Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-01-12
A Visit and its CONSEQUENCES.

On Saturday evening last, while all hpnd.
were at dinner. q gf,us tdiforium paid Our
Office a visit and played off divers and sundrv
tricks to his own no small amusement. no
doubt. His first feat was to fall uy the levee
whereby his nasal organ was conside rably
damaged and disigured. and assumed a pur-
pie hue, then entering the office and fndinr
one OF the boys asleep near the stove, he fur
Their amused himself by taking a piece Of
charcoal and beautifully sketchine a p.ir Of
whiskers and mustachios to the Aforesaid
sleeping beauty's face. After performing
this delicate operation, he seized upon all
the spare articles of wardrobe which v.r.
hanging about the Office. and filled the mock
cts. arm and legs, of the ''dudsu with mon,
OF the movable articles that Law around
shoottng-sfieks, eonposing- sticks, ~pia.Nys. ,7s-
sors. b'Ho,es, and even the paste- pot, was found
in one of the legs of our "BLLY'sn ''tether
trowsers." Galleys, chairs, cases, &c. were
built up in a beautiful pyramid on the table,
and finally, as il to wind up the performances,
he further amused himself by tying an empty
ink, can to the tail Of a poor old horse who
was quietly munching the half withered grass
in one corner OF the yard. Oh, that our
"BHLy' had only been about!
His fun appeared to end there, and leaving
the Office, no doubt chuckiing to himself over
the fun, he took a stroll over the beautiful field
lying just in front Of our sanctun, to survey
the beauties of San Michel, we presume, aud
to admire the splendid proportions of the
Planter office. While thus engaged in those
delightful CONCENTRATIONS, a ferociou. bull OBJ
serving this infringement upon his lawful
domains. made towards our hero with war
like intentions. This he noticed in time, ~
II prevented the bull from taking him in the
rear, and then began a chace, the like OF
which was never before seen in thu goodly
village of San Michel.
Keep him of-go way" shouted our
hero.
"Boo-o-oo"-bellowed the bull, and for
a few moments, the spectators watched tho
chace with anxious expectation.
Two TO one, on the bull" sung out a little
squint eyed chap.
Go it, legs screamed a little urchin.
II golly, | neber did see SIGH runnin',u
roared a cane field niger from the top of his
cart.
That bull bates the other TELLER, intirefy,t,
said our "Micky Freep
And thus the crowd amused themselves
while the chace continued, but our hero soos
began to give evidence OF having the best
bottom" and reaching a fence with almost
a single bound he cleared it, and thus placed
a barrier between him and his adver.ary.-
Our hero paused but for a few moments -
wipe the cold drops OF preparation from his
forehead, and then made tracks for the Ferry
landing, exclaiming 10 himself, II that's the
way they do things up, here I'm OFF,
We met him Just as the ferry landed on the
Baton Rouge side, and observing his troubled
expression OF countenance, forbore to guee-
ton him as to the cause, supposing that some
thing OF a private nature had occurred r.
cause it. and it was not until we reached our
own side Of the river and observed the state
Of our office, and had a recital Of the bull NJ
venture from several of our %neighbors, that
understood the reason.
Had the aforesaid individual remained quiz
city seated by the stove in the Office, until We
had returned from dinner, he would not only
had the pleasure of our conn any, but that Of
our sBlLLY,n and a mysterious looking black
bottle T. at We keep slowed away for our vis-
itors. Know better next time /!