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A
BACHELOR'S
CUPBOARD
The
Impecunious
Bachelor
occasionally
to
the
agonies
of
a
public
dining-room
with
Its
poor
ventilation,
mixed
company
and
hurried
serv-
ice.
These
would
combine
to
make
a
perfect
dinner
unendurable.
And
the
average
dinner
of
the
boarding
house
Is
far
from
perfection.
But
after
all,
there
is
compensation
in
this
state,
as
in
all
things.
The
Impecunious
Bachelor
has
his
true
and
loyal
friends,
and
he
can
always
depend
upon
them
in
any
emergency.
They
are
his
friends for
friend-
ship's
sake,
not
for
what
he
may
possess
In
worldly
goods.
And
if
he
is
Inclined
to
be
philosophical,
he
may
extract
from
his
dull
routine
many
pleasures
that
are
denied
his
more
fortunate
brothers.
The
Bachelor
who
earns
about
$1000
a
year,
may,
if
he
does
a
little
careful
thinking,
live
comfortably,
even
luxuriously,
if
he
sets
up
his
Lares
and
Penates
In
an
unfurnished
room
and
builds
for
himself
therein
at
least
one
room
of
his
"
house
of
dreams."
Here,
his
individuality
may
run
riot,
and
because
he
is
poor
is
by
no
means
a
reason
why
he
should
be
com-
monplace.
His
one
room
may
be
as
artistic
as
he
de-
sires,
and
if
he
is
willing
to
sacrifice
a
little
of
his
time
and
thought,
the
result
will
soon
be
in
evidence.
Its
decorations
may
reflect
his
tastes,
w^hether
they
be
for
riding,
fishing
and
hunting,
good
pictures
or
athletic
sports.
He
may
not
be
a
bachelor
from
choice;
but
it
is
far
easier to
put
money
by
for
the
home
which
he
expects
to
have
one
day.
If
he
has
comfortable
bachelor
quarters
In
which
to
spend
his
evenings.
With
his
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