, 1869-03-21
: -BAcHELoRs.''
Tho YouEs Mon Of The Period:
and How thty Live.
Boarding Houtez Their Kespsrs and
y Accommodations
Sky Fssior &c, upants and Rsstauzant
Patrons,


Written for Tne 7t,bnt . by ~ B1-BAehe'o.l
Young men eraTttAts t, ChItAEo ~ Il BY I hAtu-
a! IAw- Wosn young MN Asarrolte Is 70 teave
hf Ga foSf and tdtts countries OF Eutope. OF
he ssa,d, eo1servatIvs and conpsistlssly crowd.
ID kAntn ssa'eF, his eyes follow tbs setting snn.
It'd ~ he sees II slnk In \ bta2o OF Eoldaa Rloty
henea'h tie horizon. he fineles that II
. wophe'se Of fastans snd hme to b
|ound IN tho Wes:e1u land. Hs pills
up stsscs acd cocs cat IL tho wotd to So tlis.
Ind 10 seek toftute. lie comet to Chicago b<.
eause Il Il the sntswaY OF Tho West i heze be
Etauds on Tho threAhoid of that aigbtJ swaep Ct
land ihst stretches t.s sw45 to The P4ctdc Jet to
bn 'fe sl'e OF great empire, a1d the homo Ct
NIL soes yst unboau. Tint Is Tho rotspn Why /
Chicago IL tho Mecca Of these ents7pr,,ng nd
pii9nnaa. ,ls tbs homo OF nalny
territory bssoId, and OF thousands who tctue
psrnaneruJ.
The mode Of life ci thsas so}outrt7 IN /
Tho city i rnselNea ma vxt1ed. Thy
iii netvetn boarding hoates ahd bscaeln1a' halls.
BoAstink house existence Il known 70 aro,ybod3,
elsser By ps!nfcl personal knowledge, or By the
sad AID so'roHts! tales OF taose Who survived
chafo under restraints aEd fesuletiona !
Of shs prove7b.ally ns1d-hts1ed teepers et
,5sss aa.s. IT, ~ sae:. :sa Ass ss
ttr1ks cut on thsl5 own ho. k. II y no soadet |
thtJ do Lot lGvo botldtnk hursef, k.pi ~ Lhay
ehsrp sna eAeaisline. It II seldom saat \ Jolly !,
erxsu Ncm1o. nosheFty tnd kttd. = fonnd l
cslayAI 4aries. 1htze Is no homo IN Them. resy 1
ittsle Krruiue klnA ne7t, oetans Of bad coffee,
wstery les> ltd uasuund mo nnsasory hAsh. |
VIZ eus1y % snax @ e9srgnng ns yHa ss
golnFs on Of her boatders. Sne watches them
VIII 'ynx eyes, sna1ta she.r going out and can-
Ing IN; II tneJ have beadatns. she
ttY1 It 10 love. Gf Al 0FETuG&H
:. ;.re .ess. asSao'; On xoaen nd .fse p.n., @
nea', and esgtr to escspe hon tta ret'y aesn.
1essea SD ut me. tic thraldom nhue1 vh1c7 hehts
almost sueeuuh q, be "a umo1s up 1ts remaining
t,Ien.,b .aa .esoInliop,. Ata nkltg tho W1sga 81
tke mcrr,gq. t1ts a~hs IN eAEeh et rest
Eealty. Two OF tnice OF uese uosortunA:es club
together apG resolve to < cp house, Or bacheofs'
hall. they hue toonu. forming tpenstlyrs INTO
aeommN,es Of Htys and means, proceed y fur.
E,.h i N sceo,ts'ee With uels tssiea md sse
fools Of ns.se.. tos. Ioor fslo ~, they ara u
RoexEt OF tee dark ana teE1o1s cevltes of iafet-
tars sss!:rs ,os mao o,sn 'nsae" r,.;e., then
CT o. worthH u articles. Having tuceeeded IN con
! trsct1n9 lcr ! led. bsdsreao, and bsd~c.oihcs.
esz e. III
sttte WIN ! rakt Dc eAamsFe, rsasiI eolotsd
~ ere,sss tes eedt. eiean. the room I'D supplies
lie boys sim tie hoi waeF for lre maput4ctue of
tie nigh y po1sltoos OF pu1eh neessaafJ u swses
| nek.1oasfd retsou. Erery:h " Il i4id az
the unfo, uLats ie!loM = toos. II the oed nrcakh
sn T2s sas ne ,ons o5s ,r d'ges % Il
ta1lrc ittlors The rolkt's head. When anJtnlua
| Is m:eu e, ''ttc rdfrt stosa IT." Atd Wien Any
ml.caa1 C or L nAfoitune oeerld, ne Is the mis-
Thsse e.shs'ots balls s.e tt5.pse p..sss.
sp 't q that I'D d. iesss ssse fsss
lett oi Ice we'd. .taee n i Hat!t stronger
s1aell pessades the ~. a1a nan With n 3nlei:t.
Wlrd. These bachelors, themselves. arc IDLY
doFr. and love 'hetf. pipes aad taeH glsss. ana
tEtn haoshao.,an ~ q S~tGer S et,I eoaier = ~ ui
e.r1e,ly teraoe11le. ard .uo.11he to The Blooming
ton platform. rat tt q Are tadIy tn the minor IT,
H. ass q .ooas .e es. re pssat
Falt ztss, aiel ezs. speaking, saet tas,e rms IL
The lady ..re. Act1ess4s, ana a,nlh. da o1ns
tsaauc. e'ans sn1Sash eioaas Of se1aese saoss
,ss s~ea sAn1 10, ''s0'5a g "' g
esstm Of lie p,eial.s !. or rather thro* - halo .
eirsy asouuo rh.n Tns tttersrs ta.te Of tbs &C
issnen Of NE aeoks that lie &C altered 1.oasd
seIr msnsal,y i. enreo. sId derour I'll studs o
! sesxEa.HRA,EleE ato'ics OF yellow. bxckt novels
ara e,lil elhtzt read no,king II ali bnt The news
IL tatiorns department Of these establish
nctts d, atrves pstAne notice. .h.re is nsnAllJ
I CONN 4 STOCK Of Lte1s-s, ieccka and b1sIons
i II fa1nJ to zee ,ne poor fofsato o4ehesos en-
deavor1I to thread Ieed!c. AID tnen watcn hin
n he tquiss esossI retd on the nse
tasy na,,oE. ~ eh On hl+ ortcehes, CT an,.ntps
ease- - rulE. mtaaFs poor tc''sng mA1e1ues
aIu rev qu,le itat1is1i aty strange. perosot
! knu fRT kIrrt n . w. In $Fu RfA
lnf; part Ct ehttr J1tt phE samens for NOT eng X
ing ketnstcnt teHasie Wins mtcalne.
Wans,.snen ~ s's - tns osas ., ~ ~, h.ehel:t,t Y:
| f1y On tnets part. Thty tetl.ss 10 tearing theu
unsEituts:4 eth,s; In iact, III } teena 10 ne pos
| testtd VITA TIC 1pEanc ides tns. cfotn.B Nl:.
ext tress , 10 order, for ne eo!1c nion Of wa.het
wor.u ana 10 re aH1naled b. tb.n. WA.her
suarsai a IL ain yis..,y .enaetfai, Thsy nave ~, :,
a1oi ion and nu1 tpl,eatloc t4nle Of taetr owl
saa v.ty convenlent sna9 ne IN tte aostraci. B.
a. s,r.s re rstne.or: AID pertusao sin, tsss 4
| correct ~ ttue waehes Soua .nly ei''9 aenea. d
n.s hsD.. bag m,tkes we os , s5t.tln.' a, n
ent,,.d to fzsns. for lie. nsre e.i.pnahed teaoe
sI s. tse enniaps S a .a,o IT,. d .oasn .uirsss
", .hey y CD ,tte 70 poos .oaxnenea 2ec aslos
t" tnso nc q n. e'e' ue' ~ umoeo:s rasi p'e ~on'
. reply mil sley ne miles asar, Eli
h nc osa1 se; .ks u
te..d.nd d bsa,n, a1d no tonrt oot lne VIA Q =
. tis ~r'b 2 IL { en- aatnt v.t.gn seFves h1u
7nts. h.ehs or feeo Il res. sarspe, which n
n1tn,n2 tno's than human Stables. They 10 !
! | AID Sit os~p. II s.dxr ueaIe. snteh they boil
4 r~At'a ~i1s 'he tood nset and eheslnR It sttsl
! wsTts. CThf fuft, !, ere IL Zone n tcls n 1de {
"a. NJ 1t sost Of uFc cal tarooRa .n1:n th
vletlms mu.t past 'sste .,sae' adaJ. from eos
V,etoL That II u ncc tap3 70 tat IN orae1 70 tse
. he, xo ,nr. urn 'ha duty keFo,calIY- Tae chtr
0 nl nEet.s ton and tue bright pttee1 &C VI wlE !
n fte tshit aru .uzuNfr not Oh lhc till Of fAs
ee1se+ them t,ket, aortssr, wny don't they 81
!. Tatee rtchelo7s hre grone In uesndes tn ! PIT
snsh 1fs on,o asS sto ~. 100
j. sirne, ion AID t&sf1at tofEospts, IN witch It
q small Ct onrninc hrmstote II otetpo~erin,
!. the.src.. ,hose sn,erhan ,efs ii nsaes. iht
il s1o coulent 10 Ienatb 10 the1r gloomy ROOF
. ntxhs s.ef isnt, ie.d,nk = u o. nc p:otpec1s
L mnat pct "a then ztrFt tlo' hta aud shGk ~l<1
= aljoJmett IN fs,ni ot He' e'Ico'llsh1- Ara tht
Iol E!,t,seie .topsssf Va. 60 q nss II,
!. t'fr ont a.teF oaek. ct before dsttsotf Ths, y
o eertanly WIT nsefs so.e iirAs:s, but, tnen, vi
X The ap1zire; /. tcsupled h3 .hcss ha:te'o 'o1s a
n rot loeAt.u IN the rnos' fuIl rlsts Of the ett
Nest Ct 1t en- tttAott Ky paslo,s on tho to-,
!, s.sis.n'.. il elsee pros,5.ts .is tho sooa.
q rstI,-a wrm.n, ~ho tsins ,be atm m,epaers
Nhieh axsa gIK az 1--we, md q 've. aa1 ha
, NIT taculate ed to Srcsstve the moFll purity Of I
4 yoEps ap. Fa1 beseE Tor them wou1t It
"a vete ~ =, Etnrysd f. N darRes ri senotala
- arditit CT A1nl5 ttzLRe now Jonne men, vi
s fAtsl ?. rtttar1I5 fstd together IN thae ND
~ >, chaube 10 The heast OF tee dt.. rne tnon1r
y eeun,r,. toa bsss.ne purer a.r, .ould b. oe,s
"a h7sts.l Tez:su srt VII II tnsJ ob7l.
sosa., ~ Is 81 . sns ssen.sr
~ II icIe. rtPtrE ttora bts orctasss ksecar1on.
y he mus1 6rt ZOE ching to d.. PERHAPS h: 60
- fE,en< IN tb- el,y, be tn1st mop. IN hts room
Ii. i,he.zass ara Ill elceed, .na ho Rocs eli
= tpt1tsuAl imEspsemtr'. hut OF ureaacess ana a
= taus'aeu.n VI h himself sve11podE ate, =
q: s@The nd mus does no: e9ndneet, ,ds W
= ra1roune e ty s.n ed wlctsdn and snsl
, IL. n a.ste se sst nane 10 ,n. ich outs ii H.
iotEn LIE ot-k rom ~aJs at lin 20 oue :
eeunael wt'b q ere : ian; =, Eotses nssf
81. b ul11sht ard a. sa1 fAE ner sake: 70 lore q
!ts tactEe elt tr wenAr 70 ex'f fse "h.l.e l
70 atd ;tss.rs!ntne teaastc: upou h.oa. !. y
/ phystea!y acc nor Allv, tI TING Aoa eternity.
y |. let eur1E sing tssl uaIJ 70 to the desat,
off n.r aeon nea ~ xLsess:Ft psEAse. "h5 90
r. Rt5 osn, tseyl That's the question.
pos.rrt,s .rd say ftt l. 1n.rtwc.a:!e-
| nsto.,ty oG yonce c1cu are IL eo.ttta. treAa
lot lte ZIP cal rlf af ~-hv per:oa" wana they q
~ ceive ,so esr.z,xaat- si1ractaa- shaloe. "a <
10 | ratfu n q gEnds u uls,fs T. I ut*stno=tai
vrttu9ti. Tty tfe.er to pttd'e ,hrtr o
canne IA tak.1R on hoa -ctoo usheazQo II
shspr If ! ~rtt, tearu,trat .aa WI oe too mn
fuf tbs ez.n, ked may up%es Il md tert b:
rprs~atIt into tht ureu e. se4 c. Eft- He
! e1u'1orA, toa ETC 10, AIS. 30 lotee 1slsh
D. ~ocar, In ter Eooaress, 1nd Renneaeta =
purity. N t,tpa Alth hose vnn Pco9 AID 20
a.al ot vrU. rkigt-H- becomes esr1:aL. h.ta,
u ihs 10. as nd cJr.ctr9 r neFates aoah