Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-26
CHRISTMAS ROMANCE
LONESOME BACHELOR PINES FOB
HOME COMFORTS.
One Of His Friends and a Trio of Girls
Enter Into Con- :
spiracy.

It was Immediately after the last Grid<
iron dinner when three Of the diners BED
fore saying good night to one anothert
leading clubs near by to take a parting
look at the celebrated paintings which,
adorned the walls Of the club house. The.
conversation at the club took a reminiscent
turn, probably by reason Of the bewitchine
hour and the earlier pleasurable infiuenceA
Of the evening, and visions OF happiness
seemed to dance before the mind OF one OF
the mon, particularly a superb old bachs@
Tor, who It seemed. began to realize the
force Of a certain Biblical injunction. Ont
Of the others remarked on the magnificent
appointments Of the club house and the
great honor the privilege must be to onx
to be a member of such a club.
YES" observed the host the other two
gentlemen were not members Of the club
YES 1t is a great pleasure, but at times =
grow tired of 1t. and really long for life
with more responsibilities"
After brief stay at the club the hose
invited his friends to his bachelor aparts
ments, which were not far away from the
club. After trudgfng through the deepen-
ing snow for ten or fifteen minutes, they
reached his hotel, where they found a warm
welcome within. which contrasted most
agreeably with the cold night without.
Dwelling in the Past.
The soft glow of a shaded lamp accen-
tuated the mellowness of the atmosphere,
and caused the conversation to return to
"reminiscences, the aspirations of long ago,
and the hopes that still spring eternal in
the human breast.
YES" said one of the guests this Is a.
charming place, and you must be con-
tented and happy man here in these lux.
urious quarters without care or sorrow"
IL vpla tina fha fG
nice. have spared neither pains nox
money to make 1t SO, yet I am not satis>
fed. I would rather have little home
elsewhere with wife and two or three
children than anything that 10 here"
That was rose Of speech that wac nov
to waste it's sweetness on the desert air.
It travelled on and on until 1t reached thu
ears Of three young women. department.
clerks who averred that IL the wish exc
pressed in that sentence remained unfuls
filled 1t would not be because each Of theft
did not subscribe to that bachelors sentis
ments. Christmas pa ckage was posted
Saturday by one of his friends. who had
the honor and pleasure Of making thai
midnight visit. which was addressed to the
lonesome bachelor at the club house az q
reminder Of the good time spent there that
evening.
The three girls, learning Of Snis packs
age. asked If they could have the privls
lege Of wrapping and preparing II for shfps
ment. 1t was given them, and they pre-
pared the package III the 0dinticst inaHncf
possible and each girl tied PARTICULAR
color of ribbon around it-one pink thf
otker blue. and still another. red; and
they hope that when the package Is Te~
ceiyed the bachelor will not be long ID
showing under which color he desires to
enlist.
While the girls have presented red. pink
and blue ribbon for his consideration, II II
believed that the color they hold nearest
and dearest to their hearts is the old. times
honored yellow. and when next Christmaa
rolls round the bachelor may learn why
they prefer that color to all others. II he
does this his Christmas will not be loneA
some but Will be replete with the happis
ness he desires and SO richly deserves.