, 1875-09-04
Whereupon the Bachelors Get Back
at Them with the Cry Of
Extravaganza.
But the tassies, Being Tho More Clever
with The Pen, Make tho
Best Showing,
And Are Calamity Backed Up
by the Married Men.


ANOTHER DEMONSTRATION or HOW IT CAN
aE DONE.
10 the Editor 9f The CAteago Tribune:
CHICAGO, Aug. 29.-voltairo SAYS "starriago
That tho famous Treuch philosopher know
whereof ho spoke no one who has lived to mid
die lifo aud studied men aud women can deny.
Shall young men aud women marry7 is fast
becoming ono Of tho social questions Of
tho ago; aud tlioto is no doubt but
TINT mauy arc Ae14 back from mat
riage bocausn they hesitate to t2ke npon
themselves tho responsibilities Of married l1fo
upon small incomes aud llttle prospect OF
larger oncB But bY far tho larger proportion
Of young men Who deliberately refuse to marry
do 30, not SO much from the tear Of being un-
able to support family III from the dsiuclina-
tion to giyo up the troodorn OF single bltssoA-
ness for tho tcBtrainsH which marriage should
impose. Tho club-room, tie billiard-Iali, tho
gildcl palace Of Hin, aro far moro onticine to
then, thau tho timer, but Hweetor and puror.
p!ca8ures OF tho homo and family. 10 all Huch
would any II you cannot Eivc up such pleas
urog, by all means do not marry; thefo aro too
many OF that kind Of husbands. aud too many
wiyea nlado wre.chcd by neglect aud tndfor-
cnce altar tho first foycr of possession Inns
passed away. But b thoHe young men who do
not marry IccauBe they aro too conscientious to
aaK LIDO WOu1aE lucy lQFe 10 hnaTo WHAT may DC
a lfa-3ong struggle for broad. wnnt 10 speak
word OF encouragement. l call aBauro my young
friends that I know whereof speak, having
Roon both bright snd dark days and. having for
yaarE hotb ftndied and -ptacticed common
scnsa ecouony, fow ideas AZ to how family
may live on 4 amall income. mud atill nently mud
comfortably may be OF interest to aolne of t4e
many who would marry il thoy dared to.
bly, lifo previous to my marriage Hor1se ton
Yeara aimee WAS spont as that Ct many girls IL,
heE,r aftI T F,t}o oItftn
OF household duties, and for several years after
my marriage We bosrl9t so OF course | loarnod
but little more. We bog AN life on q salary OF
sso9 por ysas' ta gradually i, increasing til va
bitouH, embarked in business for himself, which
resulted disastrous!y. aud swept ava, our little
ali. leaving III To boEin hfo ngain with our
household enocts. ono child. and our hardH
Ws changed our Bty!o OF living to suit our
altered circumstanccs; routed tlat OF zig
roon,s. for which We pay $40 por mouth. Ny
husbands s4tary having boon $lB per week for
tbs !hst two yeasa, We do nee Allow Gus table
expenaea, !lkllts, aoap, stafcll. etc.. Including
huabapd,s lunch doTn towu, to oxceed u per
agAns one; but am never ashamed to hAvc .
friend drop in upon III At any meal, Our fuel
coats Hs 81 per week In summer and 42iM winter
car-faros, and TAs ThInuAE fl moro. making u
total OF el1.50 + week for the support Of three
persons. Thus We have left for clothing and
other expenses $3.50 per woak-not 4 large aultl
to 10 sure, hut we drcss neatly aud tAntelui!y.
do all my own Work.-Wsst,, iron, bhke market ;
Do my orn seniug and n,ending. sako caro- Of my
little ono, snd still have leisure for reading, etc,
Now, yonng men. there arc plenty Of g'flA
might Introduce you to. who. when it becomes
necessary to work and econouze. will do IL with
cheorfulness, and provo themselves lolpmeets
JUDGED. Women as q rulo are much better econ.
omiats than mep, and. to their credit be 1t said
sei1om fall to staMd shoulder to ohoulaer, viii
tbelr husbands wkot days arc dark. And, uJ
desr young men and women, il you will bul
work and plan togethoF, and encourage together
yon oan live and build you up homo llttfa BY
httle. that w1ll bo hhyon Of raat aud peace fol
yourselves aud children. NATION.