Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1841-12-09

Thst ] wonder v hat Be wa. begun for"

in the ~tell-tale proponsities of elderly iadies-wbo,
as :hes cannot sway the sceptre in The Bachelors
saaeiam, make sure to spread all manner of horri-
bic stories about it. So universally is this warfare
ca, lied on. against Us, that he young folks Of both
sexes, ofenlines, associate to the name Of !" Bach
elor," IDEAS Of satyrs, and hobgoblins, and what
not land, when " Bachelor's He'll" is mentioned,
visions Of cobwebs, and dust, and disorder, crowd
upon their imaginntions. Yet, If those young people
would observe the anxious care, which the afore-
said elderly ladies' manifest for these dear de-
wis., the Bachelors, and the voluntary sympa-
Thy extended to them,in ea-party %eonfabs, they
would almost instinctiyely conclude that there must
be something "marvellnusly proper about them.
II misery is the lot of the Bachelor, how hap
pens it that they 50 pertinaciously cling to it'll
Aud, how comes it, that the dear ladies are 30 will
ling to share life with this withered tree-,his
1eorss haU7 Bah!
The article, in the last Gazette, bears the stamp
Of a writer, who, from accident, iucapacity, or ne
cessity, cannot do otherwise than talk as be does.
Logical N, hast thou read the fable Of the Fox and
the Gfapes" The Bachelor daily realizes his
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them for II life that he cannot appreciate. Is 1t to
be expected, that tie kind hearted old man. after
spending his early life in freedom, would tie him
self down'o the dcspotism OF e family connection. "
and allow himself to be guided by the wavefing
whims Of a wife, aided, as she will be, by a body
guard of sisters, sunts, &c to say nothing Of the
Interference Of a m0ther.in-iaw, always called in
tn curh vD1, xxbcp xnur Lieeo. nr ,ta,r f,o,gue ava
overcome the ob.tinacy of "my dear !" trow
not Should he, however, in a moment Of weak
ness, (and we are all fsllible,) do soften, en-
phatically, is he to be pitied!
SeysN 4" rconderi he is not somcti5ses utmost
ready to impeoeh The 6enepolence Of has Creator,
in hacing endoved him Nth all The pouers and
facnities common 10 the more fortunate, bit 10
make him the more sensitive, consequently the
more misera6ie." I'm. understands this sentence,
his perceptions are keener than mine but | pre-
sumo it is altogether owing to our not possessing a
"6etter kaG,' that each and all Of US cannot mp
Preciate the pith of this quotation! Wtst follows
is clearer: "Hoo demars and pensive lie looks;
he has just finished the iaGors Of a busy day-has
rearied his body and ered1is mind, bit for ahom
he kRocs not." Didst thou ask him, N wherefore
he looked So " demure md pensivo ~ He has
finished The labors of a busy day. and wendine
his way 10 his own peaceful and retired Hall, he
reflects upon the distrosses Of his fellow men, and
their cares and misfortunes. His kind, benevolent
heart is overcome at the thought and hence his
'demuro and pensive looks" This il no fancy
-ketch. The experience Of every community proves
the truth of my assertion. Look at the admirable
character of " My Uncle Toby" in Tristam Shan,
dy, and you have a picture of a Bachelor. Look
into Valentine Vox, aud if every lady does not
bless Uncle JOHN" ana SIGH, aud wish, az Venc-
tan D%esdemona did to the Moor. shat Heqrea
had made her such a maa'-wby, I mistake the
female heart. But, i, is retor,ed. these ate heroes
of fiction. True; yet perfect portraitures of real
oscs, say T..
Gle has wearied his body, and vexed his mind,
but for whom he knows not paints this Hogarth,
All II he has wearied his body. it is ia his lawful
vocation; and if hs mind is vexed, it. peradyen.
ture, is at the folly OF the misery Of his fellow man.
But, does he hoard up his gains for noughti No
Poverty Learns that its best friend is The man Of
Jer wants; AMI its appeals are Needed by the be-
nevolenl Bachelor, when another plead. his house,
hold claims as an excuse for penuriousness
Another touch Of the pencil - HiA paeancy
dePicted on his countshance,h he wends has rag to
has lodgings, but 10 meet the repeHtng vacancy Of
uAicA greets him tile rcry atmosphere has a
gloomy, uniahabted appearances" Withou, stop
ping to reconcile " demure and pensive looks" with
the vacancy depicted on his oountensnce," which
characterize the man, at one and the same time, |
will lake the picture as n. has drawn it: but will
attempt a more rational Interpretation ina
CINE him to he seated in his vacant apartment"
" demure aud pcnsive, - d" wcaIied" in body, and
" vexed" in mind. My auditory will remember,
however, to what | have attributed his present
feelings. Well! he sits there, and derives a plea
sure from contrasting his happy lot with the unhap-
piness around him: itrRay be. thatthe remembrance
of a kind oct done to an unfortunate fellow mortal,
b~rightens his countenance Perchance, RETROSPECT
zion carries him back TO The joyous times of his
youth; a Thousand pleasant thoughts chase each
other through bis mind-for his cares are few
and, in due time, he rests his " weary body" upon
his couch, soundly sleeping, after the fatigues Of
the day-undisturbed by the " tongue lashing'' Of a
s%eoldug better half" or the brawling and social
kicks of " liitle responsibilities. Such is he en-.
joyment that greeis The Bachelor, in "the repelling
vacancy of his vacant apartment" And if the at
m%osrhere of his room is inhabited at all, [see quo
tation'] III warran, ye, ii is well filed with recol
lections of a goodly complexion!
What N. says about stranger hands" &c, is
all nonsense. Does the "betler half" of eseh
porse half arrange every thing as could be wishedl
and with a most " provoking neatncssf" You
touched a dangerous spring there! II there be
neatness in The Bachelors house, IL is from his
taste, and By his direction! 1t boots little, suAo the
agent is. If there DO neatness in the married
mans apartment, who produces 1.-THE wife, or
her servant OF course, the servant; for you
know, Sir ~, that il is not, nowadays, fashionable
for " my dear" to arrange" her household
Then be good enough TO tell US the difference be-
tween the boarding house servant, and the servant
of the wife.
r. chairs look reproaehfaAy nseless-the ia
and other furniture shine Nth a forbidaing
GrghtRess the Very tick Of has cateh tells him he
is atone" Laughable.-If our Hogath could
spend a few evenings, ia social intercourse, with