Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 March 1900 — LIKE THE LIITLE ONES. [ARTICLE]

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Men Are Fond of the Society of Children. “There’s a very general idea abroad In the land that men don’t care to board In a house where there are children,” said one of the sterner sex yesterday, “but that is, I believe, a great mistake, just as it is an error to imagine that men generally don’t Hke the little ones. No doubt there are a few crusty old bachelors in the world who would be horribly annoyed by pattering feet and shrill little voices in the halls and on the stairs, but I must confess I like to hear these noises, and I find by questioning a number of my friends—all young, unmarried men—that they do also. The children give a sort of home-y atmosphere that's very pleasant to even the most comfortless places. “Taking one thing with another, I believe men are fonder of children than women are, anyhow. What I mean is that more men than women are fond of them. I know plenty of the gentler sex who wouldn’t think of going to a boarding-house where youngsters were admitted and I know Just as many men who seek out tho'se places and obtain a certain amount of comfort and satisfaction In their lonely lives in making friends with the youngsters and spending valuable time repairing sundry broken toys or telling wonderful stories In which giants figure to an amazing extent. “A child’s affection is a very delightful thing, and most men feel flattered to be the object of even a mild liking on the part of the small tyrants. There are half a dozen little ones In the house where 1 board, and I am the familiar friend of every one of them. It’s a very delightful and absorbing acquaintance, and I’m fast developing Into a story-teller of such marked ability that I’ll make a fortune In this way, no doubt, after awhile.”