The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-30
KEPT SINGLE By WEDDINGS.
why Lieut.. Prince Has u Fine Collection OF
Scarrpins and In n Bachelor.

Hcarrpins and IL n Bachelor.
Lieut.. Oscar Prince is rapidly reaching the age
when his friends will stop asking him the ques-
tion, "Why don't you get marriedi" and sub
stitute for II, How did it happen, old man, that
you never married. Lieut.. Prince is as accept.
able as the average man and he has no anti
matrimonial views. He IL, however, q victim
of weddings, and therein lies the explanation Of
his failure to marry. One of the finest collec-
tions Of s~carfpins in this city may be found in
his bachelor apartments, but no wife.
my collection Of scarfpins was begun about
ten years ago." he said, 'and each one repre-
sents q scar more or less serious. They have
simply made a pincushion of my heart. My
case, 1 am sure. is an unusual one, and I am
willing to discuss 1t, that it may.serve as a
warning to young mon. Let me start with the
assertion that 1 believe in the noble in
stitution of marriage, and 1t was prob
ably my advocacy Of 1t while 1 was at
West Point that suggested to a classmate.
Brown, to write me to act as his best man
when he got married. Let me see. The date
on that pearl pin Is 1887. isn't TT Yes. that
was Browns little token. Brown had q fine
wedding, and as I had been stationed West at q
God-forsaken post since leaving the Point 1t
was my FIRST opportunity to get ut short range
with Eastern girls, There are no girls like
LQeul, my DOyt anu uOn u mdkG any ullbbdke
about that.
Brown was married in Newport. and we did
have q good time. Let me look at that pin
again. Yes, Ethel was her name. You see,
/ have it tagged on the pin. Ethel was a
mighty 1ne girl. tall. good swing. and q high
stopper. We hit 1t of together in fine shape.
Who was Etheli Why, in this case, she was
the maid of honor. We had a delightful week
ut Newport, and when I went back to my post
I had Ethel's permission to write to her. I
heard the other day that her oldest hopeful was
'hf iie ssff fSz aa : p aiRsffSEih s PIPE hard for two
Ethel was, all things considered. about as
thifnlE; i vas Jones; Just hand me that little
Here is the date, 1855, and tagged to the pin Is
Maud's name You don't understand: No, Of
eoSrse not; You hnysn't acted Sdn a. best d man aso or
Ethel while on the railroad train that took
me to Boston, where Jones married, and there /
king about the associations OF a wedding party
4 2 chap is at at all Sl,d susc sad 3Ssv The The s sirl /. AZ Ih re.
S}S est fr %a!h 'hs so Snsds; sn You ihss Begin hlG to as ap sa u ahsss
You would appear as the bridegroom with one Of
emit from Ethel, more vivacious, and then she
was short and Ethel Was 5Hl y On miG The night night Of
of her. i sent back ali Of her letters and her
photograph just a short time after Adams got
one with the small diamond in the centre.
Adams was married three months after Jones,
and ! was an usher. Those three months were
happy qpes, and d.. ! shall hall Always Sst ,r rsm sn96er
Adams was married, and he wanted me to DO
usher because, as he put it. l had been in the
game befor sh.f Mss GSsn TaS S. aer name bsr at IT A al rs
Ethel and Maud, but different. We discussed
very serious matters. did Mary and ]. and
Sensible SasMi Thrilling man Happy for life,
SIT was q discussion OF telepathy that made
me forget Maud, that is a discussion and q sub
ask for her letters back after Rogers's wed.
ding. / told S~ally-she was one Of the brides
maids and a very i9lly southern gtriIaiI about
very near proposing to sally. but BY this time |
had become q professional as an usher and best
man, ana since Sally there have been by actual
count thirty-three other girls, any ono OF
meeting each one of them that II ] could only
keep away from weddings my happiness might
be assured. could marry, tho last sirl,that
were all very sympathetic.-and fecl that ] was
lucky. ! couldn't dodge the weddings, though.
"All my friends are married now and i have
was at work i would uneonsclopsly begin to
whistle tho wedding march. Walking IN time
to II made me slow on parade. l couldn't Keep
d ao @' INV n duty by my friends. but il has ruined
me sentimentally. When | look a. that Gollec-
ton Of scarfplns. each one labelled win the
name Of a girl who was Inc n enly % one pr IN sne
l am n Victim OF "REMINISCENCES NOW al OF
my friends are married and ! am not llEely 70
march again to that familiar old music. !
have tho finest collection OF scaripins In TINS
city, but / am still q bachelor. Let my Example
be q warning to all young men.