The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1845-05-21
MRS CAUDLE'S CURTAIN LEG
TURES.

Mr.. Cdudte has lent ire pounds to a friend.
''You ought to be very rich Mr.. Caudle.
wonder who d lead you FIVE pounds But
so it is, wife may work and slave IIa, dear
the many things that might have been done
with five pounds As if people picked up
money in the streets But you We're always
a fool Mr. Caudle. I've wanted black SAT-
in gown these three years, and tive pounds
would pretty well have bought il. But il is
no matter how ! go-not at all. Every bod,
knows don't dress as becomes YOUR wife
and | know Il: but what's that TO you. eau
die ! Nothing. Oh no. You can have fine
feelings for every body but those who belong
to you. | wish people knew you as do
that's all. You like TO be called l:beral-aud
your family pays for it.
"All the girls want hornets, and when
they're to get them | can't tell. Half FIVE
pounds would have bought 'em-but now
they must go without. OF course they he
long to you and any body but your own flesh
and blood, Mr.. Caudle.
1.-The man called for the water rate, to-day
but | should like to know how people are TO
pay taxes who throws away five pounds TO
every fellow W no asks them.
perhaps you don't know that Jack this
morning knocked his shuttle cock through
his bedroom window. ] was going TO send
for glazier to mend it, but after you lent the
five pounds, was sure | couldn't afford it.
Oh no the window must go as il is; pretty
weather for dear child to sleep with broken
window. He's got cold already on his lungs.
aud | shouldn't wonder at all il the broken
window settled him-if the dear hoy dies. his
death will come upon his fathers head. for
am sure tLat we cant now pay 10 mend win
dows. We might though, and do a great
many more things, if people didn't throw
away their five pounds.
Next Tuesday, the fire insurance is due.
should like to know how il is to he paid
Why it cant be paid at all. The five pounds
would Just have done it-and now ,iusu; eance
IS out ofIhe question. And there never were
so many fires as there are now. shall never
close my ewes all night-hut what's that TO
you, so people call you liberal, Mr.. Caudlr !
Your wife and children burnt alive in their
beds-as all of us TO a certainty shall be, for
the insurance mnst drop. And after we've
insured fot so many years! But bow.
should like TO know, are people to insure,
who make ducks and brakes Of their five
pounds
81 think we might 90 to Margaie this sum
mer. There's poor little Caroline. I'm sure
she wants the SEA-. But no; dear creature
she must stop at home-all OF us must stop
at hOme-she'll go into a consump;iOn,-
there's no doubt Of that yes-,lear liitle an
gle-l've made up my mind 10 lose her, now
the child might have been saved, but pen
can't save their children aud throw away
their five pounds too.
/ Ill D
While you were lending that FIVE pounds, The
dog ran out OF the shop. You know never
lei it 20 into the street for fear it should be
bit by some mad dog and come home and
bite all the children. IIwould'nt al all aston
ish 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, if you
play the liberal creature with five pounds
do YOU hear the shutter, now its banging
too and frol Ycs-I know what il wants rs
well as you. it wants new fastening. was
going 10 send for Il blacksmith to-day. But
it is now OUT Of the question, row it must
bang ofughis siuce you've thrown way your
five pounds.
''Well things arc coming To pretty pass
This is the frs; night have ever made my
supper Of roast beef without pickles. BW
who is TO afford pickles, wh'n folks are a.
ways l;ndn g her five pounds
"Ah. THERE'S the scot falIin! dawn the
chimney. II | hate the smell OF any thing
is the smell Of SCOT. Ard you know it; b.
what are my feelings to you! Sue p toe
chimney. Yes, its all very fine to say sweep
the chimney-but how are the climnt vs. To
be swept-how are they TO be paid for by peo-
pie who don't take care ofIheir five pounds
DO you hear the mice running about the
rooml hear them. IL they were only 10
drag YOU out of bed, it would be 10 matter.
Set a trap for them. But how are people to
afford the cheese, when every day they loose
five pounds
clark, I'm sure there's "A noise downsfaiss.
1t wonld Mt at all surprise me if there were
thieves in the house. Well, it may be the
cat: but thieves are sure to come in some
night. There's wreIcheJ fastening to the
back door; but these are not the times to af- (,
ford bolts aud bars. when fools won't take /,
care Of their FIVE pounds.
MAR, Anne ought to have gone to the
dentist tomorrow. She wants three teeth
taken out. Now it can't be done. Three
teeth that quite dis6gured the child's mouth.
But they must stop, and spoil the sweetest
a wife of Lord. Now when she grows up, 4
" ho'll have herl Nobody. We shall die
and leave her alone aud unprotected in the
world. But what do you care for that =
Nothing: so you can squander away five
pounds.
.sAnd now, see, Mr.. Caudle. what misery
you've brought upon your wretcbed family.
can't have new a bounet-tbe water rate
must stand over-Jack must get bis death
through broken window-ourhrei insurance
ran't be paid, so we shall all fall victims TO
The devouring elemeDt-we can't go 10 Mar
gate, and Caroline viii go TO an early grave
the dog will come home mad and bite us
the shutter will go banging forever-the
SCOT will always fall-the mice will never let
Us have wink OF sleep--thieves willaIways be /
breaking into the house-and our dear Mary /
Anne be forever left an unprotected maid
and all, all Nr. Caudle-because you VIII go /
on lending FIVE pounds. Punch.
A person who has been travelling in the 4
Western States says, there is no, n lady west |
OF the Alleghahies over the age OF fifteen. who |
IL pof .ither married nr ssroken for Think 4