Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1844-04-05

ed circular" and found none | wonder if the 9th |
err forty-one miserable fair ones were so disappont
ed? If so, and their hearts were as deeply inter-
ested in the matter as my sisters, you, most unfor
tunate sir, have made more houses of mourning in
this fair land than ever did Domtian or Caligula
in olden time
In one of your communications you have cited
the example of many great men in support of your
opinion. 1t certainly needs all the examples, and
precepts, too, which you possibly scrape togeth
er, to assist it to stand long enough even to be
printed; but, my dear sir, do give those whose
names you have mentioned credit for all, or at least
some, of their most earnest wishes and endeavors
to free themselves from the SO much to be dreaded
name of old Bachelor. Tasso and Petrarch, ought
certainly, to be stricken from the list, for never
were there more devoted lovers, whom nothing but
impossibility prevented from being husbands. And
perhaps in the ardor of your anxiety for forward
ing the wretched cause, you forget that matrimony
is prohibited by the formula of the Romish Church
to any its spiritual fathers, and consequently Fene
lon Arch Bishop Of Cambrny, was bachelor from
necessity-who will dare to say from choice! lie
certainly gave his royal pupil advice most directly
opposed to his own belief if he was of your opn,
ion / must plead ignorance as to the reasons of
most OF the other great ones, but presume they
were quite good % those whom have mention
cd and can only say, Judging from what we see the
icOrse hd!f' Of them to have been, what would the
world have witnessed, had this imperfect part been
joined to its universally admitted to be shelter half !!
1t may, to be sure, in some instances be preferable
for geniuSes to remain single,-those whose incl-
nations and gifts lie more in the way of thought
than action; and so far from being encountered
bah y with another half | think there ought to be
a society among benevolent people for supporting
them without any eXertion of their own, that their
tChoie talent may be devoted to the benefit of man.
kind at large unclogged and uncontaminated by
the everyday affairs of life. If you will give us
sufficient proof that you are one of these favored
ones, we will Immediately set ON foot subscription
for your benefit, las you have given lis to under
stand that the state of your finances is low) and
also we will cease to importune you, and you may
enjoy the comforts of old bacheorism all your days.
uninterrupted by foolish epistles from love-lorn
damsels / speak boldly for all my fair country
women, for | know there are not many souls nur-
tured among the Green Mountains, so narrow and
selfish to wish to confne to a small circle the
prodiges Of wisdom and genius, emanating from
such source If such is the case, land must re-
ceive an answer) do not let it be "printed crcu-
lar" ! assure you that refusal from your own
pen, in characters traced by your own hand will be
much more bearable than precomposed printed
notice, in however beautiful language it may be
written and what is more little doubt the ex-
istence of such circulars, since Dorcas was so dis
appointed; indeed, l hope there are no such dis
graceful documents.
remain, my dear sir
Yours most devotedly,
| KATE IN SEARCH OF HUSBAND
P. s. ITEM. 1t shall be agreed that proportion
of the above mentioned subscription shall be de-
voted to the laudable purpose of hiring a private
Secretary for the much-to- be-pitied Caleb X.