The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-02-22
For The idroedte.
A MERRY EVENING

Nessrs. Editors ;--Yo our Reporter, con.
frmed old bachelor, was somewhat startled,
a few evenings ago, by the reception Of the
following most singular and mysterious docu.
ment:
st Valentine sends greeting to his faithful fol.
Lowers I, and commands their presence at his court
Al the witehng hour when twilight lets herscurtan
down and pins il with . star
Misses Mex ", and b.-.., s,.. aud T,,..., ST. Val.
entine's Heralds"
Now, in this country, renowned for its cath.
olicity Of love and Of love.making, where
marriages are cooked up in short railway
trip, and performed by some jealous and op.
perfume clergyman in tIdnsita; and where
enterprising couples plight their troth and en-.
dow each other with all their worldly goods,
'.up in ballooni-in this country, and in
this locality, where the old Saint reigns sn.
preme, it is no great marvel that summons
to his high and mighty court should cause
great trembling of knees reportorial, that had
never been bent at the shrine Of Venus Con.
scious Of hymeneal sins Of omission, there was
great dread Of well deserved punishment.
A determination Of the missiye, however,
disclosed the following translation Of its con.
tents, and brought back a faint CLEAN of cour.
age:
Meet at Mrs. shellmans, Friday, Feb ilth al
We were on hand at the appointed time and
place, as were fourteen other gentlemen, mem.
bers OF the Addison Reunion, who had been
Summoned to attend. Taking our seats in
the parlor, we listened with considerable trent.
dation to the merry voices and light footsteps
of the ladies' overhead. Evidently st. Val.
was making ready the sacrifcial altar, and we
all prepared to lay our poor hearts upon il with
the bpef pneeihlo Il
was played upon the piano, and at the first
notes, thirteen young ladies; preceded by a
very beautiful Cupid, Miss Annie R... and
an equally handsome Madame Valentine. en-
| tered and took up their stations on the onDo.
site side Of the room. Instantly there was a
fpttering Of manly hearts that never futtered
at sight Of woman before. And no wonder.
for were there ever thirteen young ladies' in
this world, who looked quite 20 beautiful as
these2 No, verify
Dressed in the full historic costume of the
land Of Scott and Burns, they formed a most
bewitehing group Of bonnie Highland lassies.
The President of the Reunion, entranced at
the sight, and feeling his heart wandering over
to Seotias shore. could restrain himself no
longer; and presently from his solitary corner,
arose the doleful notes.
:" want TO be an Angel,
And with the Angels stand"
This sentiment was so strongly re-eehoed,
that Cupid was compelled TO proceed TO graf,
ity it, and he Immediately presented each gen.
tleman with an arrow and each lady with a
heart-the arrows and hearts bearing cores
ponding numbers, of which all parties we're
ignorant When all had been supplied, Miss
NJ. b. S......, as Madame Valentine. called
out the numbers, and each arrow at once step.
ped TO the side of his CORRESPONDENCE mum.
bered heart, and were declared 10 be each
others valentine for theeyenins.
Then how the impish Queens Of Love ..rane
out their joyous glee and let fall their tinklinS
laughter at each hcartrending disappoint.
ment, as some ingenious YOUTH hoping To-
draw the number Of his own blooming Mari.
anna, drew instead some other fellow loving
Julietfa.
Oh, it was glorious fun Marvel not, there
fore, that wish TO perpetua:e il.
Each fortunate, or unfortunate pair now
stepped forward and were presented with a
valentine, drawn from box, into which thew
had been promiscuously thrown. The follow.
ing, drawn by No. IA, gentleman for whom
old val. had provided no lads, Is speci.
men:
kking sss IA ,red hard an b, subject to please,
mn" W flauuch tAth heart with match.
nut ~ all the glrls' hearts
Have avoided your darts
faith DEGREES you shall slic an old Bach
! am sorry to have il to say that all now rot
hungry. Its too bad that Young people an
not hive on fun alone But 90 Il wns.-lwe
Ell wanted some cake and ice cream. This
had been anticipated by the ladies, and. N
IN the next room, we found that splendid
entertainment had been provided
The mirth aud merfynenf lasted I'M n la,a
hour, and then we adjourned, conxrainIating
ourselves on the happy hours spent under ,hee
care Of that good and noble old Saiut--St.
Valentine. y.