The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-04-04

moro Jobs of a somewhat similar ma
lture We bachelors do labor under dis
advantages. But, nowadays, there
aren't any women good enough for US
That's just what jerks and were dis
cussing at the club the other night |
We prolong our lives this way and It's
cheaper in the end. Yes, you can find
a girl to entertain you for an hour or
so she talks books, theaters ana
threatens to write occasionally, and
but it's awful tiresome. Wouldn't
like to be an editor, though, just Tor
day or so. Now with a man, it's DIFF
rerent. My last poem would have been
accepted if the gentleman hadn't told
me in a most polished letter that span
ish princesses would prefer receiving
their admirers verses personally, ana
a few other such touching remarks.
Well, perhaps, it's better so. The nus
band might have become jealous
southern blood gets so holland there
might have been suit, and to con
over two volumes i'll warm weather.
no, couldn't have survived it,
There goes the whistle again.
perfumed note, and-a gentleman
below to see me. We will read the note
first Business before pleasure IN
deed, very kind of her to dedicate her
first attempt at versification to me.
How we'll that sounds "A Fragment
of Friendship" Quite good in fact ex-
cellent-if she'd stopped at the title.
Oh, suppose I'll have to respond, but
women do bore me dreadfully and
why can't the fellow wait? He's at the
door. Now, I'll have to postpone pleas
, ure for business
: How much did you say? Why, GER
tainly, my dear sir Anything more
can do for you? Delighted, I'm sure.
Shut the door after you-thanks. The
old vixen got it out of me, after all
!, I'll fix her. / shan't give her any more
= jobs--not !.
y MY. but Tn fatigued. Shall it be
club tonight, or-no, I'm slave, q
poor slave. Tn called as a witness III
one case, and a juryman in another.
{ Bachelors ought to be exempt from
: such everyday necessities. shall be
q posted, at least I'll read up tonight,
and sleep over it--if--I can sleep, MY
nights are tortures to me, worse than
fortunes. Visions = women-White :
n g-hovering--Tve begged her to go;
= she won't. Fact is, | want to see Vokes
. in the Tinted Venus" and I've been
% reading up mythology a good bit d
h late ] am now suffering the conse-
a ouences. One night "Hebe" and last
e night all three disturbed my slumbers
v Besides these divinities, my day-fury
u she of the washtub, passed before ms
n and proved the hardest to argue with
J. of any of them. AS if to crown the
: whole Coke and Blackstone, in ponder
Is Gus yellow coats, marched past me and
u ended by dropping upon my chest In al
J. oppressive manner. ! was just falling
into a sweet, innocent sleep and tn,
days of my youth seemed very near
~ when I was violently and roughly
" aroused from my slumbers by cry
Then came a series of tappngs anc
then silence. The daily quart Of mill
~ had arrived on the anything but dumb
= waiter, and / had to be the victim.
= was not happy and to-day my equili
- brium has received severe shocks.
Is must consult Dr. Tellall. my famil,
adviser and medical man. hav
- adopted the Chinese plan as regard
- paying my medical bills. ! pay by tn
~ year, providing keep well, but in cas-
- of a spell of sickness he gets not a cent
! I am sick, distressingly SO very Otter
IL Being certain that no one but mysel
~ will read these lines-I admit that
~ am tired of being alone. Books-and
~. have plenty of them-are charmin
"a companions-fo awhile-but there al
- moments and don't mean to be sent
~ mental when | say it, when fello
AZ feels like having his questions al
on swered. To stare at a lot Of books an
nj to know that they're dead as far
ut voice is concerned, is not the pleasan
nv est thing in the world, under all CT
M cumstances. T have been thinking
We getting a monograph wherein conve
to sations have been intrusted, but
"a must see that the voices will not
grating, for have a sensitive ear n
do / want long arguments. The voic
may sing a tune or so, somethii
soothing and promising, and now al
90 then | wouldn't mind few words
ust comfort (female voices preferred here
ne I shall investigate shortly.
- T wonder, yes / do wonder, wheth
~ personals" would answer my purpo:
she HIM, I must be aging rapidly. II Jen
ant ever saw this journal, what fool ne
ro think I was! jerks has declared
irt- me- his bosom friend, that he wou
oil never marry, no, not for the best Il
.i+b companion cook or otherwise, to
a procured in the market even with
AL chance of getting such an article
one reasonable terms.
rod I had to stop, as messenger boy u
IDS delivered me letter. I'll open it
uld from jerks. Thought / recognized
writing. Let's see what's the trout
with him.
of Dear Old Boy: I have to ask yo
ude forgiveness for two offenses. First,
; of telling you a lie; secondly for leavi
ady without even a hasty adieu. "A +
nal words will explain. I've been getti
FOR deuced lonely of late, and felt that
cen needed a friend, as it were-no Offer
var to you, old boy-to cheer my desol
on hours and open my morning soft-bt
her ers. | have found the required pers
can and, well, you see, I'm married m
and as she has offered to pay the tr;
way cling expenses We'll be away just
en- long as the climate agrees with both
the us. Further details from abro
,pa- Keep up your courage. Your own
"JENKS.
last 1 have given myself three hund
rget seconds, and have not yet recover