FOR THE COUNTY POST.
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MR. EDrToR---Fate has so ordered it. together with my own folly that should belong to that much scof fed at and think I can truly and understndingly say from experience, miserable class of bipeds, ycleped "Old Bachelors.'' Now I should like to trouble the younger part of your readers with few words upon this subject. I shall not tire their pa- tience with long recital of the kicks and cuffs which have received, nor the mseries which have endl- red in consequence of remaining in "state of sim gle blesseduess, as it is called. When was young although Twas souckya chap toinitiae myself into the goodgraces of the ladies' took for my text

 It's not good for man take himself wife,, and many is the good practical discourse which, have preached therefrom, to my young companions-tho' not with remarkably good success. But stuck per tinaciously and obsnatey to it, albe until subse- quenty began to think that my preaching had para

 Tel in that ofa certain pious monk, whogpreached long sermon against stealing and its pernicons and mischevous effects, while at the same time he had pudding in his sleeve which he had obtained by theft

 would inform them at the present time, that have experienced good deal of misery sitting and lisen- ing the " solitary sghings my tea-ketle" long as have done ---and thai Ihave no notion of making virtue of necessity in extolling the happiness of a bachelors lfeit is but of dogs life the best ---and would recommend to every one to Keep clear of it. the wise and cogent arguments of Peter Single to the contrary notwithstanding. To tell the plain truth, although the miseres have euudergone moi quite equal those of the fabed Tyus. who is rep- resented in Eneas' descent into Hades, as having a ravenous vuture digging into his side and devouring his iver which grows fast enough to satisfy the yora- cious appetite of the bird yet they of ordinary nature. isan erroneous opinion which some young people have, of the danger of being wrecked upon the shoals of matrimony, ifthey sail that cruise ;but they may rest assured the authority of one whose knowledge has been dervedfom experience, ,thatthey will eventually sink in the qucksands and ouagmires of single bessedness, fthes travel that road. Let some your young readers, who halting between opinions just fancy to themselves an oldsuperan- nuated bachelor, the very picture of loneliness like myself for nstance sitting in his corner with pair ofspectacles athwart his asaprotuberance, poringo verthe pages of" The Bachelor" (which you maybe assured does not afford him much consolatio---or s- tening the aforementioned music of the tea-kettle ruminating on by-gone days and come to their own couclusions. Although never expect to tako to my self ri6, being too old to think of such step now earnestly advise all my brother bachelors each to obtain for himself cae sponsa as soon as may be.-- And would advise the young men, in the favourite language of Peter Single, to avoid being a bache lor" avoid it as you would the devil.''

 se & AN OLD BACHELOR.

 Ordination. SAMUEL II. RIDDEL was, on the 27th ut ordained over the first Congregation al Church and Society in Glastonbury Introductory Prayer by Rev. Mir Hawes of Hartford; Sermon by Rev. Mir. Green of Boston Fellowship by Rev. Mr