Holly Springs gazette., 1842-11-18
From the New England Galaxy.
A Crumb for The Bachelors.
SUGAR HILL, Oct. 27, 1925.
DEAR NED:-

DEAR NKD:-
What the devil, Ned, do you sup
nose induced me to get married. | really |
wish knew-for besides the pleasure
would have in telling you, it would be a
most particular qualification to myself l
think [ mus. have been crazy or bewitched
70 get married at thirty, and all for love- how
could | be such Ounce | believe this to
be the most dangerous place to bachelors that
was ever seen. None have been known 10
survive that trusted themselves long in this
cursed town.
DON'T come here, Ned, if you want to re-
main bachelor If you do, you will be in
evita5ly shipwrecked on the shoals Of matri
mony: YOU might as we'll undertake to navi
gate the Norwegian whirlpo Ifyou come
here. YOU are sure to be sucked In, and all
the cables in Christendom can't bring you
up.
III thought you ever had the blue devils,
orany other devils, or any thing else to make
YOU completely and perfectly miserable, |
would spend no time In relating my calamI-
ties. but refer you to the worst part OF your
own experience, as mode OF establishing
mine. But you never was miserable, and
never will be; you are still the same laugh
inc bachelor, e:eTnally on the upper side of
Fortunes wheeL while am padding at the
be,om. You are still free as the birds of
heaven. or the dew OF the forest, while | am
hound fettered and confined like a condemn
ed malefactor Don't laugh at me, for |
won't bear it-don't pretend TO pity me- |
WON'T endure that-dOnt say ~ 4 t.3A-ss55-. --s5.
tell you, Ned, you would not know me-
Why. how do you think look since l am
married2 I'll tell you; my gay and cheer
ful looks are gone-my rosy checks are
qone-my flesh is gone-lny health and
spirits are gone-my fine clothes are gone
my money is gone-all gone, Ned, eS
cent nv wife-she lives and will live when
when YOU and | are dust and ashes. Blu
what 60 YOU think I've got for all I've lost
I've got a face as long as your arm, AM
white. (batng the yellow, and shade or tw'
of brown,l as this paper. I've got broker
heart-rve got discouraged-Fve got II
debt-Pve got TO be poor miserable devil
I've got-no | won't tell you what I've sc
for wife in this sentence. But who d
YOU think | married. I'll tell you who
thought | married. tall, elegant, and ger
teel GIRL. about seventeen, with dark blu
eve and beautiful face; her manners easy an
GRACEFUL her conversation gay and sprightly
and her disposition the best In the world; III
common neat in her person, and perfectl
acquainted with, and competent to mana9
all the domestic affairs of famlly.-lndu
tricus and contented; generous in her frien'
ship doing favor with alacritv and reven:
ing an injury with reluctance; lover {
home, aud more anxious TO see a little cIrcl
OF warm hearted friends happy around he
than TO dash and dazzle and dissipate he
time with an idle heartless mob. | tboug
her incapable of envy, and was sure that sh
hated tauling, scandal and calumnv. | b
heved all this and much more, and yet hes
tated to ask her to be mine. And now fc
once, Ned, guess, like Yankey as you ar
what was the reason. You never can
must tell you thought her too good for mi
that so precious piece of porcelain coul
never be made TO unite with such a coars
milk pan making bit Of clay as myself. Sh
had so many perfections. and was conscioU
OF SO many faults, that shuddered to thin
how her tender heart would bleed, when sh
found out how she had overrated nv goo
qualities | got over this difficulty bv thinl
ing might improve; that her example ceul
90 very far towards making me every thin
should be; and if the wheel had brougl
me up prize. why should not take It ;
we'll as another.
After all, you have no idea how much
suffered when | offered myself to her.
could not speak-I was so much asham,
10 ask such delicate. charming, beautlf
girl to marry one so little worthy OF her. n
was ready to die with fear and mortitic
ton. She blushcd. hesitated said she was
young-so little acquainted with the wor
what | said was 50 unexpected to her Isl
had been thinking l would play the fool I
weeks)-and finally. she lived SO happy
home, she thought she would never chan:
her situation long pause and distressr
silence-hem-but | won't 60 on with tn
as enough for you 70 know that your friel