Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-12-13
The Woman that Wanted Just to Peep
into that Private Closet.

into that Private Closet.
The Lodge Of |. 0. O. F.. at Woods
town, determined to have their Lod--
room done up clean and nice. and It
was resolved unanimously that Mrs. X
should be employed to do the job.
After the meeting adjourned the
guardian, who knew the inqu>i'ive
character Of Mrs. X, procured billy
goa. and placed him in closet tI.at was
kept a, reservoir for the secret things.
He then informed the lady "f the WISHES
OF 1h.. Lodge, aud requested her to come
earl V next morning, AS he would then be
at leisure tc show her what was ami
what wa not TO be done.
Morning came. and with it Madame
K. With her broom. brushes. pals. tubs,
DC, prepared and armed for the JOB, anc.
found the guardian waiting for her.
Now. madam, said he, Il will tell
YOU hat we want done, and how We
came to employ You. The brothers
said it was difficult to get any body L"
d. the job, AN! not be ln~',!jnr with
t,e secrets in that little closet; We havr
los: the KEY, and cannct tind i t. lock
the door, assured them that you couid
he depended on
"Dep-ndel on..' said she, Il guess |
can. My poor dead ap! gon' husband.
WHO belonged to the Free Mas"n>, "r
Anti Ma>onS. da"'t know which, used
to tell me all the secrets Of ;he c''Mc~rn
and when he showed NE a! t."
ua, Ks tie gr,;iron made when h
was initiated, and tnid ne bow they tix
II rovr Morgan, never told Il living
~,,uI to ;ii> day II Itnrhody trounir'! >our
c u>rI t. fad nut vuur secrets ill do,
thev'it iay there I'LL they rot-tsev Will.
.! n"u-hl s",' said the guardian;
"nnt now waat y"n TO Commence IN
tia; c..ri.rr. aud eve HE Whole room =
,Ircent cleaning, a!,I haze red M
word AND homer for the ii tr!',v - 'our
PROMISE: now don't 90 into that c!"srt,
and lIcn left the aiv To- h"sS@Ii.
NJ sooner had She hr%r1 tie s"nnj
IF his foot on the last ste" "i Hr STAIR
than she exclaimed -~"D,n>t ~ ~" thAi
co~et. I'll warrant there '> A gr'Hjron
or some nonsense. just '!k" the >nt'-
MaSuuS for all tn. world, II! he bound.
Il will Just take Il peep. and nobody will
be y q wiser, as can keep 1t to my
~If'~
Snitinc the action to the word. she
tepnal lightly TO the forbidden Closet
,nrned .he butt"u-v!icl, WAS no sooner
done, than bah went the billy GOAT, with
spring to regain his liberty, winch
came near up~et,ing her Isd;>hip. Both
started for the door, but it was filled
with implements for house cleaning, and
al were swept clear from Their position
down to the bottom Of The stars.
The noise and confusion occasioned 10y
such unceremonious coming down stars,
drew half the town to witness Mrs. N. 5
efforts to get from under the pile OF pals,
tubs, b,ooms and brushes into the street
Who should be the first on the spot
but the rascaly door keeper, who, after
releasing the goat, which was a cr'npl"
for life. and uplifting the rubbish that
bound the good woman to the earth,
anxiou>ly inquired if she had been tax
ing the degrees.
S'Tak;ns the degrees" !" exclaimed the
|ady-slf Won call tumbling from the
TOP to the bottom Of the stairs. with the
devil after YOU, taking things by degrees
| have them, a. d if You trighten folks as
you have me. and hurt them to boot, II
warrant they'll make as much noise as
did"
Il hope you did not open the closet
Madame" sad the d"or-kreper.
"Open the closet! Eve ate the app'"
she was forbidden If You want wo
man to do anything, tell her not TO d"
it. and she'll do it certain. could net
stand the temptation. The secret was
there. | wanted to know it. opened!
the door, and out popped the t"rna' crit
ter right into nv face. | thought the
devil had me, and broke for the stairs
with the devil butting me at every jump
- fell over the tub and got dow" ths
i stats as YOU found US all in heap"