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long in a bachelor flat? Then beware of him! For his

hall-room of a boarding-house for many years and hath suffered all its untold horrors, the moment

ure frames, and shaving-pads, and foot-stools, until his house resemb

rk and falleth over tabourets and other evidences of the pursuit of man; he laugheth as he borroweth old socks from his men friends

umber two, but the woman that weddeth

the cleft within his chin and runneth her fingers through his hair, he feeleth

tions worn thin with usage. His heart is patched in many p

d veal served upon the second day; even as second-

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her heart, "All men should marry! For there is a re

and I say unto thee, the "reasons" why a man taketh a stimulant are

he doth

he is to

he is

ath not thou

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poor and canno

ich and doth no

e loveth

e loveth

th not met th

t the right woman and

many illusions c

no illusions c

woman is

ot "good enough

not ready to

eady settled down

is weak a

s strong and

wise-just

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e parable of the merrie bache

one of these liveth but sh

e comforts of home, at half the expense? Behold, I have three good meals a day and a den filled with ge

ime without having to pawn mine overcoat; and in the winte

life is like unto an

el; and on Tuesday I may talk love unto a widow; and

y unto the same woman every night, which is lik

ness; for I am unashamed! And my one fear

ed him, sayi

d one by one from the head of the bac

food and having no worries, he became

sight of him. Yea, whereas, before, he had been able to spend an whole evening with

chids and champagne to m

ir73 figures and were interesting. Yea, and they flirted with their stenographers and were merry;

ame unto

at I once loved hath married another. And how shall I

him with my h

one of these shall accept thee as a good thing; or another shall take thee as a last resort, when she hath passed her fifth s

ipe without a light; but a man without a wi

TER

the Thanksgiving Day

hast vouchsafed me another year

me what I am-wise, u

times lost my heart, I ha

not marry m

ad be numbered, they are still

adually becometh more intel

ld against me in a breach-of-promise suit, but have conf

discreet and mine actions

es, spotted scarfs, plaid mufflers and orange-colored glov

ible among maidens and matrons.

acquiring a coat of cement and

ly preserved all my

rrying nor giving i

ar pipes, clubs, apartment hotels, stenographers, com

d contentment, vouchsafe me ano

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