Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-04-18
MRS. cAUpLR,s CURTAIN LECTURES.
Csudle, Whilst Watkins with bis Wife,
Has been Bowed TO By = Younger a
Rvep pretfier Woman than Mrs. Cnudle.

MRS. CAUDLR'S CURTAIN LECTURES
Caudle, Whilst Watkins with his Wife,
Has been Bowed TO By = founger
Even Prcttier Woman than Mrs Caudle'
aft I'm not to leave the house with
u being insulted, Mr.. Caudle, 1 had
better stay indoors all my life.
"Whatl Don't tell me to let you
have one nights restl wonder at your
impudence? It's mighty fine, never
can 20 out with you-and goodness
knows, it's seldom enough!-without
having nv feelings torn to pieces by
people Of all sorts. A set Of bold
miuxesl What am 1 rdping dboutf Oh,
YOU know very well-very well, indeed,
Mr.. Caudle. Apretty person she must
be. to nod to q man walking with mis-
own wifel Don't tell me it was Miss
prettyman-what's Miss P~rettyman to
me? Oh! You've met her once or fplee
al her brothers houssS Yes, dare say
Won haye-no doubt Of it. always
thought there was something very
tempting about that house, and now
know it all. Now, it's no use, MI.
Caudle, your beginning to talk loud,
aud twist and toss your arms about as
if you were as innocent as a born oaoe
Pm not to be deceived by such tricks
now. No; there was a time when was
a fool, and believed anything; butt
thank my stars!-I've got over that.
ga bold minxl You suppose didnt
see her lauph. too. when she nodded to
you! Oh, yes, l knew what she thought
me: q poor, miserable creature, OF
course. / could see that. No-dont
say so, Caudle. l don't always see more
than anybody else-but can't and
won't be blind; however agreeable IT
might be to you; l must have the use OF
nv senses. / am sure if q woman wants
attention and respect from a man, she'd
better be anything than his wife. l
always thought so, and to-day's de-
cided it.
"No, l an not ashamed of myself to
talk so-certainly not. A good, omiG6le
young creature, indeed! Yes; dare say;
very amiable, no doubt. 0fcourse, you
think so. You suppose don't see what
what sort of a bonnet shelhad on! On,
a very good ~creaturel And you think |
didn't see the smudges of court-plaster
| about her face? You didn't see EN-?
Very likely; but I did. Very amiable,
to be surel What do you say? Imads
her 6lu,h at my M-mdnnersf should
like to have seen her blush 'Twould
have been rather difficult, Mr.. Caudle,
for a blush to come through all that
paint. No-I'm not a curious woman,
Mr.. Caudle; quite the reverse. No; and
you may threaten to get up if you Ike.
/ will speak. l know what color is, and
I say il tvas paint. l believe, Mr.. eau
die, / once had a complexion though,
of course, you've quite forgotten that.
think | once had a color, before your
conduct destroyed it. Before | knew
you, people used to call me the Lily and
the Rose; but-what are you laughing
att l see nothing to laugh at. But, as
l say, anybody before your own wife.
"And I can't walk out with you but
you're bowed by every woman you meet!
VIA. do / mean by epery tcomdn, when IT'S
only Mss Prenymdn? That's nothing at
all to do with it. How do I know who
bows to you when Pm not by2 Every
body, of course. And if they don't look
at you, why you look at them. Oh! I'm
sure you do. You do it even when I'm
out with you, and Of course you do it
when I'm away. Now, don't tell me,
Caudle-don't deny it. The fact is, it's
become such a dreadful habit with you,
that you don't know whom you do it,
and when you don't. But l do.
"Miss Prettyman, indeed! What do
YOU say? You uon'tte still and. hear me
,eandai.s that excellent young tronran.
Oh, Of course you'll take her part!
Though, to be sure, she may not DO so
much to blame, after all. You're never
seen out of doors with your own wife
never. Wherever you 60, you so alone.
| OF course people think you're a bache-
lor. What do you say? You weH knor
YOU'RE not. That's nothing to do with
i'll only ask what must people think,
when I'm never seen with you? Other
women 20 out with their husbands; but
as I've often said, Pm not like any 9th.
er woman2 What are you sneering at,
Mr.. Caudle? Hop do / know you're
,reering2 Don't tell me; | know well
enough, by the movement Of the pillow.
"No; you never take me out-andyo you
know it. No; and its not my W fault.
How can you lie there and saythat? Oh,
all q poor excuse! That's what you al
ways say. You're tired Of asking me,
indeed, because I always start some OBJ
lection? Of course I can't 60 out a
figure. And when you ask me to go,
you know very well that my bonnetisn't
as it should be-or that my gown hasn't
come home-or that l can't leave the
children-or that something keeps me
indoorsl You know all this, well
enough, before you ask me. And that's
your art. And when I do go out with
you, I'm sure to suffer for it. Yes; you
needn't repeat my words. Suffer for it.
But you suppose I have no feelings; oh,
no, nobody has feelings but yourself.
Yes; I'd forgot Miss Prettyman, per
haps-yes, she may have feelings, OF
course.
"And as I've said, l dare say q pretty
dupe people think me. To be surei q
pool forlorn creature, l must look in
everybody's eyes. But I knew you
couldn't be at Mr.. Prettyman's house
night after night till eleven o'clock-a
great deal you thought Of me sitting up
for you'll knew you couldn't be there
without some cause. And now I've
fopnd Il outI Oh. I don't mind your
swearing, Mr.. Caudlel It's l, if wasn't
a woman, who ought to swear. But
it's like you men. Lords Of creation,
as you call yourselvesl Lords, indeed
And pretty slaves you mako Of the poor
creatures who're tied to you. But I'll
be separated, Candle; I will; and then
I'll take care and let all the word know
how you've used me. What do you say2
I may say my vorstf Hal don't you
tempt any woman in that way-don't,
Caudle; for l wouldn't answer for what
l said.
"Miss Prettyman, indeed, and-oh,
yesl-now I seel Now the whole ligh,
breaks in upon me! Now know why
you wished me to ask her, with Mr.. and
Mrs. Prettyman to tea! And /, like q
poor blind fool, was nearly doing 1t,
But now, as l say, my eyes are open
And you'd have brought her under my
roof; now it's no use your bouncing
about in that fashion = you'd have
brought her into the very house,
where