The happy married man dies in good stile at home, surrounded by his weeping wife and children. The old bachelor don't die at all—he sort of rots away, like a pollywog's tail.

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "The happy married man dies in good stile at home, surrounded by his weeping wife and children. The old bachelor don't die at all—he sort of rots away, like a pollywog's tail." in the context of "Artemus Ward, Draft in Baldinsville." to mean that wisdom is timeless.