The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-03-15
THE FIFTEENTH LECTURE.


this is to end Though, goodness knows,
needn't ask Hat The end is plain enough.
Out-out-out Every night-every night
I'm sure, men who can't come home at rea
sonable hours have no business with wives;
they have no right to destroy other people,
if they choose to go to destruction themselves.
Ha, lord Oh dear l only hope none of
my girls will ever marry hope they'll none
Of 'em ever be the slave their poor mother is;
they sha'n't if l can help it. What do you
say Nothing? Well, | don't wonder at that,
Mr.. Caudle; you ought to be ashamed to
speak l don't wonder that you can't open
your mouth. Pm only astonshed that at
such hours you have the confidence to knock
at your own door. Though Pm your wife,
must say it, ! do sometimes wonder at your
impudence. What do you say Nothing2
Ha you are an aggravating creature, Caudle;
lying there like the mummy of a man; and
never as much as opening your lips to one
Just as if your own wife wasn't worth answer
ing 1t isn't so when you're out, Pm sure.
Oh, no then you can talk fast enough; here,
there is no getting word from you But
you treat your wife as no other man does
and you know it.
"Out out every night! What? You
hGren't been out this UeeL before? That's nothing
at all to do with it. You might just az well
be out all the week at Once-justl And [
should like to know what could keep you out
till these hours2 Business Oh, yes-I dare
say! Pretty business married man and the
father of a family must have out of doors at
one in the morning. What! shall driye you
mad Oh, no. you haven't feelings enough
to go mad-yOu'd be a better man, Caudle, if
you had. WW / listen to you What's the
user Of course you've some story to put me
off with-yOu can all do that, and laugh at us
afterwards
"NO, Caudle, don't say that. Pm not
always trying to find fault-not |. It's you.
never speak but when there's occasion; and
what in my time Ive put up with, there isn't
anybody in the world that knows. IVW
hear yOW Story2 Oh you may tell it if you
please; go on; only mind, l sha'n't believe
word of it. Pm not such fool as other wo-
men are, | can tell you. There, now-don't
begin to swear-but go on -
-"And that's your story, is it That's
your excuse for the hours you keep! That's
your apology for undermining my health and
running your family What do you think
your children will say of you when they grow
up-going and throwing away your money
upon good-tor-nothing pothouse acquaintance?
He's not a pOthouse acquaintance? Who is he,
then? Come, you haven't told me that; but
know-it's that Prettyman Yes, to be
sure it is Upon my life Well, if I've
hardly patience to lie in the same bed I've
WdulSu d SlIN6T teapot IueSe uN6 years, anu
you must go and throw away as much money
as-what2 You haCea't MroWn it array?
Haven't you Then my names not Marga-
ret, that's all | know.
ga man gets arrested, and because he's
taken from his wife and family, and locked
up, you must go and trouble your head with
it And you must be mixing yourself up
with nasty sheriff's oficers-pah! Pm sure
you're not fit to enter a decent house-and go
to hoi1
settle the business, as you call it A pretty
settlement you'll make of it-marl my words
Yes-and to mend the matter, to finish it
quite you must be one of the bail That any
man who isn't a born fool should do such a
thing for another Do you think anybody
would do as much for your Yes? You say
yes Well, l only wish-just to show that |
am right only wish you were in a condition
to try 'em. | should only like to see you ar
rested. You'd find the difIerence-that you
would.
"What's other peoples affairs to you? If
you were locked up, depend upon it, there's
not soul would come near you. No; it's all
very fine now, when people think there isn't
a chance of your being in trouble-but should
only like to see what they'd say to you if gou
were in a sponging-house. Yes-I should
enjoy that, just to show you that Pm always
right. What do you say YOu think better of
you could afford it; but you're not in means,
know, to think so well of people as all that.
And, of course, they only laugh at you.
'Caudle's an easy fool they cry-I know it
as well as if | heard them-'Caudles an easy
fool; anybody may lead him Yes; anybody
but his own wife;-and she-Of course-is
nobody.
'And now everybody that's arrested will of
course send to you. Yes, Mr.. Caudle, you'll
hQN hanI dc f,,n =, r.
You'll soon know every sponging house and
every sheritfs officer in London. Your bust
ness will have to take care of itself; you'll
have enough to do to run from lawyer to
lawyer after the business of other people
Now, it's no use calling me a dear sOul-not a
bit! No; and | sha'n't put it off till to-
morrow. 1t isn't often l speak, but | ,cW
speak now.
Il wish that Prettyman had been at the
bottom Of the sea befOre-what! II isn't
! Prettyman Ha it's very well for you to say
so; but know it is; it's just like him. He
| looks like a man that's always in debt-that's
always IN a sponging- house. Anybody might
| swear it. | knew it from the very first time
| you brought him here-frOm the very night
he put his nasty, dirty, wet boots on my
bright steel fender. Any woman could see
what the fellow was in a minute. Prettyman!
pretty gentleman, truly, to be robbing your
wife and family!
"Why couldn't you let him stop in the
| sponging -. Now don't call upon Heaven
in that way, and ask me to be quiet, for |
won't. Why couldn't you let him stop therei
! He got himself in; he might have got himself
ont again. And you must keep me awake,
ruin my sleep, my health, and, for what you
care, my peace of mind. Ha! everybody but
you can see how Pm breaking. You can do
! all this while you re talking with set of low
| Ia; A 1ao1 tbi,1- ,f,v
children to go into a lawyers office.
! WAnd then Won must be bail-you must he