M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1855-02-09
.,.. From the Dollar Times.
TINS FIRST VALENTINE,
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FUNAT TIE CARRIAGE-SM0P.
pYINyisIBLE GREEN, ESQ.

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'Jehosophat! boys Just look, at that
thar!' exclaimed Timothy Snuggs, the
other day, holding up a magnifcently
enveloped letter;o his shop-maes. The
letter he had Just received from the hands
of the penny post, and it was really a
pretty thing, and was directed in neat
line hand as follows:-- sats tsi.l.a sf.
'a. TiMoTuY SHuGos, ESQ 20 .'
At Brown & Smiths Carriage Shop.
- ''.'', Cincinnati, Ohio.
Before | 60 farther I had better OK
plain, that Timothy is an apprentice
boy at Brown. 4 Smiths Carriage
Manuhctory. His ageis eighteen, and
he had always worked upon farm,
and had never been more than ten
miles away from home, untiFhe came
to the city to learn The trade, which
was about month ago. As may be
supposed lie was rather green as to city
Customs, and very easily imposed up.
on. He was, however, Of such a pleas
ant disposition and bore himself so
manly towards his shop mates, that
they did seemed disposed to run
him. as is generally the case in city
shops with country lads, though they
could not resist occasionally playing off
upon him, little joke, just ior mutual
merriment and fun. "..sa. .s... ''i.l
For several days previous to the
above occurrence, valentines had been
the principal theme of conversation
among the hands in the shop, and some
curiosity was manifested to know who
would receive the first one. Timothy
had but little to say on the subject, nev.
er having received such thing in all
his life, ard knowing nothing about
them save what he had heard in the
shop. %
When the penny.post entered the
shop that morning, all eyes were anx-
iously towards him, to see if he had
any valentines. He had but one and
that was for Timothy Snuggs, and as
soon as Timothy sol his eyes upon it,
he made the expression. 'Jehosophal!
boys, just look at that thar ,'s.t.
why, what's that, Tim?' said one
of the workmen, in apparent wonder.
why lisa valentine, an nothin'
shorter, an ha! Ina! ar the fmst 10 get
him-ha! lla! ha! who'd thunk thal?'
by George! it is a valentine ex-
claimed one Of the hands, while all
rushedt TO see it, .
Hands OF thar now,'. shouted Tim
as several endeavored to take hold of
it, ,just hold your hosses, Till | wash
my hands, an you can look it clean
through =. arss..H an-i.ea.
Hurry Tim, was the general res
ponse. .''.s- - lu l. sa'-'n '..
Tim washed his hands clean, very
clean and nicely, laughing too all the
time, for he was nightly tickled, and
then commenced examining the valen>
tine. .uYlsu 0i J2nGtiil SiqSF gHT
Jerusalem, said lie, 'but amt it pur-
Iu? The kjrerisjust as white as snow
am just see how the little queerIy-gigs
run clean around the name .tliar.A
Whoop but its Tremendous putty
An such writen'--its finer an the
print in the newspapers, an a heap
sight nicer. An BY jingo kowallops,
boys, just look here on Ihe hind side,
whaf ITS sealed Thar's a flower poi
and whole y : bunch o lPoPpies0 just as
'Open it, Tim, eagerly shouted the
workmen, who were highly delighted
with bis enthusiastic joy. 's4 d .1s'
'Well now don't be in a hurry, was
his'reply, 'forI ar'tJa goin' to shove. -
This are thing that ain'tto be sneez.
ed at no how, and by kritnsiy its too
purity to rip q o! '...,'',A,' 2. 'i.H
Guess you win find Cupid inside
suggested a shop>male. ID, ~ IT.,
,'Orthe Goddess Of Love, interFup-
ted another, ? ssl bus .,i,sak gs,r
Cor probably the heart of the .girj
that, loyes,y0u the most said a, third
No jokipI, now, boys replied Tim,
'lor il are a serious matler,to rip suel
a purity ,hing ashis. ,sI'll be dang'diI
/ see how tits to- cum ,open unless the
poppies are tared 'ne1 o. bsi9oIjsai "a
'vdNevepmindathe Ipoppies,' said the
penny-post who saw there was nfus
ahead, andwa determined TO- see il
oui, 'youwili no eonbt find something
much hanGsonier inside