The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1845-05-31

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LECTURE l.
MR.. cAuDLE HAS LENT FIVE POUNDS TO A
s.u, FRIEND.
You ought 10 be very rich, Mr.. Caudle. won
der who'd lend you five pounds But so it is; a
wife may work and may slave! Ha, dear! the
many things that might have heen done with FIVE
pounds As if people pick up money in the street
But you were always fool, Mr.. Caude Pve
wanted black satin gown these three years, and
five pounds would have pretty well bought it,
But it's no matter how l go-not at all. Every
body says don't dress as becomes your wfe-and
] know ii; but what's that to you. Caudle? No
thing Oh, no! you can have feelings for every
body but those belonging to you. | wish people
knew you as do-that's all: You like to be call
ed liberal, and your family pays for it.
All the girls want bonnets and when they're to
get 'em can't tell. Hall five pounds would have
bought 'em-but now they must go without. OF
course they belong 10 you; and any body but your
own flesh and Llood, Mr. Caudle.
The man called for the water rate, to-day; but
l should like to know how people are to pay taxes
who throw away five pounds to every fellow that
asks them.
Perhaps you don't know that Jack this morning
knocked the shuttlecock through the bed room
window. was going to send for glazer to mend
it; but after you lent the five pounds, was sure
we couldn't afford it. Oh, no! the window must
60 as il Is; and pretty weather for dear child to
sleep with broken window. He's got cold al.
ready on his lungs, and shouldn't at all wonder
if that broken window settled him-if the dear
boy dies, his death will be upon his fathers head;
for I'm sure we cant now pay to mend windows.
We might though, and do great many other
things, if people didn't throw away their FIVE
pounds.
Next Tuesday the fire insurance is due. should
like TO know how it is TO be paid. Why, it can't
be paid at all. The five pounds would Just have
done it-and now insurance is out of the question
And there never was so many fires as there are
now. l shall never close my eyes all night-but
what's that to you, people call you liberal, Mr..
Caudle' Your wife and children burnt alive in
their beds-as all of US to certainty shall be- for
the insurance must drop. And after we've been
insured so many years! But how, should like to
know are people 10 insure who make ducks and
brakes of their five pounds'
did think we might 60 to Margate this summer
There's poor little Ca roline, I'm sure she wants
the sea. But no, dear creature, she must stay at
home-she II go into consumption there's no doubt
OF that; yes-dear little angel-I've made up my
mind to lose her, NOW. The child might have been
saved; but people can't save their children and
throw away their five pounds too
wonder where poor little Cherub is! While
you were lending that five pounds the dog ran out
of the shop. You know ! never lei il 20 into the
street, for fear it should have been bit by some dog
and come home and bite all the children 1t
wouldn't now at all asonish me If the animal was
to come back with the hydrophobia and give it to
all the family. However, what's your family to
you, so you can play the liberal creature with five
pounds
Do you hear the shutter, how its banging to and
fro? Yes-I know what it wants as well as YOU,
it wants new fastening was going to send for
the blacksmith to-day. But now it's out of the
question; now it must bang cf nights, since you
have thrown away five pounds.
An! there's the SCOT falling down the chimney
If hate the smell Of any thing it's the smell of
SCOT And you know it; but what are nv feel
ings 10 you? Sweep the chimney! Yes, it's all
very fine TO say sweep the chimney-but how are
chimneys to be swept-how are they to be paid
for by people Iwho don'tt take care of their five
pounds'
Do you hear the mice running about the room
hear them. If they were only to drag you out
Of bed, it would be no matter. Set trapifor 'em
But how are people to afford the cheese, when
every day they lose five pounds?
Hark! I'm sure there's noise down stairs 1t
wouldn't at all surprise me if there were thieves
in the house Well it may be the cat, bu thieves
are sure to come in some night There's wretch
ed fastening to the back door but these are not
times to afford bolts and bars when fools won I take
care Of their five pounds.
Mary Ann ought to have gone to the dentist to-
morrow, She wants three teeth taker out. Now
it can't be done. Three teeth that quite disfigure
The chid's mouth. But there they must stop, and
spoil the sweetest face that ever was made 9th
erwise she'd been wife for lord Now, when
he grows up. who'll have herr Nobody. We
hall die and leave her alone and unprotected in
he world. But what do you care for that' No
hing; you can squander away five pounds.
And now see, Mr.. Caude what misery you've
brought upon your wretched family ! can't have
satin gown--the girls can't have new bonnets-
he wafer rate must stand over-Jack must get his
leath through broken window-our fire insurance
ant be paid, We shall all fall victims to the
levouring element-we can't 60 to Margate, and
Caroline will go to an early grave-the dog will
,ome home mad and bite us-the shutter will 20 {
,anging forever-the SCOT will always fall-the
nice will never let us have a wink of sleep
hieves will be always breaking into the house
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