Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1875-02-18
AUNT KEZIAH's VALENTINE
By CLARA AUGUSTA.

til cause w d1Sl " sttt a os'.Ai' '4N -
| don't blow OH to somebody, Im
afeard my,temper will strike in, and
throw me into the rebellious newroI'
logv, or some other bad distemper!
I've writ the whole partickerlels to
the major, and | guess when he gifts
the letter, there'll be hoopingl If
he'd only been here, guess folks
wouldn't have dared to a used me as
they have; there'd Il been duil rite
Oh The major is as high as ninety,
when his blood's up!
Ye see, the fact oft is, I've been
dreadfully insulted, and put upon,
aud if it hadn't been for my valiant
a:uberill, dou't much expect should
have been left in this Subluuary spear
to tell the story. That amberiil is
worth It's weight in gold'
People say that everything was
made tor some use, and | don't pur-
tend to dispute their word; but what
under the sun. Canada thistles, mis-
kesters, bed bugs, and Valentines,
was made for, Is more than | can IND
out | can't see no use at all i'll any
of en- ! .cially 0, Valentines. II
, was an allmynack maker, Id strike
Valentine day rite out o. the cullen
der!
On the morning Of Valentine tins
year, | walked up pretty early, about
na!tal hour air.ier than common.
( III been troubled with bad dreams AL
night; thought Twas in the midst OF
a cart bad OF striped snakes, and AZ
tcraYre'ty coas;4 'ra3ie '9uS9 shirE-
mage with en- 'n'H&h' 0'd Iof Inc u,
whole OF EN- WIN my "h'he'-'i;
" hen dispatched t"g "s' one, /
wa@cI ~, and knowed IN 4 mlah''
"heA come 10 t!,t.,H III, over ~! VI ~ ~
taai there was "iaiN''ty "aeaa' .,. ~
dream OF 'n"1ys Is an ""l'''In9 81 - u a
oi trouble HoNSoHcNer' "'.'. :.
allow myse.i 10 Stt hAr>ouN aoou' IT,
because Ia the end @'' 'he o'''er "l Vi
the yaIm'nis; ana eGuc'oae" '"a'
let what ~onid c'Ae, l sAo04d cone
out night SIDE up.
1t "aS quite ple"S''''' .lio' '''''
observed by peePing out through
hole III the greeupaper winder curtin,
a'd iclt sl"i 1t VS. 50 nuns
to myself the birds VIII nave
1 ISpl1n1teroui day 10 GO 'Ne'F c'"rt'nT
ln;So much better tA1" " F"'nN y '''
"Fne ie-thers maze a9e o'f"S' -
tie poet, ami no iGa'herS are Hu'
whca tAey'Te ~e'' consequently, - u
iu!.ors theta RAINY day fof me OTlIl'
sirVce ot the teatHefea quaofuPeoS
would have pcTdHc,ed poW'r,ul e"tc",
on the matrimonial affairs OF 'He DIG
community.
While l.id pom 'ering them thng'
over in my mind there come q IAVhu
cring rap at my front "oor. &C..
"Gr~c.onS SCI To myself ,I' "a"
GrantS wife must DC WIS, anu '"T,
want me to lay her out. IooF Gain
sez /, no wonder he 'eGnS loT me II
ms aifi'c'oA' seeing "' l WIS MS -"S
love "
And jumped oat OF bed tnr9we'
Oh my clothes, ana hurried ', Io"l
stars 70 open the door W men 20
..,opcn, 10 my great surprise l io""'
iuobody there ana Ho' " SouI III Sisn'
but our grey colt peepng out ol 'h' I
stable wnder; and Capen Lord {e!
Ter tom cat Se'''"s ." ,'e s"''.' ~
wall l was jest going to shut th'
door, sud gam 20 the mouse ""en
,pied 4 large baskit setting ON the
doorstep. The baskit had a handle
to it, and there was a great piece o
pa,teboard tied in the handle, witt
something writ on 1t IN blg letters.
| toIed the oaSN't mo Inc Hi'cnen
put on ny specNS' Ill candle an,
inspected the piece OF pas board y
Valentine for Mrs. Small, was VIVA
was writ on it ami rite underneath
With Care, just as Il II was glaSs
or hens eggs.
undid the stI1g5 that ias'cac> 3
the kiver, and lifted that up ana as
did 50, there come the funniest s'Gho
rite up GU: OF the bottom UI '"' o'S
kit, that ever You heerd 1t was Je>
about half way between ide new OF
cat and the growl OF a cross dog "hei
his tails trod on 10y " '"'cA ie"'"e
boot. .,
Goodness mercy seI l. what
thatY ,.n &c,
My limbs trrmb!ed awtuli,{Il TEL
kinder all overish 10 once; III gu
Z d. 10. iaf. ~ rho MAJOR nau OllIN DCti