The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-08-07
Mrs. Candles Curtain Lectures.
CAupLE CoMns HOME IN TIRE EVENING,
AS MRs CAuDLE HAS "JUsr STEPPED
OUT, SHOPPING" OK HER RETURN, AT
TEN, CAUpLk REMoNsTRArEs.

black slave, and not a wife I'm sure,
Id better been born negro At once
much better. What's the mat tier, nov ?
Well, | like that. Upon my life, Mr..
Caudle, that's very cool. | can't leave
the house just to buy yard Of riband,
but YOU storm enough to carry The root
off. You didn't storm you only spoke
Spoke, indeed No. sir: I've not such
s"pertine feelrngs; ard | don't cry out
before I'm hurt. Blu. YOU ought to have
married woman Of stone, for you feel
for nobody: that is, for nobody in your
own house. ONLY wish you'd show some
of your humanity at home, il ever so little
that's AL.
"Wha, do YOU savi Where's ma feel
'ng', to 90 a shopping at night2 When
would you have me g"f In the broilinv
sun, making my face Ike eipsv'si I
do"'t See anything to laugh at, Mr.. eau
die; but you think Of snytody's face be
fore yonr wifs's. Oh, that's plain enough;
and all the world can see it. dare say,
now, ift was Mss Prettvmsu's face
now, now, Mr. Caudle Wha, ave you
throwing yourself about fori / suppose
Miss Prettyman isn't so wonderful per
'on lh"t she isn't TO be named 7 sup
p"se she's flesh and blood. Whstf-
You don't kno,o Ia! l don'l know
that.
"Wkat. Mr. Caudle2 You'll have a
separate eroom-youW not be tornented in
thus mdnnsr 2 No, YOU won't sr-not
while I'm alive. A separate room -
Aud you call Yourself n reli .ious man,
M. Csudle. I'll ~dvise you to take down
the PRAYER Book. and read over the Mar.
r'aee Service. A separate room, indeed {!
C~ud'e. you're getting quite a hss,hen.
A separate room! Well, the servants
would talk then But no: no man
not the hest that ever rod, G udle-
should ever make me look so contempt
bic.
Il sknnt go to sleep; and you oueb,
to know me better than 10 ask me TO hold
INV tongue. Because you come home
~hen I've just stepped out to do little
shopping, you're worse than fury. I
should like TO know how many hours |
sit mp for youi What do you say -
Nobody pdnts me TO sat up? Ha! that,
like The gratitude of men just like 'em
But poor woman can't leave the house,
that ~ha'i Why can't go at reason.
abte hoursI Reasonable! What do you
call eight o'clo,xi III went out at eleven
and twelve. as you come home, then you
might tax but seven or eight O'clock
why it's the cool OF the evening; the
incest time TO enjsy q wax and. as
say. do little bit Of shopping. Oh yes.
Mr.. Ca"dlr, / do think of the people that
are kept in :hs shops just as much as you
bu. that's nothing At ~Il to do with it,
know what you'd have You'd have
all those Young men let away early from
the counter TO improve what YOU please 10
cal their minds. Pretty notions you pic K
up among set Of free thinkers, and |
don't know what! When was girl,
people never talked Of minds-int.llect,
I kaI 4
fangled thing, jus, come up; and the
sooner il goes out. the better.
Don't tell me What arc shops for,
il they're no, to be open late ard early
tool And what ara sbopmen, il they're
not sIways to attend upon their customers
People pay for what they have. l suppose
and amt to be told when they shall
come and lsv their money out, and wh en-
they shan'ti Thank goodnessl il one
shop shuts. another keeps open; and !
always think il duty owe to myself u
90 to the shop that's open last; its the
only way TO punish the shop keepers thai
are idle. and give themselves airs abou,
early hours.
Besides, there's some things I like tc
buy best at candle light Oh, d"n'ttall
to me about humanity Humanity. in
deed. Tor a pack OF tall, strspping young
fsIlo~s-soms Of 'em big enough to b,
shown for giants! And what have ibey
to dot Why nothing. but to stand be
hind counter, and talk oivility Yes.
know your uo,ioos; you say that every
body works too much: know that
You'd have all the world do nothing hsl
iis time but twiddIs its thumbs, or walk
10 the pa.ss. or go to picture galleries,
and museums. aud such nonsense. Very
Zoe, indeed bu,, thank goodness the