The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-11-07


mind, and if / am tempted TO say anything
against friend, ! stop and repeat 1t to myself.
We are too prone to speak against each other.
good motto 10 remember is ths Never
say anything about your brother that you are
ashamed to say to him. We should leave base
minds to har5or suspicion, and low ones to trace
out defects"
Dear friends, let us have a nobler ambition.
and remember that we all have faults, and also
that we should have charity one for the other.
and if we cannot say something good OF our
friends, then let us not speak ut all. Loyaliy-
Angie NJ. Conklin.
VIEWS OF BACHELOR GIRL.
First: As Brother Seaman has given his
views on single life think the girl bachelors
should have a word to say, for since the odious
| title of old maid has sunk into oblivion and
| the name girl bachelor has taken its place, we
| are not nearly SO anxious to marry we only
| wanted to marry to get rid OF that obnoxious
| title, and now there are so many avenues opened
for woman to make her own living without the
aid of man, think single life very happy
| one even if we do have to grow oil alone.
! Without doubt, growing old is trying Crisis
| in wonan's life single wcmans particu-
! larry. Rather trying, too, when III speaking
of yourself rs girl" which from long habit
you uuwittingly do, you detect covert smile
on the face OF yonr interlocutor.
1t is not a pleasant descent. must say, ut
the beginning when you find your friends deli
4 cately abstaining from the term old maid -
4 in your presence. or when servants address you
as " Ma'anl." instead of Miss" and ii you are
| at all stout aud comfortable looking strange
/ shopkeepers persist in making out your bills TO
Mrs. -" and pressing upon your notice
| toys and perambulators.
But all this is preferable TO an unhappy mar
| ried life with its terrorZing paregoric bottle"
| or having TO stay at home from evenings
entertainment because Johnnie had the Group,
or Bessie the scarlet fever, or TO put Cleveland
badges some of your husbands clothing,
while he goes off to the store and sits a nail
keg chewing on guild of tobacco half as large
AS his youngest heir he left at home crying
loudly il awakeus the neighbor's baby, which
the mother has been trying for hours to quiet.
But we girl bachelors are not strictly opposed
to marriage, for we know of a great many hap
| pilv-married people. But the man did not
marry one of these modern up-to date girls who
knows nothing bat TO giggIe, dress and try to
marry a rich man, no difference about his
morals, and the woman married a sensible
man, one who had saved up his money until he
could support wife. Or, If not, they both had
good sense. and by working together and not
| finding fault one with the other live peace
able, happy life.
It is no wonder men cannot afford TO marry,
when there are so many of these dudish things
that spend their time in twirling q cane, pay
| ing compliments saying silly nothines, and all
| they make and more too, in treating their
friends to cigars, etc, or taking their best girl
| TO the theater and aftcrward TO some expensive
restaurant for supper These are the ones
when married, that talk of marriage being a
| failure and keep the Judges busy 'unsplicing."
| Yes. il is true there many nice girls TO
| love and court, who would not make excellent
wives. Why then DO men love aud court such
! girls? Why not pay more attention TO the
sensible girls-for there plenty of them
who are pushed TO the wall because the men do
not seem TO admire or even notice them?
But you will not find the sensible girl spend
| ing her time flirting, reading yellow-backe ed
| novels, dressing 10 please the men, or making
use of slang. She doesn't make a drudge of
her mother, or ride bicycle with boomers on
| hunting for exercise.
You will find her in the sick-room, or at
church, at all times, whether she has a new
hat TO show not. She also recite, play
tile piano. and talk politics or tho new woman
question with any nice old bachelor.
But, until there is less talk of marriage being
a failure. aud fewer divorce cases, we girl bach
elors will still advocate single life as the hap
piest. Dixie Glen, Murfreesboro, Tenn.
A cALrFoRN1A CAMPAIGN.
DEAR c. C. FRIExDs: Band of 1st q. s. Inf
began their Summer campaign on morning
Francisco, eight miles from here.
Arriving in San Francisco. We took the cleo
trio ears to their limit - miles. then walked
FIVE miles, finally camping nine miles from the
city.
Next morning reveille sounded at Bis. Oh,
how did dislike TO get up After breakfast
we started on a 81 mile march in the hot sun,
and then went into camp until the next morn
ing The succeeding nine days were but
repetition of the first two.
There were many amusing incidents con.
nected with the march. Will Martsch. alias
wisconsin Diamond" was laughing at me be-
cause had to carry the bass drum. The Sec
ond day put IL on one OF the wagons
As ] said before, we walked 90 miles that
day. and when we reached camp we looked for
our Willie. Where do yon think we found him7
At the ambulance, sitting on the ground, with
his shoes and socks of. exhibiting the sorest
pair of feet j ever looked at.
The Surgeon arrived in a short time, and
Will looked up at him if to say: Just look
at the condition Of my Trilbys, aud I've got to
walk ITO miles more"
Diamonds are usually very hard, but this
particular one proved to be tho reverse, aud il
was very evident that Martsch could not march
any more that day.
We arrived in the historic old town of
Monterey July lG. and camped directly in rear
OF the famous Hotel Del Monte.
Then the pleasures of our campaign began.
There were skirmishes and sham battles every
day, aud If i am not mistaken, our friend
Martsch was brought back 10 camp one day AS
prisoner Of war; positive proof that he met
the enemy but defeated.
While in Monterey We visited all the historic
places. and saw the staff upon which Old Glory
was raised for the first time in California by
Gen. Fremont.
We had an excellent time in the Del Monte
grounds, which i think is the grandest place
saw.
After spending six weeks in camp we re-
turned to our headquarters. Since our arrival
home the " Diamond has been promoted 10
the exalted position of Corporal. for meritori-
Gus service in the recent campaign. The ex.
element attendant upon his promotion has
caused his hair TO fall out
Hoping he will find remedy that will ar
rest the progress of this last calamity and that
he will be speedily appointed Majors General,
] am, loyalty yours
Geo. w. Hoff, LIST u. S. Inf. Band, Angel Il.
land, Cal.
CHANGE OF RESIDENCE.
This Is TO tell you that / have changed my
place of residence, for the present. at least. We
Mrs Gammons and II left the country for the
Winter, and have taken rooms here, living in
true Bohemian style. And now let me tell you
OF our trip.
We left Foster in a carriage 10 drive the dis
tance in preference TO travelling by rail. After
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