The Port Gibson herald, and correspondent. (Port Gibson, Claiborne Co., Miss.) 1848-18??, 1850-10-04
MISCELLANEOUS
A Bachelors Reverie!-At the Age Of
FiftVI

Fifty TODAY! Fifty! little chance OF my
having wife and housefull of ''llttle re-
sponsibiities, as Fanny Wright calls
them. Heigho! I'm getting to be-not
a middle-aged gentleman, for have been
that any time for the last ten years-no,
I'm a gentleman, declining in years, and
NAV advertise for housekeeper without
giving a handle to scandal to make free
with nv character.-Twenty-five years
ago. and should have afronted the man
who foretold this; that | should be sitting
this day in an arm chair, newspaper in
hand, breakfast before me, foot on cuSh-
ion. and only one cup and two eggs on the
table. Newspapers are stupid things; Ia
much rather chat over my morning meal.
Why the duce am | mot married! Nobody
makea tea fit to drink now, and the tea
never comes up to me hot. What capital
tea Lucy Smith used to make. Poor Luz
CIV; | wonder what made me think Of her!
People said Lucy and would certainly
make match, and so we should. suspect,
if it hadn't been for that cursed cousin
of hers; I'm sure she would have married
me if had asked her; and kept putt .ng
it off day after day, and ne cut me out and
be hanged to him. | was young gen
tleman then and thought could marry
whenever liked. They went away to
the West and got rich; he's member Of
Congress. and she has grown fat and rides
about in her carriage, with two OF three
grown-up daughters-rretty girls, too, l
am told, but they will never be like their
mother. I've ribband of hers that she
used to wear round her slender waist, and
bribed her brother to steal ii for me with
the lean of my fowling piece; and when
il rains, and feel sentimental, take It
out of my writing desk and look at 1t
while. | think | will throw il into the
| ire-but don't though, and there 1t is
vet in the secret drawer of my mothers
picture, with the last lock Of my hair.
They make capital wigs now; by the way
nobody seems to suspect that MY curls are
not of the natural crop. Lucy used to say
nv hair was beautiful, and l'm almost GER
taia she cut off lock once when was
asleep on the sofa. | wonder whether she
has lost anv nf her splendid teeth; mine
have stood it very well but they are going
Parmly, the dentist. said hers would last
a long time, and he ought to know. | mus
90 and get him to make me couple oi
new ones.
What shall | do with myself to-day
I've given up business and made money
enough 10 last me my time; I've no one
TO leave it to when am gone. Where's
the use of going on adding dollar to dollar
unless one has children to set up? Nine
marriages in the paf erto-day? Nine hus
bands and nne wives created since yes
terday morning. dare say ,hey'llall have
young sprouts-say four apiece on the av
erape; that's thirty-six little mouths to bt
stuffed with bread and butter, and seventy
two little feet 10 buy shoes for, and twt
hundred and eighty little fingers 70 wasf w
and keep clean? No fool of a job that to-
the nine 'papas and mamas? Twas always
fond of children. ss
! s There is a new married couple moved
into the house over the way on the purpose
TO plague me, / do believe; they seem Z
be very fond Of each other. and very hap
pv. There's a gig comes to the door every
sitcrnoon; and he hands his wife SO care