The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-26
FOUR BACHEllORS.

FOUR BACHEiIORS.
| -Four bachelors met al the club one night,
They Were neither ''old" nor '.forlorn;"
| a and were rich, G and D were poor,
But all of them were gentlemen born.
And what did they chance 10 discuss. you ask
Was it state or national themesf
Perhaps some theory from Henry George,
| Or phase Of Bellamy's dreams:
Nay. nay, you are wrong those bachelors four
| Roamed not in political fields
! But just like frivolous woman-kind turned
| To discussing their hearts Ideals;
| For strange TO relate not one OF the four,
Had met his ideal as yet;
! In vain had charming and smiling mammas
Spread out the Invisible net.
Mr.. would seek, SO he proudly said,
For maiden of high degree;
| Well versed in the social code OF the time
| Presiding with calm dignity.
! Accomplished in q II the worldly arts,
| Yet generous. noble and kind.
| With an intellect keen, to match his own,
! And deeply cultured mind.
l agree with you. answered Mr.. B,
On maiden Of high degree;
| Well versed in the social code OF the time,
| Presiding with calm dignity;
But not overwise wish her to be,
Lest lack of obedience arise.
a dutlful wife will look at the world,
Thro' the light of her husbands eyes.
AS for Mr.. c. he would bravely seek
For maid who could cook and sew,
mo washing, and ironing, and darning socks,
Would still remain cheerful and true;
And while on her household duties intent,
Lofty Thoughts would control her mind,
For culture, refinement. and gentleness sweet
In his ideal wife he would ind.
Mr. D spoke up in exasperite tone,
You're expecting too much Friend c,
If model housewife chance TO find,
will surely contented be;
For after man has plodded all day
In poky Office he'll feel,
Instead of discussions on science and art,
Like discussing good square meal.
The years roll on, and those bachelors four
Were caught, $50 their mamma s all saidO
And strange to relate, by the ideal maids
They long had been seeking to wed;
And after the usual honeymoon sweet,
The wheels of the clockwork of life,
Resumed their monotonous whirI. ard the
groom
And bride" became husband and wife"
Mr.. a and C, we may freely state,
Chose wisely and well. each find
For model home they may safely trust
To tie woman OF noble mind.
Tho wife OF A wears the halo of wealth,
AM tho C's is more plainly crowned,
Thro' mutual interests they long have been,
BY the chains of tue friendship bound.
For only will vulgar and low-bred minds,
To worship of ''cass" now bend;
Today you are up, tomorrow yOn're down,
With a common grave at the end:
And the men and women who truly dwell
On the higher hilltops of life,
Look down in pity and silent contempt,
On struggles in worldliness rife.
Mr. B and D, we can plainly see,
Soon found to their utter surprise,
That duty" obedience" were words IN
known,
To wives who were not "overwise"
Mrs. B. with wealth ct veady command,
For dinner" and bali and high tea,''
Thro' envy was slightly maligned, even while
Presiding with calm dignity
And the endless duties of fashion gave
Scant time for the husband thus wronged;
The servants monopoliZed most of the house,
Till he scarcely knew where he belonged.
At last is was whispered that Mr.. B,
Was carrying too heavy load;''
That soon mis- extravagant wife must dismount
The high horse she SO gracefully rode.
Mrs. D was model housewife sure,
~ ASdlHooS anu
A fly, or single atom of dust
Would drive her most wild with dspair.
'You must not go here, you must not go
there"
The little DIS constantly heard,
Till their childish hearts were filled with the
wish,
To fly away with the birds.
Mrs. D was also a model cook,
Her bread and her cake always light;
She beautifully served, what was deftly
planned,
To furnish the palate delight;
But she never forgot when she settled down,
In her lorg accustomed chair,
To recount what the perfect meal had cost,
In worry and work and care,
And when she'd exhausted that subject quite,
She'd talk of the neighbors spell,
How Mrs. y was so dreadfully slack,
And Mrs. Yah well,
She called today for the very first time,
meier saw a iovelier hat
Her gown was mad, up In the latest style,
must get the pattern of thatI"
Poor Mr.. D, he 10 nearly worn out,
Tho he's finished good square meal"
And tho it be eve, yet stealtbily out
Of his model house he will steal
He signs. as he wends his way to the club,
Ger the petty life of his dame.
But consoles himself with the common thought
That all ''woman-life" is the same.
The moral. o yes, you must wait for that,
1t goes with the rest of the verse;
1t matters not whether you're rich or poor,
To marry IS ''hetter or WORSE"
But be not deceived in a woman's mind.
Its wandr'ings you ntver can check,
If it soar not into purer heights,
You'll be bound to a mental wreck.