The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1865-04-06
For the Upton Advertiser.

For the Upton Advertiser.
4 Mn. ED,roR I'm the last number Of your ps.
per there appeared quite an interesting article,
signed. "a Bachelor" in which said bachelor
discourses admirably Of female character. We
think his division of the different classes, and
description fthem is quite perfect.
We are sorry that 40 much can be said to the
discredit of our sex, but it Is too near the truth
to attempt to deny it; yet it is not intention
that the bachelors shall have the talk all to them.
selves when there is so much to be said on the
other side. In fact we cannot imagine what old
bachelor in this vicinity is SO very good and
honest (as he says all bachelors are as to set him
self up to give US such lecture. To use COM
mon phrase, be had better look at home first.
He complains dreadfally ofthat class who are
called extravagant, not remembering that our
brother men are equally. IL not more extrava-
gant, and in quite different way. What young
man il there who walks our streets who is not
addicted to the use of tobacco in some form or
other? am sorry that it is so, but I know Of
scarcely enc. They. with but few exceptions.
smoke . chew, and some do both; and some. in
addition to this. take their beer and ale, and even
Red Jacket almost daily. This all costs money,
and counts up pretty fast too, till many, without
doubt spend more every year in this wy than
would supporta wife in pretty good style. You
see they don't begrudge the money spent In max.
ing fools of themselves.-oh, no! not at all; but
ye. they can discourse quite beautifully on the
sin of woman's extravaganza in Dress etc. when
it is productive of far less evil than the practice
Of drinking and smoking. The ladies' fine dress
tn 10 thou hao nti f,l in ho
of the gentlemen; while they return the compli-
ment by squirting tobacco juice all over the
sidewalks to soil their garments, and stand in
groups at every corner to puff their hateful
tobacco smoke in their faces as they pass.
The next class who like moths are ever caught
with glare and over whom mammon holds full
sway, only correspond to large class of our
| young men who can see no other attraction in .
lady, unless she possess the great attraction
money. Another class who come beneath his
criticisms are the Miss. McFlimseys. He goes
on to describe their various qualifications for
being useless. but admits that they are very fas.
cinating Notwithstanding his extreme
good taste. How very honest he 10! quite prod.
icy in that line: for in this he 10 like most OF
his sex. vho bestow their chief attentions upon
these same McFlimseyr. flirting with and talking
nonsense equal to any Of them instead OF show
ing that. they can appreciate something better
than mere standardization. Young ladies in
general like to please the gentlemen, and a. the
gentlemen do not appear to appreciate anything
but nonsense, they are not led to cultivate thei,
minds - ~ to be able to talk sense. Our bach
elor friend finally admits that there are some
young ladies who are worth having; but we Dc
not wonder th.t these same young ladies vii
not have HIM, if he resembles most Of the crea
lures of his sex, for If he is not worth having
oar bachelor friend may be q very worthy per
son for aught we know. - We have no idea whe
he is and only Judge him by the rest Of his class
il SO, hs must have kept his light hid under
bushel, for We have not heard Of him heretofore
We do not think that that class or desirabl,
young ladies he describes are At all avcrse t.
marriage with sensible men, only they do MOI
wish to place their happiness in the keeping o
one who spends his evenings in the billiard ga
loon, or in gambling, or his money for tobacco
and strong drink; and until my brother mer
mend their morale, somewhat intend, with
s0ms others Of my sisters. 70 remain unmarried
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