The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1845-11-22
Miscellaneous,
Mrs. Candles Curtain Lecture.

his toiH, is "only anxious w!Ce'' 10 kno,o its
provisions.
"There, always said you'd a strong mind when
you liked Caudlei and what you have just been do
ing proves it, Some people won't make will, be-
cause they think they must die directly afterwards
Now you're are above that, love arn't your Non
sense, you know very well what mean. know
your willis made, for Scarthery told mo so. WHAT
You don't 6eliepe in Well, nm sure! That's II
pretty thing for a man to say to his wife. | know
he's too much man for business 10 talk; but sup
pose there is way of telling things without speak.
ng them. And when pu, the question to him, law
yer as he Is, he handn't the face TO deny it.
"To be sure, it can be Of no consequence te me,
whether your will is made not. shall not be alive
Mr. Caudle, to want anything shall be provided
long time before your.wll's Of any use. No MIR
Caudle, | shan't survive you; and-tbough woman's
wrong to let her affection for man be known, for
then she's always taken advantage of-ihough know
it's foolish and weak TO say so, still don't want to
survive YOU How should |? No, no; don't say
that; | am not good for a hundred-l shan't see you
out, and another husband too! What gross idea
Caude! To imagine I'D ever marry again. No new
er. What? That's ,ohGt ice all sdy' Not at all
quite the To me the very idea of such
thing is horrible; and always Yes, know very
we'll, that some do marry again-but what they're
made orI am that cannot tell? Ugh,
"There are men, know, who leave their proper
~ in such way that their windows, to hold it,
must keep widows. Now, ifthere is anything in
this world that is aud small, it is that Don't
you think too, Cnud!e. Why don't you speak,
lover That's so like you! never want little qui
Ell rational talk, but you want TO go 20 sleep. But
you were never like other men What Hotc do
khotc? There now-ihat is so like your aggravating
way never open my lips upon the subject, but you
try to put me Of? I've no doubt when Miss Pretty
speaks, you answer her properly enough
There you again! Upon my life 1t is odd; but |
never in the most innocent way mention that per-
sons naufe, that-lchy can't iedue her alone? am
with all my heart! Who TO talk about her!
don't only you always will say something to bring
up her name.
"What was saying, Caudlc? Oh about the way
some men bind their widows. To my mind there is
nothing so little. When a orbids his wife to
Inarry again without she loose9 what he Ieaves-irs
what call selishness after DEATH Mean to a de-
gree It's like taking his wife into the grave with
him. En-? You neeer Wan! 10 do that! No, | am
ofthat, love; you're not the man 10 ito woman
up in that mean manner A man who'd do that
would have his widow burned with him fhe could
Just those monsters, that call themselves men, do
iu the Indies
"IIowever, it's no matter TO me how you have
your will; but may be to your second wife, Wha,'
I shall nersr give you the chance? Ila! you don't
know my constitution after all, Caudle I'm not at
all the woman was. say nothing about 'em, but
very often you don't know my feeings-ARd as we
the subject, dearest, have only favor to
ask When you marry again now its use your
say ing that. After the comforts you have known of
marrage-wha, you signing at, dear'-alter the
comforts, you must marry again-now don't (orswear
yourself 10 that violent way, taking oath you know
you must break-you couldn't help it, am of
it, and know better thar you know yourself Well,
all ask is, love, it is only for your sake, and it
would make no difference to me then-how should
it? But all | have to say, don't marry Miss Prett-
There, there! I've done; won't say another word
about it, but all ask is don't After the way you
have been thought Of and after the comforts you've
been used TO, Caude, she wonld't be the wife for
you. OF course, could't have any interest in the
matter-you might marry the Queen of England, for
what it would be then-I'm only anxious shout
YOU Mind, CaudIe, Pm no: saying anything against
her; not at all; but there is fightness in her man
ner-l care say pour tnlHS, she no ana
it may be, as the saying is, only her after all
STILL there is ghtness about her, that after what
you've been used to would make you very wrelched
No, for if may boast of anything, Caudle, it has
been my propety of manner all the days of my life
know that wives, who're very particular, Amt
thought well Of as those who're uo:-stiIl it is
very little to be vruous, if people don't o.
And virtue, Caudle-no, I'm not going TO preach "a
bout virtue, for never do. No; and don't go about
with my virtue. like child with drum, making all
sorts OF noises with it. But know your principles
l shall never forget what once heard you say to
Pretyman and it's excuse that you'd taken
much wine you didn't know what you were saying
at the time: for wine brings out mems wickedness
just fire brings out spots ofgrease. What did you
say? Why you said this-'Virtue is a beautiful
thing in woman, when they DON'T make much noise
about il; hut there's some women who think virtue
was given them claws given cats'-yes. cats
was the word-'to do nothing but scratch with
That's what you said, You don't recoltect syllable
of it7 No, that's it.; when you're in that dreadful