Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-06-04
Mas. CAUDLE's CURTAIN LECTURES.

Mr.. Cdudle has rentured 10 insinnate ha
Mrs. Caudle better not run abroad $,
much. Mrs. CaadIe flares up
"Mr. Caude, it would try the paiienc,
of saint. Go abroad too much! vol
might well say that, il siaid out with thu
Skylarks, or other precious fellows, Ill
midnight, spending more than earned
But it is just SO, always, with poor woman
She must be a slave, and found fault with
besides. When am dead, Mr.. Caudle
and sbant live long--when | am dead
you unfeeling man, then you will have this
10 reflect upon. Don't tell We you'd be
sorry to have me die! don't believe it,
You would be glad, know you would
Then you could marry some flrt of girl
who would not bear with your errors, as
| have. Don't tell me Pm good girl, and
you love me. You act as though you do.
Once you die. Then / was your dear
Margaret your honey, your sweet love.
Now you tumble into bed at any time oil
night, and if Just venture to say don't
like it, you go to sleep before finish the
sentence, you do. Caudle, you're wretch;
and if ever | catch you marrying any Of
these iaun,y things about town to be moth
err TO my children, I'll haunt the house till
she leaves it. What2 you don't mean 10
marry second time! Don't tell me that,
you unfeeling man. II lis just as much as
10 say lead you such life that you dare
not. Don't say TO me you wont marry a.
gain. Have you no regard for your fami.
y; for my tender children, that will be
motherless and almost fatherless--for Pm
sure its seldom the sweet things will see
you. Caudle, if you don't marry again
when Pm dead-if you don't provide a
mother for my darlings, III haunt you ill
you die--I will as Pm prudent Christian.
"What! do you say you'll marry again
before die, if il will please me! You
wicked man! shouldn't wonder if you
were to fall out Of bed. | am afraid 10
sleep with you, for fear we shall be swal-
lowed up. What are you doing, Mr.. eau
die? getting out Of bedl Dom, tell me its
TO relieve my fears! It's no such thing.
It's 10 60 and swll with that Prettyman.
Don't be Ounce, sir! Get into bed again,
or wont I've with you another day. III
60 home TO mothers, and pine in solitude;
and die victim to your treatment. Once
it was not SO. You used to say, my dear
Mrs. Caudle, fear you shut yourself up
loo muchat home, you will bring on de-
cline and early death, and then what will
your devoted Caudle do! He will pine
and die, too. Go abroad, my dear, you
would say, and lei the healihful breezes
kiss that lovely check. Now, because |
venture out only four or five days in
week you call me 'gadder about Pre-,
cious good care you take not to go with me.
"What arc you tossing about in that
way for, Mr.. Caudle. don't wonder you
are in pain. lfyour conscience isn't made
Of alabaster, il must burn you. Don't tell
me you want TO go to sleep! Don't you
suppose want to 60 TO sleep too? But !
can't seep--such treatment takes away
my appetite. Il makes me wish was an
Arabian savage on the deserts Of Ameri-
ca, wandering about in the tropical eli
mates of the north, rather than be the
wife OF so unfeelng a man.
"And SO you won't marry again 10
please mel You shall marry again! My
children shall have mother as long as
they live--and she shall be good mother
to them! None of your foolish chits who
think they know more than their parents.
ri tell you who you shall marry. A pru-
dent, respectable aged woman, that will
have bright eye TO your fooleries,--and
not be so weak, and forgiving, and kind as
have been. You shall marry, Mr.. eau
dle--you shall MARRY the w-i-d.o.w''---
Here, says Caudle's manucript my
wife dropped of, and | was spared The
pain Of hearing the name Of some anti
quated lady as my selected second wife.
Never was | more unfeignedly thankful
for any sleep than was for this.