The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-30
I'VE BACHEL0R,s MOOING.

himself as he pulled gray hair from his left
ghisker; .'humphl believe I'm getting TO be
an old bachelor. Forty-one last birthday,
and there's my nephew Tom been in college
for two years, and got engaged to Emma
Marsdeo. whose mother, / believe. was in
Isye with me once, and should not wonder
II was just a little bit taken with hsr.
Positively, l am getting along in life some.
Now II seems but two or three years since
went to brother Harry's wedding, but ii
must be ct least twenty, for Tom is in col
lsgs and Jenny has rs a beau. (Whew!
three gray hairs over the.left templs-) Now,
itwsssiliyin Harry to marry 50 young, before
he got anything ahead, though he has done
pretty well, considering he had had the draw
back OF q wife and family all along; yet he
hss not half as much money "a l now that
stuff got Of Barton does not help my hair
BIT. and there is bald place coming.) Well,
ii is rather lonesome being bachelor when
al ones friends are married, or dead, or
something of the sort. believe I must 20
ann get married. too. Pity That the girls
nowadays are so homeIy-not half so pretty
as they were fifteen or twenty years ago.
Let me see, whom shsll take2 There is
Mary Bsrstow-her father is rich and she is
an only child. She is not handsome enough,
thought am pretty good looking myself
and must have beauty in wife-her foot
- decidedly too large, and her hands have
IA her q b0ny look about the kDuckles-no,
nary won do.
There is Susan Ray young and pretty, bat
not rich; suppose she would grow ccazy. al
most, with Joy AT the thogght OF marrying
ne, but 1 ought to make money when l
marry.
tOld Gray is rich and hes daughtsra-lst
ne eee-FsnDy-O shs IL TOO old-nesr forty,
/ guess, thirty -ise at least, aud she has got
some temper, too but Bella and Ada. the
second vIie's children. are both engaged.
Il ikink lplsg1e take that gTsY hair, the
fifteenth l nave pulled on , -. guess | shAu
90 - d oai on Susan ray; t@oy't do 10 be
100 Painted, though. ia ny attentions at
fret I may want 10 bscs o1s-Dity they ara
20 sb0minGbly poor. l shall have to sup
pors ihs whole family, | Suppose"
Mr. Thomas spehesr, having pulled ous ell
the gray beirs be could fnd in his head and
" biz ksTs, carefully shaved his upper lip,
parted his hair with mathematical exact
mess, put on Ell embroidered shirt. a fault
less vast, elegant coat aDd white kid gloves,
drsnchsd his handkerchief in patchouli, and
started fer Mr. Rays domcIle
Susan Ray and Jenny Spencer sat st the win
dow, deep IN confidential converse, as Mr..
Thomas Spencer came down the street and
approached tae house, for Susan and Jenny
were insepar6bs friends and schoolmstes.
There's your uncle, Jenny" exclaimed
Susan. How nice and elegant he looksl
Which 10 the Oldest, he or your father?'
Father. l believe was Jenny's answer.
Don't you pity poor old bachelors? / do;
nothing to care for, and nobody to care for
them" eaid Susan.
''Oh, Uncle Thomas doesn't need any pity,
Sue replied Jenny; The is perfectly salts
lied with himself and thinks father vas very
foolish to get married. he cares abou. for
niture and dress, and then he has got tame
parrot and pair of RABBITS to care for him.
But as l was saying. Henry Joues told me
1t was fact about Charley Harcourt and
Ada Gray that they were engaged, and
would De married in spite of her fathers op.
position end
Jenny, Ideclsre your uncle has just rung
Do you suppose he has come for your"
Il hope not; won't go down unless he
asks for me"
Susan went down in great anszemsnt when
told that Mr.. Thomas Spencer had asked for
Ter, and when he invited her to accompany
him upon q grand sleighipg excursion the
L ext day she asked If Jenny was going.
81 suppose So" wal his reply.
Then shsll be very happy to gol" said
Susan.
Mr. Spencer took his leave, rather puzzled
to know what Jenny's going had to DO with
his escorting Susan.
she found, on returning to Jenny, that she
Was going with Henry Jones and not with
her uncle. and the idea of riding with Mr..
Spencer alone seemed too formidable to be
entertained for moment. Still worse did
she feel about 1t when ABOUT an hour later
William Clark, young man whom she
liked very much, called to invite her 70 &C.
paoy him with the same party.
TOO bad. Jenny! too bad, isn't it? Here
I've been and promised TO go with your old
-, a -. ~
and forthwith poor Susan began to cry.
''Sue, you will make yourself sick" said
Jenny, "crying So"
''Goo6, So l will, Jenny; and you tell
Henry Just how it was and Henry will tell
William, ard SO l will stay at home, aud it
will all turn out right"
So Miss Susan, whom Nj. Thomas Spencer
supposed 10 be wild with joy a. the thought
OF receiving p little attention from 50 wealthy
md distinguished en- individual as himself,
was actually crying herself sick at the
count to decline the pleasure OF q
drive with 9 homely, red-headed youth.
with . genial heart and busy brain. it is
true, eut not moEe than ten dollars in his
pocket.
When Jenny went home that evening she
carefully placed upOn her uncle's table a
noie, the puTport of which was that indispo.
ton would prevent Susan having tbs pleas
ure OF riding with him the next day.
"inotsposiroD,' hey almost shouted
our bachelor friend; what the =" We
will leave the rest OF his ordinations
blsnk, as they were hardly suited for ''ears
polite" Suffice 1t 10 ssy that the next morn
ing saw him on the way to invite Mary Bar
sto- to ride with him. He was there re-
bu6ed By the news that she was engaged.
"Engsged, Is she?" said our hero 10 him
self "WelI, 50 / heard good while ago
bat didn't believe it, one is indisposed and
foiher engsged-puTsuit OF lady under diff
1iculties-now vsw 1 will get come girl to
20 with me on this sleigh ride. and will gst