The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-21
Why We Remain sinnrn.

There are today quite a number OF bachc.
Tor drummers. quite too msny. There are
some who assert that a drummer has not
the right 20 merry, that he IS absent from
home so much that he is resliy better or
without a wife. This may seem correct In
some cases. but not always. l was talk
tug on this subiect net long ago to a lady.
a drummers wife, and expressed these
same doubts TO her, when she inquired why
! was SIN single. You are foolish, " srid
she. ON the contrary, there are no wives
Who think more Of their husbands. 10 mar
riages which are happier. as a whole, than
tnose Of Il LraN cling man. The most Of
item can arrange to come home lutte often,
Suu mere Is always a hearty welcome for
The tired drummer when he comes home
from trip. Why, were. they so inclined,
they have no chance to get tired OF each
otheri they have a right to marry; they
should get married, and II is a shame that
so many bachelors roam through the conn
try. lhus spoke the little lady, and she
WIS quite sincere; but there Is another
| through me fault of the man that there
are SO many bachelors Is IT. mot often
g. l-s.gr'nce which prompts Va 20 walk
through life single and nlone7 A couple
of weeks ago ] called on some young ladies
sAu, 40 usual, this favnrite theme was dis
CtsSed. Thcy asked me that pointed ques-
t'on, way ! did not follow the example OF
some OF my more fortunate friends who
hud taken ont marriage licenses lately
regretted 10 nave To answer rhe question
as l did, hut II behooyed me 10 tell them
that ! could not we'll AFFORD H. to take unto
myself q wife, simply for the reason that
J was a drummer with a limited income
aud not able To provide them with the lux
uries which they have been used 10 In
their happy homes" Although making a
fair salary | surmised that 1t would take
more than l am making 10 give the girl you
love all the comforts and pleasures she had
received from her parents At the same
tlne not having any experience In that
particular line, | made inquiry from the
young Indies what income they deemed
necessary TO support either OF them One
said $500. the other thought It. would re-
qnlre 5000 per year. At glance my
chances we're gone my fondest hopes
| buried, for. really, at times ! have enter
tanned aspirations. Being well acquainted
with the young ladies', howerar, I undertook
| 10 get fellow for each Of them but up 10
| date have made a dismal failure of IL;
! Tor ! found out every time when ] tried
| 10 interest really nice man that he would
never do because he fell short OF the limit
Stipulated. Now, those girls are not hunt
ing husbands, for they have a happy home
ana everything they want. ] simply desire
| TO Illustrate how hard II Is for a poor tray
cling man who happens to meet with a
girl whom he might love- when he must
discover that his income Is too limited Ia
nave the love reciprocated. oh. what nm
eVl thing money Is. and what tortures the
drummer must 60 through! II seems to me
that' according to mans income. he must
gauge his affections and not entertain for
Il moment the affections Of a girl who hap
pens 70 live In affuence. Better the love
OF poor girl than that of a rich one II
you can not support her in the manner she
mas always been used TO, for that love
mIsht ole rapid gait. S. II.