The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-11-13

n" doubt they're right, though ] cam
=" - far as TO jlgrce with them whcl
they declare Il man owning to tivc-anu
| forty years and II dozen white hairs I" de
| cidcdly venerable" and fearful,
gray"
! However, an oN bachelor am dubbed
and | must confess, if to acquire that
distinction onc,iS obliged to enjoy life {,
the utmost, rs Edo. and he made muc
OF; by lovely women AMI charming maid
ems. us Tam, have no serious objection
to the tillr. S,.
! In the iirst place, my home is Il home
| in every sense of the word, although
| without mother, or even :: muthrr-in,
law.
! occupy, and have occupied for The
. past year. suite "t' remarkably pleasant
rooms, the front windows looking on Il
| city park and the back ON Il garden made
delightful by two fine old pcacf,-trccS, Il
| heavy grapevine. and Swcct-Smclling
wl>raria. The latter has climbed to nv
windows, and, twliil" in and out Of the
-IatS of ill" shutters. ctirctualv prevents
my closing them, but gives me in recon-
,"nSr great fragrant burchcS of purple
| flowers
These cheerful rooms arc part and
parcel of Mrs. SliL"ct's hoartling-houSe.
No, ann wrong Mrs. Nlid-ctANlr.
Midget WIS lost III $ra five wears ago
'i"c> not Nrrp Il observation-disclosures, hlt takes
few select h"arlrr>. OF whom she is
pleased 10 intimate She considers me the
srlcctcSt
Wonderfully comfortably the :.icw So
icri find it in Mrs. Midgcl's shady, old
fashioned, ncatly-k"rt, tl,rcc-Story brick
huu>,'
Everything iikr WAX" my eldest sis
ter says when She comes 10 yisi, me
which Is about once in four weeks,
lay or two after my magazines have ar
| rived.
"And The IanLlady," invariably re-
piled. ''i$n'u She awful cunning? de-
mur" III her WAYS and speech for such !.
wee thing and 50 pretty. with her bright
blu" eyes and yellow hair,''
But Maria. can't divine wiv, prc
tends not to hear me, or else repeats with
Scurnlul emphasis: Awful cunninv.'
The fact Is, I'm 81 much amou.r NV
| E'n,W"nlcn that | often find mvsclf, when
wish T. he particularly cmp!,att, lmr-
r"Win" th"ir queer adiccLivcS and pccu-
liar !nrm~ ~ expression.
Indeed, u:cle, said Charley to ne
the other day named ior me-, Charlotte
| tt'harcS, :ls near rs they could yet at iu--
"yoa rc hr"innin" to talk Ikea "r-ln,l
ri your time OF life, too" And didn't
feel III al iisulir,l; for if all girls talk .,S
well ~ my niccrS | consider CharIcy's
remark rather Il cpnrImcn, than other
wise
Mrs. Midget knows how 10 furnish :,
table, too; all sort OF little drlicacics and
uncNpc,t"'! tidhils, S,"wS and hashc>;
above rcproach, bread and pics, marvcls
ot culinary skill, and ten and cntirc-
well, really coffee and ten.
~ for Mrs. Nid~cl herself, shes such
= tot OF 4 w"man that feel like laugh
lng outrigh! every time look 1T her,
rrr'''c's oil u l'ir ,i' iiii-,, books ;,I:m.,,;
on Il chair The chair itself taller than
any ni the few -ccciS''-;,l the head ,i
h lining table. Indeed. only the other
day, when She asked, in Il solemn man
n"r, iiNimg her blue eyes On my face, and
liiiin" lar@" >uup.alIc in her mite Of Il
hand, il would have some soup. | did
burst out laugling, She looked 50 vcrv
like i little girl playing dinner with her
mother dinncr--rt
he miniature woman lniL down thc
!adr anl "azcd III me in surprise.
:" Mrs. Midget, l"~ your pardon. :"
sad !; Il suddenly thought of :, man /
81" III the circus
oh" said Mrs. Midget, and returned
10 the soup.
I'm Il romantic old G.llnw--lh there. vuu
~rc how naturally fall in my nicccs'
way love, poetry. music, flowers (NIrS.
Midget always In, II l,oSv ready for me
III >lmncrtnrr, which sl" pins into my
hnit"n-l"!r with her own fair hands !:
a'H assure You il nut nj all,unplr,Sant
10 have her -tHnlm~ on The tins of her
toes 10 reach ii. with her small, round
head Just touching my chim(, and The
fair sex.
cS, old bachelor aS | am, love, and
always haze loved, the fair SEX; and
| really think ii is because i love them 81
'Wcli SiilI remain unmarried never
| could make up my mind that one of NIL
those ! admired waS prctticr brighter
and >w',tcr than The others. and rs
| WahlrH u" .""ctest, prctticst aud BRIGHT
rSi ! l.t,r been in q dilemma all NV lit;.
! 't#i '" always meant t0, and nv iii,yii-
inn i stronger than ever since the dav
picked up the little patched glove in
Ernadwav in front of Stcwart'S.
feel Convinced that the owner of tia,
glove i he wife for nc. / wear il mex
my Heart silly? Not bit of it. n,
single man could help wearing Il Glove
| like that near his heart.
| Five and Il half, Il pretty mousc-coIor
every finger well filled out, scarcely :
crease in ihcnl--shc must be pumn.
faint smcll OF rose (as general film.
with tn" exception Of honest cologne
dct">t perfumes, but if can endure an,
il is r"sc calling 10 mind. as it doe,