The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-26
CAUSES Of THE BACHELOR
THEORIES WHY SOME MEy DO NOr
ASK WOMEN TO MARRY.
They Are Toe Busy. or the Woman
Isn't Quick Eaough In saying
"Ye~--Then esiris May Disapp~Ast

What's the matter With the bachelor.
anyway" demanded Mrs. RugEiesby.
Which bachelor asked the newspaper
woman.
THE whole species. with a wide wave
Of the hand. why don't they get mar
riedrs
Don't ask me. I'm not stopping them !"
Nor encouraging them. either" with
subtle nattery
oh. yes. am"
What. Not that good form nothing
No personalities. The encouragement
Id for what you call the whole species"
4 trust their powers OF perception are
keener than mine are. May l ask what
form this encouragement iakesT'
"A very practical form. I'm demonstra;-
Ing my ability 10 earn my beard and
Clothes. According TO things I hear. the
chief cause OF the falling on in ma;rimony
Is q mans fear that ne can't support him
stlf and wife too
do you think that's really truey' asked
Mrs.. Ragglesay. eonidennaiiy.
II haven't found IL So.
What do you mean?"
demonstrations"
but. OF course, yen could be X you
wanted to- with inviting droop OF the
eyeids
could i?'' impassIseiy.
There was a pause, then Mrs. Ruggles-
by sighed a little over the wasted oppor-
tun'y for condolences ard began again:
"Rut / wonder what the trouble really
IL. asked Mr.. Black the other night what
be thought about IT, Being a bachelor In
good and regular standing. be ought to
know something about IT.
Yes. What did he sayg"
That IN mis- case. the reason was that
he hadn't had time"
''it does take good deal OF time gener-
ally"
You mean.
"oh, nothing much. except that yes
being a longer word than no and women
being so busy nowadays, it isn't strange
that they say mo- SO much oftener than
they say yes"
do they
How many times did you say mo- be-
fore you said 'yes?'''
Mrs. Rugglessg smiled a coy smile
How many times have you said nor"
she asked
OF course, IL the newspaper woman was
going ia for comparative statistics il
would be a good thing TO have her make
the hsst statement Then Mrs Ruggtesby
could 1--we up 10 her privileges by going
that fi9ura several better But the news
paper woman calmly replied
Il nave always said yes
There Is something particularly stagger-
Ing In open mendaeity. So Mrs Rugglesby
signed once more and proceeded:
But AIR. Black meant that he had been
too busy himself. And he gave another
reason. too. His business is one that as
ne SAID. makes him a witness OF the ca
prices ana the extravaganza and the bad
temper of about i've hundred women n
day. and ne said that he hadn't any par
ucuiar inclination 70 go from these 1--WE
hundred capricfous beings to one more of
me sane SOFT when he wens home from
business"
THAT sounds plausible"
Yes. but ] reminded him how fond he
vas or dining with and spending his
evenings iodilng among my sofa cushions
tie said that with all women's faults
men love them stiIi. Which struck me- IS
being quite as ungrammatical as il was
true
Well. what did you think of the ex-
cuses he gave
Think wished knew her name
The newspaper woman laughed
We women are prone Ia chereher Ia
femme, she said. in cases af bachelor
hood. And not entirely without cause
Even confirmed woman ha..r who
wouldn't even love us stiil. much lesa en-.
dowed with the power of speech will AL
nit that We have cause"
'iio you really believe. then. thar Il man
often remains single because Of a hopeless
passion"
Men have died and worms have eaten
them bat not for love quoted the upv;s
paper woman No I'm thinking Of ger,
ting ny 81 list II -oosoaete paraseS ard a
hopeless passion wiil head the list. But
rs you probably know by experience. mon
don't wait Tor hopeless passion Cenrr
ally thn4 EyH fFsrsa st~.snaS, - -
while they are set boys before they get
| busy and !-essifuistic like Mr. Black Ait
| meant was thar 4 = MAS firss proposal
VAS always accepted there would ~. 50
feN bachelors taat they wouldn't be
worth counting. FOX verify believe that
wsge tg1 truth known. precious sew men
haze ever attained tins, age where they ha
COME yoanx "a eisaloTs without getting IN =
paiat where. e the Firi had wanted them
Sadly. they would have been committed 4,
aatrimpny. TT course " continued thu.
rev gaa4ssT woman who was now fairly
launched on the tide III her own efoauefsr..
! don't mean - say thai the man does
nef often thank his lucky stars for hav-
lug aeap*sd. and don't mean that ne laes
net sit gayly rom flower 10 flower
only meant tist g you're gpiug back "a
nrss cau~es. most men cau thank a girl
ana they generally DO thank aer sooner
% iAfer-feF their single h}eSSs-fuesS
'sisut." Protested Mrs. Rugrleshy. why
lo sasx keep on esiag bachelors -
"May ~ they are fond 81 gayiy fitting
ass sysSi said
~lsgs, you 3on't thlas all bachelors arr
are ilsta.loasF' desperately coinlns a
warss
DO yuH really want ne 20 Dc serious
atsaut IL - asked the newspaper woman
Well as neariy I can make est Their,
are several good reasons wAy q nan might
hesitate longer uow ahs9ut getting mar
vled than Ne would have done years ae~o
/. Perhaps th@@e taat gsye are net the real
reasons why De soas hesitate I aatas,cs
ssega wsth ali disc aaodessy and any bach.
eapFS waa wish 80 ceTTeet and return thxs7g
slsav Sc 50 ara welcome
"tm tae Hrst place girls are different
frwen wast taey Hs.ss 30 10. TAey are TN
,fe al,S'eas aFssl queer. and complex ana
A&rA an3 mighty aEa8. " were mss
( So eusd tAIaS Jss&t about a nstGson tfssa~
tsguvs ts1Toa,sesst wha& susghs nrovs. >,
~ ass snfr-DA2 rsENlw. into nsY dasssextss.
a1ra ngvtnents- ~ ecNyse personally
knaN tazs t1ae SsF{S are al T&@A: AZ heart
sssst1N assf syxss ard Nyfrsar*x---ss,s.xg. 80