Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1866-12-05
Written for the clearheld Republican,
a Peep into a BachefOr's IsGiI

Written for the Clearheld Republican,
a Peep into "a BacheIOr's IsGiI
EY MRS. HAPPYLIFE.
/ have always bad a strong pro
pensity for peeping into other folks
domicils, and don't know whether il
arises from idle curiosity, or a desire
to know if everybody is so happy
as myself But, spring from what
source it may, have peeped before
and, like the thief, if steal once ! may
steal again-or, without criminality
and misgivings, peep again and what
is this kind Of privilege but moder-
ate, selfexcusable, polite taking "what
does not belong to you ]"
Very unfortunately for that old
bachelor, in that dusty old room OF
his, Il believe he has the presumption
to give it the significant and popular
appellation of "hall,' } my optics have
alighted, in their imaginary, lar-seeing
vision, Just there; and, by the aid OF
his dirty old lamp, may be able to
discover some Of the curiosities, con.
veniences and styles of his hall, or
learn something of his manner OF
living
Well, Gas Mrs. Partington some
times says the most attractive piece
of furniture in the hall is the dear, old
bachelor himself; aud, of course, de.
scription of him follows my imperti.
nent peer. wonder what he would
think. did he know a certain pair OF
eyes were pecring into his dusty,
gloomy realmsy As / look at his
commanding form-thus kindly and
luxuriantly endowed by nature
think, poor old bachelor, you know
not the responsibility, matrimonial,
attached TO you, or you would not
thus d'one DREAM life away, when you
might LIVE il away with some anna.
BILE domestic angel. But he don't
know my thoughts, and can't see out
of his window-he has only one, un-
less we bring Green, or some other
mathematician, TO our relief, aud
enumerate his eyes and "the window
of the soul"-so thickly has the dust
gathered on it, Ooh, if only he had
kept that soul window clear } while
the disappearance of the moon under
a kind veil of clouds, and his bright ~
oil.lamp, aids me in my noble project.
Now for delineation of my fine
old friend, which must not be too fiat
tering or profuse, nor too singular
for probably this is his debut He is
tall and finely proportioned, hair not
red what color is itg don't like to
say bachelor--a man who never
tried to make n woman happy-has
hair of so fine and popular a color as
auburn, but it is-reminding one that
there is something sweet, soft or femi-
nine, or just what you please TO call
it--in his disposition. His whiskers,
so luxuriant, must be dyed, for they
are brown Oh, my friend, you are
dreaming of some fair face and grace
ful form, or you would not paint your
whiskers but may be they had silver
threads in them, making you look too
venerable. The LOFTY brow, "on which
sits thought enthroned," is fit for an
artists picture. Surely he is intel
lectual, If not domestic. His eyes are
browu-oh, dear, a bachelor with
brown eyes they should be punished
with grey ones, and "black spirits and
white, blue spirits and grey" besides,
to drive them from their halls Those
fine eyes are bathed in the liquid light,
not OF "sweet home" but his opn
hall-dcar me, how selfimportant
The "prominent feature gives evi-
dcnce of much character, if eye is the
criterion. His mouth is conviniently,
Uery conveniently, large. Iratber like
an extensive mouth, as mine is not of
the smaller Dimensions
But whilst nature endowed him so
kindly, he has no wife-desolating
sentence-to enable him to keep pace
with nature; therefore, his dress is not
in keeping with his physical appear
ance. Pantaloons repaired, probably
a dozen times, by his own hands,
(fair ones, piuing for companionship,
don't you pity him y vest faded aud
worn collar not immaculate, and with
sundry corrugations in it, (wondcr il
it is a Byron, enamellcd collar y his
coat, like "Father Grimes" is "bue,
and buttoned down before" (only
where the buttons happen to be miss
ing, and completely dust-covcrcd; his
hat-how shall | describe il, (that
which perfects a geutleman's dress
all but bachelors y all can say, is,
in form il is horribly shapeless, and
brown with the age and dust of many
years. "IIandsomc is he, but forlorn
still"
But his hall must not be sighted !;
and as glance into one corner what
do see but a thrce.legged stool-no
doubt tho one he carries with him 10