Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-31
BACHELORS TO Be SAVED.
KHE CAzETTE CALLED UPON TO
"BRISa THEM our,
''Iiello. Gazette"
"Hello"

Hello. Gazette"
"Hellow
Scan you send a reporter hore on an
Important matterY
"ccrtainly."
And three minutes afterward a re-
porter was scurrylng in the direction
OF the voice. II was n female voice,
and 1t had startling Intelligence to
convey. Names are withheld. Every
chiyalrous man Will concedc the pro-
pYisty OF Withholding the names.
we have organized" said the female
voice. when the reporter had confronted
It, "a Bachelor Salvation club
"A whnt?"
"a Bachelor Salvation club" replied
the pretty owner OF the voice, positive
1.
might nsk the object OF the club2'
"why. 10 save tho bachelors, to be
sure" responded the pretty speaker.
not less positively.
ITO save them from what7"
why. from themselves, to be sure
II liz bad professional tactics for
reporter ever to pause In his question
Ing when his subject has ceased to
tpenk, but the reporter forgot his oru-
dillon on this score and paused. He
paused awlSwardly. He paused so com
plotoly that the red tlnged his coun-
tenancc and trlpped doubie-leaded, with
Ncare heads, to the extremity OF his
bald spot. He had reported the Sioux
nght for the Herald. and 80 came by
the bald spot.
And pray. what In the object OF
saving them from thcmselves?'' naked
he yfntpnf1N nhnahaI a M -rf.n
lio wnn bachelor himself. and takes
some pride In the staunch tribe They
Dra splendid fellows. They have some
grit and Will power, They arc original
They do what nine-tenths OF men hnve
mot the courage 10 attempt. He real
Iced them pre-eminently great when the
speaker turned her blue eyes pityinRly
upon him.
why would we snvo thom from
themselves? Well. poor fellowsi They
must have such wretched time. They
must be 80 lonely. They are no In
need OF sympathy and help. They are
puch q misguided lot. Won't The Ga
hatte help us2"
''1'he Gazette In married, MIss--I
fneans-I beg pardon--I mean to Bny--I
don't sec how The Gazette can help
Again sho bent her blue eys tenderly
on tho reporter and this time he felt
bcAre heads all over himself
There aro u lovely lot of bachelors
IN this town. Can't you bring them
Bring them out2" inquired the be-
wildered man OF the quill.
''Yes2--You know what i meanr
Upon my honor and as cherish the
PAINTED memory OF my mother and as
! hope for salvation do notr'
Nor
moi"
Well there arc lot OF them. amt
"of what7" asked the reporter WON
right,
''Rachoiorsg"
oh. yes, quite n lot"
We'll won't YOU bring them outr'
Not appreci0ting exactly what the
pleading tongue meant. the reporter
replied incoherently that he didn't
Know how much cable could be found
In The Gazette building and whether,
granting that there was sufficient or
u, tho power department could do the
Job and run the linotype and presses
toe.
When he had prattled on like mild.
rambling lunatio for seven minutes by
she clock which stared ana almost
stopped at slight OF him, the blue eyed
little creature placed her index dcmon-
strativly on his knee, laughed and said
good humoredly. I'VE don't moan that.
Mo wouldn't be rude 20 them for the
world. But couldn't you touch them
mp little In prlnt--hold them up for
rheir true wortli-point out their good
available qualities for huabanda-ln
bhort. be collaboration with our humane
society for their good2 IL In n purely
philanthroplu work We mean no
harm towards the dear, gentle creatures
believe me. Can you touch them up
n little7"