Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1845-05-31
MRS. cAUDLE's CURTAIN LECTURES.


Mr.. Gums has BEEN WHISPERING Win
THe MAID-MRs. {. JEALOUS AND INDIG. |,
NANr.
A pretty pass things have come 10. Mr.. Cau- /
die. Men won't know who are their own
wives. by and by. 81. your SkylaIks are not
enough To take your attention from your wife.
but you mus, be saying soft things to our maid
Of all work! You say you didn't, say you
DID You neeo'nt think to deceive me, Cnudle
I see il all. | know YOU too well. Its
burning shame, so il Is. that ynn. the fsther ofs
lovely family, and the husband Of devoted
wife. should whisper TO the maid. But You
did, Mr.. Caudle. I-say-y"u-did You
didn't Was ever a man 50 deceitul What
is your word worth. MIR Caudle, when you lie
right into nv face ! But the maid shall bulge.
won't keep her another day. She shall 90.
bag and baggage. i'll have to do az her work
myself Lord knows xork hard enough as il
is But won't have iha, wench about the
house Poor girl you say Well. there now.
that is as much as to own it. You wnuld'nt
say poor girl Mr.. Csndla. if you wasn'nt in
love with her. Its no use. ] see how it is
Poor girl. indeed, should like to know whe
is 10 support poor girls. who don't know whore
they belong, or how to behave themselves. We
women work aud drudge. Just to see our maids
of work do nothing but whisper with our hus-
bands. But I'll not endure il. Csudle. Ynu
say hold my iougne' NJ. I'll not hold my
I 4.
ing my tongue, and you whispering all the time
with my mad.
tell YOU again. it's no Use for you 10 deay il
] see the guilt IN vour face or should see II II
there WAS high; in the rom. The more shame
Tor you, for blowing out the candle so long be-
fore you vot into bed. Men don't blow OIL, cam
dies unless they have something TO be ashamed
! Of. But I'll not endure it, I'll 90 home to my
mother, Mr.. Csudle. No, I won't I'll dis
charge that maud FIST. Poor girl. again, d.
you say thai, Caudle, You would provoke
saint. But III lave my r.venge III tear the
house down about YOUR ears. Wa'll see then
who'll whisper 10 the maid Nothing suod
comes of whi per.ng. | should Ike TO know
what honest folks have 10 whisper about. /
don't rrhi,per. VOC may well say that, In
de'd don't. wish could speak with ,hun-
der You wouldn't pretend 10 sleep then Id
wake all the sleep out OF YOU.
And next we shall have an elcpement-
DON'T -ey feel. Mr.. Caudle Mob dye flnl
except for marrying YOU say We shall ha ~
al eiopemeut, and you'll b. put IN all the pa.
| pers. Richard Caud.e, E-quire, gone of with
his servant nald, leaving lovely and ;scon-
ISOLATE w;te and three chlldrrn. The maid no,
| handsome, either. I say not handsome, Mr.
Caudle. Wouldn't that be a fine story for the
rising generation To read lou soy pou lr.V
| etope if don't hold my ,onsue' | say you
shsn't -lope-snd won't hold nv tongue. Its
/ no, often that Use II, goodness knows. I'll
watch y,u. III iolcw you TO the ends Of the
earth, like ponr. pailrnt. abused wife as | am.
Bnr you shsn't 90. I'll tear the gjr's eyes gu,
| first. Aud yon sh'n't 20 TO sleep either. Yuu
only make me believe your asleep I know
| VIXEN a mans asleep. Nuu need'n, snore an. for
I don't hear It. don't sncre. I do-n,
| sn--snurs-
Here Mrs Caudle's clam-shcll closed from
| very wesriness.