The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-07-03
Mrs. Caudla's Curtain Lectures.
oAuoLE HAS LENT AN ACQUAINTANCE THE
FAMILY UMBRELLA.

Christmas. What Were you to do9 Whv. I
let hlm go home in the rain, to be sure.
I'm very certain there was nothing about .
ham that could spoil. Take cold, Indeed .
lie doesn't look like one Of the sort to .
take cod. Besides, bed have better
taken Geld than take our only umbrella.
Dds9"u hear the rain, Mr.. CauIlel ! .
say, do you hear the rain 7 And as I'm .
alive. II II isn't ST. Swi,hin'-. Day! Do .
Yon fear It agains, the windows7 Non F.
srnN"i you don't impose upon mo. You
crn't he asleep with sucl. shower a. .
that! d. yon hear it, say Oh, Won
ito hear i'll Wei, that's pretty food. !
! think, to las, for SIX weeks and no
stirring All the time out Of the horse.-
Pooh don't think me n r6ol, Mr.. Ctudle. |
Don't insult me lie re'uru the umbrella
Any body would think You were born
yester'lay. ASf anybody ever dill return
an umbrella There-io YOU hear . |
Worse aud worse, Cals aud dogs. and
Tor six w1eks-aIways SIX weeks. And
no umbrella,
II should ike to know how ,ba chill
dren are TO 90 to school to morrow =
They shant 90 through such weather.
I'm dctermneI. No they shall stop at
home, and never learn anvtNng-,he
blessed cre,'ure- !-sooner than 70 and
get wet. And when thev grow up
wonder who they'll have to -h,nk for
Knowing uo,hjug who. iudral bu, their
f.'herl Prope who can, fee. i,r their
own children ongh; never 70 lc fathers.
"Ru, know wy you lent the umbrel.
la. Oh, yes; know very well. ~as
going ol, to tea at dear IN moth~r's to NOR
row-you knew that; aud.von did il ON
purpose DON'T te M; vou hate me to
20 there. aud take every m-,n alv,n,arc
T t. hinder me. Bl, don't ,ou think it,
/ Mr. Car'i.a No, sir; iit comes down
N hhckc's fall. I'll 90 ait the more. No:
and won't have cab. Where do you
think the moneys To come from 7 You've
7 Ct "'ce high r"'ors attha. cub # yours.
A cab, indeed ! COST me ,ix'een.penc
a. 'e'''-''Xt@"n'Pence two and "'shie"c-,
tor there's back again. Crh', indeed =
Should like TO know who's to paw Cor
EN- cant pay Tor en-, and I'm sure
. YOU can t. Il 20" ." on ~ you do: throw.
ing away Your property, and heggaring
your cNl'dren-hnyng umbrellas!
10 70" near ia" ram, Mr.. CaudIe!
| saw do Won hear ~ Bnt DON'T care
= u 90 TO m"!he's to morrow, | will
and what's mere, I'll walk every step &C
the way-and YOU know that will give
ma my death. Don't call ms a foolish
woman IT'S yon thTtN the foolish man.
Yon know ! cant wear clogs aud, with
no umhre'Ia, the we.'s sure to give me .
cold alwavs does. Bu, whatdo vou
care for tha,i No,hing NJ all. I.mav
be LAID up for wh., Won care. as I dave
say shall-and a pretty doctor. bll
there'Il 10. hope there wiN! Il will
teach you 10 lend your umhrellas again
| shouldn't wondrr If caught nv death:
yos; and that's what YOU lent the um,
hre'la CIR. OF course
Nice clothes 7 shall get too. trapseinq
rhrongh weather AXE this. Nv pawnand
bonnet will hs spoiIt quite. Nced'mt I
r'ar en- them Indeed, Mr.. Caulle. |
she'll wear I'm. No. SIR, I'm no, going
out n d""iy to p'ease YOU or anybody
else. Gracious koows! it isn't often that
! step over the threshold indeed.
might as well b. slave at once better,
| should sav. Bot when I do 90 ont