Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-05-02
Mis-. CAUDLBs CURTAIN LECTURES.

Mis-. CAUDLBS CURTAIN LECTURES.
Mrs. Candk becomes Jedions-Scene ia bed.
betreen Mr.. aud Mrs. Cdudie.
Well now, and so you have got to bed at
last, MIR. Caudle. Your a pretty man amt
YOU. Don't you think it looks well for a mar
ried man to leave his own wife, and stay with
other women half the night, three or four
nights III the week. Very proper to be sure,
very proper. There was Miss Tin, the milli-
ner, a romping Wild, shameless girl. that gave
you them flowers the other day, and YOU wore
them in your button hole ever so long, youdid.
You ought TO BE- ashamed of yourself, Mr..
Caudle, ashamed of yourself. . yes, only an
innocent present. Very innocent to be sure,
very. And | suppose ii was very innocent in
you to kiss the widow Wimple too. In com
pany was it! o yes, in company. More
the shame for you, MIR. Caudle, TO be kissing
women in company, and you with a loving
wiie and seven small children, the beautiful
dears, at home. In sure you don't think of
kissing me, Mr.. Caudle. Why don't YOU kiss
me. You will, will you? No you sha'nt.
Keep of, Mr.. Caudle keep of. amt to be
caught by no such hypocritical conduct
You'd better get a divorce at once, Mr.. eau
die, and then you can go among the women as
much as you like. And l wonder what will
become OF your poor wife, and the dear little
children. Nonsense is it? o YES, YOU can
call IT nonsense but l can tell YOU the neigh
bors don't call il nonsense, and | don't call il
nonsense. Nonsense, indeed. 1t is too like
ly to be true.
What's the use of a woman's having a hus-
band, II he's off all the time with other
women Answer me that, Mr.. Caudle an
swer me that. Pm ure-O, only visiting YOU
call 1T. Visiting? And what business has a
married man to be visiting romping widows
and hoyden girls? But that is always the
way with you deceitful men. Before YOU get
us poor women, you almost eat us up-can't
get rid OF you-and you're always for hugging
and kissing them. 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 as
lam, are they? Modest! Pretty sort of mo
desty, do think. What business have they
to be drawing off other poor women's hus-
bands, should like to know. Why don't they
keep to the young men, and get married if
they want to? Tell me that, Mr.. Caudle.
U yes, they do, do they? Why don't YOU
keep away from them, and STAY at home with
your own wife. l 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 wiie's feelings-you don't. You want
TO pass Tor a young man, Mr.. Caudle, but YOU
can't Ito it, let me tell you, Mr.. Caudle, you
can't do it. You will be talked about, Mr..
Caudle, and your poor children will-you
don't care indeed. Don't care! That's pref
ty talk for a man with a family. Don't care
wonder what you would think if / went Wis
iting men and said didn't care. indicate
is 1t. D! yes very ind shan't be still
MIR. Caudle: I'm an abused woman, and will
speak. We poor defenceless women must
bear everything and not S,o.E. ,.osl L.. n
shan't endure il, Mr.. Caudle. will tell YOU
! w-ill-will tell-you-going to see-o,h-
other-wo-m-en-shame-
Here a new tone went up from the indig-
nant lady, and the doze fell i'm with a more
peaceful and melodious music, while her
tongue rested from its lively duty. Mr.. eau
die turned over, gave a groan, tucked the sheet
under his chin, and struck up a responsive note
IN about two minutes.