, 1880-10-23
SENSIBLE TALK.


Chicago, Oct 17.-There arc 50 many
things would tlku to say tllat | scarce'y
know wIlere 10 begin. 1 would like tn give
Forty Years a few ideas to think nl>ott be-
foru he restses for the figliti think Ills
barks worse than his bite, but all not in =
TefS belslgerent ,nued to-night, a1td 50 wlll
reserve than until some future time. no.
ticed tha. tho .Iol|y Old Bachelor has come
forward to vintllcate tic rights of his set, aud.
noticing that the old maids also llatl been
riufculed and commented upon, Thought
Il ouiy right that some one should
como 10 lug 1ese"e ~ nv, NY nne.
place, l beg leave to observe thae nln
not au old maid, and therefore do ltot write
1,"t Nm p, nsva ,iya'1 % ;o"" c,ouct IN rrtns,,bor
ou' hafu lseA ,''ns t.'o3n ~ ,,,a s,.,
Ha,'r possible Oil maid wien II, t1o olooh
Of her ''swcct sssei'tee1l," and to have M
lint l,nrer @ % Of ,rimr' Wers It mt tlat with
tN1. 1Ahel " it.. ..'..' "' :. .".,t',, .,,.'
certain oruer OF la',es .ssa' Is ,''',, .es ,,%t
riitse Tor to snka u JoKe . sol.d ,a a,' IL ~
IN old ,uuid lu.cuu,n edtubllshcI rs Tic ar-
.,".,a ~" "'o t.t ss.s,n.,i W. nt.rorv ,,.a IF vc
ust'e' tAc"t'u'' .s, W .s. s'rs ,>',,,..s,>".
taxe up gu l'ls.sasa nooN u. numnno., I.s,,,i,, ~
be humorous, alld n sptnster Of certai, nse
t,os r., ha ,,tr,;c,,,,l. WI aee her as matter OF
..ss. ~ ~ 49,, ,,,,,.,,. s,mr,o,rtn,. and
G"a.se q, kas 49,, ua' . a.,.,",, I'M, =.
tacles on nnsc." III fiction aisd tho drana
II ,oor. sho Il described rs cllyluls
and sn;tof"1. tf r,ch, M Tim ,a,sy
prey Of designing tlatterers:-nnloye.l
except BY fclnc favorlts. tho laughlnE-stock
OF the young, neglected by the world.
3pt il wi ls,ok Into Ya1li)ies, Into tho real
hun'an life wnle', Is t!'FdDIins ali around Is,
It II far different picture tint presents itself.
Tho oil inall II lot l,ntfettaelltiy one q tho
nublest iiYures III tno tafaliy Group; Snt III ~
generally tho oHt, who makes sacr'iicSs Ell, @ TOR
tac others. II llc!s. she IS oiisn Lais boun- t.
ty sure to be the tndefatlKnnle k1on ahge! o.
Tie ay ;6c 'w scSsss t ears s 1 es ssse
keeper Il need b.. thu aliernate instr.lctress
and playmate of tho children. tha wise col,'.
Ael1r VI tho YOUNG. nntl tho lr.lstetl cnn1snanl
humility about the Kenufna o''l i,ia!tl, aud "
genuine | mean ullo who i9s accrptcl
her position. as tfctllt aud absolute.
She knows herself. n eeFtain , sense,
Il, be OF less Acc0Hnt thnn wives htRl
thetlc puopls occasionally lnuko ller feel TINT
1iley a1e Of tho aalna opinion, s',s bows to
t!slr Judgment ss oss not s,,e, eye, resent RESELL,
ritnes nude apparent BY thoso who taliu Il
for granted that She 1nmet1ts fiur aseSt!'y. ai"
would llny1 hatl It otherwise II ai!H cott'tt.
1IerA aud there probably theru may 10 n case
where sllcl. plty Is deserved, but With Iarga
proportion OF HtlEle WDlnen 1t Is lAr different;
II We know tl,e heast Histories of many OLD
muf1H, wo would find Ninty nj them WHO fts-
na!'!e.i single because they wrre faithful 20
MI IDEA. Perhaps s0ine l,Appy dream OF girl
lioo! was br0len by death Of estrangcnGnt;
perhaps she flas never u,et tive lNnn WHO fully
ipNilzed her aspirations and whom she
could feel herself nbs to love, honor,
and obey. Whatever men may. think
On the subject, Tint last word. "otWy,"a
l,as q Ktuyn meaning to n tilaughtfnl
IL a llttls terrified ut ail obedience 1iay In
votve, At aliy ratc, tho woman who rel,uiia
single, rather than nak0 Il "haif-llcnrted"
ulnrriuge, IL worthy OF I'LL llDnNr.
But tIlGro Ii wOfse tlIail inlf.hrartedupss
to npl,rulleI,d. Tho newspapers Nlu!ost tlnlly
Iclu.Et casps ut leglt,ct a1u! eye1, ssvnge cru.
civ oll tlle part 1T husbands t,wurtls their
wlyes. These cascs arc not conGlcd to tlie
i,;ml,ier ranks OF yucicty. j,Hilrjul Inquiry
shnSyn That th,,y occur Il, what are trr,i,stl
fiio i,iuhcr and re6WctaGte circles, Cgii W.
~ Mind. aiui Win aru not positively fcprnti.
ent m, tnntrim0ny fur n Subsistence, nro ot,t
IN sI'rt,Ik frni,l i,cllrlltv q risK. n,Ni nil.
~ tst" a .xt",t :. ,,...,itsd 1ft.. rhn,,it IL