The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-04-12
MRS. CAUDLE's CURTAIN Lee,
TURES.
Mr., Caude has been al a topern w'f
a friend.
LEoTUNE H.

they Rnew only hall they'd nave u
bear. A wife must stay al home aud
be drudge, whilst man can 10 any
where. lis enough for wife TO sit
like CnderalIa by the ashes, whilst hH
husband can 90 drinking and singing
atavern. You never Sing?Hlw do !
know you reversing. ll's very well for
you to say so; hui if ] could hear you,
ldare say you're amongst the worst OF
'em.
And now, suppose, II will be the
tavern every night, II you think Pm
going TO st up for you, M. Caul't
you're very much mistaken. No; and
I'm not gong 10 gel Out of my warm
bed TO let you in, neither. No: no.
Susan shsn't sil 10 for yon. NJ: nor
You shsn'l have latch key Pm no'
going 10 sleep with The door upon
the latch TO be murdered before the
morning,
'Faugh! Pah! Whewh! That filthy
tobacco smoke! It's enough TO kill any
decent woman. You know | hate To-.
bacco, aud yet you will do it. You
don't smoke yourself! What of thai?
lfyou 60 among people who do smoke,
you're just as bId, or worse. You
might as well smoke-indeed, better.
Better smoke yourself, than come home
with other peoples smoke in your
hair.
Inever knew any good come TO a
man who went 10 a tavern. Nice com
panons he picks up there! Yes; peo-
pie who make it a boast 10 treat Their
wives like slaves, and ruin their famI-
lies. There's that wretch, Pretty
man. See what he's come TO. He
dcesen'l now gel home ill two in III,
morning; and then in wha, slate! H.
begins quarrelIing with the door mai
that his poor wife may be afraid to
speak 10 him. A mean welch.-Bu'
don't you ,hink l'il be like Mrs Prel
ty man. No; | woulden'l pul up witt
il from ,he best man lhs, ever trod,
You'll not make me afraid to speak to
you, however you may swear at tn
door mat. No, Mr.. Caudle, that you
won't.
you don't intend 10 sa'y on, till
Two in The morning! How do you
know what you'll do, when you get a.
mong such people' Men can't answer
for themselves when they get booz'ng
with one another. They never lhir K
CT their poor wives, who are grieylng
aud wearing themselves out a, home
A nice head ache you'll have tomorrow
morning-or rather this morning; for
il must be pas, twelve. You won,
have head ache! LIS very well for
you 10 say SO, but | know you will and
and then you may nurse yourself for
me. Hs! tina, filthy tobacco again! No:
1 shall not 90 TO sleep re good soul!
How's people to 80 10 sleep when they
re sutfocated.
'Yes, Mr.. Csudle, you'll be nice and
i'll in The morning! Blu, don't you
ihiok Pm going 10 let you have your
breakfast in bed, like Mrs. Pretty
man. lIl not be such fool.-No; nor
! won's have discredit brought upou the
house by sending for soda water early ,
for all lie neighborhood 10 say, 'CaudIe
was drunk las, night No; Pve some
regard for the dear children if you
haven't. No; nor you shan1 have
broth Tor dinner. Not neck of NUT
Ton crosses my threshold. can tell
you,
'You won't want soda, and you wont
want broth! All he better You
wouldn't get 'em if you did, | can as
sure you.---Dear, dear, dear!
That filthy tobacco! I'm sure il's
enough TO make me as bad as you are.
Talking about getting dlvofced-Pm
sure tobacco ought to be good grounds
How lille does woman think wheu
she marros, that she gives herself ~
to he poisoned! You men conrive TO
have ii all Of your own side, you do
Now, if was 10 60 and leave you ami
the children, pretty noise lhere'd be.
You, however, can go and smoke n
end ofppes ddn'l smoke! =!
It's smoking people. Folks are know
by their company. You'd better smok
yourself, than bring me home the pipes
of all the world
yes, / see how ii will be. Now
you've once gone 10 tavern, you'G
always be going You'll be coming
home lipsy every night, d lumblnt
down and breaking your shoulder, and
bringing all sorts of disgrace and ex
pense upon US. And then you'll b,
geiliog into street fgb,-oh! know
your lemner too well 10 doubt if. Mr.