Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1845-07-24
Prom tie, Lo"don Punch
Mrs. CaudIe's Curtain Lectures.
Lecture XI.-Nr Candle, having come home
q LITTLE late, declares that henceiorlh "lle
will have dcad-lalth key

feelings out Of doors, dare say It's q
pity you haven't little feeling for those
belonging to you nt home A nice hour
to keep people out OF their beds ! WJ
did ] SIT up, then Because | chose ID
sat up-but that's my thanks No, IL
no use your talking, Cnudle; ] never rriA
let The gtl sil up Tor you, and there's an
end. Wha, do YOU say Why does she
SIT mp wih me, Them That's quite II dli-
Eercmt matter YOU don't suppose Im 90
ing To sit up alone, do YOU What do
you say : Uhors he use Of hco sitting
up That's my bus ness. No, Caudlc,
IS no such thing don'i SIT up because
may have The pleasure of talking about
II nnd you're an ungraleiul, uulcelins
creature, to say So. | sit up because !
choose il and if you don't come home
sll the nig ht long -and twin soon come
Ia that, I've no doubt-still, III never
go To bed, so don't think il.
"Oh, yes The time runs away very
pleasantly with your men at your clubs
selfish creatures You can laugh aud
sing, and tell stories, and never think of
lbe clock never think there's such n
person as n wife belong ing to you. It's
nothing To you that poor woman's sitting
up, and telling the minutes, aud seeing
oil sorts Of things in the fre--and some
tunes thinking That something dreadful
has happened To you more tool she Ia
care IA straw about you This is all
nothing Oh, no when woman's once
married she's slave-worse than II
slavr-and must bear IT all
"And hat you men can find to talk
about, can't think Instead Of u man
sitting every nj ght at home with his wife,
and going TO bed at n Christian hour,
going To h club, Ia meet u set Of people
who don't care u button for him, is
mnns'rous What do You say You
only gp once rcek ; That's nothing al
all 10 do with It , you nigh as well 90
every night; and dare say you will
soon. Bu, If you do, you may get in a.
,"u can woni sit up for you, cau
tell you
"My health, being destroyed night
after night, and oh, dou't say It's only
"uce a week tell you, that's nothing
10 do with n-if YOU had any eyes, you
would see how Ill am but you've no
eyes for anybody belonging to you ; Oh,
no your eyes are for eoplc on, Of doors
IFS very well f"r you Ia call me a foolish,
agGravaiing woman who'd SIT up for you
ns | do. You didn'i roni ne 10 su up ?
Yes, yes ; that's your thanks-lhai :
your gratitude l.: l'm TO iuin my health, (.
I'D lac. ,,l,,.aI C., 4 -
you've 60, at that club, Mr.. Caudle
But there's one comlort-.one great
comfort /; II can't last long I'm sinking
i feel it, though | never say anything
about n-bul know nv own feelings,
and | say it can't last long And then
should like to know who'll sit up for
YOU Then | should like to know how
YouW nerer be troubled puh another?
Troubled, indeed never troubled you,
Cande. No; is you've troubled me
aud You know 1t though like foolish
woman I've borne it all, and never said II
a word about it, But it can't last that
one blessing
ooh, if woman could only know
what she'd have 10 suffer, before she L
was married-- DON'T te me you want 10
- To sleep If you want to 90 TO sleep, I
You should come at proper hours It's
fine 10 get up, for what ! know, now
wonder It YOU hear the milk ~
five nInules-ihere's the sparrows up al
ready yes, ! say the sparrows and, +
CaudIe, ought to blush to hear IN You /
toni hear 'em ? Fla you won't hear i
'em, you mean I hear 'em No. Mr.
Chudle it in'i the wind whis,lng in
The key-hoe /; Pm not quite foolish, tho
Y you may THINK so. hope | know wind d
from II sparrow .
ella when think wha, man YOU =
were before We were married But ,
YOU re now another pcrson--Quite an al !.
erred creature Bu, ! suppose you're
all alike dare say, every poor NO. 9
mans troubled and put upon, though :
should hope not so much rs | am. In y
Heed, ] should hope not Going aud .
staying out, and - Iu
"What IouW hare d,ad latch
rcy 2 Will you Not while I'm alive, !,
\Ir. CaudIe. I'm not going to bed with !
he door upon the latch Tor you OF the t,
,esl man breathing. You pOnt haze T.
aich-youW hare ChuJJ's Lack =
Vii you IN have no Chubb here,
can tell you What do you say - :
HouH hare he lack ppi on tomorrow II II
Veil, try it that's all say, Caudle, d,
y it. won't let you put me in pas
ION but all | say is,-try it. X
"A respectable thing, that, lo' n mar "
cd man to carry about with hm,-a
cad latch key That tells a tale, |
Ink. A nice Thing for the father Of
'nIIy A key I! What, to let your
'Il ia aud out when you please To
one ~, ike a thief in tho middle OF the
ighi, instead Of knocking at the door
Ike a decent person Oh, don't tell me L,
Iat you only want TO prevent me sitting :"
p, II choose TO sIt up, what to you II
omG wives, indeed, would make a noise 1
bout stung 40, hut you'ue no reason to eL' -,
'mpla'n, goodness knows
Wen, upon NV word, We lived TO cal
EAR suturIhiuu Garry the dead latch so