Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-15
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Observation-Disclosures
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Albion, Oct 15.-Some one has said
that nature never INDUCES in dupli-
Gates. That two of q kind always rep
resent differences easily discernible by
i close scrutiny. What follows Is not. to
dispute these assertions. But certain it
is that nature does produce close
copies. and in proof one has only to
with the hotel life of the state over.
For instance, nearly every hotel has
star boarder now known as the bachelor
girl. Bright, self possessed. we'll
dressed, she appears regularly at meal
times, and then disappears. Sometimes
she is employed at one of the stores
or is a typewritist, or is a bookkeeper,
a music teacher, or some other self
supporting occupation. But there is q
self reliant look about her, an indie
pendent swing to her walk, or fearless
Hook in her eye that proclatms to the
guests OF the house and the world In
general her title. The masher among
the travelling man gives here one look
and directs his batteries to the suscep-
tible waiter. Said masher has probably
had some experience somewhere with
the species, bachelor girl, and he re-
members such experience. But some of
us old-t timers wonder why such sweet
ness is wasted on the desert air. Why
lis 1t the bachelor girl is allowed to live
lin continued single blessedness. Some
body could have "an awful good wife,
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Then there is another star boarder.
He has boarded at the hotel ever since
lit was a hotel. It's the new old
bachelor. He came there many moons
ago, considerably younger than he is
lnow, a confirmed woman hater.
Thinks the world and all Of the chill
dren. Holds all of the babies who are
Temporary guests, buys candy for the
land lord s children, and Is such home
body that he fixes UP his own room
with pictures and nick-nacks like an
old maid. Is the bosom friend of the
hotel cat. and If said cat introduces
him to her new family. objects to the
drowning Of any Of them. Says its
good thing for a hotel to have lots OF
cats around. This old bachelor Is
common game for all the soliciting
committees for church entertainments,
but doesn't go just the same. Is very
friendly with the old ladies. always
buys two tickets for the shows and
generally gives one to an 8 or 10-year-'
|Iold girl or boy. Is acquainted with,
the bachelor girl, sometimes eats at
the same table with her, is polite and
occasionally Jokes with her, but as for
any adyancves toward friendship or
warmer ship. please excuse him. And
the bachelor girl feels that way, too.
And yet tbs true tbs pity, and pity
tits tits true some woman somewhere
could have "a mighty good husband II
she only had the drawing qualities
necessary to capture this hotel old
bachelor.
And there is another type of hui
manity, u regular fixture Of hotel life.
that no one Jokes about. 1t Is the old
man. the respectable, we'll dressed, gem
tlemanly old fellow who hasn't a chick
or child left on earth. or II he has,
family troubles have caused separation.
He. too, has been in the hotel so long
that he can call the regular patrons OF
the. house by name, knows their busf-s
mess. and counts many of them his
friends. It's lucky he has money, 9th
erwise no one knows what would be-
come of him. AS 1t Is the landlady
or some OF the girls have to give him
pointers (not always followed on
dress. He does not comprehend why
a shirt without collar is not the thing
for the dining rom. His old slippers
are much more comfortable than shoes
And the women folks may boss him
around on his clother, but that hat fif-
teen years old he will wear. And
blessed be the indifference of one age.
he doesn't care If the travelling man
abruptly leaves him while he Is telling
mat one story of what happened when
Inc lived in. And there comes a
morning when old man-does not get
IN to breakfast. And the next day
there is funeral at the hotel. The
n . come in and offers q PRAYER.
The landlord and half dozen business
men go out to the cemetery. That's all
hut nature provides successor.
almost a duplicate. The species like
the bachelor girl and the bachelor never
die out.