Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-04-17
Mrs. Caudie's Curtain Lecture.
LECTURE ]


Mr.. Cau1le has lent Fire Pounds TO a Friend.
''You ought to be very rich, Mr.. Caudle Won
der who'd lend you FIVE pounds But so 1t is wife
may work and may slave! Ha, dear the many
things that might have been done with five pounds
As if people picked up money in the street! I've
wanted black satinow these three years and five
pounds would have pretty wen bought it. But its no
matter how go-not at ALL Every body says don't
dress becomes your wife-and | know 1t but
what's that TO you, Caude! Nothing. Oh no /! you
can have fine feelings for every body but those be-
longing to you. | wish people knew you as do
that's all. You like to be called hberal-and your
faraly pays for it.
''All the girls want bonnets, and when they're tc
get 'em can't tell. Half five pounds would have
bought 'em--but they must 90 without Of course
they belong to you and any body but your flesh
and blood, Mr.. Caude.
1.-The man called for the water rate, to-day; but
should like TO know how people TO pay taxes who
throw away five pounds 10 every fellow that asks
them.
''Perhaps you don't know that Jack, this morning.
knocked his shuttecOck through the bedroom window
1 was going to send for a glazier to mend it; but
after you lent the five pounds WAS we couldn't
afford It, Oh no! the window must 90 as it is and
pretty weather for dear child to sleep with broken
window. He's got a cold already his lungs, and
shouldn't at all wonder if that broken window set
tied him-if the dear boy dies, his death will be up
ON his fathers head; for I'm sure can't now pay
1OOu
many more things if people didn't throw away theil
five pounds
''Next Tuesdly, the fire insurance is due. should
like to know how it's to be paid Why, it can't be
paid at all. The FIVE pounds would have just done il
and now, insurance is out of the question. And
there never 50 many fires there are now.
shall never close my eyes all night-but what's that
to you, people call you LIBERAL Mr.. Caudle Your
wife and children burnt alive in their beds-as al
of US to certainty shall be, for the insurance mus
drop. And after we've insured for so many years
But how, should like to know, are people to insure
who make ducks and drakes-of their five pounds
81 did think we might 60 to Margate this summer.
There's poor little Caroline, I'm sure she wants the
But no, dear creature! she must stop at home
all of us must stop at home-shell 90 into a con-
SUMPTION there's no doubt of that; yeSdear little
nngel-Ive made up my mind to lose her, now.
The child might have been saved; but people can't
their children and throw away their five pounds
too.
al wonder where poor little Cherub is While
you were lending that five pounds the dog out Of
the shop You know never let it 60 into the street,
for fear it should be bit by some mad dog, and come
home and bite all the children. 1t wouldn't now al
all astonish me if the animal to come back with
the hydrophobia and give it to all the family. How
ever, what's your family to you, so you can play the
liberal creature with five pounds
'po you hear the shutter, how it's banging to and
froi Yes-I know what it wants as well you, II
wants new fastening was going to send for the
blacksmith to-day But now it's out of the question
it must bang of nights, since you've thrown away
FIVE pounds.
"Well, things have come to pretty pass Thi:
is the first night ever made my supper of roast bee
without pickles. But who is to afford pickles, wher
folks always lending five pounds
"Ah there's the SCOT falling down the chimney
If hate the smell of any thing it's the smell of SCOT
And you know it; but what are my feelings to you
Sweep the chimney Yes, it's all very fine to say
sweep the chimney-but how are chimneys to b
swept-how they to be paid for by people wh'
don't take care of their FIVE pounds!
"Do you hear the mice running about the room
hear them If they only to drag you out of bed
it would be no matter. Set trap for 'em. But how
people to afford the cheese, when every day the
lose five pounds
"Hark! I'm sure there's a noise down stairs.
wouldn't at all surprise if there thieves II
the house. Well, it may be the cat; but thieves ar
sure to come In some night. There's wretched fast
ening to the back-door; but these are not times t
afford bolts and bars when fools won't take care o
their five pounds.
''Mary Anne ought to have gone to the dentist. to
morrow. She wants three teeth taken out. Now
can't be done. Three teeth that quite dIsfgure tn
childs mouth But there they must STOP and spoi
the sweetest face that ever was made. OtherwIs
she'd been wife for lord. Now when she grow
up, who'll have her Nobody. We shall die an
leave her alone and unprotected in the world Br
what do you care for that Nothing so you ca
squander away five pounds.
Sand now, see Mr.. Caude, what a misery youv
brought upon your wrctched family can't have
satin gown-tLe girls can't have new bonnets-th
water rate must stand over-Jack must get his deaf
through q broken window-our fire insurance can't
paid so we shall all fall victims to the devouring ele
ment-we can't go to Margate, and Caroline will G
10 an early grave-the dog will come home mad an
bite us-the shutter VIII go banging forever-the SOC
win always fall-the mice will never let us have
wink of sleep-thieves will be always breaking int
the house-and our dear Mary Anne be forever lie
unprotected maid-and ALL all Mr.. Caudle, becaus
you will 90 on lending FIVE pounds ~