The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1871-09-16
Letter from .PhiLodelDI.i0.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 9th, 1871.
Messrs. Editors When | looked into your
familiar face, my dear Union, and folded you
away for future reading last Saturday, only be-
gan to realize how uncertain life is to the most
fortunate ofus. Since then my convictions upon
that subject have been many, and arrive at the
conclusion that ''the best designs of mice and
men 60 oft astray."
Nothing seemed less likely than that should
address you from this busy centre of civilization,
when last exchanged glsuces with you over the
library table, and aired your folds in the sun
shining porch adjoining but it is good thing
for US sometimes when frmer hand than our
own takes up our chart of life and makes few
bold dashes in favor of change of air and scene,
forcing US from the shadowy retreats of home into
the open day of buster life and newer experience
So it has been with me until feel truly, am
only obeying pleasant destiny in turning my
back upon home duty and going sightseeing
for a week or two. Perhaps some of my expert
ences may be of interest to you, so | shall dot
down here and there things wise or otherwise -
The lovely ride through the Park which is essen
tal to our proper entrance into the noisy streets
of Baltimore is too familiar TO need notice at my
hands, and the long ride over the Philadelphia,
Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad gave little
of interest; unless | notice, for the benefit of
your lady readers the interesting bridal party
that occupied the seats Immediately in front OF
me. The groom was happiness itself, with face
sufficiently matured to encourage all old bachelors
to hope for better things; indeed the 'single
sisterhood" might have taken similar comfort
for am very sure forty golden summers had cast
their harvests at her feet, and yet no blushing
bride of eighteen could have been more radiant
or graced a toilet more exquisitely harmonious
and we'll chosen except for the execrable taste,
which calls universal attention to the delicately
made coors and painful newness of clothing
peculiar to bride, | could find no fault in the
happy couple. Now and then look of mex
pressible alteration would be answered by con-
scious smile and blush upon the part of the fair
one, but unless there was touching embrace and
tender kiss under the favoring shadows of the
clark bridge" just after we leave Chester and
which | have often thought sympathetic rail-
road company must have erected for the especial
delight OF lovers, and terror Of crying babies
the conduct of this said bridal couple was in all
things circumspect, even in the eyes Of a bache-
lor newspaper correspondent, who heartily wish
es them well and thanks them cordially for the
encouragement be received in contemplating their
happiness, and the conviction that 'it is never
too late to mend" So convinced am !, my dear
Union, that nothing but force Of circumstances
will prevent my bringing home bride myself
only shall beg her to wear snuff color or bottle
g! cen and pair Of old gloves, while shall GER
tainy have the squeak taken out of my new
shoes for what Is the sense in going on your
wedding tour labeled, for the benefit OF curiosity
seekers? There have been so taken up with
this happy couple as to forget my bachelor growl,
which | must have or vent it on some head less
amiable than your own. Can bachelor growl
more effectively than over his dinner, or rather,
the absence of it?
Half starved and with an embryo headache
which was drawing my brains into knots and
tangles intolerable, | bethought me Of cup of
green tea--Dolly's favorite remedy-and being
on Baltimore street and within half an hour of
train time, | rushed into BIS and called for
bread and butter and tea, modest request you
will admit and one which less than fifteen minutes
ought to have supplied. 1t came at last dsin-
ty (?) pot of ''0ilidaous' trash-I thought of the
home dairy and passed it by, excusing myself on
the plea of sick stomach-two stale rolls and
cup of some sort of decoction into which | tilted
the little cream pitcher desperately, and stirring
in spoonful of sugar brought to surface "a
denied unpleasant thing" Alas poor Manta-
lani the hot corpus of scalded roach. Ugh
my bachelor blood ran cold. glanced at my
watch, it was fearfully late, a sharp pain shot
through my dizzy brain. "Take itlike man ~
heard my angel good say and ibid. Onegreat gulp
and swallow-not the roach-l beg pardon, it was
the Tea Oh rOdCu6S-duu Will d uiSQdluIul mug
of my fifteen cent note in payment for the pre-
cious privilege shook the dust of the establish
ment from my garments and made hasty strides
for the depot. If it would help Baltimore to a
healthier place to get decent meal, by revealing
the full name of the peTperrator of this swindle,
| would take few more such cups OF tea, but as
it will not hereby promise never to set foot in
that place again, and since believe cleanliness
is next to Godliness' shall drink no more roach
tea if | know it. Were it the first offence
would be more amiable but plate of stewed
oysters last Fall, served at the same place, gave
me the shaking ague when | drew out, in all its
shining length of glowing gold, human hair
One lesson you say ought TO have been enough
Granted but what is fellow TO do when he is
hurried, head achey, starving and sees but one
sign in the whole length of Baltimore street adj
versing tea and coffee Restaurants and drink
ing saloons plenty, but an exemplary bachelor
from the country with bis fortune yet to make
wants quiet cafe or an eating saloon. Is Balti-
more asleep, that she affords no such convenience
1t is truly refreshing to note the difference here.
The Continental offers splendid inducements,
both to tired bachelors and fresh young maidens
out on shaping expeditions or JUST on pleasure
bent. The last hour has afforded me ample
observation of the dainty beauties of the Quaker
City as they have sauntered in leisurely, or
Charlotte Russ or coffee and cream; the staid
matron, with her clamorous brace of boys, is
equally well served with chicken and toast, or
beefsieak and potatoes, at reasonable rates and
without unreasonable waiting. Such places
abound in Philadelphia. | see them on every
street. and it is crying shame that Baltimore is
so barren of similar convenences.
Please don't publish that account of the roach
tea, after your usual fashion, my good, garrulous
old Union remember it is tor your private eye;
because such are the proverbial weaknesses ofour
sex that a bachelor of such fortitude, patience
and resignation would be in infinite demand at
once; | assure you every single sister of the
town would beseige the office and no chance left
for the Yankee bellies with
BACHELOR Burton.
P. S.-Patience has had her reward. "Mine
Host' has just handed me "brick of ice cream"
it came by dainty lingering in paper parcel.
Letter from the Se0-ShOre.