Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-28
TAXING BACHELORA


s',.,,,v~ ~, v,.,rt,nx such . high tax on /
,,.rhaArs that IL will render eeip'oS |
erohAhAttvo. "a. .,,,.
p,rbnps ". shall follow suit Shce
A. IA the policy OF our own doVei
20 tax luxuries rather tnah
and our lawmakers being mostly fhs''-
,.ed man. will naturally feel thtt
man wants the privilege Oh s'aS ms
.,,,x,a ha should be willing TO pay
TOR n. Probably tho bachelor VIII 'ahe
~ .an,. view Of the subject ana decide
t,hn, nj, personal freedom Is worth
whatever IL coso-
az COURSE, behind the oachesor TAX
l,es the very human Impulse TO maRe
en-, .,acker do his bit The married man
60. his own income obsorbed by family
.-xnanses He iooiss at the mountain
40 n,lIs from butchers. and bakers. and
,,r.,s.makers. and shoemalSers, and
school. and baby specialists. and he
.,sas his unmarried friend with nothing
., 10 but spend his money on himself.
and he yearps TO reach out the long
go, of the law and snatch his pocket
book from him.
"Tnc wrlCher," exciAtIns BeneuicC.
thinks h,'s foxy to have side-stepped
having to pay for Paris frochs. ana
imported millinery. and Tor ralslhS "
lot OF children. each OF whom costs us
much as the upkesp of yacht. but
we'll show him that he can't get away
with that. Wen make him support the
country IL he wont voluntarily support
a family"
such Is the mental attitude of the
married man towards the uii-
married man. II 10 al attitude lnat ls
tc,ming with jealousy and Spite for'
10 matter how happily a man is mar
,,sd there are times and seasons when
The domestic bonds chsfe and he LID
,,ned With envy OF the man who was
,,.,yv enough 10 keep his head out Of
~ moose. who does not have To render
an account Of his goings and oon1ings'
and who can buy fancy fishing rods
ond golf clubs with his money. instead
az baby perambulators. Hence me
R.Deaict is ready TO do the bachelor
IN the eye at every chance
Curious isn't Il, the different atti-
,ude the world takes towards urrnar-
ried men and women Everyone
svnnathe.ic towards the old maid AL
ways she Is an appealing figure tna'
calls for tender consideration, but ms
old bachelor is the Ishmael against
whom every hand is turned Nobody
mites him. Everybody blames him Nc
laIe lavender romance hangs about
Inn Instead. he IS regarded as g
laous.er II srldshness'
Me- i.,G srou him as one who ha'
,r.+r.,t ,han they are, and to-
.. nee the consequences they
.l. aE Women regard him a.
., ob. has cheated some sister wo-
ma III, ID her due. and they are hLe<
,yith ragc when they behold hin
s,,laudering on his own pleasures tn
dollars that a wife should be employ
,.e tg Tho purchase Of glad ra4ment.
And both men and women are de
,ar,n,rad that the unmarried man shal
,at remain unmarried. Nobody raise
fnger to Try 70 get the old maid
husband though Heaven knows sh
leeds al the assistance she can get
and 10 be press agented. and pushed
snd have her stock doomed far NOR
than any man does; but the minute
bachelor appears on the scene. every
l.ady turns into a matrimonial agenc
on hts ,ehaH.
Mo- II. 70 lure him into TnattInon,
liz pointing out its advantages. an
l#fanE the soft pedal on its drawbacks
They boast Of what kind OF cooks thei
wives are, and brag Of their kids. an
say never a word OF how eloquent eve
n good wife can become when ma
gets home a couple OF hours too lat
or Of how many weary miles they hay
walked with coilichy baby on q col
winters night
Women strew the pathway Of q
bachelor with fascinating widows ar
throw pretty young gtr4s az his hes
90 that he must indeed walk warly
he avoids stumbling into the traps thi
are laid for his feet.
The old maid may be an old maid b
cause sae has had no chance 70 MARI
The on bachelor is an old bachelt
lscau.s he deliberately chose the sing
estate. and this makes all the strang'
the pirate and public effort 10 fort
him IND, natinony. for the real ob5e
O. the bachelor tax is 10 penallze Cel
LACY and promote matrimony.
II is a great mistake. however,
suppose that because e man is unna
RED he is left IN undisputed possessic
~ MS income. Far from It. The o
bachelor Is the predestined prey
everybody with causes. and al in
pecunious relatives.
Every lady who sponsors e Hospit
for InfirTn Cats, or q Home for Decay
Canary Birds. holds him up for CO
tribution. and every relative. 70 q
remotest cousin. feels free 10 call
him for help. Brother Tom expects b
bachelor brother 70 pry him out
debt every time he gets n e hole. 81
ter Sue feels IL his duty TO send h
boys through college and give her gir
pretty clothes. Aunt Tabitha writes
him whenever she needs new teeth. a.
cousin Jonas reminds him that bio
is thicker than water, and asks Tor I
loan OF a thousand which he viii new
repay. So the bachelor who has
family 20 support. IS nearly alwa
helping 10 support half dozen famih
Whether the men who cannot
lured into ulatrimony. can be driven
20 ~ bv taxation. remains 70 be see
few thrifty-minded ones may possit
conclude that wife IS an economy
enter the holy estate. but probably I
greater number Of old bachelors "
stick 10 their latch keys. and their FIRE
dom. and pay the price rs we an
when we pay our luxury taxes.
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