Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1845-06-11
Curtain Lecture.

Curtain Lecture. t
Mr.. Cdudle has pentured to snsinuate that Mrs. C..
better not run abroad so much. Mrs. CdUdte
flares up"
Mr.. Caudle, it would try the patience Of q saint.
Go abroad too much; you might well Say that, if |
staid out with the Skyarks. or other precious fell
lows, till midnight, spending more than | earned.
But it is just SO, always, with poor woman.
She must be slave, and found fault with besides.
When am Dead Mr.. Caudle, and shant live
long, when / am dead, you unfeellng man. then
you viii have this to reflect upon. Don't tell me
YOU'D be sorry TO have me die! l don't believe it.
You would be glad. | know you would. Then
you could marry some flrt of girl, who would
not bear with your errors, as have. Don't tell
me Pm good girl, and you love me. You act
as though you do. Once you did. Then | was
your dear Margaret. your honey. your sweet love.
Now your tumble into bed al any time of night,
and if just venture to say don't like ii. you 60
TO sleep before l finish the sentence, you do
Caudle, you're a wretch; and if ever catch you
marrying any Of these 1auny things about town 10
be mother to my children, I'll haunt the house
till she leaves it. What you don't mean to mar
ry second time! Don't tell me that, you un-
feeling man. 1t is just as much as to say lead
you such life that you dare not. Don't say to
me you wont marry again. Have you no regard
for your family; for my tender children, that will
be motherless almost fatherless, for Pm sure lis
seldom the sweet things will see you. Caude, if
you don't marry again when Pm dead; if you don't
provide mother for my darlings, III haunt you
till you die. will as Pm prudent Christian.
'Whai do you say you'll marry again before |
die, if it will please nue.! You wicked man.
shouldn't wonder you were 20 fall out of bed. |
am afraid to sleep with you, for fear we shall be
swallowed up. What are you doing, Mr.. Caudle?
getting out of bed Don't :ell me it's to relieve
my fears! It's no such thing. LIS TO 60 and
swill with that Prettyman. DOME be Ounce, sir!
Get into bed again, or wont live with you another
day. Iii 60 home to my mothers. and pine in so.
tude; and die victim 10 your treatment Once
it was not to. You used to say nv dear Mrs.
CaudIe, fear you shut yoursefup too much at
home, you will bring on a decline and early death.
and then wha, will your devoted Caudle do! He
will pine and die, too. Go abroad, my dear, you
would say, andlet the healthful breezes kiss that
lovely cheek. Now. because venture out only
four or five days in week you call me a 'gadder
about Precious good care you take never TO go
with me.
'Wha, are you tossing about in that way for,
Mr.. Caude. l don't wonder you are in pain.
If your conscience isn't made of alabaster, 1t must
burn you. Don't lel me you want to 60 sleep!
Don't you suppose want to go to sleep, too! But
| can't sleep; such treatment takes away my ap-
petite. 1t makes me wish was Arabian saw
age on the deserts of America. wandering about in
the tropical climates of the morrill, rather than be
the wife ofso unfeeing man.
And so you won't marry again to please me.
You shall marry again! My children shall have
mother as long as they live; and she shall be a
good mother to them! None of your foolish chits
who think they know more than their parents. I'll
tell you who you shall marry. prudent, re-
spectacle aged woman, that will have bright eye
to your fooerles, and not be SO weak, and forgiv-
Jog, and kind as have been. lou shall MARY,
Mr.. CaudIe; and these may be my last words;
you shall MARRY the widow 49,
Here. says CaudIe's manuscript, my wife
dropped off, and was spared the pain of hearing
the name of some antiquated lady as my selected
wife. Never was more uufeignedy thankful for
any sleep than was for this. lo3g t'p
b O-TsWhat do you ask for this ar,lclel inquired
Obadiah of young Miss. sal sai ,oaro7.r
Fifteen shlings Sir" .,.-.l-
Fifteen shillingsn "Aiut you a lshle dedr?'
"Why" said she bushing, 'all the young men
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