Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-03-13
~REnECCA- AND HER ASSAILANrs.

The letter by "Rebecca'' in our issue Of
D. 9th ut. seems to have rufficd the usual
: good nature Of otr bachelor friends. and
has caused several of them to WELD the
pen in their OVID defence. "A number of
+ their missiyes have reached this office. One
of them we publish in to-,hy's Issue. Some
] Of the others contain good thoughts. but
are hardly in such shape as we desire. for
publication. One of our contributors T.
, especially severe on a portion Of the fair
, sex for their ungovernable disposition in
Delaying their husbands with hrOopsticks
fiat-rOns. axes. pen-kniycs. dust pans and
numerous other articles which complete a
hardware catalogue. lie asks. if after II
short period of intoxicating happiness tie
husband suffers such treatment. is it any
wonder he fees to the secrcted ''dilt y cabin
in the heart of the mountains. hoping that
their high and impenetr:ible barriers my |
keep him from unl'appiness. This. our
contributor thinks. il the cause Of many
remaining" unmarried and being sour on
the female sex The unfaithfulness of the
fair sex is given as another. with the added
hope that they will reform and be truer
and nobIer iE the future.
! Another correspondent is evidently. from
the tone of his letter. anything but ''sour
grape" He says for himself even. that
from bis earliest recollection he has had Il
feeling akin to reverence for the opposite
sex; and that while he is an "old {
bacll.' he cannot consider himself to {
blame. Says he has done his best to change
his lot. but has been unsuccessful so many {
times that lie almost consi lers himself ,cs- {
tined to ''Single blesscdltsS'' for the re- I
mainder of his natural life. f
In our opinion. "Rebecca' made num- 5
Der of good points in her letter. but in C
some respects her statements are too sweep 4
ing. which. perhaps. accounts for the com 4
motion among the class written about 1t
Is question whether the facts will war F
rant the assertions that it is a growing
evil and appertains TO this Territory. The is
masses are better educated and more re- $.
fined than in former years. and with this &C
advance gossiping vulgarity has decreased. 10
The evil complained of is nothing new. i'll
md at times demands the attention of the cl
people of other portions of the universe L
han ours. Nor is it confined to ..Old G.
,aclIes" in particular. but to married men eli
Is well and if memory serves us right. dr
vc have read, more than once. that the wi
einale sex are their own worst enemies W:
hat they. Of all. show the least mercy to a so
allen sister or TO one who has even been lit
,uilty Of the least real or imaginary short co
onings tw
In this connection young bachelor So
riend remarks to us that he is acquainted IN;
nth few women in Montana. that he
ionld turn out against any amount of
old bac!es." and give them the odds. for
ossiping and slandering their neighbors.
pairing neither age nor sex, harder. if pos sol
bic. on their own Sex than on the oppo- Co
tc. and that they are not maids either. old w
Or young, but lawfully. respectfully and acc
diciOusly married; and that they have tin
'pital enough on hand to-day to start !, rel
'st-class lye factory. lie is undoubtedly ira
little sour himse!f-!ms perhaps felt the thi
s!i. and. may be. dtscrvingly. Bat. be esp
at rs ii may. his remarks are entitled to par
ore than Il passing thought. ser
WHO can tell but what these of
'rsons. like the wolf and jarkall. etc. are COP
ef,l in the spheres they occupy. as scav- the
gers or disintectants to keep away pesti- We
ice. In all classes OF society. the check
in has to be put on at certain times. and Val
lille some persons are a ''law unto them
ives and need /: not. Others again need I
restraining influence. Who can tell but sent
'at these people have a special work to nae
rfOrm in this respect? Some of item sive
IN to be SO fitted for it that one might ms
led to think they had come naturally by feat
and were made for that purpose. That Ell
, redemption Of this class is desirable and
presume no one of our readers will is G;
,ibt. Az good people Geprccatc this max
tie of things, and any suggestions from " e'
ebecca." or others. on the best way to IT ls
e the evil will no doubt lie well received. i've
r columns are cheerfnlIy rendered for
S purpose.