Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-04-26
MRS. cAuDLE's CURTAIN LECTURES.
PROM THE LONDON
Cnudle has been made a Masoy--Mrs. Ca,tdle IN
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PROM THE LONDON PUNCH.
Cndle has been made Mason--Mrs. Ca.dle IN
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sNow, Mr.. Caudle--Mr. Caudle, say: oh. YOU can't
be asleep already, know. Now what / mean TO say is
this there's no use, at ALL in our having any dstu-
bance about the matter but last my minds made up
Mr. Caude shall leave you Either know all you've
been doing tonight, or morning quit the house
No no there's an end Of the marriage state thnkan end
Of oil confidence between and weif husbands to
have secrets and keep em all to himself Pretty secrets they
must be- when his own wife can't know EN- Not Git for any
decent person to know I'm if that's the case Now
Caude don't let quarrel there's good SOUL tell me
whats il all about pack Of nonsense dare say still
not that care much about itsll should like to know
There's DEAR En- Oh, don't tell me there's nothing in H.
/ know better I'm not fool Mr. Caudle know there's
good deal in it, Now, Mr.. Caude Just tell me little Bit
Of il I'm I'd tell you any thing. You know would
Well
"Csudle, you're enough to saint Now don't YOU
think you're going to sleep because you're not Do YOU
suppose I'd suffered you go and be made mason il
didn't suppose was to know the secret too Not that it's
any thing TO know dare say and that's why Pm determined
to know il.
Bui know whatt is oh, yes, there can be no doubt
The secret is, to i'll poor yrannse over em
to make EN- slaves especially your wives It must be
something Of the sort you wouldn't be ashamed to have it
known. What's right and proper never need be done in
secret Isan insult to man to be freenason
and let his wife know nothing it. But poor SOUL she's sure to
know somehow-or nice husbands shey all make Yes
yes, part Of the is think better Of all the world
than their wives and families I'm sure men have quite
enough to or,hat is if they propeyo care for
them they have at home They can't have much care to
spare for the world besides.
"And suppose they call you Brother Caudle pretty
BROTHER indeed Going and dressing yourself up in an apron
like turnpike man, for that's what you look like And
should like to know what the aprons for There must be
something in it not very respectable Pm sure Well only
wish was Queen for day two I'd put end free
masonry and all such trumpery, know.
"Now, come, Caude, don't let's quarrel Eh you're
not in pain, dear What's it all about What are you lying
laughing there at But I'm fool trouble my head
about you.
"And you're not going to let know the secret, eh
You mean to say-youe not Now, Caudle you know its
hard matter to put in passionnot that cire about
the secret itself; no, wouldn't give button know it, for
it's all nonsense, I'm isn't the secret about
it's the slight, Mr. Caude it's the studied insult tn at man
pays his wife, when he thinks Of going through the world
keeping something to himself which he won't let her know
now
that can be when mans mason-when he keeps secret
that sets him and his wife apart Ha, you make the
laws and you take good have all the bes, of them
yourselves otherwise ought to be allowed divorce
when man becomes When he's got a sort Of
corner-cupboard in his heaa place in his mind
that his poor wife isn't allowed to rummage
"Caudle, you shant close your eyes for week-no you
shan-unless you tell me of it. Come, there's good
creature there's love Pm sure Candle vouldnt rafsa
you any thing-and you know it. ought know by this
time only wish had secret To when should think
of confdng but to my dear husband should be miser
able to keep it to myself, and you know it Now, Caudle
'tWas there such man man, indeed brute
yes Mr. Caudle, uneelng, brutal creature when 20,
might oblge me, and you won't Tn sure don'tobeci
your being mason not at all, Caude dare say its
very good thing dare say it Is liz os, four Masking
cre of it that But you'll tell me-you tell you
own Margaret You won't! You're a wretch, Mr.. CaudIe
"But know why oh, yes, tell. The fact is
you're ashamed let know what fool they've beer
making of you That's it, You your time of life-th
father Of family should be ashamed of myself Caude
"And suppose you'll be going what you call you
lodge every night, now Lodge indeed Pretty place
must be- where they don't admit Nice goings on,
dare say. Then you call another brethren. Brethren
I'm you'd relations enough you didn't any more
"But know what all this masonrys about It's only ar
get away from your wives and families that yor
may feast and drink together that's ALL That's the secret
And to abuse women-as f they inferior animals am
not be trusted That's the secret and nothing else.
Snow, Cnudle, don't let quarrel Yes know your
in pain. STILL Caude my love Caudle Dearest, say
CaudIe Caud--"
I rccoect nothing more" says Caude "for here than
Providence, fell asleep"
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