Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-05-17
MRS. CAUDLE's CURTAIN LECTURES.

MRS. CAUDLE's CURTAIN LECTURES.
s.saat FROM PUNCH.
Mr. Caudle, haoing come home lille late, de-
elares that hencsforth He UiH haze Key
On my word, Mr.. Caude, l think ii waste Of time to
come to bed at all now! The cocks win be growing in
minute Keeping people till past twelve! Oh yes! you're
thought Of very fine feelings out of DOORS dare saw.
It's pity you haven't little feeling for those belonging to
you at home nice hour keep people out Of their beds
Why did SIT up then? Because choose to sit up--but
that's my thanks. No, its your talking, Cande
never lcH let the girl sit up for YOU and there's an end
What do you say Why does she SIT up With me then
to sit up aone do you What do you say5 WAats The
use Of taco sitting up? That's my business No. Caudle
it's no such thing don't sit up because may have the
pleasure OF talking about it and youfe ungrate unfee
ing creature to say sit up because choose it and if
you don't home all night long-and twill soon come to
that I've no doubsl, III never go bed, don't think
oh yes. the tune runs away very pleasant with you men
at your cubs-selsh creatures. You laugh and sing,
and tell stories, and think of the clock think
there's such person wife belonging you. It's no
thing to you that poor womans sitting up and telling the
minutes and seeing all sorts Of things in the reand
times thinking that something dreadful had happened you
more fool she to straw about you This all nothing
Oh no. when womans married she's slaye--worse
than slave-and must bear it all.
And what you find to talk about cant think!
Instead OF man sitting every night home with his wife,
and going bed at Christian hourgoing club
set OF people who don't button for him. it's
srous! What do you say You only 60 once ,ceeh 1?
That's nothing at all to do with it you might well 60
every night; and dare say you will But if you do,
you may get in you won't sit up for you,
tell you. 6.tf sst tttsaNI
s'My heahs being destroyed night after night and-oh
don't say it's cnly week tell you, that's nothing to
do with IT. if you had any eyes, you would how i'll
but you've eyes for anybody belonging you, oh no.
your for people out of DOORS It's very well for you
to call me foolish aggavatng woman should like to sec
the woman who'd sit up for you do You didn't soant
TO sat up! Yes yes; that's your thankshats gra
tude I'm ruin my health and to be abused for it. Nice
principles you've got at that club, Mr.. Caudle!
But there's comfortone great comfort il can't last
long I'm sinking feel il, though say any thing
about ibut know my feelings, and say can't last
long And then should like to know who'll sit up for you!
Then should like TO know how your s&ond wife-hat do
you say You'll nerer be troubled 10Th another? Trou-
bled, indeed! troubled you Caude No, it's YOU
whove troubled and you know it though, like foolish
woman, I've borne ALL and said word about it. But
it can't last-has one blessing! "a
Oh, if woman could only know what she have to suf
fer before she was married Don't tell you want to 70 10
sleep! If you want to go Sleep you come home at
proper hours It's time get up for what know now
Shouldn't wonder if you hear the milk in five mnuestheres
ne spaows up already yes say the sparrows; and eau
Tia! you won't hear EN- you mean hear EN-. No, Mr.
Caudle, isn't the wind whistng in the keyhoe, I'm not
quite FOOLISH though you may think hope know wind
from sparrow Ia tttft Ne NSar
"Ha when think what man you were before we were
married! But you're another personqute an altered
creature But suppose you're all alke-I dare say every
poor womans troubled and put upon though should hope
not 50 much as am Indeed, should hope mott Going
and staying out, and
"What! You'll hare akey? VIII you Not while I'm
alive, Mr. Caude I'm going to bed with the door upon
the latch for you the best breathing You oo hare
i1tct--yortH hare Chubbs lock? Will you I'll have
no Chubb here can tell YOU What DO you say You'll
hare the lock put Tomorrow! Well try it; that's all
say, Caudle, try it, won't let you put in a passion
but all say is--try IL! tih
about with hira street door key That tells tale think
nice thing for the father Of family key What 10
LET yourself In and out when you please! To come in like
thief in the middle of the night instead of Knocking a the
door like decent person. Oh, don't tell that YOU only
want TO prevent sitting upf choose to sit up whats
that 20 you Some wives indeed would make noise about
sitting up, but you're reason to complain goodness
knows
"Well, upon my word, I've lived to hear something
Garry the streetdoor key about with you'll I've heard Of
such things with ornohing bachelors with nobody to
care what became OF em but for married leave his
wife and children in house with the door upon the latch
don't talk to me about Chubb it's all the great deal
you must for Yes it's very well for you say that
you only want the key for peace and il to
You like to sit up You've business 70 complain it
can't distress you. Now, it's no your talking all say
Is this Caudle you send man to put any lock here,
III call in policeman I'm your married wife, will!
No. think when man to have the street-door
key, the he turns bachelor again the better I'm
Caudc don't want to be any clog upon you No. It's
use your telling TO hold my tongue, for Lwhat give
you the headache do ~ No. DON'T Csudles it's your club
that gives you the headache it's your smoke, and your
well! fever knew such man IN all my life there's no
saying word to you You go out and treat yourself like
empero-and como home at twelve at night any hour for
what know-snd then you threaten to have key, and
and--and---" AF 6.a#ss
al did get to sleep at ast says Caudle, amidst the
falling sentences Of take children into lodging separate
maintenance won't be made slave of-and so forth