The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-08-13
Mrs. CaudIe's Curtain Lectures. ~

Mrs. Caudie's Curtain Lectures. ;.saaa
LECTURE XIV.
Mrs. Caudie, Wearied of Margate, has ga great
desire to see France
bless me, Amt you tired, CAUDLE No Well,
was there ever such man But nothing ever tires
you Oh course, IT'S all very well for you yes, You
can readyour newspapers and-What So can I?
And wonder what would become Of the children
II did No; ITS enough tor their father 10 lose
his precious time, talking about politics, and bishops
and lords, and pack OF people who wouldn't care a
pin II We hadn't "A root To cover us-ts well enough
for-no, CAUDLE, no; I'm not going 10 worry YOU
never worried you yet, and it isn't likely should
begin now. But that's always the way with yeu-
always. Pm sure we should be the happlest couple
aye, only you do so like TO have all the talk to your
self We're out upon pleasure and therefore let's
be comfortable. Still, must say it; when youlike,
you're an aggravatlng man, CAUDLE, and you known
What haze gon done notc ? There, now; we won't
talk Of it, No; let's 90 TO sleep: otherwise, we
shall quarre--I know we shall. What have you
DONE indeed That can't leave my home for
few days, but must be insulted Everybody upon
the pier saw it. Sac Vhat /! How can you lie there
in the bed and ask mei Saw what, indeed OF
course, it planned thing-reguIarly settled be-
fore you left London. Oh yes | like your inno-
cence, Mn. CAUpLE not knowing what Pm talking
about It's hearbrcalSing thing tor woman to
say OF her own husband /; but you've been a wicked
man to mo. Yes; and all your tossing and umbling
about in the bed won't make it any better.
Oh, it's easy enough TO call woman !" a dear
SOUL" must be very dear, indeed, to you, when
you bring down MISS PRETTyMAN to--there now
you needn't shout like wild savage. Do you
know that you're not IN your own house--do you
know that we're in lodgings! What do you sup
pose the ope will think OF us! You needn't call
out in that manner, tor they can hear every word
that's said. What do you say! lphy don't hold
my tongue then? To be sure; anything for excuse
with you Any thing TO stop my mouth Miss Pref
know she has followed you; and il you were to go
before magistrate and take shilling oath to the
contrary, wouldn't believe you. No, CAUDLE |
wouldn't.
to say every WELL" and after the wife I've been
to you. I'm to be brought from my own home
dragged down here to the seaslde-to be laughed
at before the world--don't tell me! DO you think
puckered up her farthing mouth -and-What
Why did Kiss her then What's that to do with
it! Appearances are one thing, Mr.. CAUDLE; and
feelings are another. AS If women can't kiss one
another mountaineering anything by 1t! And you
Il could see you-looked as cold and as formal at
her as-well, CAUDLE! wouldn't be the hypocrite
you are for the world
There, now I've heard all that story. | dare say
she did come down to join her brother. How very
lucky, though that you should be here! Ia! ha
how very lucky that-ugh ugh! ugh and with
the cough I've got upon me-oh,, you've a heart
like seaside flint! Yes, that's right. That's Just
| like your humanity. / can't catch cold, but IT
| must be my own fault-it must be my thin shoes.
dare say you'd like to me in ploughmans boots
| I would be no matter to you how dlsfigured my
self. Miss PRETTyMAN's foot, now, would be an
other thing-no doubt.
thought when you would make me leave home
thought we were coming here on pleasure; but it's
always the way you embitter my life The sooner
that I'm out of the world the better. What do you
say Nothimg' But know what you mean, better
than if you talked an hour. | only hope you'll get
better wife, that's all, Mr.. CAupLE. What! You'd
not try Wouldn't you? | know you. In six
months you'd fill up my place yes, and dreadfuly
m children WOuld suffer
CAUDIE, if you roar in that way, the people will
give us warning tomorrow. Can't Zoe qnief then
Yes--that's like your artfulness; anything to make
me hold my tongue. But we won't quarrel; Pm
sure if it depended upon me, we might be as happy
as doves. mean lt-and you needn't groan when
say it. Good night, CAuDIE. What do You say !!
if it wasn't for that Miss PREErYMAN-no, Pm not
torturing you. / know very we'll what Pm doing,
and | wouldn't torture you for the world; but you
don't know what the feelings of wife are CAupLE;
you don't
CAuDLE-I say CAUDLE. Just word, dear.
| Hell? Now, why should you snap me up in that
way You rant to go to sleep? So do but that s
no reason you should speak TO me in that manner.
France. You don't recoIect it? Yes-thats like
you: you don't recollect many things you've pro-
| missed me; but | do. There's boat goes on
"Wednesday tor Bouogne. and comes back day after,
leave the children with the girls, and go nicely.
Nonsense Of course: if want any thing it's always
nonsense. Other men can take their wives halt
over the world; but you think it quite enough to
bring me down here TO this hole of a place, where
know every pebble on the beach like an old ac
qlaintance-where there's nothing to be but
the same machlnes-the same jetty-the same
donkeys-the same everything: But then, I'd for
got; Margae has attraction for you-M1ss
PRETrYMANs here. No; I'm not censorlous, and
wouldn't backblte an angel; hut the way IN
which that young woman walks the sands at all
hours-there! there Five done: CAN'T open my
lIpcah nuf TIRE AFT b,yfV m ri
You know that always wanted to go to France
and you bring me down here only on purpose that
should see the French clifs-just to tantalise me,
and for nothing else. II I'd remained at home
and it was against my will ever came here-I
should never have thought of France but have
il staring ones face all day, and not to be allowed
to 60; its's worse than cruel, MR.. CAUDLE-lts
brutal Other people take their wives to Paris
but you always keep me moped up at home And
what for! Why, that may know nothlng-yes
Just on purpose to make me look little, and for no.
thing else.
Hsapen bless the womam? Ha you've good
reason to say that, Mr.. CAUDIE for Pm sure she's
little blessed by you. She's been kept prisoner
all her lIfe-has never gone anywhere-oh yes
that's your old excuse, talking of the children.
want to 90 to France, and ! should like TO know
what the children have to do with it They're not
babies no,o-are they! But you've always thrown
the children IN my face. If MISS PRErryMAS--there
now &, do you hear what you've done-shoutng In
that mannerl The other dodgers are knocking
overhead who do you think will have the face to
look at 'em tomorrow morning shant
breaking peoples rest in that way!
Well, CAUDLE-I declare it's getting daylight and
what an obstinate man you tell me, shall 60
to France )!
.'iforget," says CAUpLE, s'my precise answer;
but think gave her a very WIDE permission to go
somewhere hereupon, though not without re-
monstrance as to the pace-she went to sleep"
THE PRESIDENCY OF MExIco.-The election held
for the Chief Magistracy of Mexico on the LIST OF this
month"; will be of interest to citizens at the present
crisis probably determining peace war. The two
candidates Herrera, the present provisional incum
bent and Gomez Farias The former, according to the
New Orleans Bulletin is attached to the principles OF
Cenrasm, and party disposed to check the changes
and amclioraons necessary for the renovation Of
Mexico Farias the contrary, belongs to the
most liberal class of Mexican politicians and has for