The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-03-14
MRS. CEUDLEs CURTAIN LECTURES.
Continued from our last issue.
THE TWELFTH LECTURE.


cocks will be Growing in a minute. Why did
SIT up, then? Because l choose to sit up-but
that's my thanks. No, it's no use of you're
talking, Caudle; never ,cW let the girl sit up
for you, and there's an end. What do you
sayY Why dose she sit up ,vih me, then? That's
quite different matter; you don't suppose
I'm going to sit up alone, do you What do
you say2 What's the use Of tlCo sitting up?
That's my business. No, Caudle, it's no such
thing. | don't sit up because l may have the
pleasure of talking about it, and you're an
ungrateful, unfeeling creature to say so. l sit
up because l choose it; and if you don't come
home all the night long-and t will soon come
to that, I've no doubt-still, I'll never go to
bed, so don't think it.
''Oh yes the time runs away very plea
sanity with you men at the cubs-selfish crea-
lures You can laugh and sing and tell sto-
ries, and never think of the clock; never
think of such person as a wife belonging to
you. It's nothing to you that poor woman's
setting up, and telling the minutes, and seeing
all sorts of things in the fire-and sometimes
thinking something dreadful has happened to
you more fool she to care straw about
you?-this is all nothingl Oh no When
wOmans once married she's a slave-wOrse
than a slave-and must bear it all.
"And what you men can find to talk about
/ can't Think Instead OF a man sitting every
night at home with his wife, and going to bed
at a christian hour-going to club, to meet
a set of people who don't care a button for
him.-it's monstrous What do you say?
You only 90 once lCeek? That's nothing at
all to do with it: you might as will go every
night; and dare say you will soon. But if
you do, you may get in as you can; / won't
sit up for you, can tell you once for all.
"My healths being destroyed night after
night, and-oh, don't say it's only once a
week: L tell you that's nothing to do with it
if You had any eyes you would see how i'll
am but you've no eyes for anybody belong
ing to you: oh no your eyes are for people
out of doors. It's very well for you to call
me foolish aggravating woman should
like to see the woman who'd sit up for you as
/ do. You didn't rant me to sit up? Yes, yes
that S you thanks-that's your gratitude Pm
to ruin my health, and to be abused for it.
Nice principles you've got at the club, Mr..
Caudle
''But there's one comfort-one great COM
fort; it can't last long:-lm sinking-I feel it,
though never say anything about it-but |
know my own feelings, and | say it can't last
long. And then l should like to know who
will sit up for you! Then | should like to
I know how your second wife-what do you say?
s You'll nerer be troubled Uih another. Troubled
indeed! never troubled you, Caudle. No;
it's you who've troubled me; and you know it;
though, like foolish woman, pve borne it all,
and never said word about it. But it can't
last-that's one blessingl
''Oh, if woman could only know what
she'd have to suffer, before she was married.
don't tell me you want to go to sleep! If you
want to go to Sleep You should come home at
proper hours! It's time to get up, for what
! know, now. Shouldn't wonder if you hear
v the milk in five minutes-there's thesparrOws
up already; yes, | say the sparrows; and,
Caudle, you ought to blush to hear them.
q You don't hear 'em Ha you won't hear 'em,
you mean / hear 'em. No, Mr.. Caudle it as
MT the wind whistling in the key-hole; Pm
not quite foolish though you may think so.
j hope | know wind from sparrow
"Ha when think what man you were
before we were married But you're now
another person-quite an altered creature.
But | suppose you're all alke-I dare say,
every poor woman's troubled and put upon,
though should hope not so much as l am.
Indeed / should hope not Going and staying
out, and
"What! You'll hare a key? Will you
Not while Pm alive, Mr.. Caudle. Pm not
going to bed with the door upon, the latch fol
you or the best man breathing. You ,cOn't
hare latch-yOuU haze Chu bb'S lock? Will
you? I'll have no Chubb here, | can tel
YOU. What do you say You'll hare the lock
put on tomorrow? Well, try it; that's all
say, Caude try it. won't let you put me
in passion but all say is-try it.
"a respectable thing, that, for married
man to carry about him-a street-door key
That tells tale, | think. nice thing fol
theVfather of family A key What, to le
yourself in and o6t when you please TC
come in. like thief in the middle of the night
instead of knocking at the door like decen
person! Oh, don't tell me that you only wan
to prevent me sitting up--if choose to sit up
what's that to you Some wives, indeed
would make noise about sitting up, bu
goa'Ce no reason to mplain-goOdness knows
"Well, upon my word, I've lived to hea
something. Carry the street-door key abou
with you I've heard Of such things will
young good-for-nothing bachelors with no
body to care what became of 'em but for
married man to leave his wife and children IL
house with the door upon the latch-don'
talk to me about Chubb, it's all the same
a great deal you must care for us Yes, it,
very well for you to say that you only wan
the key for peace and quietness-what's it t.
you, if like to sit up You've no busines
to complain it can't distress you. Now, it
no use your talking all | say is this Caudle
if you send man to put on any lock here
IN call in a policeman as Pm your married
wife, will
'No. | think when man comes to have tn
street-door key, the sooner he turns bachelo
altogether the better. Pm sure, Caudle,
don't want to be any clog upon you. Now
it's no use your telling me to hold my tongue
for What? gre y0U the headdche, do
No. | don't, Oaudle: it's your club that give
Won the headache it's your smoke, and you
well if ever knew such man IN all M
life there's no saying word to you! 1o
90 out and treat yourself like an emperor-an
come home at twelve at night, or any houl
for what knOw--and then you threaten
have a key, and-and-and -
81 did get to sleep at last" says Caudl'
GGa,,,idst the falling sentences of take childre