The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1864-01-14
MRS. CAUDLES
iURTAIN LECTUREg.
NUMBER TEN.
tandle has lent an acquaintance the
lsaRily Umbreiia Mrs. Caudie lee.

DAIl that's the third umbrella gone since
DChristmas. What we're you to do p
Why let him 60 home in the rain, to be sure.
I'm very certain there was nothing about
him that could spoil Take cold, indeed -
he doesn't look like one of the sort to take
cod. Besides, he'd have betterAaken cold
than take our only umbrella. Do you hear
the rain, Mr.. Caudle? / say, do you hear
the rain? Aud as I'm alive, iii isn't Saint
Swithin's day. Do you hear il against the
windowsH Nonsense, you don't impose upl
on me- You can't be asleep with such
shower rs that! Do you hear it, | say?-
Oh, you do hear ii Well, that's a pretty
food, ! think, to last for siA weeks, and no
stirring all the time out ofthe house Pooh!
don't think me fool, Mr. CaudIe. Don't
insult me. He return the umbrellal Any
body would think Jon were born yesterday
As if any body ever did p turn a umbrella
There-do you hear it? Worse and worse.
Cats and dogs, and for six weeks-always
six weeks. And ro umbrella2
should like to know how the child rem
ar" to go to school. TO morrow? They shan't
20 through such W, ather, I'm determined =
No; they shall stop at homeand never learn
anything, Il blessed creatures!- soonert than
60 and get vet And when they grow up, |
wonder who they have 10 thank for know.
ing nOthing--who, indeed, but their fa,her3
People who cant feel for their own chill
o y, ousl never to be fathers
| But Itknow why you lent the umbrella
Oh, yes; know very wefl. Iwas going out
to tea at dear mothers tomorrow: you
knew that; and you did it on purpose Dou't
tell me; you hate me TO 60 there, and take
every mean advantage to hinder me. But
don you think it, Mr.. Candle No, sir;
ifit cores down IN buckets full, I'll 60 all
the more No: and / won't have q cab!--
Where do you think the moneys to come
from? You've got nice high notions at that
club of voursl A cab, indeodl Cost me
sixteenpence, at least-sixtaenpencel two
and,eightpenee, fer there's back againl l
can't pay for EN-; and l'm~suie you can't, il
you go on aS ysu do; throwing away your
property, and beggaring your children, buy
ing umbrelas
Do you hear the rain, Mr.. Caudle? saw
do you hear it2 But don't care--Tll 20 Ia
mothers tomorrow l will; and whats
more I'll walk every step Of tie way and
you know that will give me my Death
Don't call ne foolish woman, it's you
that's the foolish man. You know CAM
: wear clogs and with no umbrella, the vet
aure to give me cold-it always does.-
But what do you care for that? No'ling a
all. ! may he laid up for what you care, al
dare say shall; and pretty doctor 8 bill
there'l be. l hope there will! 1t will teacl
You to lend your umbrellas again.
shouldn't wonder if caught my death; yes
and that's what you lent the un brells f
OF course.
Nice clothes, l shall. get too, trapesine
through weather like this. Ny gown ant
bonnet will be spoilt quite. Needn't veal
'em th'nt Indeed, Mr., Caudle; shall veal
EN-. No, sir, I'm not going out dowdy t
please you or anybody else. Gracious
knowsl 1t isn't often that step over tht
threshold. indeed, / might as well be 1
; slave at once, better / should say, Blu
when do go out, Mr.. CaudIe, choose to g
as lady. Oh! that rain-it it isn't enougl
20 break in the windows. i~-
Ughl do look forward with dread fol
tomorrow Bat i'll die, I'll do it. No
sir, won't borrow an umbrella. No; anC
you shan't buy one. with great empha is.
Mr.. Caudle, ifyOu bring home another un
brella, I'll throw it into the street. III
have my own umbrella, or none at ell.
Ha! and it was only last week l had .
new nozzle put to that umbrella. I'm sur,
ifTd known as much as do, now, it woulC
havegone without one iorme. Paying for new
nozzle', for other people to laugh at you
Oh, it's all very we'll for you, You can SO tc
sleep. You've no thought Of your poor pa
tient wife and your own dear children
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