Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1845-04-17

to know who would write upon your tomb
stone, ga tender husband and an afleciionate
father" l-Td have no such falschoods told
! OF you, eau assure you.
"Golng and spending your money, and
nonsense, don't tell memo, if you were 20
ten times swear ii, wouldn't believe that you
only spent eighteen pence on Saturday.
You can't be all those hours, and only spend
eighteen-Pence. know better; Pm notquite
fool, MIR. Caudle. A great deal you could
have Tor e'ghteen-pence. And all the Club
married men and fathers of families. The
more shame for 'em !-Skylark indeed They
should cali themselves Vultures, for they can
only do as .iaey always do by robbing their
innocent wives and children. Eghteen-pence
week Aud if it was oaly that--do you
know wksi iniy-two eighteen pences come 10
IN year, you ever think OF that and see
the gowns JN EAR! Pm sure can't, out of
the house money, buy myself pincussion !;
though I've wanted one these six months.-
No, not SO much as ball Of cotton. But
what do you care, SO you can get your BRAN
dy and water! There's the girls, too--,he
things they want1 They're never dressed
like other peoples children. But it's all The
same TO their father Oh yesi So he can
go with his Skylarks, they may wear sack
cloth for pinalores and pack thread for gar
tiers.
"You'd better not let that Mr.. Prettyman
come here, that's all or, rather, you'd better
bring him once. Yes, ! should like to see
him. He wouldn't forget it, A man who,
may say, lives and moves only in spittoon.
man who has pipe in his mouth as con-
slant as his front teeth. sort of tavern
king with lot of fools, like you TO laugh
at what he thinks his jokes, aud give him con-
sequence. Oh, MIR. Caudle,-no, it is no use
your telling me to go to sleep, for | WON'T
Go TO sleep, indeed! Pm sure it's almost time
TO get up. hardly know what's the use of
coming to bed at all, now.
"The Skylarks, indeed! suppose you'll
be buying Little Warber,' and at your time
of life be trying 10 sing. The peacocks will
sing next. pretty name you'll get i'll the
neighborhood, and in very lille time. nice
face you'll have. Your nose is getting rcdder
already and you've just one of the noses Ii
quor always flies TO. You don't see IFS red
No. dare say not--but see il; | see
great many things you don't. And SO you'll
go on. In little time, with your brandy
nd-water-don't tell me that you only take
two small glasses know what mems two
small glasses are /: in little time you'll have
a lace all over as if it was made Of red current
Jam. And should like to know who's to
endure you then I? WON'T so don't think it.
DonI come TO me.
"Nice habits men learn at clubs! There's
Joskins: he was decent creature once, and
now Pm told he has more than once boxed
his wile's ears. He's Skylark, too. And
suppose some day, you'll be trying to box my
ears? Don'r attempt it. Mr.. Caude; say
don't attempt il. Yes--it's all very well for
you 10 say you don't mean to-but only say
again, don't attempt it. You'd rue it till the
day of your death, Mr.. Caudle.
"Going and sitting for four hours at Il tav-
ern! What men, unless they had their wives
with them, can find 10 talk about. can't
think. No good of course.
Eighteen-pence a week-and drinking
brandy and-wa,er, enough to swim boat
And smoking like the funnel Of a steamship !
And don't afford myself so much as piece
of tape: It's brutal, Mr. Caudle, vc-ve-vcry
bru--tain
And, says note in the MS. by Mr.. Cau-
die, there, thank heaven! yawning, she fell
TO sleep."-Punch.