Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-02-08
Selection from Mrs. Candies Cur
nshL-nt, tain Lectures. III III.

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Mr. CRudIe has Lent an Acquafntance
The Family ,Umbrella--Mrs. Camdle
Lectures Thereon. Ilsls9W 10 eEH
That's the third umbrella gone since
Christmas. What were you to do? why,
let.him, go bomein the rain, to be sure. Pm
very certain there was nothing about him
thatic0nld spoil, Take cold, indeed |! He
doesn't look like one of the sort to take
cold. Besides, he'd better taken cold than
taken our only umbrella. Do. youhear the
rain, Mr.. aCaudle? i say doyou hear the
rain? And, as I'm alive, III IL isn't Saint
Swfthin,s dayt Do you hear it against the
wiDdOws? Nonsense; you don't impose
onme. You can't be asleep with such a
shower as that! Do oyouhearit it, / say? Oh,
you do,hearit!, Well that's a pretty flood,
Ithink,to last for six weeks; and no stirring
all the time out of the house. Pooh! don't
think me a fool, Mr.. Candle. Don't insult
me. he, return the, umbrella Anybody
would think You were born yesterday. AS
ifnDFbody1 ever did return an umbrelal I
Therer-do you hear it9 Worse and wersel
Cat and dogs, and for six weeks--always
six weeks. And no umbrella!
IshoiIId like 10 know how the children
are 70 90 to school tomorrow. They shan't
90 through such weather, I'm determined.
No; they shall stop at home and never
learn anything--thel blessed creatures -
sooner than go and get wet. And when
they grow up, wonder who they'll lIhayeto
thank for knowing nothing who, indeed,
but their father 2 People who can't feel for
their children ought never TO befathers. -
ButI know why you lent the umbrella.
on, yes; Know very well. / was going
out to tea atdear mothers o-mOrrow ;,you
knew that; and you did it on purpose.
DOn'ttelI me; you hate me. to go there, and
take every mean advantage to hinder me.
But don't you think IL, Mr.. Caudle.E No,
sir; II It comes down in bucketsfuI, III 20
all the more. No; and dIwon't have cab
Where do you think the moneys to come
from 2, You've got nice high notions at
that club Of youfsI "A cab. indeedl Cost
me sixteenpenee at least st-sixteenpence-
two and -eightpeDce, for there's back agiani
Cabs, indeed Should ike to know who's
to pay for EN- Z I can't pay for 'em and
I'm sure you can't, ifjyOu 90 on as yoIi.do;
throwing away your property and beggar-
ing your hildrenTzbVy ing umbrellas!
DO you hear the rain, Mt. Candle? l
say, do you hear it? But don't care-Tll
90 no imOther's7 7t0lm0rrow,,I i will Z and
what's more Ill walk every step Of the
way--and you know that will give me my
death. Don'tcall me a foolish woman-it's
you that's the, foolish nan.1 You know 1
can't wear clogs, and with no Umbrella,
the,wet,s sure 70 give me Q cold-rit always
does. But what do you care for that
Nothing at all tmay be laid upffor all
yOucare as dare say shallTand apretty
doctors bin there n be. II hope there Will
II will teach you TO lend your umbrella
AGAIN. FsIiouidn't wonder ii fca1git INV
death; yes; and that's what you lent the
umbrella for y OF eoursel4yua vR4nas1
Nice cIothes 81 shall get too, trapesing
through weather like this. NY gown and
bonnet will be spoilt quite. NeednipI wear
'em ,theg HIndeedO Mr.. Caudle, l shall
wear 'em. No, sir, Pm- going out
doMdyt0 please you or ailybOdy else Graz
ciOns knoWsi 'it isn't often that i step over
the threshold; Indeed, might as well be a
slave at once-bettBr, should say. But
when / gOOuE, Mr., Caudle, choose TO go
as alady. 0hi that rain-if -ifitisn'tenough
TO break In the windows, y,sryrga wg !
D&htlI do look foRWard with dread for
Tomorrow, How iamstO go, to mothers,
I'm sure ] can't tell. But If die I'll do
it. No. sir, / won't borrow an. umbrella
No; aud you shan't buy one, Now, Nh
Casfdl6, only listen to thisa ifyou bring
home saRpther umbrella, In throw IL ia the
strcetS u II havemy own umbrella, or none
atalla aoll yaa ejAie b9ai2is;sA saf 'io eA 2iid
Hal and 1t was, only last week / had a
new nozzle put to chat umbrella. I'm sure
IL ia have k0oWn as much ab { dOIR6ws it
might have gone without one fQrme. Pay
ing for new hozzles, for other people TO
laugh at You, Oh, it's all very well loryou,
Won can 10 To sleep. You've no Thought Of
your poor patient wife and yourOwn dear
children. You think Of nothing bat lend
ing nmbrellasl ,,aln IA, ooaa'la s,sss \.
Mem, Indeed I774 Call themselves. lords Of
creation ~ Pretty lorlsilwhen they can't
eve,2 take care Of hq umbrella. I Asi.ssa
kne@ that MalA t9shofroRu VIII be the
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