The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-14
City Intolllgono0.

CITY Intelligence.
b. vAIrnn1's DAY.-Ths llth Of February, the dsv
for mAkpg posliing and sonnet sngtsg has assiu
arrived The origin Of this anniversary has 20 ofts.
repeated that Is unnsosssay again to wts it, history;
suH II to nay, st. valssti.s st ~ Of old dsvoutIy
adorsd By the lovssk portion Of humanity, Who look
forward to his holiday the opportuns time for giving
vent to their psnt up passions Of love and tsndsrnss
making this day, ~ wsrs The bunshos Of the year,
through which their fond emotions annually snevssss.
81. Valentines day b. valeatins's dayi
Time Of srlsos TO love burdsssd hearts.
Bright with hop@s and dark with tsars,
Brilliant with smiles, and gloomy with fears.
Varied with murmuring, kissing and sighting.
With true love, irconstancy, pisius AND dying;
IoDesd for and prayed for BY the and the gay
This love making festival, st. Valentines day
The shop windows adorned with the sweet
est and most tempting epistss, on whsh little Cupid
stands out In bold relief all around the borders Grea.
big hear all painted red to look bloody and stuck full
Of arrows Of them through aud through with
the feather side and the barbsd the other
presenting CORY aud melancholy spectacle stare at you
ct every turn about liable taken for ~ old maids
piacushion Is the symbol Of bleeding and aosrasd a.
fectons The valentines various the desires Of
the customers anything DO Obtained from the vsst
carcature to the other extreme varying In price
one cent to hundred dollars Here Il one adapted TO
slmort any use, made In fact 10 suit
equally yell calculated for lawyer minister or doc
tor as for Autcher jockey or trsdesman Is remark
able account Of the imuenss size OF the nose ch
sppesrs to have frightened the head away and crushed
tie unfortunate body which was ntsndsa 70 carry it into
ipsignihcant proportions this up cArcAs
is esuo Of red paint exp e.sse OF no particular ae.
account of the great weight imposed upon 1t Now,
what is beautiful and at is . mere matter Of OPT.
MON, those whoss Partially In Avsr Of large smell
ieg organs have here valentine sutsd TO any pur
B. the se OF this lays swest In isel but swestsr
besutin in its design 1t il filled with honsyed
and oil tie scents Of Lubn could not add to Its ct rson
Tho poetry it is od,insl; but how to class it would
puzzle h, Muse herself who 80 kindly invoked In hs
Opening line Whether Of The heroic order blank
IL difficult question to solve TOR II may with equal jas
tce be compared to the styls of Pope NJ lion Tue
author showed great vsrsioD to METRE su. made the
deficiency in rbymirg upon which he Is "some;" NO
ended with "bliss" and kies," 'lovs" and dove"
'hsar" and cart" IS nicely could Re desired But
why with poetic rules the valentine sonnetf Ia
L7ves lexicon there ID euch word criticism. II ths
acorng twain has somewhat overstepped tbs poetic
license yet be has himself goad and strons and
unms aksby, sna the hssd and not the heart to DO
The postman to day is watched for with anxiety and
each ring this bell is music to listening 1t isl
The bags were stuffed tight With letters over night
To be delivered to III. girl, In tbs morning
The rites Of this festival are limited to no age SEX or
condition.
stea, y old fellows in want Of . wife,
To cteer their respectable elderly life;
Yourg to settle in life just begun;
Young men not settled, but who do it for fun;
Girls OF eleven who don't wan. to marry,
But ati adore Master Tom, Johnny Harry
All all take delight in the retorn o; this day,
:oIg eSDs and Gd ~ and gay
NotstbstaDding this anniversary has many pleasing
associations yet has also its dissgrseabs and
tees BY obsoenlty vugai,y and mslgniy. Ills to be
hoped these abuses Of the anniversary growiog weak
r AND that the hosts Of Cupid growing stronger and
purer.
TIE MECHANICS INsTr1uTsAt the annual election for
officers directors Msohanes' Institute hsd a.
the rooms; No very, on January TO- In accordance
elected, ana on January II the sport Of the Inspectors
Of Ee accepted and adopted by the Bosrd Of
on IL, "a.
and adopted Hessrs Goodwin and 5tons the i,spset s
Of .es.ion appointed In accordance with the above
ton, have certified that the following gentlemen have
been duly elect.dPreaident Jacob Weste velt saip
builder frs. Vice President j. Fisher, marble works;
Second Vie President G. Godfrey Gunther furrer Re
cordpg Secretary, John Tsgebus, philosophical instru
ment msAer Corresponding Secretary. ORsiily mag.
ne'io telegraph; Treasurer, Thomas a. BIrras dentist.
maker Daniel Westsrvelt ship builder; John F. Eatz,
accountant George Steers, shiPbu,ssr; James Wood
halter. Edmund c. Ark cArpen Ter; Thomas Hunt maths
NAUTICAL Instrument maker; James Stone Plumber; Il.
Crows, Lthographer; W. Pratt leather manufacturer
Daniel 0odvin, printer
Tm ATE FREs-A PERMANENT RELIEF FuNp-It has bean
suggested that our citizens generally, public of'ers
heads Of banks Insurance companies b., do meet in
Deposited In the city treasury for the pur Of .,rd
isg immediate relief 10 sufferers In the humble walks OF
lie who may be rendered houselsss BY nrs Iudsed,
Mayer Westsrvelt kindly gave The uss Of his
ocs yesterday to some gentlemen who had ALLIED pub
lie meeting In the matter. At four O'Clock there
only tao gentlemen with the reporters of press pro
sent but understand that large mesting VIII b
held.
RowDYIsN IN BRoADwAY-FRnU AND POLICEMEN About
half past clock last Saturday morning there
alarm Of frs In the Seventh district. Engine Company
No. II was coming down Br adway to when Of the
members saw gentleman, accompanied by two ladies'
from Nibo's rooms and towards Forence's Hotel
Tho three were immediately set upon BY three rowdie
who made attempt to seize the ladies', and allied
the gentleman 1t the came time. Ne policeman WAS
but Mr. Pa rick Feeny Of Engine II, back. and
with his Aid tie eect drovs of the three ruans
Mr. Fesny had 10 go Of imme diatsy to the fre. Now
during this time where thu pocef The portion Of
Broadway where this occurred ia very indfertntly
watched.
Mr. STxvrSs' FUNERAL In the HrAIp's report of the
Theatre OF the prr cpal the procession
accidentally omittei--the Nationsl Fescbles Capt
Purify. manager OF the National Tneatrs This corps
appe Ared with full RAMS spc made fns appearance
Music served by he National Brsss Band In add
ton to the parade Of this corps Mr. Puriy furnished
rsge' for tbs dalton Of bis whole company and
the kcpt Of the National n estre dapsd mourning
with the otto I'VE mourn loss In the front Of ths
balcony Mr.. Purdy's arrangements on this ,asion
msde with his usual HberAlity
Henry Porter Of Governor Porter o. Pennsylvs
mia, was last week sentenced BY the DAuphn county
Court to ray 0o0 damages to Dr. Selier for having
stabbed him with penknife Ia alteration, 1884,
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