Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-01-18
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Men. Of Marx In FcIsies, Art and LIZ
erature Who Never Marrisa,

fIatHIS VINO NefeT marrlf0g
Eamuel J. Tilden was the richest
American who ever entered public nfe
and remained single to the end OF his
days. His persistent celibacy was re-
markable. for. unlike most others. Mr..
Tilden was born with money, and thus
from his youth was considered eligible
by the mammas OF many young wom-
en-.
no republican Of half Mr.. Tildens
prominence has gone through life with
out marrying, but, including David
Bennett Hill, who seems to be a con-
iirmed bachelor, democracys rolls
show a noteworthy triumvirate of the
distinguished celibates, James Buchan-
an, the only bachelor president. being
the third member thereof. Buchanan
Is understood to have refrained from
taking "a wife because the girl upon
whom he set his youthful affections
was obdurate. He IS said to have re-
GREETED the single state to the day Of
his death. Mr.. Hill, on the other hand.
Is reported to be a bachelor from
choice.
Literature has furnished long
string OF names to the list Of eminent
bachelors. Possibly the best-known un-
married man of letters to-day Is Henry
James, the novelist. He maintains
stoutly that the artist, no matter what
the medium OF his expression, should
remain single, on the ground that the
petty cares and carpings Of domestic
life tend to wear on deiicately adjust
ed nerves and exhausts the mental r.
bre Of genius, whether its possessor be
painter OF pictures, a worker IN
words, a modeller OF statues, a compos-
er Of music, a singer, or one who
amuses the people from the stage.
John Greenleaf Whittier was a bach
elor. though not from the same cause
as the brilliant fiction writer mentioned.
Whittier was great admirer OF the
married state, we are told, and In his
boyhood had a blue-eyed. red-cheekcd
New England girl for his sweetheart.
Together they went 20 school as chill
aren, and Rhen they greW to Nfpth's
estate he told her the story most girls
like TO hear. She heard It gladly, too.
but he was poor and a poet and love
must wait for recognition. She prom
Used, but waiting Is wearlsome before
recognition came TO the young gentle
verse-mal1er she forgot him as lover
ana was married to some one else.
Edward Fitzgerald, the translator Of
Omar Kahyyan's quatralns was a
bachelor, and there was q romance in
his life. much like the one which sad
dened Whittiers but there was little
else which they had In common. The
cehbacy OF Charles Lamb was full
OF pathos. for he remained single all
his life that he might care for his sis-
ter Venerable John Burrounghs, natu-
ralist as wen as writer and one OF the
most charming OF men has never mar
ried. Mr.. Burroughs was not even
woman hater. neither has any one eyer
surmised that romance caused his
bachelorhood.
The only literary bachelor who Is ac-
knoWledged to be a hater OF women Is
the English poet, Algernon Charles
Swinburne. His sentiment appears TO
be based upon the fear that woman
OF little culture would be dun beyond
description as a life partner, and the
conviction that the clever woman is
the least attractive. OF her sex
only one noted Protestant divine has
been bachelor. He was Philip Brooks.
who finished life as Bishop Of the Epis-
copal Church, and seemingly possessed
every quality desirable in q model hus-
gle appears never to have been under
stood, even by those who were closest
to him. He did not avoid the fair, nor
has any one been able TO recall a ro-
nance in his life In his student days
and his career as a clergyman he had
many friendships with women. while
his passionate fondness for children
was remarked often. His letters to
some OF his juvenile friends, published
in one OF the magazines, We're models
In their way.
The bachelorhood OF Sir Isaac New
ton was a puzzle TO some OF his con-
temporaries, but others knew he re-
manned single solely on account OF his
mother. He thought the world Of her,
and her affection for him was un-
bounded but her maternal love was
marred by jealousy. and whenever her
son thought on marriage or evinced a
passing interest even in a pretty face
she wept and wrung heH hands, and
managed somehow TO check true love s
course. He finally told her he would
give up all notion Of marriage as long
as he lived. After her death he found
himself too deeply absorbed in his sci
entlfc work and too mature to think OF
| matrirnony.-St Louis Globe Democrat