Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1845-09-13
From the New York Mirror.
Ia BLE l. f C L u r L s.
BY A LADY CONTRIBUTOR.

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Mrs. Candies /" Certain Lectures" are the
theme of the day. and now there is scarcely a
married woman who is not compared to this
amiable lady. Bat there is another side 10
this picture, and we shall perceive that there Is
Mrs. Leatherhead who is as much annoyed
by the "ta5ls leessves. Of Aer husbsad,9s Mr..
Caudle was by his wife's " curtain lectures"
l. is men who write illsnatured things about
women; they never expose shs faults of ,heir
own sex, but attack those who so rarely defend
themselves. Now and then woman soiH rise
and tell the world how grievously she is cir
cumsianced bot she does this more with the
hope that il will make salutary impression
on her husband, than to turn him into ridicule,
or lower him in the estimation of his friends.
A woman may be set down as having bad
heart and a malignant temper who exposes her
husbands faults, let him be as faulty as he
may; but when she does it under feigned
names, go tina, no one but himself can under
stand who il is, she is warranted in doing il.
We came honestly by the following papers.
and have only TO regret that poor Mr.. Leather
head departed this life before they came into
our hands, we could not, therefore. tell what
effec. they might produce on her husband.
Enter Mr.. Leatherhead NTH con-
tracted brO,CS, running has fingers
.fercely through his hair.
Mr.. This is exactly what l ex-
lpected--eight O'Clock and no break fast
ready. Do you call this good house
keeping
Mrs. L.-You ordered it quarter past
eight this morning, Mr.. Leatherhead f;
but here it comes.
Mr.. L.-Yes, here it comes and If
I ordered it, at quarter past eight,
then | should have been finely fixed,
for it seems every thing is ready now.
/ wonder how toast would relish, stand
ing before the fire full quarter of an
hour?
Mrs. D.-You had better cat the
toast while it is hot, Mr.. Leatherhead
You will find fault with the coffee next,
if you suffer it to get cold.
Mrs. Lit is of no consequence
whether it be cold or not, for it is as
weak as water. Who can drink such
Stops and the milk has burnt taste.
| really am an ill-used man. get up
early, 60 to market, go to my office,
come home tagged and hungry, and
get wretched breakfast for my pains.
| was kept awake nearly half the night
by the crying Of the baby.
Mrs. Poor little fellow, he was
very feverish, Mr.. Lcatherhead, he had
no rest himself, poor child. walked
the floor nearly all night, and have but
Just got him to sleep.
Mr.. L.-Well, you can sleep. if you
choose but as for me, / must keep
broad awake. Men have hard life o.
it, and the least they can expect is a
! little comfort at home. There-Bob
is crying Why don't you see what
ails him q? / dare say the awkward
nurse has run the comb into his head.
What is that you say, Mrs. Leather
head I hate muttering. You gen.
orally speak loud enough. There, no W
another Of the children is crying. ]
wonder you can sit there so contented
when you know that your children are
being iII-used.
Mrs. L.-They arc quiet now, Mr..
Leatherhead. really am so fatigued
that cannot run up stairs whenever
the children make little noise. II
you had becn disturbed Of your rest
three nights in succession, as / have
been, you would not like to move I'M
necessarily.
Mr.. L.--Unnecessarily (! Is this
| like a mother Why our Venus
would fly to the kennel If she heard
one of her pups cry.
Mrs. L.-Yes; but you must recol-
lect, Mr.. Leatherhead, that Venus has
no husband to distract her at meal
times. She eats her bone in peace, and
sleeps soundly at night. | wish were
Venus, in earnest, for lead the life OF
dog without dogs comfort.
Mr.. L.-Just such speech as might
be expected from woman, who has
been allowed to have her own way
To wish she were dog How would
you like to be a washer-woman, or a
picker up of rags in the street, with
half dozen little ragged children run
ming at your heels?
Mrs. L.-And husband, too, Mr..