Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1845-05-10
MRS. CAUDLE's CURTAIN Lee
lures.
Mrs Caudle Jecomgs ;eal1pe.

Mrs Cande becomeS jealous.
We have been often amused in readinp
these witty productions, published in the
LONDON P0NcH. The following IS a speci.
mem
We'll no@, and so you have got to bed al
last, Mr.. Candle, You're a pretty man siBl
you. Don't you think il looks we'll for a mar.
ried man 10 leave bis own wife, and stay with
other women half the night, three or four
nights in the week. Very proper. There
was Mss Tip, the m%illiner, a r%ornping wild
shameless slut, that gave you them flowers
The other day, and you wore them in your
button hole ever so Iopg, you did. You
ought to be ashamed Of Yourself, Mr.. Caudle,
ashamed Of yourself. o yes only an inuo-
cent present. Very iDnocentHo be sure, very.
And suppose it was very innocent in you
TO kiss the widow WimpIe toe. know il sir,
Mrs. Cable told me all apaut it. In com
pany was IL! o yes, in company. More
shame for you, Mr.. Caudle, to be kissing wo-
men in company, and ycu with a loving wife
and seven small children, the beautiful dears,
at home. I'm sure you don't think Of kissing
me, Mr.. Caudle. Why don't you kiss me
Yon will will you? No you shant. Keep
off, Mr.. Caud'e keep off. | amt to be CT "a ybt
by no such hypocritical conduct. You'd bet
ter get a divorce at once, Mr.. Caudle, and
then you can go among The ONE az much
as you like. And | wonder whag will become
of your poor wife, and the dear little children.
Nonsense is it 0 yes, you can call il nom
sense, but can tell you the nsighbors don't
call it nonsense, and | don't cali II nonsense
Nonsense indeed. It is too likely 10 be true.
What's the use Of a woman's having a bus.
band If he's off all the time with other Women1
Answer me that, Mr.. CandIe answer me
that. I'm sure--O, only visiting you call it,
Visiting! And what business has a married
man to be visiting rompiDg widows and hoy
den girls? But that is always the way with
you d~ecsitful men. Before you get Us poor
women, you almost eat US up-can get ri Of
~you--and you're always for hugging and kiss
ing then. But as soon as we are made slaves
and drudges Of, then you are off to spend your
time with drunken skylarks, and shameless
women.--They're as modest az / am, are
they Modest pretty sort Of modest, | do
think. What business have they to be draw
ing off other poor women's husbands, | should
like TO know. Why don't they keep to the
young men, and get married if they want TO
Tell me that Mr.. Caudie.
o yes, they do, do they? Why don't YOU
keep away from them then and stay at your
own home with your own wife. / think -
only a friendly visiting is it Why don't You
take YOUR wife along then? But you're
ashamed to take me-. You don't care how
much you wound your poor wife's feelings
you don't. You want TO pass for a young man,
Mr.. Caudle, but you cant do it, let me tell you
Mr.. Caudle, yoq cant do IT. You will be talk
ed about, Mr.. Caudle, and your poor dear
children will you don't care indeed
Don't care That is pretty talk for man
with a family, Don't care /! ! wonder what
you would think if ! went visiting men and
said didn't care. lBdeIicafe is il. o! yes
very i"nd-I shant be still, Mr.. CaudIe.
l NJ an abused woman, and / speak. We poor
defenceless " omen must bear every thing and
not speak a word but / shant endure is, Mr..
Caudle. | viii tell you-I-i-II-wilI tell you
going TO Observation-Disclosures
shame
Here a new tone went up from the indig-
nant lady, and the nose fell in with a more
peacefni and meIodious music, while her
tongue rested from It's lively duty. Mr.. eau
die turned over, gave a groan, tucked the
sheet under his chm, and struck up arespon-
size note in about two minutes.
WORKING FOR A LIVING -The following
excellent article in the "Ofering," edited BY
the Factory Girls of Lowell, breathes the
right spirit;
"Whenee originated the idea that it was de-
rogatory to a lady's dignity, or a blot upon fe-
male character, TO labor and why was tie
FIRST to say, ~sueeringly, sOh, she works for a
living. Surely, such ideas and expressions
not 10 grow on republican soil The
time has been when ladies' Of the first rank
were accustomed to busy themselves 10 do
nestle employment. Homer tells Us Of prin-
cesses who used 10 draw water from The
springs. and wash With their own hands the
of the linen Of their respective fami-
lies. The famous Lucretia used 10 spin in