Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-05-01
LECTURE III.
cAspLk joins cLUB-"THE SKY
LARKs.

u IhL bkh
LARKs.
Pm sure poor woman had better be in her
grave than married Tha, Is, ifshe can't
be married 10 decen, man No don't
care if you IRE tired | MANTLE, Won 60 10
sleep No, aud won't say what have
TO say in moro,ug III say it now. It's
all very well for you TO come home at what
'ime you l:ke--its now half past l2-und
expect Pm TO hold my tongue, and let you
20 TO sleep What next. i wonder A
woman had better be sold for slave III
once.
And so you've gone and Joined club
The Skylarks, indeed But won't stay
aud be ruined by YOU No Pm deter.
mined of,hat III 90 and take the dear
children, and you may get who you like TO
keep your house That is,as long as you have
house 10 keep-and that wou't be long !
know.
How any decen, man can go and spend
his nights III fni-oh, yes, Mr.
Caudle dare say you do 60 for rational
conversation. should like TO know how
many o! you would care for what you call
rational conversation, if you had it without
your filthy brandy and water yes, md
your filthy tobacco smoke I'm sure the
las, inc you came home had the head
ache for n week Blu, know who ii is
who's taking you to destruction It's that
brute Prcuynan He has broken his own
wIfc's heart, add now he wants to-but
don't you think il Mr. Caudls; I'll not
have my PEACE OF mind destroyed by the
hes, manthat ever ,rod, oh, yesl know
you don't care so long MS you can appear
well to all tho world --but The world little
thinks how YOU behave to me, 1t shall
know it thouGh-thut I'm determined
How any man can leave his own hap
~ Gres,de 10 go aud sit, and sit, and smoke
aud drink and talk with people who
woud'nl one OF en- liz n finger TO save
him from hnngn--how any man can
leave hi, wife-and a good wife, too, tho
say i,-lor a parcel OF pot companions
oh, It's d,grnceful, Mr. Cnudle its unfceIing
y, man who had the least love for his
wife would do 1t,
And su ppose this is TO be the case ev'
cry Saturday, but know what III do. |
know its no use, MIR Caudlc, your cal
ling me q good creature | m not such n
fool az TO be coarod in tina, way No; II
you want 10 90 to sleep, you should come
home in Christian time, not OF half past q
There was time when you were as reg1'
lar al your hrsslde as the kcltle. That
was when you were decent man, aud
did ut go amongst Heaven knows who
drinking and smoking, and making VIVA,
you think your jokes. never heard any
good come TO man who cared about
=, Jokes No respectable trndesman does
Blu, know what Il do; I'll scare away
= your Skylarks The house serves liquor
after twelve OF a Saturday and il | don't
write TO the magistrates, and have the H.
> cense taken away, I'm not lying in thi'
, 5ed to night YES you mny call me fool
i sh woman bu, no, Mr. Caudle, no; IT.
. YOU who are the foolish man or wors,
Than foolish man YOU re wicked one. !
YOU were to die to-morrow-and peopl'
who 90 to public houses do all they can 10
shorten their Ilves--l should like 10 know
who would write on your tombstone, a
tender husband and afieciionate faith r.
= I'd have no sue lalsehoods told Of you
can assure you.
: Gong and spending your money, aud
nonsense don't tell me no. il you wer
to ten times swear it, wouldn't bel,ev
= thai you only spent eighteen.pence on Sat
y urdav. You cant be Out all those hours an,
q spend only eighteen pence. | know bet
ter I'm not quite fool, Mr. Caudle.
Il great deal you can have for eighteet
: pence And all The club married men an
=, fathers oflamllcs The more shame 70
! EN- SkYlarks, indeed They Shout
call themselves EulIures for they ca
:, only do as they do by robblng their lnno
cent wives and chllrcn. Eighteen penc
y week And ii was only that-dI 20
know wha, hhy.two eighteen pences com
= 10 10 a yearl DO you ever think Of tina
=. aud see the gowns | wear ? I'm sure
=, can't out OF the house money, buy myself
:, plncushlon though I've wanted on
" thcss SIX months No--not so much as
&c ball ofco,on. But whaldo you care, $
you can &c, your brandy and water
There's the girls too-Che things the
" want They're never dressed Ink
- Other peoples children. But is all Ia
same to their father Oh yes So h
'e can go with his SkyIarks, that may wen
J., saeseioth .or pinafoTes and paekIhread 70
' gaHer
"a You'd Scuer no, le, that Mr. Pretyma
c-me here, hats all or, rather, you
=, better bring him once. Yes, should lik
!" to see BIN re wouldn't forge,