Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1845-07-31
Fran tie Loddo" Pa"e..
Mrs. Caudle's curtain Lectures.
LECTURE XlIl-,alrsiruudle has brrn 10 see
her dear mother. Caudf, on The "jOylnl
OCCASION" has given party and issued
The annexed card OF invitation. ...


The following invitation: .t... Il
NJ, :Cnmile's compliments 10 Nh. Prsi-
lyman. ard expects 10 hare he honor Of hisI
company on ms J6Uid occasion, al hqy
posi eighto'eioek. - %.
.e-"I, is hard, ] think, Mr .Cnudlr, that
can't leave home far day or two, but
the house must be turned INTO tavern
tavern "a poih,n,se. Yes, ihoughi
Won were very anxi"us'ihat should go
J thought you wanied To get nd ol me
i.T sumcthng, or yDu would not have IN
sisted an my -ia,i ing ~ dear mothers all
night Nuu were afraid ! should get
cold coming home, were You Oh yes,
you can be very tender, you eau, MIR.
Cnudle, when II suits YOUR own purpose.
Yes and the world ;binkswha good
husband you are only wish the world
knew you as well a. do, that's all +; but
il shall, some day, l'm determined.
"I'm surr the house will not be sweet
FOR II month All the curtains are POI !
sonrd with smoke and, what's more,
with the iithc,i smoke lever knew.
Take en- dorm, then Yes, is all vory
well for you To say, take EN- down but
they were only cleaned and put up
month ago ; but careful wife, -lost upon
you, Mr.. Caudle. Nou ought TO have
married somebody who'd have let your
house 90 to wreck aud rnin, ns ! will for
the future. People who don't care foi
their families are better thought Of than
those who do; I've long found ont That.
"AHd what condition the carpets m.
They've taken five pounds out of It, II Il
iarlhIng, with their filthy boots, and
don't know what besides. Aud when
the smoke IN the hcarln-rug, and large
cinder hole burnt IN It | never saw
such n house IN my life II YOU wanted
To have u tew friends, why couldn't you
invite 'em when your wiie's AT home,
like any other man not have 'e!n sneak
ing in, like set of ou>ebrcakerS, dl-
r"cily woman turns her back. They
must be pretty gentlemen, they must
mean fellows, that are afraid tn face a
woman I!a aud you all call your
selves the lords of the creation | should
only like to see what would become of
the creation, # you we've left to your
s"lyrs - A pretty pickle creation would
be ~ very soon
"fou must all have been ia a nice !
condition What do you say You
iook nothing ? Took nothing, dldn', you
I'm sure there's such a regiment of emp
ty bottles, haven't had the heart to
count 'em. Aud punch, TOO you musl
have punch There's n hundred half |
lemons in the kitchen, if there's one for
Susan, like good girl, kept 'em to show
'en me. No, sir Susan shani ieare
he house What do you say She has
norieM TO tell tales, and yon WILL be mas
fsr in your Opn house ! VIII YOU I'll
you don't alter, Mr.. CaudIc, you'll soon
have no house to he master Of A whole
loaf of sugar did leave in :he cupboard,
and NOW there l.n' as much as would
tL;i a ien-rup. Do you suppose I'm to
find sugY for punch ion fifty men What
do you say Th,re posnfHy 2 That's
no matter the more shame Tor 'ein, sir.
I'm sure they drank enough for fifty. \
Do you suppose Pm TO find sugar for
punch for all the world out oi my house
krcpng money You don't ask me !
DON'T you ask me ? You do you know
,"n do /; for il only want a shilling ex-
tra, the house Is in IA blaze. And yet
whole loaf of sugar can you throw away .
upon--No, ! .ironl be still and
,ronl let you 60 to sleep. II you'd got
10 bed al n proper hour last night, you
woudn't have been so sleepy now You
can srt UP bali The night with a pack of
people who don't care for you, and your
poor wife can't get in werd II
3, "And there's that China image that
had when was marricd-l wouldn't.
have taken any sum oi money for It, and I.
yon know it-and how do find it? With |.
its preri,us head knocked off And \
what was more mean, more contempti- .
bic than all besides, il was put on again
as if nothing had happened. You knew
nothing about IL! Now, how can YOU
lie there, in.your Christian bed, CaudIe,
nnd say that iou know that that tel. \
low, Preltyrnan, knocked off the head I.
with the poker You know tha, he did 4
Aud you hadn't The feeling, yes, will \
say 1t, you hadn't the feeling la pro.
icct what you knew was precious TO NE
Oh no, il The truth was known, YOU were
very glad to see II broken Tor that very
reason. ..s
Every way, I've been insuItcd
should like 10 know who II was who
curked whiskers on my dear aunl's PIC.
tnrc Oh you're laughing, ule you ;
You're mol laughing {! Don't tell me-
that should iku To know what shakes
III" bed, then, you're not laughing
Nrs, rorked ahskers on her dear face, -
aud she was a good soul 10 yuu, Cautlle i,
and yon ought to be ashamed Of yourself
to 50. her NJ used Oh, you may taught .
L. ,rr, ras, Ia laugh ! | only wish
,on'd q hitI'' feeling, like other people,
that's all.
"Thrn there's my china mug-the
mug ! had hriurr ! was marrcd-when
! was n happy creature. should like
I" know who knockrd the spout off that
mug Don't tell me II was cracked be-
l"r"' -Il'- u" such hing, Caudle ; there
y nsnt flaw ~ u-and now, | could
have riird when ! saw IT, DON'T tell
rr wasn't worth twoprnce. How do
you know You never buy mugs But
hats lk" men they think nothing in