Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1845-05-02

""' 81 oo' Gnu MAKE youfseIf very pleasant.
| da'e say. Don't tell me; hear what nice
companion Mr.. Caude is: what good-tem-
Pefed person. Ha! only wish people could
men. They can keep all their good temper
for out-of-doors-their wives ne yer see any Of
1t. Oh dear! I'm sure don't know who'd be
poor woman!
'Now, Caudie, I'm not in an i'll temper: not
at all. know ] used to be fool when we were
trst married. fused to worry and fret myself
to death when you wen. out; but I've cot over
that. l wouldn't put myself out of the way
now for the best man that ever trod, For
what thanks does poor woman get! None
at all. No: IFS those who don't care for their
families, who are the best thought Of only
wish | could bring myself not to care for
mine.
sand why couldn't yen say, like man,
you were going to Gree .v1ich Fair when you
went ont! It's no use You're saving that. Mr..
Caudle: don't tell me that you did mt think of
going you'd made your mind up to it, and
yon know 1t. Pretty games you've had, no
doubt should like 10 have been behind
you, that's all. A man at your time of life!
"And l, OF course, | never want to 90 out.
Oh no! may stay at home with the cat.-
OIL couldn't think Of taking your wife and
children, like any other Gecent man, 10 fair.
Oh no; you never care to be seen with us. Pm
sure. many people don't know you're married:
how can they! Your wife's never seen with
you. Oh no: anybody but those belonging to
you!
"GIeenwich Fair, indeed Ies,-and of
course you went up and down the hill, running
and racing with no body knows who. Don't
| tell me; know what you are when you're out.
You don't suppose, MIR. CaudIe, I've forgot
ten that pink bonnet do you? No: / won't
hold my tongue, and I'm not foolish woman.
It's no matter, sir, if the pink bonnet was fit
ty years ago--it's all the same for that. No:
and if live for fifty years to come, 1 never
will leave off talking off it. You ought TO be
ashamed of yourself, Mr.. Caudle. Ha! few
| wives would have been what I've been to
you. | only wish my time was to 60 over a.
gain, that's all; wouldn't be the fool have
| been.
"Going to fair! and suppose you had
your fortune told by the gypsies! You needn't
have wasted your money. Pm sure | can tell
you your fortune, MIR. Caudle. And it would
be no matter-none at all-if your wife and
children dion suffer with you.
land you must 60 riding upon donkeys-
you dld'n go riding upon donkeys! Yes; it's
very we'll for You to say SO but ! dare say
you did. tell you, Caudle, l know wha.
you are when you're out. l wouldn't trus,
any Of you-you, especially, CaudIe.
"Then you must 20 in the thick Of the fair,
and have the girls scratching your coat with
rattles! You couldn't help it, if they did
scratch your coat! Don't tell me; people dom,
scratch coats unless they're encouraged to dc
it. And you must 90 in swing, too. You
did'n. 90 in swing? And I'm foolish wo
man to think so, am 1! Well, if you didn't
it was no fault Of yours you wished to 60
I've no doubt.
And then you must go into the shows!-
to show. What Of it, Mr.. Caudle! 4 gooC
deal of i: sir. Nice crowding and squeezing
in those shows, know. Pretty places! Ane
you married man and the father of family
No, won't hold my tongue. It's very vel
, for you to threaten to get up. You're to q
20 Greenwich Fair, and race up and down tn
: hill, and play at kiss in the ring. Pah! IT,
! disgusting, Mr.. Caudle. Oh, | dare say yo,
did play at it; if you didn't, you'd have liked
r and that's inst as bad; and you can go into tn
t swings, and shows, and roundabouts. If
: was you, l should hide my head under tn
e clothes, and be ashamed Of myself.
= "And what is most selfsh-most mean Q
j. you, Caud!e-you can 90 and enjoy Yourself
II and never so much as bring home to the chill
Y dren gingerbread-nut. Don't tell me tina
/ your pocket was picked Of pound of nuts!-
l Nice company you must have been in to hav
h your pocket picked.
3 but dare say shall hear all about it ID
: morrow. I've no doubt, sir. you were dar
] cling at the Crown-and-Anchor. should lik
h to have seen you. No: I'm not making my
It self ridiculous. It's you that's making you
:, self ridiculous; and every body that know
It you says so. Everybody knows what hav
d to put up with from you.
e ''Going to fair. indeed! At your time ---
y "Here," says Caudle, IL dozed off. hea
|, ing confusedly the words-hiIl-gypsies-
p rattles-roundabout bonnet
NUTS
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