The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1910-07-29

IA Bachelors;
/ Confession
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Forced Into natrimony.
by +. A. mitchell.
Copyright, 1910, by American rresn
Association.


The Bachelors club came tn order,
the president In the chair
'F"lluw bachelors" he said. zone Of
our number hns committed mntrI
m"ny. Edward IIammrrtun hna TAX
en- To himself wife. win rrnd nrii.
81" from our constitution. applying
Ia hia ease;
hen amy member Hhnll become en-.
gagged ~ hnH been married he SHAH pay
II nn" and hh membership In tho club
shall cease lie shnlI state the arts by
which lie wat SHARED. II there are pnlii-
niihg circum stances In his cuA" hn shall
not pay the whole fine. but such portion
Of II ns tho club may consider Just
amount IN his case.
MIR. llammerlou win now make his
statement"
Il assure you, gentlemen" said the
retiring member. TINT no Intention
Whatever 10 desert you ever entered
my bend until II dLbollcnl cUnbinn
iinn OF young women Ia tho town
where | live forced matrimony upon
me. These persons organized n club
based on nWustom prevailing In for.
rlgn land. Between tho mountains of
India ndsl'crsln, | havo since under
stood, Ia II powerful tribe. among
whom thol ladies' can choose their own
husbands All II single woman hns to
do whey she wishes to change her
state IL to send n servant to pin II
handkerchief TO the hat OF the man on
whom her fancy lights. and ho IL
obliged 10 marry her unless he can
show TINT The " too poor 10 purchase
her at the price her father requires
'insplrrd by this suggestion from u
land whr,r secret venoinoua methods
undrrlI, nll social conditions, every
unmarried woman IN tho town where
! live HUrnrd u club rather entered
upon conspiracy 10 force the bach
rlnrs Into mntrImOny. one morning.
being about 10 leave my home, on TAX
Ing my hat from the hall closet some
thing soft nitd scented iluthrred agalnM
my hand. shliddcred. had touch
ed the Indlnn poison flower and was
reminded Of lis wnXrn petals aud liz
''''' '''' '''h iHhlHb WV iIHt w Wv
Hight. saw pinned 10 II n bhIr silk
hnndk"rrhIrf In one corner Of which
was embroidered my monogram IN
white silk thread Observe, gentle.
men, the inslnmnting rIclhnd of this
designing creature Shes not only knew
how dear I" every mnn Is his nina
mater. but she wnS rwnr" that blue
IL the color ~ my college.
"MInd you. gentlemen. did not At
the time know Of this society or Of rs
mnl"volrni purpose, for the members
kept both secret 10 long nH possible. |
asked my butler how the handkerchief
came 10 he pinned To my hat. lie
said that the servant Of Miss Eugcun
Tumlins0m, living nj the other end II
til" street, had called before was
ont Of bed, asked for my hat aud At
tnchcd the handkerchief why hc had
don" 50 he did not state.
"G"ing 10 my club nftcr'I Ind break.
TASTED. | sat down to u cigar and u
paper. IN the piper read II fun ne.
count Of the organization and prnc.
w ~ VI llllN "N'll'Il lIl'llII punt llitll
had been imported 10 our soil. I also
read II list Of the bachelor heads that
had nlrrndy fallen mud was nghnst 10
see the names Of two Of my most init.
mate friends.
Great heavens. cried, the per.
SEPARATION starting out On me. and |
bnv" already received n deadly Rlnck
Hand nUiilicntlOn'
"Thc lady who had thus marked me
for matrimonial misery, both from her
beauty aud general nttrnctlv"n"ss, wnH
all powerful Any man on whom she
pinned the skull nnd rrosHbnnrs must
walk the plank. There was no hop"
| for him. Nevertheless. though seeing
| the signal 10 hcnvc To, | made up my
mind 10 pay no attention 10 II. /
simply sailed on mindlng my own
| business"
| why didn't yOu take Ia mn aero.
| planct' member Interrupted.
RATS" "BuncOmbr!" Brave b0yv'
md the Ike greeted the speaker.
zone week inter the receipt ~ the
| signal" he continued. the period
given b!arklIst"d bachelors by thls
| club, ! met one Of my most respected
| woman friends on the street She
| cut me dead The snlnc day met
| several others aud received the cut
| direct from all Here was, Indeed,
boycott. You must remember.
| gentlemen, that. although We do not
wish 10 surrender our Independence
| to these creatures, to DO OstrnclZed by
| them IL n serious matter IN time
WINS cut by every unmarried woman IN
| town Besides, the most nitrariiv"
| mari Il women were honorary mem
beers 81 the club and joined the hoy
| colt
"And then. gentlemen. appeared tbs
most alluriug feature ~ this nnIig
nant Hhru Lust " all my fuml
nine acqunlnianccs | met the girl into
whose tOila II was Intended That |
should fail. A seductive blush over
spread her Textures. u bcwildcrng
smile parted her vermllIon Hips and
showed two rows u pearls beneath
then II modest dropping " the eyes
These women who had united 10 M.
Hist III snnrIng Inc were all denying
me the benz II ~ their society for the
purpose Of driving me Ike an limo
cent bird lutO tbs opening ~ the net
intended fee ne
Ar thls point ~ tic snrcch there
were Pr0nns and cries or "POor boy
"Iun0ccut bird" where's his moth
err Hes going to cryr' aud the like
Here, fell was going to say fcl
low bachelors: alas. | can call you
such no longer!I took that first slcI
which leads to the Gnal Inevitable fan
I turned and Joined her. Like the Inc