, 1897-10-08
T|LLICUM'S At IT AGAIN.
HIS COMMUNICATIONS WAS SIMPLY
FOR THE PURPOSE OF EN-
LIGHTMENT.
And He Has Done Some Good. for the
Young People Are Now Thinking
The Young Men Are Not Happy in
Their single Scate-"M0cking Bird
Existence" is Not the Thing.
o the Editor OF The Republican.

To the Editor OF The Republican.
Laramie, Wyo.. Oct. s, 1S97.-Seyerai
days ago. through the columns o. you
valuable paper, | communicated some
ideas of a young man on the marriage
question. wrote that letter because
| thought the people Of this city wanted
20 know the true reasons a young man
has to give for not marrying. During
the past three months | have heard a
great deal OF earnest talk upon this
question among young men and also
among young ladies' and their mothers.
The young ladies' and their parents, and
everybody else in fact, are anxious to
know why our young men do noi marry.
| wrOte TO enltghten them upon than
subject so far as ! was able. From tina
comment that has been passed upon my
letter in all paris OF town, | feel as IL |
advanced the true reasons from begin
ming to end. Every single member o.
he Tilicum club. except two, has ad.
mitted the truth Of my statements. o.
-itSt iNp l shdil SDtih iiNNi. Ia 1
said seems to be universally approved.
The protest OF the Tilicums is locked
upon as a funny little ~incident. usually
attendant upon such affairs as this. OF
course the boys themselves. all except
wo. were laughing when they signed it.
Bu. aside from these matters | see
hat my remarks are productive OF some
good. They have set both the young
men and the young ladies TO thinking
upon this subject. | noticed an article
IN your paper last night which was evil.
dentiy written by a young lady who has
given this question some investigation.
She says that the young men OF this city
seem to lack sincerity in their love-
making; that they go "a courtin' just for
his intentions are you send him to the
foot Of the class every time. There seems
o te some justification for her remarks
after all. | know of several instances
which your lady correspondent evident,
~ had in mind when she wrote. Blu.
this lack OF sincerity is not he first
cause Of the celibacy among young men;
it is not a cause. but rather a result. The
rue causes are precisely what l men,
toned in my first letter.
Our young men, although seemingly
bachelors from their own choice are not
happy in their single state. They, while
not actually engaged in some pleasure
giving pastime, are really miserable and
morose. | know what | am saying on
This point for | have heard every young
man in town talk about it. They all
agree that they live miserable lives. As
one prominent member Of the Tilcum
club said, This hooking bird existence
isn't what it is cracked up to be-" Each
and every one OF them desires to marry
and settle down in a home OF his own.
but for the very reasons before enumer-
ated this desire cannot be attained at
present. II the club as a whole denies
-hese statements | care not. Take the
members a. the club singly and question
them and you will find that I speak the
truth. | am well acquainted with every
member Of the Tilicum club, being a
member in good standing myself, and
whatever I have said applies to a majorT-
~ OF them as we'll as to a majority of
the other young men OF the city.
MEMBER TTLICUM CLUB.