Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-05-20
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Mortality Among Bachelors,

The torlorn condition of bachelors has
always been a faxorite theme for ladies.
editors, and other wits to ~expatiate unon
Inc unt1dy rooms, the buttonless shirts,
the stockings full of holes, and the thou
sand other of inconvenience of the unmar-
RED state are familiar, in this way, to the
most obtuse of all.
The poor bachelor have, in fact, a hard
time oft. They have been ridiculed bv
the sex, and sometimes taxed by the legis-
~lators, and now statisticians deal them the
I" u%nklndest cut of all" by proving that
they die earlier than married men Tha
celebrated DIR. Casper, of Berlin, estimates
the mortality among bachelors, between
the ages of thirty and forty five, at TWEEN
ty-seVen per cent; while the mortality a.
mong married men, between the same ages,
Is only eighteen per cent.
AS life advances, the difference becomes
ever more striking. Where forty one
bachelors attain the age of 40, there are
seventy-eight married men, a difference of
nearly two to one in favor of the latter
AT the age of 60, there are forty eight
married men to twenty two bachelors; at
~, eleven bachelors to twenty-seven mar
RED men and at 80, nine married men
three bachelors. No bachelor, it is said,
ever lived to be a hundred. !
The reason for the comparatively short
life OF the bachelor is obvious. OF two
men exactly similar in other respects, ex-
cept that one is married and the other is
not, the bachelor will have the more ir-
regular habits. Gentlemen, when single.
are twice as apt, as Dick Swiveller has it,
to pass the rosy" as when they are mar
ried and especially to do it into what
Burns calls " the wee sma' hours ayont
the twal."
Ten bachelors sing we won't 90 home
till morning" where one married man vo-
calizes in the same manner. No doubt,
to bachelor taste, ali this is very delight
full. But brandy and water, cards ct id
0n'ne genus, especially after midnight, take
care to compensate themselves, in due sea-
son, for the fun that has been extracted
from them. They may cast out "bIues,"
so incident to the bachelor state. for the
time being, but the "blues" thus cast out,
invariably return, bringing " seven devils
worse than before )" and among them are
govt, fever and rheumatism, if not deliri.
um tremens anddeath. Too often, indeed,
the bachelor lives on the capital of life. and
hence exhausts his bank, when the MARI.
ed man is well to do in health, happiness,
and longevity.
DIcKE! AND SUsEY.-Dickey was poor,
Susey had a rich mother; Dickey loved
Susey, and vtce VerSo; Dickey wanted to
marry Susey, and Susey didn't care if he
did-but Susey's mother was down on
that measure Dickey was forbid the pre-.
misses, notes were exchanged througha knot
hole IN the high board fence that inclosed
the yard; the cid woman went out calling
n day, and Dickey was dull. informed Of
the fact called on Susey-remained a lit.
tie too long-old lady was close at hand
no chance to escape without detection. Al
the instance of Susey, Dickey popped into
the closet old lady saw that Susey looked
confused guessed Dickey had been about,
but supposed, of course, that he had made
good his escape though the young couple
had made an agreement to elope together ;
determined to be too smart for them, and
accordingly shut Susey up in the same
closet where Dickey was concealed, throw
ing her a pillow and a pair of quilts, and
locking her up for the night. Didn't see
anything of Dickey about the premises du-
ring the night for that purpose; next NOR
ming went to the closet to let Susey out.
A scream o, Lord ? couldn't get
breath, for a moment finally
fAhem ! Dickey, is that you?'
Eyes, ma'am.'
'Ahem ahem well Dickey-
'Susey, dear, go and see about the
breakfast Exit Susey.l
well, Dickey,'
'Well, ma'am.'
'Dickey, you must stay to breakfast
'Couldn't, ma'am.'
ooh, but you must
Dickey concluded to stay.
Breakfast table Diekey, 1 have beer
thinking about you a good deal lately
$50, L suppose, ma'am-very lately
you are industrious and honest.
hear
Il never Drag, ma'am.'
Well, now, upon the whole, Dickey,
think you and Susey had better get MARI
ed
DG- Sidney Smith was once examin.
some flowers in a garden, when a beauti
full girl, who was one of the party, exclaim
ed:
ooh, MI. Smith, this pea will neve
come to perfection p "Psrmit me then.
said Sidney, gently taking her hand, anc
walking towards the plant, "to lead Der
lection to the pea"
The old scamp was nearly as gallant al
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