Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1845-06-05

thankS-tl1ats your gratitude; IN 10
ruin nv health, and to be abused for
it. Nice principles you've got at that
club, Mr.. Caudle!
But there's one comfort-ohe great
comfort; it can't last long: Pm sinking
Il feel it, though | never say anything
about it-but | know my own feelings,
and | say it can't last long. And then
! should like to know who'll sit up for
you! Then should like TO know
how your second wife-what do you
say? You'll never be troubled with
another Troubled, indeed! ! never
troubled you, Caudle. No; it's you
who've troubled me; and you know it;
though like Abolish woman I've borne
it all, and never said word about it.
But it can't last-that's one blessing!
Oh, ifa woman could only know
what she'd have to suffer, before she
was married-Don't tell me you want
to go to sleep! if you want to go to
sleep, you should come home at prop
err hours! It's time to get up for what
| know, now. Shouldn't wonder if
you hear the milk in five minutes
there's the sparrows up alread y; yes, !
say the sparrows; and, Caud1e, you
ofght to blush to hear 'em. No,
Mr.. Caudle, it isn't the wind whistling
in the key-hole; Pm not quite foolish,
though you may think so. hope I
know wind from sparrow.
Ha! when l think what a man you
were before we were married! But
you're now another person-quite an
altered creature. But / suppose you're
all alike-l dare say, every poor wo-
mans troubled and put upon, though
/ should hope not so much as | am.~-
Indeed, should hope not! Going
and staying out, and
What! You'll have key9 Will
you' Not while Pm alive, Mr.. Cav
die. Pm not going TO bed with the
doof Upon the latch, for you or the best
man breathing. You won't have a
latch-you'll have a Chubb's lock?-
Will you? Pll have no Chubb here, 1
can tell you. What do you say'-
You'll have thelock put on tomorrow?
Well try 1t; that's all say, Caudle, try
it. l won't let you put me in passion;
but all say is,-try it.
A respectable thing, that, fer mar
ried man to carry about with him,-a
street-door key! That tells a tale, I
think. A nice thing for the father of a
family! A key! What,to let yourself
in and out when you please! To come
in, like thief in the middle of the
night, instead ofknocking at the door
like decent person! Oh, don't tell
me that you only want to prevent me
sitting up,--if choose to sit up,what's
that to you? Some wives, indeed
would make noise about sitting up,
but you've no reason to COMPLAIN
goodness knows!
Well, upon my word, I've lived TO
hear something. Garry the street-door
key about with you! I've heard of
such things with young good fornothing
bachelors, with nobody to care of 'em;
but for married man TO leave his wife
and children in a house with the door
upon the latch--don'tt talk to me about
Chubb, it's all the samoa great dea!
you must care for US. Yes, its very
well for you TO say, that you only want
the key for peace and quietness-
what's it to you, if | like to sit up'-
You've no business to complain, it
can't distress you. Now it's no use
talking; all | say is this, Caudle; if you
send man to put on any Jock here,
III call In police man; as Pm your
married wife, | will!
No, think when man comes to
have a street-door key, the sooner he
turns bachelor again the better. Pm
sure, Caudle, l don't want 10 be any
clog upon you. Now, it's no use you
telling me TO hold my tongue, for 1
What l give you the headache, do II
No, | don't Caudle; it's your club that
gives youthe headache: it's your smoke
and your-well! if ever | knew such a
man in all my life! there's no saying a
word to you! You go out, and treat
yourself like an emperor-and come
at twelve at night, or any hour, for
what know, land then you threaten
10 have key, and--and--and -
! did get to sleep at last, says Cau-
die, amidst The falling sentences of.
take children into lodging'-ssepa-
rate maintenance'-'won't be made
slave of'--and so forth.
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