Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-04-02
1890
OLD BACHELORS FOR SALE.
From The Portland .9rgus.


Mr. Printer: In some parts of our country the
attention Of the public has lately been called
on The subject of Old Bachelors. In Mississip-
pi last wear. thilk law was passed, at least il
va, proposed. TO exclude Old Bachelors from
holding any public office; and bill has lately
heca brought before the Legislature of Mary
land, but know not what has been the result of
it, 10 levy personal tax upon this class OF citi-
leas, and thereby, as suppose, to drive them to
mltrimOny.
How far such measures could be productive Of
public good, am not at present prepared to say.
think, al least, that justice would require some
distinction between those who are Bachelors from
ascsssi'y. aud those who are Bachelors from
choice. 1t is not my object to enter at large in
10 he merits of the question; have made these
observations merely BY way of preface to little
scroll lately picked Up in this town. In rather a
INFLATED state, when, 50 far as it could be read,
an tauS:
ltre'mel dream in the midst of my slumoers,
MI IS last Is dream'd, it WAS coined in numbers;
Wy thoughts ran along in such beautiful metre,
Ia sure ne'er saw ally poetry sweeter.
I>vemd that a law had oeen recently made,
la' ajax on Old Bachelors pates should be laid,
Aai IN order 10 make them all wiling to marry,
Tue LAX NS as large AS a man coukl well carry.
iNe Sachelors grupbed and SAID 'iwere use,
Tvs horrG injustice AMI hOrr'd abuse,
Lhd decAr Ithat 10 their own hearts blood from
splitting,
VI such vile tax they would ne'er pay shilling;
n" The Rulers determn'd their scheme to pursue,
sotney set ali the Bachelors up at yendue.
= ''eF Vas sent through the town to and iro,
,OIAUe us DELL and his trumpet to blow,
% 'nA"I out at all that he might meet IN the way,
y"''"'y Oid bscheors sold here to-day"
~" presently all the Old MAIDS in the town,
,@ a-n o"t IN her very best bonnet and gown,
49, wF'y 10 SIXTY, far, plain, red and pale
RI ~! ueAeuruon, ali a ,ck'd 10 the sale.
"u.Sheer then m his iabor began,
| en- al u out aloud as he held up man,
| I,,. "'lCh 'o' Bacheiur'-Sho wants to buyt'
INK e'Srs maiden responded q" IL"
TL' 'o hugely eXgravsgsnt price,
~ "Notiors al were sold of in u trice;
| E,c,I va MaIdens, some yOumg.r, some older,
'' "SS Il an Did Ia hector home on her shoulder
-sSssee53s-
'0''SHe Fohce.-Eishty persons, half OF
S,"n were females. were committed to Bridewell
examination Yesterday morning. For their
.''ary arrest the community are indebted to
~ energy and resolute activity of Alderman
1O"S' OIL the Fifth Ward, whose exertions at all
'Ss anu on all occasions TO put down the sinks
mbI;o e IN nat region, have long entitled him to
p'u"' gratitude. We learn from the morning
an.,; mSl; on Saturday evening, assisted,by the
VS 2,arn Of the Watch, and strong party, the
ban' sI"i IA unceremOneOusly entered porter
cav, ,a' " No. "a Reed Street, corner of Republi
on n a,iey IN which there was cockpit in full
Pe'aGcn' The landlord and his customers. with
m suGeS's OF their cruelty, were carried en- mass
V. rOice Office. After this, accompanied by
NJ ParSs. street inspector of the Sixth Ward,
ar ta 'uerf'an made dOmiciliary visits in the quar-
AuoWh as the Five Points. and transferred the
Da'en's OF hall dozen riotous houses of both
\ ~ ana all ages to the watch-house. 1t is stated
,S, t'I Mercantile that the floating population O
.mn. H'Sulct is so great that house which wa,
''ueu al twelve O'clock. was agin full at tw,