Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1845-05-29
From tie LOndOn Punch.
Mrs. CaudIc's Curtain Lectures.
Lecture .il.-Nr Cnulle Joins 4 Club
"llc SkylafkS."

Il "l m sure poor woman had better
be in her grave than married That is,
If she can't have a decent man /! No
don't care if you are tired shane let
you 90 TO sleep. No, and | won't say
what have to say in the morning I'll
say it now It's all very well for you
To come home at what tune you like
its now half past twelve-and expect
IN TO hold my tongue, and let you 60
to sleep. What next, | wonder a
woman had better be sold for a slave at
once.
Il "And so you've gone and Joined II
club The Skylarks, indeed But
won't stay and be ruined by you
/ No I'm determined Of that. I'll go and
take tae dear children, and you may
get who you like to keep your house.
That is, as long as you have house to
koep-and that won't be long know.
GLOW any decent man can go and
i spend his nights in tavern oh, yes,
| Mr.. Caudle | dare say you 20 for ra-
tional conversation. should like to
know how many of you would care for
! what YOU call rational conversation, if
| you had it without your filthy brandy
and water yes, and your filthy tobac-
co-smoke. Pm sure the last time you
came home, had the headache for a
week. But | know who it is who's
taking you to destruction, It's that
brute Prct,yman. lie has broken bis
own poor wile's heart ,and now he wants
to--hut don't you think it, Mr. CaudIe F.;
| IN not have my peace Of mind destroy
cd by the best man that evcrtrod. Oh,
yes know you don't care so long as
| YOU can appear well to the world-bul
the world li',lc thinks how you behave
to me. 1t shall know Ii, though, that
| I'm determined -
II elbow any Lnan can leave his own
happy !ireside to 90 and sil, and. smoke
aud drink, and talk with people who
wouldn't one Of 'em lif, finger to save
h,m from hanging-how any man can
leave his wIe-and good wife, too,
though | say it-ior a parcel Of pot com
panons-oh, its dsgracelul Mr. eau
die ; its un'eeling. No man who had
the least love for hts wife could do it,
L "And suppose this is to be the case
every Saturday but know what III
n do. know-it's no use, Mr.. Caudle,
vour calling me a good creature : I'm
not such n foot rs To be coaxcd in that
way. No ifyou want to go to sleep,
you should come home in Christian
time, no, at half past Twelve. There
was time when you were as regular at
/ your fire-siGe as the kettle. That was
wheE you were decent man, aud
die mi go amongst Heaven knows who,
drinking and smoking, and making what
you think your jokes. | never heard
any good come TO man who cared
about jokes. No respectable trades
man does. But know what Ill do ::
!, III scare away your Skylarks. The
house serves liquor after twelve of II
Saturday and if don't write 10 the
mag is'rates, and have the license taken
away Pm not lying in THIS bed this
/. night. Yes, you may call me a foolish
woman bn, no, MIR. CaudIe, no ; It's
you who are the foolish man or worse
than foolish man you're ii wicked
one. If You were To die Tomorrow
and people who 90 to public houses do
/. all they can 10 shorten their lives
4 should Ike 10 know who would write
upon your tombstone, 4 tender hus-
band and allcctionate father I-I'd
have no such falsehoods tod Of you, !
can assure YOU.
Going and spending your money,
and--nonsc don't tell mc-uo, it.
You were to ten times sacarn, would
not believe that YOU only spent eighteen
pence on n Saturday. luu can't be all
those hours, and only spend eighteen
pence. know better. I'm not quite
a fool, Mr.. Caudc. \ great deal you
could have for eighteen pence ! Aud
all the club married men and fathers of
families. The more shame for 'em
Sky 'arks, indeed They should call
Themselves VuIiures Tor they can on
y do "a they do by robbing their iono-
cent wives aud children. Eiuhlccn
pence week And if it was only that .
do you know what fly.two eighteen
p"ncos come to in year : DO YOU
ever thinl, ol that, and see the gowns ! .
wear lin sure can't out of the .
house money, buy myseIfa pincushion /; \
though have wanted one these siA I
months. No--not so much as a bali OIL
cotton. But what do you care, 90 you /.
can get your brandy and water; There's
the glrls, too-tho things they want {! \
They're never dressed like other poo.
pies children. But it's all The same To-
their father. Oh yes So lac can 90
with SkyIarks, they may wear sackcloth
Tor plnaloIes, aad packthrcad for gar
tcrs. II
"YOu'd better no. let that Mr.. Prc,- II
lyman come here, that's all or rather, n
you'd better bring him once. Yes.
should like to see biln lie would'pl
forget It. a man who, may say, lives
and moves ouIy IN n spliioun. a man.
who has pinC ia his mouth MS constant.
Hs his trout teeth a sorf Of tavern
king, with a lot of fools, like YOU. ,o
laugh nj what he thinks his iokes, and
give him consequence. No Mr.. Caudlr It
40 hs no use your telling mc To- 90 10 \. :
sleep for | wont Go to sleep, indeed
m sure its almost time 10 get up. ~
hardly know what's the use of
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