Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-04-24
Mrs. Caud.e's Curtain Lectures.
LECTURE III.

IL tey knew only half they'd have 10 bear. A wife
must stay at home and be drudge, whilst man
can 60 any where. It's enough for wife to sit Ike
Cinderella by the ashes, whilst her husband can 90
drinking and singing at tavern. You never sing
How do ever know you sing It's very well for
you to say SO; but if | could hear you dare say
you're amongst the worst of 'em.
And now, suppose, it VIII BE the tavern every
night If you think I'm going to sit up for you, Mr..
Caudle, you're very much mistaken. No and I'm
not going to get out of my warm bed to let you in,
either. No. nor Susan shan't sit up FOR you; nor
you shan't have latch key. I'm no, gong to sleep
with the door upon the LATCH to be murdered before
the morning
'Faugh! Pah! Wheughl That filthy tobacco
smoke! It's enough to kill any decent woman. You
know hate tobacco and yet you will do it. You
don't smoke yourself What Of that If you go
among people who do smoke you're lust as bad or
worse. You might as well smoke-inded better Bet
ter smoke yourself than come home with other peo-
pies smoke in your hair.
4 never knew any good come to man who went
to tavern Nice companions he picks up there Yes,
people who make it boast tc treat their ives like
slaves and ruin their families. There's that wretch,
| Prettyman See what he's come to. He doesn't now
get home till two IN the morning and then IN what
state He begins quarreng with the door mat, that
his poor wife may be afraid to speak to him.
wretch. But don't you think I'll be like Mrs Pretty
man. No, wouldn't put up with it from the best
man that trOd You'll not afraid to speak to
you, however you may at the door mat. No,
Mr. Caudle, that you won't.
you don't intend to stay out till two in the morn
| ing How do you know what you'll do when you
get among such people! Men can't answer for them
selves when they get boozng one with another. They
never think Of their poor wives who grieving and
wearing themselves out at home A nice headache
you'll have tomorrow niorning-or rather this
ing for 1t must be past twelve. You wont have
headache. It's very well for you to say so. but
know you will and then you may nurse yourself for
me. Ha! that filthy tobacco again! No. l shall
not go to sleep like good soul How's people to
| go to sleep when they're suffocated.
yes, Mr.. Caudle, you'll be nice and i'll in the
morning But don't you think I'm going to let you
have your breakfast in bed like Mrs. Pretyman. III
not be such fool. No nor won't have discredit
brought upon the house by sending for soda water
early, for all the neighborhood to say, 'Caude
drunk last night No, I've regard for the dear
children, if you haven't. No. you shan't have
broth for dinner Not neck of mutton crosses nv
tiresh I'D, can tell you.
You won't want soda, and you won't want broth
Ali the better. You would not get them, if you did,
! l can assure you-Dear, dear, dear : That filthy
tobacco I'm sure it's enough TO make me as bad
you are. Talking about getting divorced-I'm sure
tobacco ought to be good grounds How little does
woman think when she marries, that she gives her
self up to be poisoned You men contrve to have it
all of your side, you do. Now, if was to 60
and leave you and the children pretty noise tered
be- You however, can go and smoke no end of pipes
|
! people are known by their company. You'd better
smoke yourself, than bring me home the pipes of all
| the world
Yes, Isee how itwillbc. Now you're once come 10
tavern, you'll always be going. You'll becoming home
tipsy every night; and tumbing down and breaking
your legs and putting out your shoulder and bring all
sorts Of disgrace and expense uponus And then you'll
be getting into street fight-oh know your temper
too well to doubt it. Mr.. Caudleand be knocking down
some of the police. And then know what viii follow
r. E~il- IL
six weeks to the treadmill Pretty thing that for
respectable tfadesan Mr.. Caudle to be put upon the
treadmn with all sorts of thieves and vagabonds,
and-there again, that horrible tobacco and riff raft
of every kind. should like to know how your chii-
dren to hold up their heads after their father has
been upon the treadmill No. | won't go to sleep.
And I'm not talking of what is impossible. l know
it will all happen-every bit of it. If it Wasn't for
the dear children you might be ruined and wouldn't
so much speak about it, but-oh, dear at least
! you might 60 where they smoke good tobacco-but
can't forget that I'm their mother. At least, they
shall have parent
/ 'Taverns! Never did man 60 to a tavern who
didn't die beggar. And how your pot companions
Will laugh at you when they your name IN the ga
zette For it must happen. Your business is to
/ fall off; for what respectable will buy toys for
/ their children of drunkard You're Not drunk
ard. No; bit you will be-it'sall the same,
/ you've begun by staying out till midnight. Ry-
and-by it will be all night. But don't you think, DIR.
Caudle, you shall ever hare key. know you. Yes
you'd do exactly like that Prettyman, and what did
he do only last Wednesday! Why he let himself in
about four in the morning, aud brought home with
him his pot companion, Leanly. His dear wife woke
at six, and saw Prettynan's dirty boots at her bed
| side And where the wretch, her husband
Why, he was drinking down Substituting. Yes /;
worse than midnight robber he'd taken the of
his dear wifes pockets-ha what the poor creature
has to bear and had get the brandy. pretty thing
for wife to wake at six in the morning, and instead
of her husband, to sec his dirty boots
But I'll not be made your victim, MIR. Caudle, not
|. You shall get my keys. for they shall lie
under my piIlow-slrlder my head, Mr.. Caudle.
/ You'll be ruined but if can help it, you shall
ruin nobody but yourself
i oh! that hor-hor-h or-i-ble to-bac-cop