The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-02-03
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LECTURE.

'em; and I'm sure you amt II o 20 OF
as you do: throwing away your property.
and beggaring our children, buying UNI
brellas!
Do you hear the rain. Mr.. Caudlef I say.
do you hear 1t? But I don careful go to
mothers tomorrow. 1 viii. and what's
more. I'll walk every step OF the way; and
you nov that viii give me my death.
Don't call mo q foolish woman: it's you
that's the foolish man. You know I can't
wear clogs: and. with no umbrella, the vets
sure to give me q cold-it always does. But,
what do you care for that7 Nothing at all.
I may be laid up for what o care. as I
dare say I shall-and q pretty doctors bin
there'l be. I hope there Will. 1t will teach
you to lend your umbrellas again. I
shouldn't wonder II I caught my death; and
that's what o lent your umbrella for. OF
course!
Nice clothes. I hall get. too, traipsing
through weather like this. My gown and
bonnet will b spoiled, quite. Needn't I
wear 'em then7 Indeed. Mr.. Caudle, I shall
wear 'em. No. sir: I'm not going out q
dowdy to please you or anybody else.
Gracious knowsi Il isn't often that I step
over the threshold: indeed I might as well
be a slave at once-bettsr. I mould say.
But. when I do go out. MI. Caudle. I choose
to go as q lady. Oh that rain-if It isn't
enough to break in the windows. Ugh! I
look forward with dread for tomorrow.
How I am to go to mothers I'm sure 1
can't tell. But. II I die. I'll do 1t. No. sir;
I won't borrow an umbrella No: and you
shan't buy one. Mr.. Caudle, II you bring
home another umbrella, I'll throw It into
the street. Ha! 1t was only last week I
had a new nozzle put to that umbrella. I'm
sure II I'd have known as much as I do now,
1t might have gone without one for me.
Paying for new MOBILES. for other people to
at you. Oh. it's all very well for you.
you can go to sleep! You've NO thought of
your poor patient wife and your own dear
children. You think Of nothing but lending
umbrellas Men. indeed!Call themselves
lords of creaton!-pretty lords. when they
can't even take care of an umbrella!
I know that walk tomorrow will b the
death Of ma But-that.s- what you want;
then you may 30 to your club, and do a.
you uke-and then nicely my poor children
viii b used: but then. sir. then you'll be
happy. Oh. don't tan met-I know you will.
Else you never would nave lent thai UNI
brella!
You have to 80 on Thursday about that
summons; and Of course you a 20. No.
indeed. you don't 20 without the umbrella
You may lose the debt for what I care-it
won't be % much a. spelling your clothes
better lose II; people deserve to lose debts
who lend umbrellas.
And I hou like to know 20 I'm 70 80
to mothers without the umbrellaf Oh,
don't tell me that I said I would go-that's
nothing to 10 with Il; nothing at all She'll
think I'm neglecting her. n b little
money we'rs 10 have We shan't nave At all
because we've no umbrella
The children. tool dear thinssD they'll
be sopping wet: for they shan't stay at
home; they shan't ioss their learning; it's
all their father win ~ them, I'm gure.
But they shall 60 to school Don't tell me I
said they shouldn't; Uou are 90 aggravat-
ing. Caudle: you'd spoil the temper Of IN
angelo they shall 90 to school; mark thati
And II they get their deaths OF cold. it's
not my fault; I didn't lend tho umbrella
Caudle. are you aslespf "a loud more is
heard.) oh. what . brute Q man isl oh.
DOUGLASS JERRoLD.