M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1855-02-09


keeping his eyes fixed on the delicate
embossed boquet. 9-i. rsa Hl
Il wauan; Its much the pTeitiest in,
side, suggested another, g ias...
N. 0, was the short reply OF the
Hoosieb whose heart seemed gladden.,
ed with every word he beard.
Ill bel five to oneit's a Valentine,
and is chock full Of love, too, said one.
'Don't!' aSTim's answer.
'And III bet | eanlguess who it is
from, said ano.her.J eaH.p e..
Il reckon you couldn't Josh, said
the verdant recipient, who now remov<
ed bis eyes from the Valentine.
'Yes, but am certain 3Iknow,' re
piled Josh. li' gIr1q .a.gI.s-3 scf
who did you think it wasp al O..
That girl there .'. ,rulgjgaa
'WharP asked Tim. f.tgsi.ni.s- :
Lean over and I'll tell you, for il
wont do to let all these chaps hear.'
Tim bent over his head, while Josh
Whispered in his ear--1i sav sgas aH.
'The little, black-eyed, osy-cheeked
Amelia, up at the boarding.house.'
Mol . e..h 'H.la Ban : ia1
yes, indeed, for | heard her talking
about you las! evening" 3 Ff N
'You don't sayP 8 rrue.-.11..
Eyes, sir, and she said you was the
best looking boardtrattlIe huuso. ga
'Hak hahn did shelby golly, did
she?' ,mu a3-.usi ~ = m,..
Indeed, she did, and'I know from
the way she looked at YOU at breakfast
this morning that she is half dead in
love with you, She sent it, .
'Right down saItin2' 'rGn ..
'Sure as you live, Tim, and she will
be sure 70 ask me to>uigbt, how you
fixed it,
Guess she mought.
'And if you don't open it what will
she think?' ...
Right smartly hard, | reckon
well she will, so you had better let
'er rip .......
by golly l will, enthusiastically ex,
claimed Timothy; 'tot I'll bet my giz-
zaId that its got nothin' in it but love,
from the top clean down to the bottom
thar. Here she goes, boys, BY
At this point his fingers had grasped
the envelope aud was about to rip it
open, when his eyes fell upon the flow,
ry seal. He gazed at it steadily lor a
moment or two, and then pasSionately
exclaimed By thunder 1 can't sPile
lie FoPpics! ... .L.s'l .rG. r
A hearty laugh from his, shop,mates
followed this exclamation, in which
Tim was far from participating. In
fact, he could not see anything to laugh
at, for TO him it seemed a burning
shame to destroy such q pretty cluster
of flowers. He had .writ' many let.
tiers to 'kin, and had received many in
return, but he had never seen anything
to be compared with that; and he dis.
liked to commit an act which would
soil its beautiful exterior.
One Of his shcp-mases at last volun-
:eered 10 break the seal without injur-
ing the 'poppies, to which Tim readily
consented, though he doubted a result SO
desirable. He would not let his shop
mate, however, touch the. valentine IN.
1til he had washed his hands riqht clean
$50 that there would net be tie least
possible chance of his soiling it. Ia.
king a sharp knife, the workman pro-
ceeded TO his voluntary task BY ex>
ercising care, he succeeded in splitting
the waer without injuring'the paper. ;
s1d'Done, justas easy as hog'slatn. was
Tm's exclamation when the work was
finished, Now, boys,we'll see the pur'
tys.' ,.,.,:,...,.,',,-, 4,,-.,.,g
Get on a STOOL said several, so we
can all see, when you open itp
'Sarih i will was the accomoda.
ling reply, tue ac,ionaecompanying the
word..lst ,'lis,1.3U o3a ,Fes,t sj- .
A mother could not have handled
her infant with more care, than Timo.
thy Snuggs did that Valentine His
heart seemed in his mouth, and his
/ hands Irem5led nervously, ss,soIlly and
easily he pulled the Valentine from its
RICHLY orname1Ied envelope. aaal 70
10 sls's vamin,' said he, in ailow.
though excited manner. div lssi ~
iso'boOk out for Cupid, said one, Ias
Tim slowlyunfolded the iNalentihe-
and the pair OF hearts,e another1A.and
the clasped hands made of silSet,' an
otherAsana the Iove verses written
lwith gold dust, anotlyer-sand a kiss