The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1869-04-29
CAUDLE HAS BEEN MADE A
MASON.
Mrs. Caudle Indignant and Gu
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"Now, Mr.. Caudle, Mr.. Caudle, !
say: oh you cant be asleep already, /
know-now, what mean to say is
this; there's no use, none at all, in our
having any disturbance about the mat
tea; but at last my minds made up,
Mr.. Caudle; shall leave you. Either
l know all you've been doing tonight,
or tomorrow morning I quit the house.
No, no /; there's an end of the marriage
state, l thlnk-an end Of all confidence
between man and wife-if husbands
to have secrets and keep 'em all to him
SELF Pretty secrets they must be,
when his own wife can't know 'em |!
Not fit for any decent person to know,
I'm sure, if that's the case. Now,
Caudle, don't let US quarrel, there's
good soul, tell me what its all about? ?
A pack of nonsense, l dare say; still.
not that I care much about it, still /
should like to know. There's dear.
Eh2 Oh, don't tell me there's nothing
in it; I know better. I'm not fool,
Mr.. Caudlc; know there's good
deal in it. Now, Caudle; just tell me
little bit of it. I'm sure I'd tell you
anything. Youknow would. Well ?
"Caudle, you're enough to vex q
saint! Now, don't you think you're
going to sleep; because you're not
Do you suppose I'd ever suffered you
to 60 and be made Mason, if ! didn't
suppose was to know the secret too ?
Not that it's anything to know, dare
say; and that's why I'm determined to
know it.
"But I know what it is: oh, yes,
there can be no doubt. The secret is,
to ill-use poor women; to tyrannize
over 'em; to make 'em your slaves es-
pecially your wives 1t must be some
thing Of the sort, or you wouldn't be
ashamed to have it known. What's
right and proper never need be done in
secret. It's an insult to o woman for
a man to be Freemason, and let his
wife know nothing of it. But, poor
soul she's sure to know it somehow
for nice husbands they all make. Yes,
yes; part of the secret is to think
better of all the world than their own
wives and families. I'm sure men
have quite enough to care for-that is,
il they act 2roperly-to care for them
they have at home. They can't have
much care to spare for the world be-
sides.
"And 1 suppose they call you
Brother Caudle3 A pretty brother,
indeed! Going and dressing yourself
up in an apron like turnpike man
for that's what you look like. And ]
should like to know what the aprons
for2 There must be something in II
not very respectable, I'm sure. Well,
I only wish l was Queen for a day OF
two. I'd put an end to Freemasonry,
and all such trumpery, l know.
Now, come, Caudle; don't let's
quarrel. Eh! You're not in pain,
dear7 What's it all about2 What
are you lying laughing there at9 But
I'm . fool to trouble my head about
you.
"And you are not going to let me
know the secret, eh3 You mean to
say-you're not2 Now, Caudle, you
know it's q hard matter to put me in q
passion-not that ! care about the
secret itself: no, I wouldn't give q
button to know it, for it's all nonsense,
I'm sure. 1t isn't the secret care
about: it's the slight, Mr.. Caudle; it's
the studied insult that . man pays to
bis wife, when he thinks Of going
through the world keeping something
to himself which he won't let hel
know. Man and wife one, indeed!
should like to know how that can bt
when mans . Mason-when be keeps
. secret that sets him and his wift
aparti .tr
"Ha, you men make the laws, and sc
you take good care to have all the best
of'em to yourselves: otherwise . wo'
man ought to b. allowed . divorc'
when . man becomes . Mason: wher
he's got . sort Of ,corner.cupboard il
his hsart-a secret place IN bis mind
that his poor wife Isn't allowed T.
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"Caudle, you shan't close your eye
for . wesk-no, you shan't-unles'
you tell me some Of IL Come. there,
q good creature; there's . love. I'm
surs, CAudls. I wouldn't refuse ,yor
anything-and you know IT, or ought
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