The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-06-25
From the London Punch.
From the London Punch.
MRS. CAUDLE'S CURTAIN LECTURES.
Mrs. Caudis thinks il "high time" that the children
should hare summer clothing.

MRS. CAUDLE'S CURTAIN LECTURES
MRS. Caudls thinks IL "high time that the children
should hare summer clothing.
There, Caudle! If there's anything IN the worio
hate--and you know tit is asking you Tor money.
am sure, for myself, I'D rather go without thng
a thousand times, and do--the more shame ior you
to let me, but-there now! there you fly out again
Whai do I,oant no,ci Why, you must know WHATS
wanted, if you'd any eyes--or any pride Tor your
children, like any other father. Whafs me "saei
and what am Idriping al? Oh, nonsense, Caudle'
As if you didn't know! Pm sure if I'D any money
of my own, I'd never ask you for farthing; never
it's painful to me, goodness knows! What do you
| sayi Ififs panGil-tchy often do ~ ia!
suppose you call that oke-one ofyour CLUB lokes
wish you'd think little more of peoples feelings,
and less Of your jokes Ha! as ! say, only wish
| I'D any money Of my own. If there Is anything
that humbles poor women, it is coming to mans
| pocket for every farthing. It's dreadful
Now Caudle if ever you kept awake, you snail
keep awake tonight; yes, you shall hear me, LOT
it isn't often speak, and then You may go 10 sleep
month ii isl And did you see how the children
lookedat church to-day-lke nobody else's children
What ,cas the matter icith them? Oh, Caudle! How
you ask? Poor things! weren't they all IN their
thick merinos, and beaver bonnets' What do you
ay-What Off? What you'll tell me that you
didn't see how,he Briggss girls, in their new chips
turned their up at'em! And you didn't see
how the Browns looked at the Smiths, and then at
our dear girls, as much as to say, Poor creatures!
what figures for the month of Msy!' You didn't
see il? The more shame for you; you would, If
you'd had the feelings of parent-but Pm sorry to
say, Caudle, you haven't. I'm sure those Briggs's
girfs-the little minxes!-put me into such pucker,
could have pulled their for them over the pew
What do you say? ought 10 be ashamed Of myseJto
oicn il? No, Mr. Caudle, the shame lies with you,
that don't let your children appear at church like
other peoples children; that make em uncomfortable
at their devotion, poor things! for how can 1t be
otherwise, when they see themselves dressed ike
nobody else
Now, Caudle it's no use talking; those children
shall not cross over the threshold next Sunday, if
they haven't things for the summer. Now mind
| they shan't, and there's end of it. won't have
'em exposed to the Briggses and the Browns again:
no, they shall know they have mother, if they'v
no father to feel for 'em. What do you say, eau
die? A good deal Imlsi think ofch,rch, II think so
much of tchaf tre go in? only wish you thought
as much as do, you'd be better man than you
are, Caudle tell you; but that's nothing to do
| with it. I'm talking about decent clothing for the
| children for the summer, and you want to put me
of with something about the church; but that's SO
| like you, Caude!
I'm al,ca,s ,raning nioney for clothes? How can you
lie in your bed and say that Pm sure there's no
children in the world that cost their father so little;
| but that's IT. the less poor woman does upon, the
less she may. It's the wife who don't care were
the money comes from who're best thought OF.
mend and stitch and make the things go far as
i | have done? No-that wouldn't Yes it's very
well for youto lie there and laugh; tseasy to laugh,
Caudle-very easy, to people who don't feel.
1 Now, Caude, dear! What man you are
know you'll give the money, because, after all,
think you love your children, and like to see 'em
well dressed. It's only natural that father should.
Eli, Caudle, Ell! Now, you shan't go to sleep till
! you've told me. Hoic much money do IiranR Why,
let me see love. There's Caroline, and Jane, and
lly n A.
needn't count 'em, you know how many there are;
| Ha, that's just you take me up. Well, how much
money will it take' Let me see; and don't 60 to
sleep. III tell you in a minute. You always love
to see the dear things like new pins, know that,
Caudle; and though say itbess their little hearts,
the land might be proud of 'em Now, don't swear
at noblcmen of the land, and ask me what they've
i to do with your children; you know what meant
But you're so hasty, Caudc.
Il ho,o much? Now don't be in hurryi-Well
4 think with good pnching-and you know, Caudle,
there's never a wife who can pinch closer than
cam think, with pinching, can do with twenty
pounds. What did you sayi Tirenty fddieaicks
What You ,conr give half the money Very well
Mr.. Caudle; don't care let the children go in rags
ems aud cannibas, and then you'll save your money,
and I suppose, be satisfied. You gaze me t,ceniy
pounds five months ago What's five months ago to
do with. now Besides, what hare had is nothing
to do with it.
What do you say' Ten pounds are enough
Yes Just like you men you think things cost moth
ing for women but you don't how much you
Law out upon yourselves. They only irani bonnes
4 trocks? How do you know what they want Ho,r
should man know anything at all about III And
you wont give me more than ten pounds. Very
4 well. Then you may go shopping with it yourself,
and see what you'll make of it. I'll have none OF
your ten pounds, ! can tell you. No, sir--no
you have cause to say that Id0nt ipdnt to dress
The children up like countesses2 You often fling that
in my teeth, you do but you know it's false eau
i die; you know it, | only want to give em proper
notions of themselves and what, indeed, can the
poor things think when they see the Briggses, and
the Browns, and the Smths--and their fathers don't
make the money that you do, Caudle--when they
see them as fine as tulips Why, they must think
themselves nobody; and to think yourself nobody.
Depend upon it, Caudle that is not the way to make
the world think anything of you.
| What do you say Where did pick up that Where
do you think? know great deal more than you
suppose--yes though you don't give me credit for
II it. Husbands seldom do. However, the twenty
pounds tcH have, if I've any--or not farthing.
No, sir, no. don't ,cani TO dress up the children
like peacocks aud parrots ! only want TO max em
| respectable and what do you say You'H gipe
fifteen pounds ? No, Caudle, no--not penny will
take under twenty if did, it would seem as i'll
wanted to waste your money and I'm sure, when
come to think Of it, twenty pounds will hardly do
Still, if you'll give me twentyno, it's no use your
offering ffcen--ffteen, and wanting to go to sleep.
You shant close an eye until you promise the
twenty.--Come, Caudle love! twenty, and you
may go to sleep. Twenty---twenty-tw
\ My impression Isl, writes Caudle in his COM
ments that1 fell asleep sticking firmly to the fifteen;
but in the morning, Mrs. Caudle assured me, a
woman Of honor that she wouldn't let me wink an
eye, before | promised the twenty; and man is frail
and woman is strong-she has the money"
i DINNER TO GEN. McCALLA.--On Tuesday last,
the General partook Of public dinner at Megow-
ans Hotel, rendered to him by large number of
his warm admirers and friends. The company sat