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 Bahi That's the third umbrella gone since Christmas. What were you to dol Why. leg him go home in the ram to be sure. I'm very cer- | tain there was nothing about hnR that could spoil. Take cold, indeed! He doSen't look like one of ] the sort to take cold. Besides. he'd better have taken cold than our umbrella. Do you hear ihe | rain? And, as Pm alive, if t isn't Saint Sw,- | thin's dayl Do you hear 1t against the windowsl ! Nonsense; you don't impose upon me. You can 1 be asleep with such a shower as that! Do yoA 1 hear it, say Oh, you do hear it Well, that's pretty food l think t0 last for six weeks; and no stirring all the time out of the house. Pooh! Don't think me IooN Mir CaudIe. Don't insult 1 me. He returned the umbrellal Anybody would think you were born yesterday. There-do you hear itP Worse and worsel Cats and dogs, and for six weeks--always SIX weeks. And no unl- brclla
 s'I should like to know how the children are 10 get 10 school tomorrow. They Shant go through such weather Pm determined. No they shall stop at home, and never learn anything--the bless ed cfeaturest--sooner than go and get wet And when they grow up, wonder who they'll have To thank for knowing nothing-who ineleed, bat their fatherl People who can't feel for theiT own ehtl- dren ought never to be fathers.
 "But know why you lent the umbrella Oh, yes know very well. was going out 10 tea at dear mothers to-morow--you knew that; and yoa Glu II on purpose. lJpf ltii NOu HdIE go there, and take every mean advantage to hn- der me. But don't you think 1t, Mir. Csudle. No, SIT; If 1t comes down m buckets full, I'll go all the more. No: and won't have cab Where do you think the moneys to come ffoml You've got nice high notions al that club ot yourst cab indeed! Cost me Sixteenpence at least--snteen- pencel-two and elghtpeuce, for there's back a gain Cabs indeed! i should like to know who's i to pay for emi can't pay for 'em; and I'm sure 1 you can't, if you go on as you do throwing away l your property, and begganng your ehildren--buy- | ing umbrellas!
 ! " Do you hear the rain, MT. Caude' Isay, do you hear it} But don't care--Til go to mothers l to- morrow: I will; and what's more i'll walk every step of the way-and you know that wlii give me my death. Don't call me foolish woman tits you that's the foolish man. You know can't wear clogs; and with no umbrella, that's sure to give me coid-it always does. But what do you care for that? Nothing at all. may be ! laid up for what you care, as I daresay shall and pretty doctors bill therell be. hope there will IL will teach you to lend your umbrellas again. l shouldn't wonder if l caught my death 1 yes: and that's what you lent the umbrella for Of course.
 "Niee clothes shall get too, trapesing through
 weather like this My gown and bonnet will be spoIlt s"ite. Need nt wear them, thenl Indeed MT. Caudle, l shall wear No, sir, Pm not going out a dowdy to please you or anybody else Gracious knows 1t inst often that step oyer the
 threshoId; indeed. l might as we'll he q slave al once,--betier, should say. Bat when do go out Mir Caudle. choose 10 so as a lady. 0h!
 that rain--f 1t isn't enough to break in the win dows.
 ''Ughi do look forward with dread for to-mor-
 TOW. How 1 am to go to mothers Pm sure l can't tell But if I die I'll do it. No, sir; Iwon't bor
 row umbrella. No; and you shan't buy one. ] { With great emphasis Mir. raudie If you bring
 home another umbrella, Pll throw 1t in the street. ! IsIl havs In orr af all
 [" Ha and IL was only last week had a new
 nozle put 10 that umbrella. I'm sure fl I'd have 1 know as much as do now, Il nigh. have gone
 without one for me Paying for new nozles for other people to laugh al you. Oh, it's all very
 well for you-you can go to sleep. You've no ! thought oi your poor patient wife, and your own dear children. You think of nothing but lending l umbrelasi
 "Men, indeed-Can themselves lords of the
 creation l--pretty lords when they cant take care
 of an umbrella
 "I know that walk to morrow will be the death ! of me. But that's what you want--then you may 1 go to your club. and do as you hke-and then.
 nicely my pour dear children will be used--but then, SIT, then you'll be happy. On, don't tell mei
 1 know you will. Else you'd never have lent the ! umbrella
 ! You have to 20 on Thursday about that sum ! mons and, of coarse, you can't go. No. indeed, you don't go without the umbrella You may lose ! the debt for whasI care--lt won't be se much as spelling your cothes-betteT lose it people de- serve to lose debts who lose umbrellas
 "And l should like to know how I'm to go to
 mothers without the umbyellai On, don't tell me
 that said would go--thats nothing to do with
 it. nothing al all. She'll think Fm negieetAg her,
 and the httle money we were to have, we shan't 1 have al ail-because we've no umbrella The children, tool Dear things They'll be { soppng wet for they shan-t stop al home--they shant lose their learning; it's ali then father will
 leave en, Pm sure. But they shall % to SC hool.
 Don tell lie 1 sad they shouldn't: you are so az grayating. Caudie; you'd spoil the temper of an angel. They shall go toschool mark that. And
 II they get their deaths of cold, it's not my fault { -i dldnt lend the umbrella"
 " Here" says CaVdie In his Ms, " fell asleep.
 ard dfrart that tire sky was taFaea into rteet cal i world reyolved under d tremendous umbrella r'