, 1881-02-19
OLD BACHELORS.
WNWk II T1IEIII I1EFFsSbEa
Tb The Editor Of Tic rhfcuyo Tribune.

AZ tAS 1sMitGF o. iAt lREA10 J11bHHfs
CHICAGO, Feb. 15.-.As believe was the
first to say Il word In tletense Of unmarried
wo,ucM llopo to bc allowed s1'acc to try to
llefend MY ill-usel brethren from ttlu o.lLunl
Gust upon them by ono wli0m Judge never
to have seell true old bncheiur.
Mrs. Krealner evidently thinks tliero ara
but two types of tho genus bachelor, md
holds Tho butll up to rlttcnle NIT scorl,. Sha
says thcre iNay 10 Il few Of the cheerful klntl
who aru constant to their llrst love. but can
only nams five, including Mr.. plckwlclt
(which, by tho way, IN n nov revelation of
that worthy geNtlGinnl's chnracterl, nnd u.s.
scrts that Drcn TINT type tnlly exists III tliB
imagination. Of snlHe nntilDr. could nanlo
s4s K4sasr "r w Gr " 9sr aoE type Inc thnk trss
History stp will ho surprised tn
tiAd how, grcnt number Of gOutl mel.
ayottlcs[ th0 hllssful stnte Of. ll.atrlmony
9ntl f,9m othor than purify sel'I4l. inottyes.
betli iecuse. " beH; slpre1nely snl'sli?
man WHO llas tho bump nf seitlsl,L!css must
fully Ieyt!nhed insgrlably narries. Mrs.
tends to lessen THO ttegrcu Of selishNess. but
III tho cnse Vt IL seltlsI, nlan tho II" il tharu
~ the tirst placc. Il IS fur my" home an..
"!My"1 W WIZ ,,nn aa "my" CHILDREN M tl,at such
not given IL itIeality. Slo surely ca,lnot
hnre reatl Mr., Mitclscll'a charming, llttlo
book: "Reserles os q Dachc!ds.", Bcfore
shouht hnyU studied well tho nltaltlng nt that
litilU volume. h II cait be found duality Of
tlln p!,rrst and loltlrst k!n,!. 1t Is a conn"r
naiatako to slpposu tlIat beeatso .ue,, live
i.lenls or higher conception Of things. Tile
truth IL, nElst,st all iurlt rusaess tucuia VI
truth. justice. goodness. n:nl beauty, AM! W.
| arc Atl measured BY these standards. As IN
nai,. WHO Is Incapable Ut having MI Ideal IL
| thu first 10 lllnrry, llOw lnllg docs 1t taAn
| TOR III Ignorant loon to llsIA II WoIllniI 10 his
!ikllE9 Ab0Nt slx wEaEA on m average.
M, tl.o nlnlly who posscss these !'lSll staN'l-
nrsls are tho ones WHO rni make tho llcg ills
ttnet!ons, and not tllo few wIlu luck tlIcui.
Nelthor tin think 1t trN0 that Mcs,s Ideals
nro 50 easl " met mn! tl!'e!t Or thAt 50 few
III her remarks see Mira. X. attributes MI
tho vices tn Thu tlneliviors In such I. swcrI,
Ing lnan!i-r that nm curlnas u know. If slln
! thinks alI tho narrlesl men FREQ frGM llM 3Es
al1a lays " tho door OF tue helnless sinsltt
nc!h Is 1la tll1ll WIN hoyer hatl M Ideal
hett.r tlsan tic ono WHO has falleI to .1lcot
Sl,s wotkt l,ase us 20 back to tho spar'ana
nrn tn DO held. mud ends, lcr .roln'trks With
tic nssertlul, tint tho bnclti0r lr,uls wnrtli-
less, selfish ltft, MtNl dies l!nnltled md nn
sung. should hato ta think tint snc!esy y
Us lsAol4nt Or rs Aar.l-lgarted rs SHE would
thimIs iiu ideal cl.artty will lead It's tt
ilil4 that p nla,l who seus md dDes i,ls duty
III tho sps!ere IN which l.e II placsd Is llt
snnl, whn w,lttn!ly creates another sphetp o
what llo ealls "luty," ana contantedly set
ties down In 1t.
III viewing, tho many lnltscrcot and n,l
happy MARRIAGES, VIC bhnuld be willing Il
| listen to tho WiSt words uf that WlSU iItltl