Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-03-14
Editor Courier:

before the indulgent public and
have my little say. First, heart
lily thank you for your courteous
and able defense OF my much !
criticised article on "Old Maids.n
Indeed my observations were
not personal, aud the gallant Edit
or of the Enterprise was not war.
ranted in his assumption to the
contrary. Though, had no known,
that Aunt Jemima 10 an old WON
an who cut her "wisdom teethn
long before he had his milk set"
and made her observations
through the wisdom that comes
with years, I think, his chivalry
would have enabled him to keep
the door of his lips" However, /
most heerfully endorse his as
sertion that "the sweetest
women in Savannah are the I'M
married ones". But a. their be-
ing "more fortunate" than their
welded sisters, l presume that
will be an open and very debata-
BILE question until they themselves
shall decide through experimental
knowledge. When / publish ed
nay chapter on cold Maids", I de-
sgned GLOWING it with one on
"Old Bachclors", but was fore
stalled by an ADLER pen. Howev-
er, as l think there is one class
that far exceeds In numbers the
types the aforesaid article de-
scribed, I should like for the "dear
people" to indulge me In an exeg-
esis of the motives of this class.
To disclaim personalities, and
thereby disarm censoreous, l will
state that there are no old bache-
oors IN Savannah "a fact so OBJ
vious as to render the statement
superfuous) 'Tis true, there are
some unmarried men here who
have perhaps but hazy recollec-
ton Of their frat pair Of suspen-
ders and their first red-topped
boots, and even perchsnoe can re-
call, but as half.forgotten dream,
when they. kept microscopes to
inspect the incipient growth on
the upper lip, and slept near
open windows, on cool nights to
hasten the much desired "basso"
tone to the voice, yet as they
have been cont on the carpet"
only feto decades, they are not
to be RELOCATED to Bachelors Hall.
Some of them have little shiny
places on the tops of their heads,
but this does not by any means
argue age, but 10 an exponent of
the adage that hair will not grow
above a very active brain. The
little white threads so plentifully
interspersed in the surrounding
locks, proclaim the purity of the
thoughts that are the outgrowth
of the active brain. But I am
Distressing too lengthy. So
; since these specimens of the gal
liant sex cannot justihably be Ia
belled desirable antiquities, !
shall just call them anti-bellum
curios and pass on to my subject
The largest class of old bachel
ors are philanthropists. They
have suoh an Intense love FOL
mankind especially woman-kind
that, with a martyr devotion, they
immediate themselves upon tn,
altar Of celibacy, through fear o
: antagonizing the universal good
They are noble mon who woult
:. rather suffer than to cause suffer
I ing. They feel themselves to b.
+ physically weak. Scarcely abl'
: to sweat enough in the face t.
earn bread for themselves, mucl
less for themselves and another
and they know full we'll that tn
little sprig Of poesy that sproute,
this idea, Glove lives on air.
holds good, only, before marriage
J. Thanking you Ar. Editor 70
J. granting me 90 much space
y am Respectfully,
. AUNT JENNA.