American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-04-21

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got a sort of corner-cupboard in his heart-a
secret place in his mind-that his poor wife
| isn't allowed to rummage!
"Caudle, you shan't close your eyes for a
week-no, you shan't-unless you tell me some
| of it. Come, there's good creature; there's a
dove. I'm sure, Caudle, wouldn't refuse you
| anything-and you know it, or ought to know
it by this time. | only wish had secret
To whom should | think Of confdng it, but to
my dear husband' | should be miserable to
keep it to myself, and you know it. Now,
Caudlel
"Was there ever such man! A man, in
deed A brute!-yes, Mr.. Caudle, an unfeel-
ing, brutal creature, when you might oblige
me, and you won't Pm sure don't object to
your being mason; not at all, Mr.. Caudle;
dare say it's very good thing; dare say it is
its only your making secret of it that vex-
es me. But you'll tell me-you'll tell your
own Margaret You won't! You're wretch,
Mr.. Caudle.
"But know why; oh, yes, | can tell. The
fact is, you're ashamed TO let me know what a
fool they've been making of you. That's it.
You, at your time of liie-the father of a ia
mily | should be ashamed of myself, Caude
"And suppose you'll be going to what you
| call your Lodge every night, now. Lodge, in
deed Pretty place it must be, where they dout
admit women Nice goings on, dare say
Then you call one another brethren. Breth-
rem! I'm sure you'd relations enough, you
, didn't want any more.
"But know what all this masonry's about
It's only an excuse to get away from your
wives and families, that you may feast and
drink together, that's all. That's the secret
And to abuse women,--as if they were inferior
a,ip,nlc and mt f\ ba tructai Tbat'S tho
cret and nothing else.
"Now, Caudle, don't let US quarrel. Yes,
know you're in pain Still, Caudle, my love;
Caudle! Dearest say! Caudle! Caud-''
81 recollect nothing MORE" says Caudle, "for
here, thank Providence! fell asleep"
Caudle has been called from his bed 10 bail .Nr.
Prettyman from the Watch House.
Fie, MIR. Caudle-I knew it would come to
this. said it would when you joined those
precious Skylards. People being called out of
their beds at all hours of the night to bail set
of fellows who are never SO happy as when
they're leading sober men to destruction.
should like to know what the neighbors will
think of you, with people from the police
knocking at the door at two in the morning
Don't tell me that the man has been ill-used.-
And you must go and bail him. | know the
end of that-he'll run away, and you'll have
to pay the money. should like to know
what's the use Of my working and shaving to
save farthng, when you throw away pounds
! upon your precious Skylarks. A pretty cold
you'll have tomorrow morning, being called
out of your warm bed this weather; but don't
you think I'll nurse you-not |; not drop of
Cruel do you get from me.
I'm sure you've plenty of ways of spending
your money-not throwing it away upon set
of dissolute peace breakers. 1t is all very we'll
for you to say you havn't thrown away your
money, but will He'll be certain to run off;
it isn't likely he'll 60 upon his trial, and you'll
be fixed with the bail. Don't tell me there's
no trial in the matter, because | know there is;
it's for something more than quarrelling with
the policeman that he was locked up. People
amt locked up for that. No-it's for robbery
or something worse, perhaps.
And as you've bailed him. people will think
you are as bad as he is. Don't tell me you
couldn't help bailing him; you should have
shown yourself respectable man, and have let
him been sent to prison.
Now the people know you're the friend of
drunken and other disorderly persons; you'll
never have nights sleep in your bed. Not
that it would matter what fell upon you if it
wasn't your poor wife who suffered. OF
! COuTSC tllc UuSllltsS Will Ut Ill VIC ut"Spi-
pers, and your name with it. shouldn't Won
der, too, ifthey give your picture as they do the
other folks of the Old Bailey. A pretty thing
that, to 90 down to your children. I'm sure It
will be enough to make them change their
name. No, | shall not go sleep; it's all very
we'll for you to say, go to sleep, after such a
disturbance. shall not GO"
But here, says MIR. Caudle's manuscript, hap
PLY, she slumbered; for Mrs Caudle had, con-
sldering the theme she had to talk upon, a Ie-
markably short lecture.
FoRREsT-RIsLEY. The London critics are
vastly pleased with Forests Damon and Me-
tamora: not at all by his delineations of Othel-
10 and Macbeth. Do they not know that Ills
not every one who can, like famous Nick Bot
tom, ''roar you as gently as any sucking dove,''
and play the lion also. What will they say
when the rude Thracian is presented TO their
vision, and they see him bobbing his head and
talking of the "me-trop-o-lis of the wordl'
We saw letter to-day from Professor Ris-
ley at st. Petersburg, which more than con-
firms the accounts published of the continued
and wonderful success of himself and his as
tonishing children. They are enacting their
beautiful combinations of gymnastic art at the
alexander Imperial Theatres" it being quite
usual for them to be compelled to come for
ward or 8 times to receive the plaudits of
the immense assemblage: the theatre was Ca
pacious enough to contain $500 roubles, which
sum had been taken during day performance.
The King of Holland, and Emperors of Aus
tria and Prussia, together with the Gar, royal
family and mobiles, had severally commended
their appreciation Of their efforts, by rich pre-
sents When this boy and his father were in
the receipt of triAing salaries in the corps Of
Messrs. WEIGH & Delavan, we first noticed the