imWnmwr Wm i.
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IIADJHUIU.
katk'b vai.k.ntink.
teassasi
() K gixxluess' sake,
Kate, what is ii hntlll.
LiiImi, Ixforo you go a stun
further!"
"Why, don't you kuowl
You've traveled nit over tlio
world, nml Ikhui In nil tlui out
landish places in it, nml scon
everything, mid hero you ask
mo vvuui it liudjl-babn is.
TVhy, I onl called it tlmt out of consider
ation fop your superior enlightenment."
"I mil sum I mn much obliged to youj but
I Lavo n fnliit misgiving that there an- ono
or two things In those fur lauds that I might
havo missed seeing.
"You know 1 hnvn but ono uilr nf eyes,
and they are somehow so curiously const I
total that when ono looks toward tlio right
the other turns in that direction also, so that
I may havo lost sight of soni'-thing on tlio
left of my road.
"So now kindly tako pity on mo, and tell
xno In Bliuple, plain, good Yankee talk what
hadji-hnbalsr
"Well, this imrtlriilitr hndjl-baba Is, I
fancy, much liko tlio rest of tlio race.
"In tho llrst place, it Is very solemn In its
maimer, mournful in looks, xitlcnt and
faithful, It Is wild; mid It has u head.u back,
a ucck rather n long ono and it has n body
nil wings, and it has tnoro legs than any
thing elso except neck"
"Oh I I know now! lladjl, that means pll
trim, mid baba, father, In TurkMi; mid pil
grim father is what thoy call it stork. How
itupldl"
"Thank you for tho complimont," said
Kate, bowing.
"Katel"
"My worst cneiny never called mo stupid.
It remained for you, who claim to lo my
friend, to call im eo," continued Kate, rising
from tho rustic seat whero sho had seated
fcttsolf during this conversation mid looking
Tcry much vexed.
Tlicro was an angry spark in each of her
bright bliiooyes, mid It Bccincd ns If tho led
gold of her hair took n fiery gleam In tho
rays of the afternoon sun, mul every lino in
that graceful little body nfsumed mi uncom
promising dlgiiltj,iind pretty Rate Osgood
grow really angry with poor I'arvey, us ho
stood u picture of distress Ix'.sldo her.
"Hut, Kuto, you know I didn't mean you."
"You did! You know you did! You'vo
toon putting on such aim over bIiico you
enmo back, and and hero'u your ring, so
there !"
Anil Kato, with nil tho dignity n llttlo bit
ef a woman could summon, mid hastily
thrusting tho gleaming ring into tho hand.,
outbtretrlied in n dumb entreaty, tur-ictl
and ran nway up tho gnrdtm walk, and into
tho house ns last as her tiny little feet could
tako her, and up tho 6talrs to her own room,
whero sho throw herself on tho lloor in n
passion of niigry tears.
Sho cried there to her heart's content; that
is to bay as long as tho tears would come, mid
then sho kept up u succession of dry little
choking soli', nil tho while feeling herself u
much abused heroine.
Sho looked at her dimpled llttlo hand. rt
rooked so bare now w ithout tho ring bIio lmit
worn there thrco years, whilo Harvey, her
Harvey, had been traveling to rcstoro his
health, which had been shattered by u tcr
fiblo injury received while risking his llfo to
vo poor 1'addy Molony's seventh child.
V?I.
sV 6
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IIIS AIIMS AKOl'ND lCATE.
Ah, well, it was all ended now!
no had insulted her, hi promised wife, and
called her stupid, and but had ho called her
stupid! And sho Kit up, mid pushed tho hair
back from her tear stained face, mid tried to
think, to recall all their conversation.
Tho moro sho thought tho moro sho (.coined
bvt in n maze, and do her best sho could not
ejaictly romcmlwr; r nd sho Ixjgan to rovlow
all his tenderness and love, nil his letters,
and all his manly goodliest), and his cxtrcmo
gentleness toward nil women, her-elf ubovo
all, and she ixgau to wish sho had not been
so rash.
And then, tho cnuso of it nil! She, poor
child, had Ixmmi following him in mind all
those weary mouths, had rend books of
travels, mid brushed up her natural history
for his sake, so that when ho enmo homo sho
would Ik iiIjIo to tall; with him intelligently
about all Hint ho had seen.
And th" i. too, sho had wanted to surprUo
Mm with a .v mien of her industry; and
was there overall ivUr.mer Valentino than
tho ono her skillful lltt.o '! -ers had painted,
II ono Iwwlldering mazo o. . i ill lings and
Wuo water, with n glorious but i -inly sil
Ter mid gold stork Just rising out i ; . mmd
ftor illght 1
Did not every fenthor on that wonderiiil
hinl look iw downy as If real! And did not
tho awkward legs havo tho true artlstio
straddle! Ami hadn't sho taken oer so
xiuch paiiu to llud out its Turkish iiamol
And now w hat did ho euro? Ho would novor
jco it now!
And two or three moro tears fell on tho
loro linger, and added another pang.
AVhat would huvo huppened no ono can
toUjbut Just then tho supper bell rang, nnd
Kato found lur-olf very hungry, though sho
mver would have dreamed of the possibility
f hunger aftei such n dreadful o.ieiioneo;
xnl she hurrhsl ainl bathed her red eyes, anil
brushed out the rolxjlllous kinks in her rod
Sutlr for red It was, mid pretty too.
Kate's mother w-(is In u hurry, as sho ill
wuyii was, to go olT alter supper toseosonio
poor slek ercii ure .' iinother. and carry a
buket of iliiiiitiesiiiiiiicooiMllio,, uud happily
sho did not ii.ii' ICutn's lu',ilii'iou.s visago,
aor tho iibsoiii-e nf t ho ring 1 larwH Ktouo had
liluccd iisu her linger, with her full consent;
nud luito was left ulono withlier thoughts
and the reiueiiibrniu'o that she hud driven
Jfcuvuy nway foivsur.
HHU
3J WI MUM. Ill Jl&g
mmwmmwwiffl
WBaBBS3SMs
m
M
vtsxi v x a ... .w-, m f r
Bhs wandered out Into tho gnrnVti, now
almost dark, nml from the reou ilow u toward
tin' edge of Hit) Husquehamin, which Ilowed
along in Ixwuty mid x?neoiitthe foot of their
garden, and sh sat down on tho bench that
stood near tho plnca whoro their llttlo skltt
w.m moored and gave herself up to her
misery fully mid entlrolyl
Harvey had m-olvod tho ring, which was
precious to him as the gage of Kate's lovo
and tho vlslblo sign of her promise to lie his
precious llttlo wife, his dear, iptlek temp-red,
Impulsive little Kato, tho sweetest mid beut
of glils.
Was it all ended, as sho had said!
Then' was some mystery here
What had he done! How offended her!
Ho could not imdersUitid; and yet ho was
very miserable, for ho loved tint jotitig
girl as few men lovo; mid this made him
wretched, and tho only thing ho could imag
ine was that Kate had grown tired of him
during his iilisonco, and x-i haps loved soino
one elso better; mid ho for n inomeut felt liko
drowning himself nml his troubles together,
and ho started down to the river with that
fell intention; but when he reached tho bank
ho saw that tho water was tivishallow.mid that
to drown himself there In- would havo to llo
down flat on his faeo; and so Instead ho hxik
out a cigar and Ix'guli to smoke.
Tho more ln smokisl tho less he felt 111;
drowning himself, mid he made up his mind
to live, and how Knto that as much as ho
lmd, aye, and did lovo her, he could llvo
without her. And then ho smokisl another,
and ho began to wonder if ho were tohlamo.
What had he said, oto. He went over tho
satni) scries of questions, and ho enmo to tho
conclusion that, prldo or no pride, ho would
si Kuto once more, and if sho was forgiving,
why ho would bo too, mid they would bo
happy ogalu.
lie sat on n log and reflected, mid watched
the sun go down mid din knew settle over all,
and ho fell very unhappy.
Yet he lingered still In her garden, and by
and by ho heard u littlo puttering step that
ho well knew by tho beating of his own heart
in tiino to It, and heaid Kato comedown tho
walk, and sit down on the Ix'iioh, not two
feet from him, as ho sat Milud li-r on tlio
log, with miiiiu shrubliery Ix'tvvccu them.
Utter sllenco reigned, broken only by tho
wash of the river over the stones. Hut by
nml by his lieiut gave a great leap on ho
heard an unmistakable sob, mid in ono other
Instant ho li.td his amis around his fiery llttlo
Kate, and her tears spoiled his new cravat.
Tlio ring soon took Its old place, and tho-o
two happy inoinlr, went arm In arm to tho
house, where Knto showed tho valentine on
which sho had sjeiit such labor.
Ho went into proner raptures over I ho
valentine with its uuguinl) bird, mid ngreeil
that it was tho most exquisitely graceful mid
lovely creature that was ever yet on laud oi
toi, and that tho name pilgrim lather was
wonderfully appropriate. And then h- itskisl
Kato to set their wedding ono mouth from
that day, mid Kato consented. II. M.
Ill Olilen Times.
Jlisson, a learnisl traveler of tho curly
part of last century, giws apparently a cor
rect account of tho principal ceremonial of
tho day. "On tho eve of St. Valentine's
day," he says, "the jming folks In Cngland
mid Scotland, by u very ancient custom, cel
ebrate a little festival. An equal number of
maids and bachelor get toguther, each
writes their truo or some feigned iiiiino upon
u'parato billets, which they roll up anil draw
by way of lots, tho maids taking the men's
billets and tfio men tho maids1; so that onch
of tho young men lights upon u girl he calls
his 'vulentlne,' and each of the girls iikju ii
young man whom sho calls hers, Uy this
means each has two valentines, but tho man
sticks faster to Iho valentiuo that has fallen
to him than to tho valentine to whom ho has
fallen. Fortune thus divided the cninutiv
into so ninny couples; tho valentines givo
balls and treats to their mislri'sses, wear
their blllcU several days usm their bosoms
or sleeves, mid this little rport often ends ii
love."
A young lady, who published a volume of
essays in 1T.VI, snys in reference to this day:
"Last Kridiiy was Vnlepiine's day, and tho
ulghtlx'foro 1 ,"' "i' ,J-' leue.imid piuiicl
four of them to the four corners of my pillow
mid tho fifth to tho middle, mid then if I
dreamt of my sweetheart Hetty said wo
should Imj married before tho year was out.
Hut to mako it uioio Kiiro I boiled nil egg
hard mul took nut tho yelk ami tilled it with
salt, and when I went to bed ato it shell mid
nil without sMUiking or drinking after it.
Wo nlso wrote our lover's names upon bits of
iMiiHir mid rolled them up in clay and put
them into water, and tho llrst that roso up
was to bo our valentine. Wuilil you think
it, Sir. Blossom was my man? I lay uhed nil
tho morning and kept my eyes shut till ho
enmo to our house, for I would not havo seen
another man Ix-fore him lor nil tho world."
St. Valentine's Day 1 1 alluded toby Khukcs-
isiro nud by Chaucer, and l.so by tho 1'oet
..ydgntt', who died in liK). Oi.eof iho curliest
known writers of valentines, or rather lovo
jxx'iiui for this day specially, w im Charles,
duko of Orleans. Uravtou, aisx-t of Khakcs
pearo's tlmt, nlo wrote some charming
versos having this day's obervunco us a
thuiuo.
WHISPERINGS OF ST. VALENTINE.
11V B. M. TVNO.
St. Valentine! thy old, old song
To liojio nml yuiitli doth still Ix'Iong;
ToIntiKlitj Coiihliuice, unlet IVue,
Anil dusky, Inviti Humin, too,
(looil ti.ilut lie liiiiti; liiiplorti stem I'nto
Tor each a tender, f ultlifnl mntu.
Tlpc, plpo. llttlo birds, thy Bwectest lays
Thy doeiM-st, truest, tenderest notis,
lint Know I drcniii, I lunz, I plno
To till my lovo and grcrt tlio day.
Hpeeil, sivihI, Utile tilnls. witli suirtrat wings,
Sho must not liugi r, doubt nor wait.
Hut ktum 1 dream, 1 lung, I pine
To bo her true, truo valentine
Tell her alas' how went? are words
To shadow foilli my fnllest heart;
Sho Is my queen, my pom I, my gem
I lor royal rol.o 1 Ulss the hejiil
Bay stroii? 1 II b" and truo I'll bs
roiever, evi r, ever hi r
l.lfoma) Ii.- .'.urt, but line is long;
l"l , (1) , siit'i'i bit ls, anil bear my sonf.
WHAT SHALL U WEAR?
NEW YOflK FASHIONS IN T0D0QC1AN
SUITS FOR ALL AGES.
Slylm In livening Clunlis, Itirliiithiit Mi
Intiortrit Ojirru Visile Now anil I'lrut
IliK Urritsrs Tor oiiiik (llrls nml MImm
to Wnir Imloors.
Tho Indixir toilets for young girls, shown
In tho accompanying illustration, uro Ixith
now mid pUvisiug. Tho plaited sti Iks on tho
plaited Ixxlico, which close diagonally, can
either lx) cut In ono with tho material or
mailo soorately and gathered Into tho seams
on tho shoulders. The lurk hnud, sleeve culTs
and Imiwn uro of black rlhlsm velvet, tho
toilot itself being of bluo ciuhmcro.
INDOOIt TOII.KTH KOH MINSKH,
Tho standing figure In tho cut shows n
eosttimo with Jacket bodice. Tho fronts of
tho Ixxlico aro iiindo of strawberry colored
cashmere lined with white cashmero mul
turned back to show n blouso chemisette of
tho sumo material. Itoth aro ornamented
with rows of pointed stitching in straw Ixirry
colored silk. A sash of silk or enshmero hides
tho Join of tho si, lit mid chemisette; this Is
contained under tlio basques of tho bodlco
nud falls at tho lxick in u largo bow.
A St j Hull Opera Wrup.
, A variety of materials mnylio employed
for tho ox'in vlslte, Illustrated In tho cut, but
plush remains tho favorito fabric for uvclilug
clonks, mid is to ho had In all tho now palo
mid dark shade:!, In apricot, Nile green, gold
brown ami piach colon; nlso ' tho dull red
of Cordova leather and tlio ruby rod which
is so hfomlug. Costal Isviding and light
furs trim tho lighter clonks, whllo black pns
Rcuieiiti rio mid black fur is placed in lcngth
w Isu rows on tho nxl wraps. Tho linings uro
rich brocaded, Btrl)x?d or shot silks wedded
with down mul very lightly quilted in par-
W
OIT.IlA VISITK.
allel bias rows an inch apart. Tho brixailed
velvets that aro now told so cheaply mako
handsome evening cloaks in tho palo rose,
bluo and copper red shades hoi dcrcd with
feather trimming. The ends of our model
are divided nud teiiiiiuato with fur tassels,
tho fur being arranged as a long boa.
TobiiKSUll Suits.
Fancy blankets with whb Ixmlers aro used
for tolxiggiiu coats and suits. Tlio dark col
ored blankets aro preferred blue, red or
gray with plain centers or with largo balls
of contrasting color matching that of tho
border; there aie, however, imlo bluo and
pink blankets, mid soino ladies preter tho
plain white blanket with bright red or bluo
liorder. Theso blankets uro made up in ono
pleooortwo piece suits. Tho ilrt is a long
straight coat covering tho wean r from bond
to foot, mid completed by a gay sash mid tho
linked hood peculiar to tobogganers' nttlro.
Tills coat Ij shuped very much like tho long
cloaks now fiLshiouablo for ladies; tho
straight fronts without darts aro double
breasted, and tho baclc is adjusted to tho
figure, with fulness added to tho middle
forms Just Ixilow tho waist lino.
Theso coati art) nlso suitable for sleighing
robos and for winter Journey. or for sea voy
ages. A bluo coat has n red striped border,
a pink coal has white strixs, n nxl coat has
black stripes, mid gray coats havo cither red
or bluo Ixmlcrs. Tlio two picco suits havo a
jacket and skirt inado with tho border of the
blanket iu a trimming, with a iiointcd hood
nml gay sash. Thnskirtinnybolongenoughto
reach the tinkles, nud is plainly gathered to
tho Ixilt; tho genuine toboggan skirt is, how
over, much shorter, like u kilt, uud is worn
with full draw ers, mid gaiters and leggingsof
leather or cloth.
Such suits are inado for girls from 4 years
old upward, and aro of tho brightest colored
blankets. Tolxiggau caps knitted doublo
havo u ixdutcd crown finished with a tassel
to fall on one sido. Gentlemen mid lx)ys
havo dark blanket suits inado w ith a half-long
coat and kneo brecchos, and with theso thoy
wear heavy riblxsl stockings and tolsaggan
moccasins, A cuked hood or cap mid a tas
soldi sash of gay cashmero complete the
costume. Hurler's llnzar.
lk'lioen I'ioiii tlio World of raslilun.
Tho ulster and tho long vislto nro popular
I sbatxxi for outer garments, which nro made
' of all classes of material.
Fur figures largely in fashion annals this
season, apart from tho formulation of outer
garments. V.t, girdles, unlet tea, plus
trons, culTx, etc., of fur embellish cloth ami
I velvet costumes.
Velvet edged riblxui is n novelty; tho mid-
dloof tho rlhlxiu is of Ottoman rcpixxl silk,
I tho velvet forming a roll liko a cord on each
odgo.
On invitation cards tho initials IL S. V. I'.
havo been suix-rsodod by tho plain lhighsh,
"An answer Is desired."
Fairy lamps, placet) In tho center of a largo
dUh of Dowers, is u table ornamentation now
on tho iH.va.sion of it fushiOiiublo dinner
party.
Ladles l-scllnlng to n degree of stoutness
passing tho comfortable period, prefer limn
tlo bhnixHl garments of sealskin to tho closely
llttlngscciuiciis which so nctually outhn'.
the llguro
i ski iii it . i m r. i ti
,, j -y ,-. yy ,
AT EcLovcn cud.
Itlll N) .Itiiltrs K Npeeiti, but Mit) Notli
IliK Itn lli'trrrt.
T IH now mi his
torical fuel, istlnb.
lishtsl by means of
ivMinvh, iiemstlcM
mid cryplogrnuis,
that when Demos
thenes went on to
tholHsiehmiil pnii'
tliisl for week
wllli his mouth full
of lobbies, stilving
to outbellow Iho
billows ami a
tlenlly clinging to
the thread of Ills
discourse, ovon
whllo the loud
Ikxiiii of the bivnkers caught, up his shrill re
marks and hurled them Into smco, ho was
notptvur(ugtouiakomilmptorMlouuHmtho
history of his time, us wo have Isvii taught
Ho was simply rehearsing n sikss'Ii which he
hoixsl to deliver at tho Clover club, of l'lilla
dolphin. lVople who havo formed tho lilen Hint
Philadelphia Is not given to sociability and a
cheerful Interchange of thought uro unfa
miliar with tho methods of tho Clover club,
iNHS'ially under tho nilmliilst ration of Moses
l'timcll Handy
For the Information of those w ho may road
this piece, el havo not hail tho pleasure of
nililroHsing this sutvcssful orgiiul7Jillon, let
mo say that It isu custom of tho club to In
vito eminent statesmen, hn'Ih, Judges, hu
morists mid other freaks to' ninio to Its
nnniml dimiers mid niiiko sisssdies. Tho
club aimsts In the dellverv of theso sissydies,
lidding thoiighlH of Its own as tho orator pro
cissls, and also liiaklug Intpilrlis regarding
tho Mrsonul eharacterlstles of tho sieukor,
which are calculated to illicit his attention
from what ho wnsiihotit tosa.
Tho only way to sx-uk sui'eessfully at a
Clover club dinner, 1 Isdlove, Is to avoid say
ing what you wcro about In say.
I had the pleasure of holding a conversa
flono with the Clover club on tho ix'caslon of
Its sixth annual meet lug. Iliad Ihsmi led to
Ixdieve that the nlr of rellueuieiit which
Hoplo not lts alsiut mo wherever 1 go would
entitle me to the i'esxs'l mul kind considera
tion of I lie club. Kvcil should that full, how
over, I thought that no ono could help admir
ing uiv unwavering conlldeuco In myself, a
cnuililciiiv which is nil the mole hemic and
praiseworthy m iy part, Ixrauso It bus
not Imsmi shared by tho general public. It is
no great honor to indorse a jsipular man, but
It is eei tainh met itorious In any one to show
comIHciicc iu ono who mssls it very much.
Ilul the ('Invert lub Is not const riieltsl with
uvlewtothi building up mid fostering of
rhetorical industries. It is built upon tho
moral tlusiri that n man whosxaks publicly
does so for the islillcatlou of tho audience.
This Is it quaint and extremely ooccnt rio Idea.
Generally It Is otherwise. Public scukprs
arire nud enjoy themselves, whllo tho audi
ciui', though largely in tlio majority, has to
sillier. If tho mcmlx'rs of the Clover club tlo
not liko the tendencies of a ssssh, they sug
gest to tho sxiikcr soino other lino of
thought. Thoy tlo not do so offensively.
T'liov approach him In a courteous way, sons
to avoid giving him pain, Perhajis they sing
cloven or twelve versus In reference lo tho
Derby Ihim, a table d"llcacy of which tho
club is passionately fond, or in sumo other
adroit wav thoy Intimate to him that tho
pleasure of the uudlonco Ghoiild Imj consulted
lH'fon' that of tho ssaker.
I did not know that. Iliad always Ix-foro
hellishly roveled in the wonderful cadence of
my own iiiulodioux Skew began voice, for
getting that tho uudlonco bad rights.
I enjiiytsl it very much, for I was down nt
the foot of the table having luu Willi Dr.
U.sII.k, Mini I knew that at this rate, with a
hiiuilivil guests to lx) gently searisl half to
ileal h in that way, I would not Is) reachisl
before Friday, and I thought that I could get
n'vnv b 'I'oi't'thiit time. It wasiit tlilssupremo
inomeut. wlien saturutsl witli a soothing
seiiK-iif securltv and congiiitiilatiug myself
on tin' wonderful way iu which Mr Maltby's
dross .uit littcsl me, that the prijsiilinl of tho
chili, observing that I hail my mouth full of
ice which I tiid not know what to tlo with,
iiitrislucisl mo to the brilliant assemblage.
1 felt embarrassed ami was about to say so,
I U-li. vo, when ex-dovernor Ilium, who was
(ipl'ihiUsluoii is-.-ivtsltho mji Holloas gover
nor ol Idaho solely by reason of his great
powers as a conversationist, said something
to me which did not Ixuir iqsju what 1 was
about to Niy myself.
While I was thinking of ft bon mot w hlch
would wipe Governor Ilium from tho faeo of
tho earth, such as a loforviico to him as
Iluiiuy, mul a nsmi-st that I might l Hr
mitteil to lay my head iu his lap mid have a
gixxl cry, or something liko Hint, Mr.
Jerome, it gentleman from New York, who is
ti'J years or ago, said something which was
highly enjoyable, but which, nltor CoL
Thomas P. Ochiltree, Col. McCuull and Co.
Mi I'luro join 111 the same time, seemed co
ojk-ii up mi entirely now Hue of thought from
what 1 bad luteuilisl to rollow.
I was about to administer a tart ichiiko to
Mr. Jerome, when I luipix-ned to reiiiouilxir
his greater ago anil resolved not to tlo so.
My attention was also at this time attracted
by tho sounds of music. It was a Tyrolean
air and rofernsl to tho Derby Ham, which
seems to have a wild fascination for the gen
tlemen of tho club, and when such voices as
those of Wayne MacVeagh, Gen. Horace
Porter refrain it is well worth going to Phil
adelphia ami sitting up till lung after 0
o'chx'k to hear.
Ho I decided not to sjxvik while these well
known vocalist were engaged in song. As
they were encored, thoy obliged by singing
".Maryland, m Maryland," with improvisa
tions by tlio gloat impresario, Mr. Jerome.
I then sttxxl on tho other leg nwhilo and
tried to recall what Iliad wild, which hail
reminded the auditors of those songs, but I
could not. Iu all my remarks so far, ul
though I had Ix-enon my foot twenty minutes
or so, I had carefully uvoidotl saying any
thing that would call forth un attack of this
kind. I had used no language which would
naturally provoke such men us Col. Taylor
or Col. McCluru to song.
1 was on my feet nlxjut twenty minutes,
but during that time I can say truthfully
that I saitl nothing which I now rt',;rct.
People afterward sjxiko of my imprunivo
manner and said I also used rare discretion
In avoiding bo many unpleasant features
which aro apt to stir up ill feeling at such a
time
Thoy named wholo colutnnsof things which
I had thus ovmlisl, mid overv ono said that if
Iliad erred at all it was in the direction of
conservatism. All the memlM-sof the club I
who expressed any opinion ulsiut it said that '
they wcro iu favor of printing myiemarkS
with a rubber stamp.
Tlicro can lx no more conifoi table sensa
tion, I fancy, than to Imi a guest at ono of
those annual dinners, with the M'i-.mal rtsr-og- '
tiizuncoof the piesident iu vour HK'l.et bind- '
lug himself not to call iiHin oii for u ssvh
nud certifying that ou have previously had
a fair and Impartial trial on the charge that
you were a gttxi niter dinner sxsii,er ami
that vou have proved an alibl.--llill Nye In
No.v York World.
Wns Noah's celebrated vuho'l lightoil by an
iv 'uimif l.'oton Dcicist.
( AV I
TIIK KIIIST VALKNTIKK.
IIV Ot.lVF. IIAIII'RIt.
"Mammal mammal when mn you! Oh,
upstulrsl Well, will you ptctixo come down
n lnlnutel"
"If it Is anything very Important I will,"
"Of course it Is, or I wouldn't call you,"
said my llttlo II year-old Isiy, and I hmrlcd
down to stsi what was Iho matter.
"Well, what Is IM" said I, us I looked
around mi luMiitit, half oxicelug to sisi
nomo M'rsoii other than his small self, but
there was no one, llo did not keep mo long
In susx'usi).
"Mamma, to-morrow Is Valentino ttnyl"
These words were utleiivl with u dramatic,
not to nay liaglc Intonation, mul the boy
tquurcd his shoulders and put his chubby
lists Into tho pockets of his new kulcker
Ivockorx, mul hsikcd up at. mo to nolo tho
elTeclsof his words.
I hxikisl at him mid saw n very pretty
picture as hnsttssl there, his little feet set
solidly apart, his long golden hair lloatlng
In pi city curls on his shoulders, his rosy,
dimpled cheeks, his deep bluo ejes, high
white forehead and his beautiful even llttlo
tooth gleaming whllely through his rod lips,
and altogether Just the kind of n boy moth
ers nro proud of, ami Iho sight did mo good.
I sat down pmtly from mi inward wish
Hint he would climb Into my lap and give
me one of his usual bearish hugs, which
generally seattensl my hairpins to the four
corners of the house mid reuderisl n fresh
collar necessary, and partly from fatigue,
but ho was too earnest in his plan, whatever
it was, to Indulge iu any sottof byplny.
"It is Valentine day, is it! Well, what
about It T
"Well, mamma, It's Vnlentlnodny. Fvery
body sends everybody else vnlontlnos. There's
n now glil In our school. Her name's Annln
Shepherd, mid I give her my apple and she
took ii, mid when I stood on my head at ivcohs
she laughed at me, uud Johnny 'Naglo ho
gave her it crab's back shell, and I licked him
nfter school, nml he'd Is-tler not sxak to hor
again, mid sho lives up on l'ourlh street, and
I followed her homo no's to iss, that nothing
hurt her, nud uinimpa she's got hair down to
hero, mid I waul to send her n valentine, and
where's my four bits!'1
I gravely iuformtsl my ulTipring that ho
ought to know where bis half dollar was, for
ho had himself nulhorls mo to pay it out
for it tlckot of admission to tho minstrels only
a week Ix-foro.
Mffra
A VAI.KNTINI! IK ItlH CIII'IUIV ItANDH.
"You must I hi mistaken, mamma, for I eavv
you givo tho man it V pioeu, nud you got the
change; Is-sldes, my four bits had it npiaro
hole In it, mid 1 should have noticed it if yoa
had sjH'nt It then."
"Hesldes, I have bought grajx-i for you
twhv, slate and ixmclls once, 'Jack tho Giant
Killer' and lots of mm hies. How much do
you suppose thoy costl"
"I can't ms) what that has got to tlo with
the case at all, mamma. You just bought
those things for mo, liko you nlways tlo, but
Uncle Alfred gavo me that four bits with tho
holo iu, mul you wouldn't keep jour little
lxiy's money what his uncle gavo him."
Argument I knew would Ixi useless, I might
force him to Imj silent, but If I tlid, tlio sense
of wrong would rankle In his sturdy llttlo
heart so I inado up my mind.
'Well, door, lot that pass. If 1 clvo you ft
half a dollar now, will you sign u paper say
ing that I don't owe you iinythliig'"
"Yes, if it is tho sumo ono."
"Hut, supH-o I havo mislaid th' other ono,
and don't know Just now where to loolc
for It?"
"All right, Pll sign tho pnjxjr and you can
give mo one of your four bit pieces, and
when you llud initio you can give it to me.
Pin in no hurry for that, onl) I want four
bits right away to get u valentiuo that I saw
nt Hardy's. It has got n little angel that
looks exactly like her. Oh, inainma, she is
awful pretty!"
I took out my purse, thinking Hint I would
lose no time in getting it square holo punched
inn half dollar, or I would never get the
debt paitl, while he Mild:
"Oil, mamma, could you spare mo that
green silk bag you keep buttons iu, for my
marbles. It is strong mid my pockots
wouldn't wear out so fast."
I bind I would try to spare ft, when hosnitl,
blithely, "I know you would sav that, nud
so I took It yesterday, but I lost it."
At last 1 gave him tho coveted "four bit"
piece, mul iu return got a dozen hearty boy
ish kisses all over my faeo, and a hug that
stuck seven plus Into mo nil nt onco, and
nway tho sturdy llttlo red legs llew toward
tho Ixxik store, w hero there wire so many
temptations iu tho way of valentines in tho
windows.
In uIhiui an hour back came m happy
llttlo wm with it valentiuo full a loot long In
his chubby bauds. When the 1. 1 r was un-
wrupjxxl and the luce xix-r ,-uvidopo ro
moved with care, I saw upictuieof it littlo
girl in a garden listening to it ti.mp of littlo
winged cupids, all nf the mostviv id coloring,
and nil of them evidently well fi -I
"What tlo ou think of tba', mammal
Isn't it splendid f Now, please, undress It
Here's tho mk and hii, and i vour hands
clean Now write it nioo, 'Annie Hhepherd,
from me "
"Hadn't you Ixitter say, 'from bur viilen
tineC" "No, 'i-os my namo ain't that , and besides
I'mg gto t'tke It myself, nud she'll know
who it is from."
I laughed it little nud finally wrote her ad
dress as noatly as I could, but tho noy
thought I could havo written it nicer if I had
tried. Then ho washed his round, protty
face, and bravely endured tho curling of hU
hair, something I had never known him to
do Ixsfore, mid after daubing the kitchen lloor
and three chairs with shoe blacking started
off to deliver his valentine in erson. llo
would not trust the postnlllco with so
precious a missive. Ho reached tho house,
as I afterward heard from the mother of
tho little gii), and walked bravely up tho
pith to the si ot where Aimto was playing
with her doll, and without baying a
won I edged up an I handed her tho big val
entine, which the littio maid took mid ran
quickly into the house to show tho treasure
to her mother.
When Auiilo had disappeared ho stood
with his hands in his lxx'kets for a minute.
nml thru Ix'Klutitiig to wiilstlo gteotuiiy on
marched proudly homo, but ho hadn't ootnn
far Isifom he found it liumW of Ixiys stoning
n llttlo kitten, Tim rest hn rnu loll,
"Miiqima, I didn't mean to tear my cloihoi
nor to gel my nose bleeding, but them NbrIo
Ixiys hud this loor little kloodlo of it cat and
wcro stoning It with pieces of brick, mul I
salili 'Slop that'1 nml thoysaldt 'Who am
youT mul I showist them who I was, mul,
lunmiun, hero's tho cat, nml please ghnmo
some milk for her, mid soino hicad mid Imt
ter for mo with sugar on top, The vnliuitlno
oh, sho didn't say a word, but I guiwssho
likttl Itall the kiiiuo. I loanusl tho verso on
It nml I'll say It In schtxil Friday. It's
Why should I blush to own my lovo?
'TIs line Hint rules tlin realms nlxim;
Wliv sli'iuld I blush to say to nil
Tlmt virtue holils my heart In (tirnllf
And he did, with it lordly, defiant ulr.
IIANIIKIt IIKIt TIIK VAI.KNTINU.
All this was twenty years ngo, That llttlo
lover is now Iho proud father of u llttlo girl
lljisirs old, unit her mother's nmiietl usetl to
I hi Annie Hhepherd. What became of tho
vnlonllii" I don't know, but I liellovu my Ixiy
still thinks I hivo that half n dollar hidden
awn) sonieivhoro muoiig my possession.
THE MODERN VALENTINE.
SdiimiIIiIiir A lion t tin. Skill nml I.nhor
No"tliil for II I'i'iMliit'tloii.
It Is in Ktighnid mid America now that St
Valentino's day Is most observed, mid on
that day the xstmnu's labors uro generally
more than doubled by missives which have
Ims-ii sent us an outward sign. Tho skill and
Iiilsir required In getting ready for market
nil thiso missives, which cotno under Hit
genernl head of valentines, Is far greater
than the majority of jxxiplo lui'igliie. Thoro
uro llvo or six large establishments In tlio
United Stales whoio solo business It is to pro
wro Christmas, Now Year's, Foster and
Valentino day cauls, nud they iiiimW among
their paid list some 10,000 ixtsous, ranging
from th packers of the wholesale ordcrn,
porters, etc., up to them lists whothvdgii tho
of Ion very Ixviutiful pictures which adorn
the cards.
The valentine of n few years ago was a
cheap mid tawdry ull'alr, usually represent
ing hearts trnusllxod by enormous darts,
Cupids nud buxom, red checked girls In Im
possible gardens, sun otmilrd with laco paper
and iH'iiriug soino doggerel which makes fre
quent tipiK'iil to the musts for tho Inspiration
they K'ldnui luid vouchsafed them. From
those sill and garish things to tho lxautiful
nnd nrtlstic productions of to-day thu evolu
tion bus Ihs-ii slow, but now a Valentino Is ii
thing of Ix'uuty iu nit artlstio sense, and is
also often mounted and prepared iu sum;)
tuous style.
A handsome valontlno.is now painted on
satin, or printed from tho lithographic plates
of theso houses mul decorated with dellcato
Bilk fringe, tiny Isms of ribbon, or porhan
silver or gold cord mid tinsels. Thou thoy
nro laid in a Isix wrnpicd In soft cotton and
sent to tho pi mul recipient.
Aside from theso lovely and artlstio valen
tines it Is quite Hrmissiblo to send a protty
gift of not very greut value, together with n
bunch of Honors as a valentine. Tho laco
ix'rforatctl pux'r envelopes and (Inrlngcolored
uiforts Iu tho way of Cupids mul such cherub
are now Isiught but by littlo school boys, or
homo xx)r coachman whose artistic sonso Is
scarcely tloveloxsl, to bend to his Duleluoa of
the basement lloor, who thinks it lovely, of
course.
The arrival of tho ixistmuii Iu thu morning
is always an event, where there nro nm
young ladles Iu the house, ami yet llridget is
at thodoor Ix'foro thorn, and it Is moro rare
for her to misa getting one, than for th.
young ladies, for tho fashion is slowly but
surely diminishing among those culled Hit
IsHter class, apparently because thoy aro
trying to stainp out such silly tilings us sen
timent. Thu coiuio vnlentlno Is vulgar and low, mid
yet tho supply of them isstillklenl proof that
there is a demand, and that thoro are many
wnt each year. Thoy nro sent from motive!
of petty mallco and vicloiisucss, us well a
from un idea that it Is "cunning" to send n
pictorial honor to somo ono as n practical
Joko or us a is'rsouul Insult, secure in their
Incognita. Comic vnlontlnos usually aro of
tho coarsest, most oxaggeratnl burlosqiio
uiKjii whatever they wish to assail, mid havu
n verse Mow us witless and vulgar as thu
florid picture above. It.
If the person who receives ono of these so
called comic vnleutiuos could hut know who
sent it, it would not hurt their findings in tho
IcASt, fora K.'rson ciqiablo of such it thing ii
not to Isj either feared or resisted; but un
fortunately the recipient often thinks it camu
from an entirely d liferent source, and carrion
a wounded heart or prldo for many days
thereafter Indeed, St. Valentino's Day tut
sadly degenerated from Its original intention,
and more's tho pity, particularly iu this
country.
In Kngluud, however, it Is very generally
observed, and though their finest valentine
cannot couqsire with our first class ones, the
sending of them u nut confined to lovers, hut
mombers of families, mul they are ull satis
fied. The littlo girl or Ixjy nway from homo
at school gets them, uud the fathers nnd
mothers retvivo them and there is much ten
der feeling over it all; and then tho bi
brothers and sisters get bomo w hlch usually
are the themes nt ninny pleasant thoughts,
ami long nfter the day has past thoy are
trcasurtsl tlearl.v
The I'oet's Valentine.
There urn valentines couilo and vnlentims swis?t.
With grot tniifs In verso nnd prose;
Thoro arc viilfiiiuics costly and valentines cheap.
With iiicniiiuipt tlat noKxly knows;
Bill I bo Ih-i f them all Isu valentine which
tvav s, ' A check for your Hues wu Inclose."
-T.M.
i:ngiuveil lalllni; Cards.
It is Us-oiiiing more tahionableilny hydnv
for ladles to use the engraven calling canl u
stead nf the written or printed, mul to Im hi
with the times the t'oriuv.li now offers a hn.
of those choice goods at eastern prices. Dm
iug the ptist week we havo taken no less thu.
a dot'ii ortlen from tho leading stx-iety hidii
of the city, ami it will all'ord us ploosuic t
show specimens of the work to all who iiiav
call. The engraving is tlouo in the very thu
st.vle of tho art, and the various shajH n
cards are all ivpresentisl. 1 julien mv invitisi
to call on us in the now llurr block.
With pituupt mul isuiittsnis treatmcii'
Iliitchius & lljntt solicit jour oixlei-sforni j
tiling iu the line of hard or soft coal. Tele
phone ii")
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