The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1859-05-18
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WHY | AM A BACHELOR.
BY ONE OF TIE SMITH FAMILY.

MY uame Is SnlCn-J Onn CEuiIu. hm
sixty years of age next birth day, and un-
married. have been in love, however
hopeless in love and yet am bachelor
why am so, now to tell. q
During my young days, / had no time
to think of the other sex. I determined
I would make my fortune first, and see
about wife afterwards. worked and
strove- and denied myself
the most harmless pleasures that cost
money, yet didnot get rich as fast as lex
tpected, andeI had reached forty years be-
fore thought was justified in looking
about me for wife. e.lS al ,aia:-ve.das
When that time came set about my
task earnestly lam business man,
land always go to work Systematically.
In the first place, looked through all
my acquaintances and friends. They were
mot numerous, and soon found there
wereno young ladies amongst them who
world suit ime.Huo ii sH .o>neq .oa bgs
p Then T. tried the boarding house
Ischeme, by which I mean, 1 advertised for
board and answered all the replies in
person. Whenever saw any young girls
lin o house, there / took bosrd-but none,
ofthem would suit me- At last receiv
ed an answer tony advertisement from O.
widow lady, with one daughter j called
tatthe house and was ushered into an ell,
tegantly furnished parlor where young
lady was seated playing the piano. In
spite of Shakespeare's sdenunciation of o.
| snnl II
lnever'had any music in mine. -Itdon' t
know Yankee Doodle from Old Hundred
l-and yet, strange to, say, the music SCUM
ded quite, pretty as it trickled from her fn-
tgers. She did not hear me enter so con-
ihinued to play. I listened for some min
utes, and then coughed gently. She
turned her head, and with q blush, rose
4 from, her seat / think had never seen
so beautiful girl before. She was not
more than eighteen years of age-tall and
i grsceful--her form beautifully rounded
j dark auburn hair which hung in natural
4 tringiets on aqswau,likes neck. In short,
the moment l saw her / performed the
immaginary pantomine of slapping my
: trowsers pocket, and exclaimed mentally,
l1"here's the girl for my money '9aA q.
81 g'Did you want to see my IN other?
8 stasked the lovely creature in a musica
I voice. srooa7sQ e8J yaH sid gci:9yi, bs
stHave the pleasure, Of speaking tt
Miss Clarkson?' | asked. n
s'9'Yes sir.'9 ONO ''1 N"" s'Na''es .f
a h'I have called, Madam, in reference t.
/ taunote received--I believe from you
/, kmother7-s stating that you wish to take 4
single gentleman to board with you r,
Yes sir--I will fetch. my mother %,
q o. And the fairy bounded out Of the room
ls1 In a minute or two afterwards, tn
II mother entered the room. II the daugh
o ter, was pretty, the mother was decided
ugly - She was past forty. thin, scraggy
: wore false teeth and false hair. When
: looked at her, I almost felt tempted I
" leave the house-but then I gazed at th
daughter and determined to remain. Th
1preliminaries were soon arranged, and th
"a next day took my board under the roc
81 Of widow CIarkson. $50 go ''a'"'es' -a
'lS''I soon felt quite at home, and deter
"a mined to make myself as agreeable as poi
otsible.i, I was polite to the mother, tende
'a1 to the daughter; and evidently pleased th
's old woman, for ate but little. Our evt
'i nings were very pleasant Ia young frien
20 of the family used to drop in occasionally
Sc and we played whist. The young ma
s'1 was cousin to the family-a ratht
pleasant young fellow, and the time passe
q very agreeably away. o,
the mean time, ! prosecuted my su
4 earnestly. n ! have, always held it as Q
=, axiom, that if you want to succeed wit
: the younger, branches Of the family, yc
t, must pay attention to the head-there
ed nothing like, procuring a friend at court
al This plan T, followed. L was very poll
80 to Mrs oClarkson; waited on her at Il
liable; I escorted her to the theater al
I Iopera, and read to her Cobb's last. I
"A got on finely I soon saw that she W
90 livery partial to me. o- In the mean time
'ig did moi; neglect my suit with the object
AL my affections, / gazed on her tenderl
"A / pressed her hand whenever I had an o
~ portunity, and believed that ! had ma
y eopsiderable Impression pre- ion one on her YOU
.sal neartp sloag SIT .ao!Iai ri se.R al,
eSE Things went on in, this way for mo
sS, than two months, when, ! thought it hiI
I'D time thet I should bring bring things TO toe
II! jsis.s .bsddOT ssv .ssais -svii .c.sg al
big =, I One evening ! entered the sitting roc
baIand found the charming girl alone. T
aylcousin had not yet come, although he NJ
{ slsisited the house every night, This v
Sltoo good an opportunity to be lost. =.
al. Miss. sClarkson,' said I. approach
hsrs Iswish to have e little conyersati
gej with youseqo sa ss gwob F719oES 7sv
az, d II think / Izcan guess what it is abor
se said she, smiling archly.bAsl : ?, sss
aid 81 You encourage me, I'replied, glad
o5a find that my attentions had mot be
to thrown away, and auguring the best
- suits from this cordial reception. Y
think you know my erraud then"