Mrs. cAUDLE's CURTAIN LECTURES,
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Mr.. Caudle has lent an acquaintance The
family umbrella. Mrs. Caudlc lectures
thereon.


Bah! That's The third umbrella gone
since Christmas. What were you TO do!
Why let him 90 home in the rain, TO be
sure. Pm very CERTAIN there was nothing
about him that could spoil. Take cold, in
deed! He dosen't look like one Of the
sort to take cold. Besides he'd have bet
Ter taken cold than taken our only umbrel-
la. Do you hear the rain, Mr.. Caudle9 !
say, DO you hear the raina Nonsense;
you don't impose upon me. You can't be
asleep with such shower as that! Do
you hear it, saya Oh you do hear it!
Well, that's pretty flood, | think, to last
for six weeks; and no stirring all the time
out Of the house. Pooh! Don't think me
a fool, Mr.. Caudle. Don't insult me-
he return The umbrella! Anybody would
think you were born yesterday. AS il
anybody ever did return an umbrella
Ihere--do you hearitl Worse and worse
Cats and dogs, and for six weeks--alweys
SIX weeks. And no umbrella!


u should Ike 10 know how the children
are TO get to school TO morrow. They
shan't 60 through such weather, Pm de
termined. No: they shall stop al hom'
and never learn anything g--the blesset
creaiures!-sooner than 60 and get wet
And when lheysgrow up. | wonder wht
'hey,ll have to thank for knowing nothing
who, indeed, but their father2 Peopl,
who can'tfeeI for their own children ough
never to be fathers.


"Bui ! know why you lent the umbrel
"a Oh, yes; know very we'll | wa
going out to lea a. dear mothers TO- NOR
pw,--you knew that; and You did Il Of
purpose. Don't tell me; you hate for m
@go there, and take every mean adsan
age to hinder me. But don't You thin
aiMr, CaudIe- No, sir;if it comes dow
70 ahuckeis fall, III 60 all the more. No
and won't have cab! Where do yo
"'nk the moneys 10 come froml You'y