Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-06-04
Mas. CAUDLE,s cURTAIN LEcrUREs.
Mr.. Cdud1e has rentured to insinuats that
Mrs. Caudle better not run abroad so
much. Mrs. CnudLe fares nm


Mr.. CdudTe has rentured to insinuats that
Mrs. Caudle better not run abroad so
much. Mrs. CaudIe fares up
"Mr. Caudle, it would try the patience
Of a saint. Go abroad too muchl you
might well say that, if staid out with the
Skylarks, or other precious fellows, tai
midnight, spending more than | earned
But it is just so, always, with poor woman. |
She must be slave, and found fault with
besides. When am dead, MIR. CaudIe,
and shant live long-when | am dead,
you unfeeling man, then you will have this
10 reflect upon. Don't tell we you'd be
sorry to have me die! | don't believe it.
You would be glad, know you would
Then you could marry some flirt of girl,
who would not bear with your errors, as
| have. Don't tell me Pm good girl, and
you love me. You act as though you do.
Once you did. Then | was your dear
Margaret, your honey, your sweet love.
Now you tumble into bed at any time of
night, and If just venture to say don't
like ii, you 60 to sleep before finish the
sentence, you do. Caudle, you're a wretch;
and if ever catch you marrying any of
these iaunty things about town to be moth
er TO my children, IN haunt the house MI
she leaves it. What? you don't mean 10
marry a second timei Don't tell me that,
you unfeeling man. 1t is just as much as
TO say lead you such life that you dare
not. Don't say TO me you wont marry a
gain. Have you no regard for your fami-
ly; for my tender children, that viii be
moiherless and almost fatherless-for I'm
sure its seldom the sweet things VIII see
you. Caudle, if you don't marry again
when Pm dead-if you don't provide q
mothe: for my darlings, I'll haunt you til
You die-I will as Pm prudent Christian.
"Whatl do you say you'll marry agaIr
before | die, if it will please mel You
wicked man! shouldn't wonder if YOU
were 90 fall out of bed. | am afraid lC
sleep with you, for fear we shall be swal-
Iowa3up. What are you doing, Mr.. eau.
die? lEelting out Of bedl Don't tell me it:
10 rell2ve my fearsl us no such thing.
y --s.s s.sa-- a. s--.rs.sr,
Don't Ne Ounce, sir! Get inia bed again
.. wont I've with you another day III
60 home TO mothers, and pine in solitude;
and die victim to your treatment. Once
il was not so. You used to say, my dear
Mrs. Caudle, fear you shut yourself up
too much at home, you will bring on a de-
cline and early death, and then what vii
your devoted Caudle do! He will pine
and die, too. Go abroad, my dear, you
would say, and lei the heaIthful breezes
kiss that lovely cheek. Now, because
venture cut only four or five DAYS in q
week you call me 'gadder about Pre-
cious good care you take not to 60 with me
"What arc you tossing about in sha
way for, Mr. Caudle. don't wonder you
are in pain. lie your conscience isn't made
of alabaster, il must burn you. Don't tel
me you want to 60 to sleepi DON'T you
suppose want to 60 10 sleep too2 But
can't sleep-such treatment takes away
my appetite. 1t makes me wish | was al
| Arabian savage on the deserts of Ameri
ca, wandering about in the tropical eli
mates of the north, rather than be th'
wife of so unfeeling a man.
"And so you won't marry again 4
please me! You shall marry again. Nj,
children shall have a mother as long a
they live--and she shall be good mothe
to them! None of your foolish chits VIII
think they know more than their parents
| I'll tell you who you shall marry. A pru
dent, respectable aged woman, that VII
have bright eye to your fooleries.--an
not be SO weak. and forgiving, and kind q
have been. You shall marry, MIR. eau
dle--You shall MARTY the widow
Here, says Caudle's Manuscript, m
, wife dropped of, and was spared tn
pain of hearing the name of some ant
quated lady as my selected second wife
Never was | more unfeignedly thankfI
for any sleep than was for this.
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