Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1869-07-03
BacheIorhood.

i.
There is said 10 be large class sof
young men in London who have formed
clubs aui associations, adopting ss their
creed, ''rhou shalt not be such an oss ss
10 get married. N From the descriptions
we read Of, their manner Of life and their
gormsndizing habits, no sane or sensible
woman would think for moment Of mar
rying even the best Of lhsm. They arc
mostly young scioDs Of the governing class
The younger. sons OF the sris'ocfscy. who
have been brorght up 10 idleness.snd have
neither brains nor education sufficient TO
make a mark in life, and are two indolent
10 do anything bu, eai aid drink. dress
and undress. and hang around The green
rooms OF HE theatres
IG.ihis country there are plenty OF the
same class, but great many bachelors are
not single IRON choice, bot from some cir
cumsiance Of family ,ha. has prevented
the consummaiion Of hope entertained
in early life. Some so magnify in their
imsginaiions the cost of maintaining a
wife and family that they postpone mar
rage to an indefinite future, hoping 70
accumulate wealth sufficient 10 warrant
them in the venture. Others have failed
over and over again 10 secure The alec
lions OF those that came up 10 their stan.
dard Of trre womsnhood. Some veaers-
BILE bachelors have admitted that bashful.
ness was the cause Of there not marrying.
though it is no, probable thai the present
generation will produce many Of this un-
fortuneie class. Then, agsin, others have
been tilted and soured against the whole
sex, and as consequence kept sloof from
all female society. Anoiber class Of
bachelors are those who have looked up
on mairimony as lottery, and bare
spent their days in schemine unsuccess-
fully for financial prize. Another aud
very worthy class Of bachelors are those
|. who have bad widowed mothers aud sis
isrs 10 look after. end have never been
able 10 see their way clear to take upon
themselves The additional buTihen Of q
family OF their own.
The great class Of men who are now
passing into The age Of bachelordom are
those who have contracted habits Of lnxu-
rious living 10 their youth. which keep
pace with their increasing years. They
find more aiiFsciion in boisterous CHAM
pagne supper than in . tea parry, more
charm in the company Of men OF their
own stamp than 10 ihe society Of ladies'.
They take no interest in children, and
very little inieres. ii anything but their
own precious selves. II they should
marry lhey would make shocking bad
husbands. But few Of them, however, do
marry unless it should be for the sake Of
obtaining with wife The means 10 enable
them 10 live more loose and dissipsled
life. They keep out Of all female society
unless in pursuit Of an beiress or some
unforunsie female with large expecis-
lions.
There is sill another eissr Of men VII,
are kept from committing mstrimony By
their inability 10 fad wives who are will
ing to commence The journey OF life ss
their fathers and mothers diG before them.
The velyeis, ssiins and lsces which ere
so pfofusely worn to besutify the person
very often drive of those who woyld
make The best Of husbands, and attract .bas
ly lhe frivolous and niaing, The young
man who is prudepl and economical fnds
no fsyor %, their eyes. whilst those who
spead>sil and more than they make 10 sd-
ding TO their frivolous enjoyment are gen.
orally the fsvoriies. The young men
who have energy. industry and enter.
prize. ssb sfe anxious 10 work jheir wax
siesdiiyup in The EoEks aIeb9d .5sbc<
make iiy<oefs shusb bsnsbS ~; ;tTs GNix
ers. ,.S:k tbe y <ps.ry exirsS1ftdT5xez,
who se 4osj Filling TO -wor Z 99al[v -
with sbsas I've within iheijpsis>,pS 4{ik7S
income. and. wait loE. luxupies iuntil they
.ssnsHort 'tbem. !, wopld be beiIet cor
both psr,ies ths, they should remsi1 sin-
gle. -:. 80
.-~Rekschelor5om iss.pos coBdaeise Of
W. l5 Those wE6.refraia from mar
rage fof the reason ihsi fhsy psefsr life
Of dissipstIop. frolic asd high living, can
gel along very .sell vhiisi they have
youih and strength on their eide. Al
thirty they srs,resIly older than ibe steady
going married man is at forty-fse. and If
hey shouiJstseh The sge Of forty, shey
begin 70 gel shsky 10 their limbs and
chow 81 The sisas Of premature age ~,
decay. Al ina, stage Of life tksy
become sslisssd wiib ,be eop.61 -
them esioymsnijn seiiez27 4
generally cross, csss -,