Mrs. Belcher is led tt
suspect that her liege lord has become Know
Nothing. Having the characteristic infrmity o
her sex, she assails him with view of ascertain
ing what it's all about.
80 you thought you'd keep it from me, did you
Belcher? just as if you could Of course
haven't noticed any thing out Of the way in you
conduct lately"
What do you mean?"
60, it's all very well to ask what mean: Didn',
it ever strike you that it was for me to ask what
you mean by your mysterious conduct"
I'm as much in the dark as ever.'
{" Of course you are. l supposed you would be-
hadn't the remotest idea you would pretend to be
anything else. But to proceed You needn't
think haven't noticed your mysterious converse
tons with Squire Orray and Deacon Taft, and
others-and how only the Monday afterwards, the
Squire was elected representative by large majo
rity by the Know Nothings. Of course you amt
Know Nothing yourself, Mr.. Bechery don't
like these underhand proceedings. for my part. II
you want to do anything, why don't you do it
about. What are these Know Nothings, and what
are their principles, and what are they troing to
do, and how many Of them, and"
81 know nothing about it."
Know nothing! yes, l supposed you'd say
that. That's your motto But you know you
amt in earnest now Come tell me all about it. .
How can l, when l am just as ignorant as you
areg
Mr.. Belcher, this is paltry evasion, and nc
body knows it better than yourself The simple
fact is that you are not willing to tell what you
know. It's as bad as lie. But perhaps Belcher
you are afraid will reveal the secret. You may
rest rest quite easy on that point. People say
that woman can't keep secret, but it is great
mistake, as you will find out, if you will only try
me, Belcher. Mind don't say any thing agains,
the Know Nothings. have no doubt they are
very respectable party, and acting very properly
and all that. but then don't know. In fact, I've
taken rather liking to it, and presume should
like their principles very much So just let me
know what they are Belcher, that's a darling
l tell you again, that don't know anything
about it, and hope it will satisfy YOU
1T doesn't satisfy me at all, Mr.. Belcher, see
you distrust me. Pretty conduct in a husband to
keep secret from the wife of bis bosom. But it's
exactly like you, Belcher, and needn't be sur
prised at it. not in the least. And as for these
Know Nothings, I'm very confident they're miser.
able band of scapegraces, every one Of them. A
pretty set of principles they must have, when they
are not fit for wife to know tE
You are provoking man to pervert my Ian.
guage in that way. didn't say they were only
salQ GQey mlBuL Ue. Dut LII very sure LQey are
not now srVr.+ ...
After momentary pause Mrs. Belcher resumed
in a more conciliating tone: 1 don't know but
I've been too hard upon you, Belcher. Perhaps
you've taken an oath not Eto reveal their secrets.
But then, you know the Bible says man and wife
are one So of course, it wouldn't be telling to tell
me. Ifyou can't tell the whole, tell me part, al
any rate. Do they really put the right thumb te
the end of the nose when they meet, as read in
the paper of the other day? Tell me, and won't
think SO hard of you, Belcher. Laughing! You
are restless wretch, Belcher, to laugh at YOU
poor wife, who never did a worse days work than
when she promised to become So
Mrs. Belcher plunged into the depths of distress
from which her husband could only e1sricate hel
by some marvellous fctions respecting the Know
Nothings, which were manufactured to order
Mrs. Belcher dried up her tears, and listened with
avidity. Henceforth she invariably assumed ar
air Of myterious knowledge whenever the subject
Of Know Nothings was preached. But between
you and me, friendly reader, she knous nothing
about them to this day. -.-. ....