The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1863-02-12

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ENoCu LEWIS, Gen. Supt,
VALENTINE DAY-Next Saturday Is
,be dav upon which, by pretty concelt,
d the birds are supposed to choose their
mates for the coming year. and love-lorn
swaips to designate their preference, mat
rimonially speaking, for all coming time,
The latter operation is usually performed
,,,rounb the medium of sheet OF delicate
white paper, upon which Is imprinted
renresentation of two full-grown hearts
with an arrow from Cupid's bow rs the
.orpeeting link between the same, or
carrier dove with branch of olive and
Ioye-letter, or winged Cupid painted
tlild, with bended bow in his hand,
Or something after that style. Under
Meath comes Il heart rending legend, to the
effect that
The violet loves SUNNY bank,
The scarlet creeper loves the elm,
But loyc--thse."
Al this will do quite well-tlris billing
aud cooiug Of birds with and without
feathers,-but when the day dedicated
to Love and things is desccrated by the
aow widely extended custom of dissemina
tia- vile elricatrres of almost everything
il ana oct Of existence, by burlesqUing,
distortiny and slandering, we begin to
thiuk Valentine Day mere honored 'in
the breach ,Ean in the observance. For
Instance, suppose b!oshing young lassie,
with "srace in her steps, heaven in her
eye, in every gesture dignity aud love"
TO receive horrid daub-an apt present
ment Of some scowling Jczcbel, with
tie device -
THY dear, delicious form divine
Ny soul inspires. VIII you be mine?
All do say yes, nor let me pine
You are ny comic valentine"
Or some rather good locking than other
Mise printer to be presented with wood
.ut-ograpl-a libel Oh hulnanity-with
the rcmark-
No, no my dirty devil, no
Avaupt Iny sight, and quickly got
For can tell you this-no less,
I'm not inclined to go to press:
You'll ne'er get ''registered," you brute,
and neither will your ''banbet" suit;
You'!I never taste loves welded sweets,
Nor will you DC done up in ''shcets."
Can thy see it in the light by which the
parties sending viewed it? Or wouldn' t
they, rather, prefer to be let alone severe
y, than to be put Down in the pictures as
Jest for the edifcation of ofhtrs " {
think so-mauy others think SO.
The fact is, Valentine season, as at
present constituted, is about played out.
In other times they did things differently
the occasion was then one fraught with
many gay conceits and pleasing faneies. "
But gay conceits ard pleasing fancies, it
seems, are too slow for this generation.
They SAVIOR too much of the oriental and
dulec. They belong to another than this
practical era. We are sorry, but acknowl-
edge our utter inability to better the mat
ter in the least.
1t is not too much TO say that the day
Is the almost exclusive property of ''iron-
"itted fools and unrespeetive boys and
uAder their jurisdiction aud behest.-
sbould any one not belonging 10 these
classes insist or participating in the exer-
clses, be should at the very least cschew
the so called ''Comic Valentine" and con
fine himself to the two full grown hearts,
or ta- some other of the accepted forms
through which the Goo Of Love reveals
h;mself-on paper. As to the style and
finish of the envelope to be used, that is
matter of taste and finance. Lavender
is considered the best accompanying aro-
matte. Always pay the postage in adj
vance. And, generally, do pretty much
as you please, and please us accordingly,
as aforesaid
COUNTY INsTIrUTE.-The members of
tie Executive Committee of 1.-The Cam