The St. Louis Republic., 1900-12-09
The YOUNG MAN
AWAY FROM HOME.
He Is Quite as Lonesome as Is "The Bach.
e1or Girl" When There Is a
Holiday e! Hand.


WRITTEN FOR TIE SUNDAY REPUBLIC
Since the bachelor eirl'' has como into
being the existence of the bachelor boy has
been obscured somewhat by the directing OF
the attention that was once bestowed upon
him and his ways. TO the bachelor girI
and her ways.
Nowadays. seemingly. a. least, all the
men and women OF kindly hearts and gem
erous thoughts look teuderly upon the
bachelor girl do all they can to furnish
her with amusements. pleasant places in
which to spend her few leisure hours. ard
ell that sort OF thing. Now. this Is as II
should be. The girl away from her homo.
who iz making a brave struggle, either as
q student working hard for the salary
that is paid her every week. or every month.
Is Just the one for kindly men and women
10 consider-but not to the exclusion OF the
bachelor boy away from home.
The young man away from home IL
lonesome felIow-especiaIly ct holiday times.
II you doubt that the boy separated from
his home and his mother hasn't down In
<the bottom of his heart a great love Tor inc
',omely little things that so TO make up the
kSne where his mother ia. then Just give
h!m a chance to drop into your Kitchen
some day when you are making cake. or TO
feel enough like zone Of the family" to go
10 the cupboard and help himself to a piece
Of cold chicken. and you viii very soon
change your opinion. for there Will come a
positive beaming to the boyish face, ana
his favorite pet name for you will be little
mother"
The bachelor cirr' away from home has
n dozen things OF a domestic sort to engage
her time when done with the busy affairs
Of the day. She sews. 'putters" about her
room and fixes things" all OF which is
delight to her: and It has never entered into
the heart Of man to know Just how much
that fixing things covers. And then. the
bachelor girl" II she IS at all winsome, ls
invited out a good DEAL is taken places
OF course with the bachelor boy II Is all
different. He has to do the taking. ana Is
never taken. He has few Invitations TO
dinner. Usually when he is invited any
where It Is because he is needed-to help
syell the list, Maybe he Is a good dancer,
and dancing men are at premium.
And all of this means that the
bachelor boy hurries away from lhe
office at sharp, stops at the most convent
ent lunch counter. eats a hurried and lhdl-
rest,ble supper rushes into a barber S'rp
70 be shaved and finds his nerves =, :
on the ragged edge because there are ot'ers
ahead or him. finally reaches his room, gets
INTO his best-looking suit of clothes ana
runs for the car that will take him to Miss
Butterfy's beautiful home at the edge o.
town.
Miss Butterfly smiles upon him gracious
r., and / verify believe the bachelor boy
feels repaid for his effort: and as l watch
him throughout the evening 1 am certain
his mother would be proud or him could she
See him and note his manly bearing and
agreeable manner.
And then there is something that wonder
II wonder II the bachelor boy will not in
Z little while grow to be something OF
cynic. am sure If he does not stop eating
hurried suppers that he will have DYSPEPSIA
and l have been told that most dyspeptcs
are cynics. or most cynics are dyspepucS.
There is something OF a hero about the
bachelor boy away from home. In the hfst
place his salary is small one, ana 10
make 1t cover all expenses and leave
little over for an occasional box OF candy'
bunch Of American beauty roses or tick-
cts 20 the theater. he must do some hns
Wandering. Having a cheap room 1t Is
eheapy heated and lighted As he taxes
his meals In a downtown restaurant, 1or
convenience sake, he naturally cannot PICK
cut the finest and best. Haven't you
watched the bachelor boy. In squads OF a
eozen or more. sitting on high Stools eat
ing hurried suppers when you are going
eward your own bright nome. where there
table cleaning with silver ana glass
y and bearing the best that the market az
vofos. served UP steaming hot! Maybe you
faven't watched him. and therefore are not
ne the bachelor boy away from home
must miss the coddlng that his mother
Ssed to give him.
u you believe the bachelor boy a selfish
VOW. then let me tell you something about
p that I know: My particular bachelor
70 good-looking, good-nannered ana
kes an altogether agreeable beau. Some
~ he spends s. for two tkeater seats
few other dollars for flowers or
boy. or something of that sort. Anyway,
p Dill Just about covers the expense OF
evening, and then the bachelor bov
nomizes on his meals for whole week
more to catch up. And this was done to
y someone else pleasure! Yes, of course,
enjoyed II. too, but would not have found
naif SO pleasant If 1t had not been shared
"a some one
Puf about the lonesomeness Of the young
away from home. Maybe he is man
comfortable income: maybe he does not
70 economize eome OF the other
aAol boys debut even this does not
me degree OF his lonesomsness At
Sy times On Thanksgiving Day
faeior boy that 1 know sat at q table
oie MOTEL. There was turkey, to be
ana all that with the turkey goes. but
enow the dinner missed that fine flavor
thanksgiving dinners used to have at
ne mad not sent letter home for
Hohths In fact, when the bachelor boy
nome he was quite sure he was tired OF
rohotony and restraint of home lie,
THANKSGIVING evening he mailed let
hat told, in real boyish fashion, how
mac missed the folks that day.
:. A,a.s ".en you are making ready for your next
oinner keep in mind that there is
sss.heor boy, just as well as bachelor
VINO may be lonesome Invite the
esest brightest and most tactful girls
'o" 10 assist you at your little party
'nen ask your husband. your father or
orothers TO invite several representa-
OF the youns-man-away- from home
to Join you.
tell the young man away from
.uat You are asking him because you
idio ne will be lonesome. Tell him
you would like him to meet your FAM
f~o' as they are going to have a real
=. ume OF 1t. you thought it would be
nave him Join you. But, then. every
.nows that an invitation to be happily
ga must have no hint of patronage