The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-05-30
The Bachelors Experiment.

"Thirty-eight wears old and unmar-
riesi; BY dear Nicholas. said ny cot
san Coagtegay. this w'il never 10"
ITS serious matter ~ get married
in these days. Mr. Coartenay." said l.
Ani tia. was precisely what |
thought y hen looked around upon the
various members Of my acqBa.atancrs
who had y'.liantly ly-pe; hsps. unthink-
ingly launched iheir tarq8es upon tue
great sea Of naatriu.ony. A. least three
out Of four had gone to wreck, either
! financially az socially, and felt no de-
sire 10 block cat my future after any Of
their patterns.
was well of but was not a Ctnsus;
consequently / looked with dismay on
/ the diamonds, aad camcls- hair shawls.
and elegant carriages. which some
/ young ladies consider essential ~ what
they call 'an establishment" Was
! social. but didn't care TO spend every
/ night IN the week at "Germaus. soirecs
| or operas. There was another difference
| Of opinion between me aud the modern
msrriageable damscl liked pleas
ant little trip somewhere, every season.
! bat my blood .ran cold when heard
! Miss Olivia Linsecd declare that life
witbou. furnished cottage a, Atlantic
! City or Saratoga. for the season, would
/ be simply uncndurable"
What was man to do under these
! circumstances. did not like the idea
/ of fossiIizing into OIL bachelorhood
/ more than any one else; bat | held with
I Hamlet, the Dane. in his theory that
/ "'tis better 10 b ar tbs evils that we
have. than II rash - Others We know
/ not Of
Mrs Clips,one Courtenay had en-
/ gagged Laurel Cottage. and, settling
/ down there with her t@o daughters, the
! fos:iIlzing process seemed more ntoler-
! able than ever.
JoScelnd was cherry checked girl
Of three-and-twenty. with shiny brown
hair, like Ii ripe chestnut IL October
and Lucy. year younger, MAS clear
violct-cyed blonde. with nose Just the
least bit turned up, aud dimples that
came and went like April sunbeams.
Mrs. Clpstone Courtenay was IA
shrewd. middIe-aged widow. who had
au eye 10 my treasury bonds aud RAJ
way stock, As 10 the girls. without be-
ing vain, | was disposed 10 think that
they both liked ne little And re-
turned the feeling very cordially, not
quite certain whether | preferred sun
shiny Lucy. or Josceliud with the eyes
like pools Of wine and the chestnut
brown hair.
but. my dear Nicholas" said Mrs
Courtenay, you surely 10 not intend
to be an old bachelort' speaking the
words with little shudder.
I'm afraid its forcgone conclusion
Mrs Courtenay." said "phebc Pep
per called me odd Nick only last
week
"Hofrid bold thing" said Mrs Courte
nay.
NO, a, an. sail / ''one can't fgh'
against facts
But you can get married said Mrs
C0urtenay. coaxIngly.
just wha, I'm thinking of. re
sponded. 80 promptly that Mrs. Cour
icnay had not the countenance 10 cate
chixe ;s,e further
liked the two pretty Misses Courte
hay. bat l dared not definitely dccid,
until knew whether or not they pos
sesscd the qualifications desired IN Z
wife
Lucy played the guitar divincly an.
composed poetry by the yard 4; bu, gui
tar music aud jingllng rhymes are no
all that il needed Ia smooth life path
JosceIind painted in water-colors aut
boiauized; but felt that Mrs Nichola
Beltleld must possess some further use
ful arts TO be all that my ideal required
Just at this time Mrs Scoufwell, IN,
iandlsdy. fell victim to the anuus
epidemic that ladies' term house
cleaning"
Naturally bewailcd myself 10 Mrs
Clip~tone CouF'enay.
Come aud stay with us until th,
painting and whi:cwashing Is over,
said Mrs. COnrteuay. genlally.
Aud | accepted the cordially givoI
invitation.
Mrs. Clip>tote Courtenay's mcrns
like those of many another gentee
widow, were limited She kept oaIy
houud girl. ot twelve or thirteen
aud, with the aid Of Lucy aud Josce
lind, did all her own work, In TN
thrifty New England style that mus
l,e seen 10 be appreciated.
Now" quo;h | to myselt, "thi
visit shalt decide ;he question Befor
l..ave Laurel Co;,age. | ia'eni h b
ali engaged MAJ
. Aui how, reader. 10 you taius
settled the veSei qeesliou betweei
black eyes and blue $ Will ssssigh,
way take yuu iuto my confidence.
Before left my quarters at Nj:
:, ous wells. ruTmaees. on, II al. an
oseut siost of drawers two pairs Q
! ragged stockings which ARTICLES
bachelor may always be supposed =
posS, - goo3ly supply y-the heel
sawuiag a,d ti,e toes uAiierci. ~hll
here and there broken stitch ha'
rayrle,i iGto long Ladder ot ihreads
Mrs CourtenAy had told me ;hs
10 aud facy" took turns ia doing th
wash wou.d give them both bcne
> i;t with the ragged bose. thought |. AZ
try 81 read character theretFstn
rha first morning. ! stcollei dow
. stairs 40 tcad uiy ocw spspSr "a Tia
sssaI piazza. where the " aite Jnae rose
wefc Just besiauiug II blossom int
creamy lu1uFisoec. ltasaug rsiF II To
ragged stockings rolled up n tall
an.i thrust hag ~sy uuder sbe lavesu
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