The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-01-01
Explain Why They Have Re.
NAMED Single ior Many Years.
UP TO YOUNG WOMEN
THIS LEAP YEAR TO REDUCE NUN
RER-READ THE LETTERS
THERE PEACHES.

During the past week The Bulletin
has been in receipt of number oi
letters ritten by unmarried gentle
men residing in or not tar from Inc
civ. who, while desiring "a fcraake
the disconforts and misery Of cell
bacy, have not been able TO summon
up courage to make a proposition Of
this kind to any one Of the very many
attractive young ladies' IN the city.
The subject was brought TO Il e atten-
lion OF The Bulletin by letter az
dressed 20 the editor by one OF the
prominent citizens Of Cairo. A father
Of family, as the sohfiqaet selected
IS "Paterfamilias in singnihS ms let
ter indicated. The gentleman pro-
pounded the question, why is il chat
the stock of eligible bachelors is 50
large. and, in fact. so muoa larger
than il was, say five years ego?" 81
Is this question that The Bulletia has
attempted 10 answer As WAS stated
In recent issues number Of the most
eligible Of the local bachelors, AMI es-
pecially those usually designated by
the pitiable expression hopeless
were interviewed on the subject ana |
fairly and squarely asked for an ev |
PLANTATION of the situation in general /
as wen as the particular reason in
each case for such a stage OF things !
Practically all OF the gentlemen in
teryiewed were frank enough TO ad-
nit a willingness and in many eases
an actual desire for radical change
III the state OF celibacy With but one
exception ii was agreed that single
blessedness' Is snare and de
fusion and the general concensus Of
opinion was that it only needed an OPP
portnniry on the part Of many to cor
rect the omsissions of he past.
\ IL is not the girls fault, said one
bachelor, with tears in his eyes, u
have been on the point of pro
posal half dozen times and was only
restrained by my natural modesty ana
Il felt positive more than
once" he continued, that my suit was
fsvoga,ly racaivod, hut I could no; !
bring myself to the point" This gen.
tleman. a Chesterfield in manners and
bitterly complained OF tas
fact that 1900 was not a bggaxtil
year lie explained that he was too
young four years previous to that
time to appreciate the opportunity and
he has never ceased regretting that he
met the several oyertures width which
which he was favored at the time
to appreciate the opportunity and he
has never ceased ragretting that he
met with several oyertures With
which he was favored at the time. with
much less kindly consideration than
they really deserved. In one case. he
acknowledged, he almost ridiculed the
Something of which he
rcpented again and again.
In order 70 remedy just such con
ditions The Bulletin decided to offer
its services and to throw open its
columns to those unmarried gentlemen
who, anxious to mend the evil Of their
ways. lack the necessary moral cour-
age to openly assume the iniative in
the matter
An. invitation was extended TO all
anxious to take advantage !
Of the peculiar martial privileges ae- {
corded the ladies' during each bissex-
tile year and now In order for the /
the first time in the past, eight long
years, to express their susceptibility j
10 oyertures of this kind The timid. |
difiident bachelors, shrinking from