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giPl'S VALENTINE.

Kate, ng.sprightlg niece, like most young
ladies Of hdr age, has her own opinions on
masters and things currently transpirinc.-.
She thinks Independently, ana eenersl 1
| speaks what she thinks OF course. her
knowledge of human nature Is 10. yery
I deep; nor is slse DIS wise in all her conel1-
| sipns as shells la 81 imagine. II do notsav
this disFaFagingiy, for Kate has quite al
! goed sense las plNe in ten who have only
numbered ier years, which are about TWEEN.
| ty,one
On one Isubjdc., Kate had for year or
two, been particularly decided in Ter ex-
pressions The Valentine epidemic, which
has ragged % violently, she considered SO.
| cial disease emphaticaly. twas no healthy
manifestation Of right feelings, in her csti
nation.
At last SO Valentines day approoahcd, and
restore wlpdows.and counters began to be
filed With fdmblematiet love pissiFes Of all
kinds, from the most costly delicate, and re-
hned, down to the cheapest coarsest, and
most vulgar Kate exhibited more and more
strengly her autipathy to the custom about
/" If any Gao ,wefe to send mo a1ru-
tine saidsehe, :" woula take it as q direct
insultto my conmon sedse"
+ Oh, AZ for that, Il replied Lsportiycly,
lovers arc not 80 silly as tq'aaaress the
common sense Of those Whose favor they de-
sire to VIM
| Whocrer wins. tne1p was her prompt an
swcr, "rinst appeal TO thai. At no Other
poiut viii u be accessible"
| awe, shall see. r
| .Aud We viii see"
| "I'n wager . new hat against q spring
| bonnet said ], "thaE you receive Yalcn.
tine this year from certain young man
named III Never mind'l dent blush 50 |
| Won't nam Jim
/ II woad Discard any oae who insulted
me with q Valentine" replied Kate, indig-
| Dout say Tint, for fear you will have
cause I'd repent Administration
! g Yes, lido sayis No man Of good sense
would stoop to such trifingn
now and then, Is rclished By the best q
men" c
+" That's.rhyrne, which does not always 81
| hand in hand With reason"
You'll grew wiser, Kate, as you grow
olderf
i IF that il the kind Of wisdom age brings
I'm sure II don't want itP
i I answered with "a laugh, for to be grave
1 on such d theme was not in me. As thu
! fourteenth approached, Kate frequently re
peated her expressions Of disgust at the sill
custom of sending Valentines that had be
u come So popular, and declared, over and owe
] again, thhs such a liberty with her, would b
taken as o dircctinsult, ndrcsented accord
ingiy
Among tho visiting acquaintances Q
Kate, YVES a young man named Loring, 70
whom, I conla see, she had kinder feeling
than for any other male friend but, eithe
in consequence Of o natural reserve Of char
aeter. Or Because lie vas in doubt as to Kate
sentiments regarding himself, he neve
seemed perfectly at case in her company
though be sought it on every proper oces
sion. / had him in mr. mind when sue
gested tie reception Of Valentine from
certain young man, and Kate understood N
perfectly
Well, Valentines day came round. A
dinner time, came home as usual, and 3
mesi the tirst word my wife said to me was
What do you think Kate received
Valentine
aTndesd r.
It's true. Is came BY the DIspatc
Post / received it at the door, and ser
il up to her room"
Shave yoa seen Dor s;nce.i"
= aNol'!
0feourse, shes particularly indignant
aIidoa't know any thing about that
vas handsome one I infer, from the sii
| and envnlop; and had IN it something har,
which I took for jeweiry--a hreasspin or
bracelet
Where do Jon think il came from
/ said I, @
aIEve guessed y0aDg Loring, ansHere
. M Wifs
IF b has sent il he has committed
great mistake" replied
How 80 ."
aYon know Hates autipash5 to Vale
4 | tines
i Young ladies often talk great deal wit
{ out really knowing what theJ say aud Ka
il nct altogether free from the fault. "a
my sifs
~ readily enough asssnted 70 this