Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-04-24
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From the London Punch.
MRS. CAUDLE'S CURTAIN LECTURES.

Mr.. IAppLr HAS vESrukED REsOSsrRaScE ON MS DAYS
DINNER C"LD MUTTON, AND PUDDING. Mr.. CAupLE
DEFEND THE COLD SHOULDER
Umph I'm sure. Well wonder what it will be
next There's nothing proper, now-nohing at all Bet
ter get somebody else to keep the house think.
do now, seems; Pm only in tho way here I'D better
take the children. aud 60.
"What am grumbng about now It's very well for
you to ask that Pm I'D better be Of the world
than-here now, Mr.. Caudle there you are again |
shaH speak, sir. II isn't often open my mouth heaven
knows! But you like 10 hear nobody talk but YOURSELF
You ought TO have married negro slave and any
pectabe woman.
"YOure go about the house looking like thunder all
the day, and I'm not 10 say word Where do YOU think
puddngs come from every day7 You shew a nice ex
ample TO your children, you do complaining and turning
your nose up at sweet piece of cold mutton, because
there's pudding! You 60 n nice way make 'em ex-
uavagsnt-teach em nice lessons begin the world with
Do you know what Puddngs cost you think they fly
in at the window 7
you bate cold mutton The more shame for you, Mr.
Caude I'm you've the stomach Of lord, you have.
No, sir dou't choose 10 hash the It's very
Tor you 10 say hash 1T but know what joint loses IN
hashing; IFS days dinner the less, IFS a bit. YES
dare say other people have puddings with colo nut
ton. No doubt Of aud other people become bankrrps
Blu. il you get into the Gazette shan't be my fault
nos I'll do my duty as wife to you. Mr.. Csudle
shall have say that il my that
brought you TO beggay. No; you may suk at the cold
most-ha! hope you'll never live such piece Of
cold mutton had to-day And you may TO
go to tavern TO dine but with present means not
crumb OF pudding do you get from You shall have
nothing but the cold Jont-nothiug I'm n Christian
sinner.
Yes; there you are throwing those fowls in my face
again. know you once brought home pair Of fowls
know it, aud wernt you enough To want to stop em
out Of my weeks money! Oh the se6shness-ihe shat
biness Of men, They go and throw away pornds
upon pounds with pack Of people who laugh 'en
erwards bu, is anything wanted for own homes
their poor wives may hunt for it, / wonder you don't
blush to those fowls again wouldn't be 50 little
for the world, Mr.. Caudle.
n pOin In do (,oin n.,n,,
make yoursef ridiculous Mr. Csude; can't say word
to like any other wife, but you threaten TO get up
Do be ashamed Of yourself
"Puddings, indeed Do you think I'm made OF pud.
dngs' Ddn you have boiled rice three weeks sgo1
Besides is this the time OF the year buildings It's ell
very well II had money enough allowed like any other
vile TO keep the house with; then, indeed nigh. have
preserves like any other woman; now it's impossible; and
us crue yes. Mr. Csudle. crueof you expect it.
Apples amt so dear, amt theyi know what apples
are, Mr. Caudle without your telling But | suppose
you want something than apples Tor dumplings
suppose sugar costs something, doesn't i'll And that's
how 1t is That's how expense brings another and
that's how people go 10 ruin.
Pancakes! What's the use OF your lying mu,,eripg
there about pancskesl Don't you always have 'em once
ayear-evey Shrove Tuesday And what would any
moderate, decent want more
Pancakes, indeed! Pray, Mr Caudle.-no lis no use
your saying fine words to let you 20 TO sleep; 1
shanG-pray do you know the price Of eggs just now1-
hees not an egg you can trust TO under and eight
shilling WELL you've only Jdst reckon I'D how many
eggs-don lie swearing there the eggs in that manner
Mr. Csude; unless you expect tho bed open under YOU
You call Yourself respectable usdesman, SUPPOSED fla!
only wish people knew you as well as do! Swearing at
eggs. indeed But I'm tired Of this usuage, Mr. Cau-
dle quite tired VI II; and don't how soon us end
ed.
"Pm sure 90 nothing but work and labour and think
how Ia make the most Of everything and this how I'm
rewarded should like 10 ANYBODY whose Joints 20
further than mine, But II to throw away your mo
ney into the street, or lay 1t out in fine feathers myself
should be better thought or The woman who studies
husband n mn dc n lind n
lee your ine is Ia wives whUye the best time oft.
"hars the use Of your lying gfosnng in that manner
That won't make me hold my tongue tell you You
think 20 have IL oil your own way-but YOU won't Mr.
Caudle You can insult my dinner; look like Demon
nsy cay, at wholesome piece Of cold nutton-bs! the
thousands OF Tar better than you are who'd been
thankful for that muiton!-and I'm never 10 speak! Hut
you're mistaken- will! Your usage OF me, Mr.. Caude
u iniamous-unworihy Of man. ouy wish people knew
you for what you are; but they shall some day.
Pudding! And now suppose shall hear Of nothing
but pudding! Yes, and know what 1t would end IN.
First, you'dhayo pudding every dsy;-oh, know your
eIusysgance-then you'd go for 6sh-ihen shouldn't
wonder u you'd have soup; turtle doubts then you'd 10
for dessert and-Oh! IL oil a. plain as the quilt be-
fore mebu no. not while live! What your second wife
msy do, don't know; perhaps slsH DO fine lady; but
you shsn,t be ruined by me, MI Cuude; tina, Tn deter
mined Puddings. indeed Pu ddinRs! Pudd-"
Exhausted nature" says Caude, "coud hold out no
lohser Here my wife wen, to sleep"
Ma. ClUpLt MAS BrIS clLLEp rRoH MS nsp TO sa,L Mn
PsrTTYHGS PROM The wl1cn IIousr.
Fie, Mr. Caude-i know IL would come TO this, I said
would when you joined those precious Skysrks Poo
pie being called Of their bed all hours OF the nyht IA
bail set Of fellows WIN happy ~ when tey
are leading sober men 10 destruction should ike 10
know what the neighbors will think Of you with peot,le
from the police knocking the door two IN the morning
Don't tell me that the has been hes moi The
man 70 be iNused. And you must 20 and bail him
know the end Of hsi-be' mn sway and you'll hsye IA
psy the money. should like 10 know what's the use Of
my working and Shaving save fsrhins, when you throw
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