The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1870-02-03

I''COLuc Oul VI ANsN%ASsA' "s
Sneed Is o different man from DR.
Knight in every respect, and it is pain
full to us to see worthy teacher, hon
arable and genial gentleman, and good
teitizen suffering for the faults OF Others
we understand that Col, Whitehead, o.
West Tennessee, will be here on thu
10th of February, and will occupy
tue position of assistant teacher
The Colonel was gallant defend
or of the Lost Cause, and that tac|
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AN INCORRIGIBLE BACHE.
All LOR G9AI
Bachelors have been, from time i'm,
memorial, the butt Of every body else,
as a great many Of them deserve to be.
The peculiarities of the species are
pretty we'll illustrated in the following
sketch, which we considerably res Cue
from the obscurity ofa foreign paper
UNCLE BACHELORS OPINIONS.
He was cynic, was Uncle Bachelor
and though the kindest- hearted crea
ture you'd meet, even on Christmas
morning, he couldn't help saying
hard thing now and then.
The conversation on Christmas
eve happened to on turn Uncle Bache-
lor's single-arity of disposition.
"You might as we'll be a hermit,
Uncle Bachelor" said Miss Mary.
II wouldn't, though" retorted IN
Gle, "bccause there's Her in hermit
and that's an objection to the name"
81 know said my mother, who'was
always arranging ideal matches, Il
know the very person for you, uncle ;
it's a lady," 49,. 40 , =
II supposed as nuch,'' interposed
my uncle. -
"Don't interrupt me when I'm talk
ing for your good am going. to
say it's lady who has retired from the
world" -. a,.
"Ah" said uncle; ga widow"
eyes" answered my mother; "young
and handsome" 81. E
"Won't do" returned Un,'le Bache-
lor; then he added, somewhat senten-
tiously. "A young and handsome wild
ow, who retires from the world, does
so, like child secreting itself behind q
curtain in a game of hide and seek. II
is that she may be sought for, found
and brought out again"
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"However much you may abuse Us
poor women" said Mary to Uncle
Bachelor one day, sat all events. you'll
own that we are more self.denymg
than men," ..'.|
Eyes," replied uncle. you'll sac
rifce yourselves to gain your object
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"The Pagans,' observed Matilda
who was we'll read, and trusted mucl
10 the suddenness of her mode of at
tack on Uncle Bachelor, "the Pagans
were able to appreciate women They
made the Graces and the Muses. .wo
aen." VI ~. I -.
"Yes," returned my uncle. as read,
as DR.. Lempriere himself, "and thu
Furies too"
With that he took a prodigiou'
pinch. of snaff. .
"A man who takes snuff" cried ou
little Emmy, coming to the rescue
"can't make love-" -.
"An,or naseitur con fit. Go ant
look that out in the dictionary, Ma
tilda." -.r.a N'
Uncle Bachelor retreated, firing
pinch of rappee as he disappeared.
My father and mother were in thu
middle ola domestic argument whel
uncle came in. Mother straightwa,
fell to weeping, and my father gave in
II never understood the force ofwa
ter. John,' remarked Uncle Bachelo
to my father, "until I saw your wifi
cry. Her tears turned the argument"
"Igot the best oft" said my fathel
"as, far As the grounds of reasoning
went" = ,,i'' 4 80 -. e. iit.l
"Grounds," replied uncle, catchin,
| at the word. '!Yess. you might hav
won there; but she conquered by va
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Ihave aaad that Uncle Bachelor We
10 bit of . theolosian. A Catholi
priest used to visit at our house, an
nothing gave uncle greater pllssasurr'
than 70 exchange pinches Of snoh Wit !
hin, and to argus put various poinss Q
ldl6Issace bstvssa, thsn; Z. which was
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