The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1876-05-25
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Whose Valentine Are You 7

It was night-Tuesday night af.
ter Valentines Day (says the Kan
sas City 1mes) and the night
winds lifted up the dust on the
streets, and whisked it in the faces
OF four pedestrians. These four
were divided into two couples, aud
each couple consisted of one male
and female. They walked closely
and rapidly, commencing their
tramp on the corner of Fifth and
Main streets and striking bee line
toward the south.-The two men
were married, but they had left their
homes an hour before to attend a
meeting of their creditors, and their
wives remained at home to solve the
problem as to how the expenses OF
the family might be cut down in or
der to meet tho stringency OF the
times.
The four pedestrians continued
their tramp. At the junction one OF
them turned away. Where they
went no one can guess now. The
othor two kept on, their faces turned
southward.-When they arrived nj
the corner Of Twelfth and Main
streets they paused in the shadow oi
church spire and he said:
"Whose valentine are youT
And she put her head on the lap
pei Of his coat and said in low,
sweet way: Yours"
lie didn't say anything for min
ute, and then, when the minute had
vanished, he did. He said:
"Come to the masquerade next
week. Look for the Heather Chinee
] will be that one"
And she said ~ will be the peas
ant girl, coming through the rye"
And he said: wont it be nice Z.
And sue said: II hope so.'
And he asked her again, saying -
"Whose valentine are you'"
And she said: II am your valen'
tine"
She never got any further with
the sentence. She went away as i
she had been hurt. He put both
hands up to his eyes and wiped the
contents Of three or four eggshell'
out Of his eyes, and combed his hail
with his hands. Then when he look
ed around he was alone. lie walk
ed of as though miracle had beer
performed, and looked around th'
corner to see il he could see anybod,
he ever saw before. Then he wen
down town to the river, and WASHED
his face. He then tried to persuade
himself it was all q dream. Then HI
went home cautiously, and when he
got at the gate he whistled to wake
up the dog, to make sure he was a
the right place. The dog waged BIZ
tail and the master went in. HI
kissed his own babes as they lay il
repose with the angel smile upol
them. He looked around to see i
his wife was asleep, and she was 81
far as he could see. Then he warmed
his toes. disrobed, and crawled 81
lently into bed 80 as not to disturb
the partner of his Joys just as h
was going to sleep he put his han'
= cautiously over her side OF the be-
to satisfy himself she was there
"That's all right" he muttered Il
himself, and Strengthened out.
Then she got up silently. Sh
went into the pantry, and came back
She had something in a basket. Sh
turned up his face, and she hit hin
between the eyes with an egg. H
put his arm up and said: "Dearie
what is the mattsri" And she turn
cd up the light little more, an
threw another one. 1t caromed o.
his nose. He jumped out Of bed
and said: "Why, darling, what O
earth Then she put her hand
on her hips, aud, looking him in tn
face, said. with emphasis on the frs
word: "Whose valentine are yo
anyhow 7"
He eat up the remainder OF th
night rocking the children. II
knows who threw the eggs at th
eornsr 9th and Main streets, an
hs wont 60 70 the masquerade, siti
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