The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-11-27
SOME NOTED BACHELORS.
Men. Of Mark in Politics. Art and Lite
nature Who Never Married.

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nature Who Never Married.
Samuel j. Tilden was the richest
American who ever entered public life
and remained single to the end of his
days. His persistent celbacy was re-
markable, for, unlike Sir Thomas, Mr.
Tilden was born with money, and thus
from his youth was considered eligible
by the mammas of many young women
No republican of half Mr.. Tilden's
prominence has gone through life with
out marrying, but, including David
Bennett Hill, who seems to be con-
firmed bachelor, democracy's rolls show
a noteworthy triumvirate of the dis
tinguished celibates, James Buchanan,
the only bachelor president, being the
third member there If. Buchanan Is un-
derstood to have refrained from taking
a wife because the girl upon whom he
set his youthful affections was obdu-
rate. He is said to have regretted the
single state to the day of his death.
Mr.. Fill, on the other hand, is reported
to be bachelor from choice.
Literature has furnished long string
of names to the list of eminent bache-
lofs. Possibly the best-known unmar-
ried man Of letters today is Henry
James, the novelist. He maintains
sto,,tlv that the artist no matter what
the medium of his exnressiou should
remain single on tho Ground that the
pettv cares and earnings of domestic
| life tend "a wear on delicetelv adiusted
nerves and axbaus+ tho mental fihre Of
genius whether ire nossessor he a
naiptsr of nictures q worker in words
modelIer of statuas comnoser of
music sinper ar ono who an,sas tha
peonle from, the STAGE
JOhp Creenlaaf whittier was q bach
elor tbouob NOT from, the game cause az
tbe brilliant fction writer mentioned
whittier was GREAT admirer of Inc
married state we arc told ana in his
bovhood had q b,ue-eved red-cheeked
New FupIand oirl for his Sweetheart
Together tbev went to school nc chill
dren and when thew grew to Youths es-
tate he fold her the story most GIRLS like
10 hear. She heard if gladly. too. but
he was moor and ,oet and love must
wait for recognition She promised
b,,t waiting 10 vvaar;son,e. before re
coonitior came "a the vo,ng eentle
verse-m axer che foroot hin, q lover
and was married to some one else
Edward FitzGerald the translator of
Omar Kahvvam,s ouatrains was
bachelor and there was a romance in
HE life much Iilse tba ono which sad
dened whittier's but there was little
elise which thew had in common The
ceIibacv of Charles Lamb was fill of
na+bos far he remained s;ngIa all bis
Venerable John Rurrouehs naturalist
as well as writer and one of the most
charming Of men has never married.
Mr. Burroughs was not even woman
halter neither has anv one ever sur-
missed that q romance caused his bach
elorbood
The only literary bachelor who is ac-
knowJedeed IN no a bater of women Is
the English poet Aleernon Charles
Swinburne His sentiment apnears to
he based nnon the fear that woman
of Jittle ouItu,e would he d,u hevond
dissertation as life mariner and the
conviction that the clever woman is the
least attractive Of her sex.
Only one noted protestant divine has
been a bachelor He was philns
Rrooks who finished life a. Rishon of
the Enisconal Church and seemingly
possessed every oualitv desirable IN q
model husband. The cause of his re-
naming single appears never TO have
baan understood avan hv +boSa who
were closest to him. He did not avoid
the fair, nor has any one been able to
recall a romance in his life. In his stu
dent days and his career as a clergy
man he had many friendships with wo-
men, while his passionate fondness for |
children was remarked often. His let |
ters to some of his juvenile friends, pub |
models in their wav