Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-11-13
WHY new YORK MEN
DON'T MARRY
All Troubles SmOOthed From
Bachelors Path.
New York Press

MISS SlHSteSetS inquiry, bllat 5 CO
incidence. Aunt Selma asked me thai
seHsame question in a 2etter / received
this morning. Why" he unused, =
don't have to get married--that'
why"
Miss singleyet opened her large eyes
and stared.
That's the answer" Clavering con
ttnued Men with comfortable in
comes don't have to get married. Time
was when a man married for a home
That time is long past. Time was
when a man married that he might be
surrounded with comforts. That is
now considered ancient history.
But suppose you should fall m
love" coyly suggested the lady
Falls in Love Regularly.
But, my dear lady, I do fall in love
just as regularly as tie spring comes
round" assured Cl4vering. But why
awaken so sweet a thing as love by SO
sour a thing as marriage I tell you
what YOU do" he went on, Just come
down to my apartments and see why I
| hont get married. Get some married
friend to come along with you and III
show YOU about the place. bunk 1T
Manny's. you know"
So Miss Singleyet and the chaperon
dropped in on Clavering one bright,
sunny morning. His bunk" consisted
of two large rooms and bath, furnished
in Napoleonic style. Soft dull grays
predominateld; even the woodwork in
the suite was gray satinwood. The
furniture was made of the same costly
wood, the four-poster bed, the table
and the desk, while the hangings were
of the softest gray velour and the
carpet "a dull gray administer with Z
, soft, curling white vine running
Through it.
Clavering. in a black cloth DRESSING
gown lined with purple satin, was eat
ing breakfast The individual silver
service was spread before him ON hi:
gray satlnwood tasle and his paper lay
beside hfm.-
No Wife to Raise 4 Fuss.
you see, I was up late last night,
he explained as the ladies were usher
ed In. Which reminds me, Miss
/ Singlyet, that there is another point
No wife to scold me for being out late
no wife to scold me for not getting VI
and attending to business, no nasty
remarks about my propensity fol
drinking cold water in She morning
none Of that rot, you see"
But isn't it very expensive eating
up here in your rooms?" Miss Single
yet suggested
ooh, no, they make no extra charge
for serving up here" he explained
"Why, the place would fail if they dit
that. Half the fellows eat in tbeil
rooms. Come along over and I'll show
You Dick Crosby's. rooms"
The suite occupied by Mr.. Crosby
proved to be even more elaborate thar
Coverings. The rooms were all done
in mahogany, the hangings We're O
old blue velvet to match the blue vel
vet carpets About the room were
bronze statuary, rare paintings ant
valuable vases:
"Crosby's gone said Clavering, al
he showed the ladies about the rooms
Il fear he's getting ready for a tie-up
Just as soon as a fellow takes to com.
ing in at 10 p. m. and getting up at
a. m. you can gamble on it That he;
getting himself in training"
"Tie-up," echoed the chaperon
WHAT'S that?"
Soft music-ring and chain
life sentence-marriage," enlightened
Clavering.
Singer to Sing LulIabies.
The chaperon stared at him, rs thai
what you call ito" she gasped RE
member, Mr.. Clavering, / am marriai
woman and very happy
"A thousand pardons, but it's the
sad truth, just the same. Why just
stop and think. You hear about mar
ried men running around the country
posing as single men-but l ask you
honestly, as a married woman to sing {
npan-did you ever hear of a bachelor
Iposing as a married man with a large
family at his heels? Never
! "But speaking of children" inter-
Irupted the chaperon. Don't you ever
long for the sound of a lullaby, sing
ing baby to sleep?"
"Ha, the management has looked
after that" announced the satisfied
bachelor as if gaining ground at every
point of the argument I'VE have a
Tyroiean singer in the restaurant
whose speciality is lullabies. He al
ways sings on the right key, and lis
song is never marred by the scream
ing of the baby--great Thought, that
Why, / heard Jimmy richardson's wife
singing to her baby the other might
and 1t was something awful. All ont Of
key, don't you know, and the baby
yelling at every lull'
He was hopeless and the ladies LETT
him, yet not wholly convinced that
single life was all "a man could desire.
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