Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1845-05-23

you be destined TO go signing down to the
tomb unwooed, uncourted and unwed. !
May you all, whether single or married,
endeavor to live on such terms with one
another that the trune joys of friendship,
love and happiness may wait on you to
the confines of eternity. So mote it be.
MRS. CAUDLE'S CURTAIN LECTURES.
Mr.. Caudle has been mace Nason-Lrs. eau
die Indignant and curious.
Now. Mr.. Caudle-Mr. Caudle, say:
oh! You can't be sleep already, know.
Now, whatl mean to say is this there's
no use, none at all, in our having any dis.
turhance about the matter but. at last nv
minds made up, Mr.. CaudIe; | shall leave
you. Either know all you've been do
ing tonight, Or tomorrow morning quit
The house. No, no !; there's an end of the
marriage state, think-an end of all con-
idence between man and wile-if hus-
bands to have secrets and keep 'em all to
himself. Pretty secrets they must be,
IL
fit for any decent person to know, I'm
sure, if that's the case. Now, CaudIe,
don't let us quarrel; there's good soul,
tell me what it's all about? A pack of
nonsense, | dare say; still, should like to
know. There dear. Eli Oh, don't
tell me there's nothing in it; know bet
ter. I'm not fool, Mr.. Caudle; | know
there's good deal in it. Now, Caudle :;
Just tell ne little bit of i. I'm sure I'd
tell you any thing. You know I would.
Well?
'Caudie, you're enough 10 vex saint !
Now. don't You think you're going to
sleep; because you're not. Do you sup
pose I'd ever suffered you to go and be
made a mason, if | didn't suppose | was
10 6noW the secret, too? Not that it's any
thing to know. dare say; and that's why
I'm determined 10 know it.
But | know what it is; Oh yes, there
can be no doubt. The secret is, TO Ill use
poor women; to tyranize DER 'em; to
make 'em your slaves especially your
wives. 1t must be something of the sort
or you wouldn't be ashamed to have il
known. What's right and proper never
need be done in secret. It's an insult 10 q
woman for a man to be free-mason, and
let his wife know nothing Of it. But, poor
soul! she's sure to know il somehov-lor
nice husbands they all make. Yes, yes
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the world than their own wives and famI
lies. I'm sure men have quite enough tt
care ior-thai is. if they act proper y-tc
care for them they have at home. They
can't have much care TO spare for the Worlt
besides.
f And suppose they cali you Brother
Candle! A pretty brother, indeed! Going
aud dressing yourself up in an apron like
a turnpike man--for that's what you looE
like. And | should like to know what til,
J, aprons for? There must be something il
it not very respectable. I'm sure. Well.
emily wish ! was Queen for a day or two
? I'd put an end to lree-masonry, and al
r such trumpery, | know.
Now. come. Caudle; don't let's quar-
} REL Eli! You're not in pain, dear! What
, it all about? Whata are you lying laughin,
there at? But I'm fool to trouble m,
5 head about you.
, And you're not going to let me know
/ the secret. ell? You mean to say So
J YOU re not! Now, Caudie. YOU know it.
: hard matter to put ne III a Nasslon-nc
\ that | care about the secret itself: no,
a wouldn't give button to know it, for it
: all nonsense I'm sure. 1t ism t the secrt
0 care about: it's the slight, Mr.. Caudle
5 it's the studied insult that a man pays t
e his wife, when he thinks Of going throug
: the world keeping something to himse
e which he won't let her know. Man an
It wife one indeed. should like to know no
), that can be whe. mans mason-whe
n he keeps sectat that sets him and h
Y wife apart! Ha. YOU men make the laws
re and so you take good care TO have all the be
- Dem to yourselves otherwise woma
e ought to be allowed divorce when ma
e becomes mason. When he's got so
e Of corner-cupboard in his heart-a seer
IS place IN his mind-that his poor wife is
al allowed to rummage?
r. .Caudle, you sha'n't close your ey'
j. for a week--no, you sha'n't-unle
e, YOU tell me some of it. Come, there's
le good creature; there's love. I'm sur
l. Caudle, | wouldn't refuse you anything
I'd and you know it, or ought TO know it
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