The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1854-03-17

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OLD B IELoRs
The Aberdeen Conservative thus defends
that much abused class. Oh Baefeloys.
We have often seen able and spirited arli
cles ID defence Old Naias. but never before
saw anything excuIp tory St Old Bachelors
Notwithstanding the bitter invectiyes, he
giDes and sneers and tam that ID ELL ag
and by every sex, have been "a upon
the head Qf Cd Bachelors ~ confess
we are not convinced al his inter ayity
nay, we feel every day moro convinced,
thai beneath Chat stoical breast, there IS
Wa8m heart, ever ready q beat viii SYM
palllE 81 anothers mi forlunc of q melt With
beneYolence q The cry az woe.
Willie We fee that !. it IS not good fOr man
to he alone, lie raihes pity Tie imnetiots
circumstances which have consigned their
victim to alifeof single blesssaaess'' flleay-
ems what q MISSIONER than q dislike for an
Old Bachelor Who knows but I'd the
morning Of youth, when bis nature was CON
.iiding. lis hopes bright, bis heart green with
the freshness Of youth, he may have irre-
trieVably fixed bis warm affections, upon
some lovely object. which relentless Fate
buried in The cold grave, or worse, tickle
Inconsistency inteTposed moro cruel and
less relentless barrier, and left him with
his hopes blasted and every feeling crush
ed out from his heart, save humanity to his
fellow man and confidence in his God2 -
Little do the thoughtless kLoW what Hood
of bitter feelings well pp ia that heart, when
they taant him, because he has never been
married. Alas his fate is sad enough at
best ii evening, when others, more favor
ed, take refuge from the pitiless storms Of
cold world ID the little earthly Paradise of
Home, no bright eye grows brighter athis
coming, no warm kisses smooth the wfink-
les on his troubled brow, no,sweet prattle,
from the innocent lips Of the loved wee
ones, soothes his breast and makes him
for the time. forget the corroding cares and
anxieiies. which al must encounter ia the
battle oflilo When lips re parehed
with fever, what io9il IAl NIL over
him, and by the thousand little Offices Of
affection, render italmost q luxury 70 be-
sickl When he has crown prematnrely
old and and his body shall be laid Ii its last
resting place, what loved ones will water.
with their tears, the ever green that waves
over him? What dear hands will decorate
his grave with sweet flowers? Alas! none.
These sad reflections should excite oar com 2
miseration rather than our dislike. Besides,
the Old b chelor has many noble qualities
peculiar to himself His affections are not
pent up, like sweet waters in a deep well,
but are expan ed, like those Of broad lake.
The former may be sweeter and deeper, but
the latter are beneficial toa greater num-
ber
The Old Bachelor is / kind Of universal
Uncle, more especially of the little girls
His pockets are converted into travelling
confectionery for the special benefit Of this
class. When Christmas Of New Years
comes. no one distributes toys with such end
less profusion OF with so benignant SMILE.
What Papa buys for the amusement Of the
little ones at home, Uncle Coelebs 5pnrchas-
IS TO the delighted thechild ren of the whole
Nor does his usefulness
end here. It extends 10 children III laro-
er growth. He is universal faYofife-
everyboIy's confdante- and Of course
knows everything. Is there love afIaiTon
the taps? Uncle Coelebs is sensitiveIy
alive on this subject strange to say and
acts ss q mutual friend. lie interprets the
modest bushes Of the one and lie deep
drawn signs of the other. Never general
manmuvered as Uncle Coelebs mangvers
now. and the finale is, that ten to one, if
The matter is left to him, the Lover, sivh-
inc ike q furnace, signs no more 81 ifl
80. siohs As husband Of the Maid Of The
modest bushes OF course Uncle Coelebs
IS gfeat favorite of the elder widows
He seems to hold III allegiance and pttercon-
tempt the sage advice of Che elder Weller
Is lis son: Samiyel beware Of the Yid-
ders. Indeed. when heis III their service,
he may be said be in his proper element
Heaven knows what they would do with 8
out him Uncle Coelebs IS close obsery-
he sees The afflicted ones don
their dark robes for others Of 4 gayer pat
tern-when he witnesses 8 dreamy, be.
mitching languor Of The eyes and sees their
rosy tempting lips wreashed with the slight
est possible smile and their soft cheeks man
tie with q blush IL tlie mention of beau,
ne rubs his hands lays 70 himself 'themsl
Tie SYM ons, z and forthwith sets himself
to work, g find some specimen of the genus
homo ii whom The tie Palingamie Force
IS 81 suficient power or an practical pur-
poses. OF course he soon finds love 81 3