Mobile register and journal., 1845-04-05
MRS. CAUDLE's CURTAIN LECTURES.

Mr.. Cdudie mas lent tre pounds 10 a frtHd.
"G on ought TO be very rich MIR. Caudle | won
der who'd lend YOU five pounds! But 50 it is. wiie
may work and may slave! Ha, dear! the many
things that might have been done with FIVE pounds
As If people cked up money III the street, But you
always we're fool, Mr.. Cauile! I've wanted hlac k
satin gown these three years, aud five pounds would
have pretty well bought it. But It's no matter how
go-not at all. Every body says | don't dress as
becomes your wiie-and knnw il but what's II al
to you, Caudlel Nothing. Oh no! you can have
fine feelings for every body but those belonging you
] wish people knew YOU AS do-thats all. You
like to be called liberal and your family pays for il.
"All the girls want bonn' is and when they RE to
get 'em can't tell. Half five pounds would have
bought 'em-but now they must go without. Oh
course they belong 10 You; a,'d any body but your
flesh and blood, MIR. Caudle.
'rhe called for the water rate to-day; but
would like TO know how people are to pay taxes who
throw away five pounds TO every fellow that asks
them.
"Pcrhaps you don't know that Jack, this rning
Knocked his shuttle cock through the bedroom win
dow. | going send for IA gL,zier 10 mend il !;
but after you lent the five pounds was sure we
couldn't afford Oh no! The window must go as il
ia aud pretty weather for dear child To sleep with
a broken window. He's got IA cold already on his
lungs, and shouldn't at all wonder II thai broken
window settled him-if the dear boy dies, his dea h
will be upon his fathers head; for am sure we
can't now pay to mend windows. We might though
and good many other things, il people didn't throw
away their five pounds
"Next TUESDAY, the fire insurance is due should
like to know how IFS TO he paid. Why, il cau't be
paid at all The five pounds would have just done il
and now, insurance is cut of the question Aud
there never were many fires as there are now
shall never close my eyes all night-but what's thu I
to you, SO people call you liberal Mr. Caudle? Your
wife md children burnt alive in their beds-as all If
us 10 certainty shall be, for the insurance drop.
And after we've insured for so many ,earsl BIZ, how
I should like TO know, are peopIe 10 insure VIM
J..I Il -g.l-. r
81 did think we might go to Mareate hi, sum-
mer. There's Door little Caroline Pm .ure she
wants the sea- But no. dear creaturei she must ct. -
al home-,he'll 20 into consumnt;, n ,,ers M Inn,,
of that; yes-dear little ,ngel-I',e mad. M M,
mind to lose her now The chi,I ,,;ab, hn,a ~
away their five pounds, too.
II wonder where poor little Cherub is, While
YOU we're lending that five pounds The dng ran, mn,
Of the shop You knuw never lie, il gn ;n,,, Tho
street, for fear i, should be but NV some mad doc
and come home and bite all the Children I, ,uIIs,
now at all as,onish ne if The animal ,.,s ~, n','
hack with the hydrophobia and giva i, =, u IT,
f,mily However, what's your family w, '' NV.
chi a, the liberal creaiure with H.. sou,t =" w"
10 Won hear the .bu,,er -,,,,, ,,a hl'Y S'','
frol Yes-J knoy what il wants "a Iii - w "'u
wints "A new fastening | was po,ny IN send for ,h'
blacl smith Ia dav Rnt nov i, 81 ou, or ,h a,; w."
now II must bang of nights. since Won have ,hrn,,,
away five Mounds ''
Swell ,hinus have Gam. IN , ,,r,, ,., TIL;
il the first night cver made M, n,. r r., ta
without pickles Bit wbo il IN af,rd r;nLIos ,vhaa
folks are ALWAYS iend;,o 6ya ,onnd9 T'o"N'' "'e''
.sAh! there's the SCOT Ealing dn,xn tho oh,oo.,,
IF hate The smell oC an, ,t's 'e n"'l"e!.
And Won know il Inn, ab' as, t'o s''e'' VI s'"';
S,ypep the chimney Yas MY 'se !" yo"
s,,sAn the cbimney-hu hou an I;y ""e " 'ay
sw,en.-ho,y are ,bev IN Ina ';d e. II"''"neys !" W.
d"n,, take care of their 1--WE unua ~. ny pF"Pc WHO
10 WI, hear The mice rnnninm t.,