Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1845-04-12
Mrs. Csudie's Curtain Lectures.

SIR. CAUDLE JOINS 4 CLUB-"1HE SKYLARKs"
'l'm sure poor woman had better be in her
grave than married, That is, it she can't be-
married to decent man No; don't care 1t
you are tired, shant let you 90 to sleep No.
and won't say what | have to say in the
morning; I'll say it non. It's all very well
for you to come home at what timo you like
its now halcpast twelve, and, expect I'm TO hold
my tongue, and let you 90 to sleep. What
next, | wonder woman had better be sold
for slave at once.
And so you've gone and joined club!-The
Skylorks, indeed! A pretty skylark you'll
make of yourself! But won't stay and be
ruled by YOU No I'm determined on that
IN 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 to keep-nnd that
won; be long, | know.
How any decent man can 90 and spend his
nights in a tavern oh, yes, Mr.. Caudle; dare
say you do for rational conversation. | should
like to know how many of you would care for
wha, you call rational conversation, if you had
it without your filthy brandy y-and.water yes,
and your more filthy tobacco smoke. I'm
sure the last time you came home, had the
headache for week Bu, know who it is
who's taking you to destruction. It's that
brute, Prei'yuan. He has broken his own
poor w'es heart, and now he wants to--but
don't you think il, Mr.. Caud'c I'll not have
J 8 ;,.l 4 cJ b, ba
! that ever trod. Oh, yes | know you don't
care su long ms you can appear well to all the
world-but the world little thinks how you be-
| have TO me. 1t shall know it though-that I'm
| determined.
How any man can leave his own happy fire.
side to 90 and sit, and smoke. and drink, and
talk with people who wouldn't one Of them lift
a finger to save him from hanging-how any
man can leave his wife-nnd good wife too
though say it-tor parcel of pot companions
oh, it's disgraceiul, Mr.. Caude lis uneel
ing. No man who has tho least love for his
wife could do il,
And suppose this is TO be the case every
Saturday But know what I'll do. ] know
ills no use, Mr.. CauGe, your calling me i
good creature I'm not such fool as to be
coaxed in that way. No; you want to &C
to sleep, YOU should come home in Christian
time, not at half past twelve. There was q
tine when you were as regular at your fireside
as kettle. That was when you were decent
man, and didn't 90 with Heaven knows who
drinking aud smoking, and making what yot
think your Jokes. | never heard any gooC
come 10 a man who cared about jokes. No re
sp,cJablc tradc,man does. Bat know wha
I'll do; III scare away your Skylarks. Th
house sells liquor after twelve Of Saturlo,
night and if dcn't write to the magistrate
ard have the icen,e taken away, I'm no
lyinr IN this bed this night Yes, YOU ma
call me foolish woman; but no Mr.. Caudlc
NJ its ynu who the foolish man; or wors
Than foolish man, youGe-a wicked one.
you were to die to morrow-and the peop
who 20 to public houses do all they can to short
en- their lvcs-l should like to know who woul,
write upon yonr tombstone, a tender husban
and IN a!acrlonate father Ia have n
such 'asehoods told Of YOU can assure you.
.Gninr and spending your money, and-non
; sense don't tell me-no. if YOU were To TEL
times swear II, | wouldn't believe that you on
" span, er yhteen pence on a Saturday Yo
cant be all those hours and only spend eightee
pence know better. I'm not quite foo