, 1876-02-15
ST. VALENTINES DAY.

There nro about 1000 brain1ess individuals
inside Chicago, according to the statistics OBJ
ta,ned 1t tile Post.Otlce, and their foundation
Tor this bclicf Il that thai number Of cpiBtles
boxes, oso., containing valontlnes were re-
ceived yesterday, and duly forwarded to their
destination. Que can hardly imsg,ne tho havoc
that st. VaIoutins's Day cscatos In po.t-O f1lce
1t is as lar ahead OF bull In china s!,op as
one cau conceive. The departments nto always
run as closely as is poas.b'o, aud whcu 90 largo
flood OF mail pours in upoa thom 1t puts
every ono out Of humor with too much bard
work.
FoI the purpose Of Witnessing thoE dlscomft-
uro and also Tor tho PURPOSE of B'eiug just who
Am1n9 ChicaKoa citlzcns are admirers OF st.
Eaeutlne and Ills day, TninusE reporter sta
tened himself Mt convenient roat iusido tho
ctal hours 3eaterday afternoon. Being situated
In such way that ha coull see outaiders With
out himself belns soan, advantage was taken Of
HeYoral OF the mute prominent personaBos who
spapsa'sa %a tie wado" and t4sy wste submit
"ho presented herself A. the window was
WELL.HsoWN AND PLEASING ACTRESS.
0ne alter Aaosiot noatly.paoked boxes wero
droppca IN by hsr until the fifth and last ono
weut 10. T4olr hadroaos woro Rad as tue '
came Ia, mud, slngulasly enough, they were all
addressed 10 young ladtcs residing in tho
country.
"country cousianf" uuggostod the reporter
- tho lady was about turning 10 20 away.
Precisely" replied she. hills embsrrassed;
hUpe thoy will - kindly remcmber no."
And then when she bad gonc tho reporter un-
folded those Boxes and hs Raze restod upon the
tlnsol gauzo ani Gilded paper at by-gono age.
That pleasing lattlo actress had sent hss county
cousins all hor old valentines which she had in.
since illted..
Tap noxt Was prominent young
trhFk fh Yctr
Ho had host Of clcap valentines addressed to
hlH uuiuchy COZ artnorn In trade few moro &C.
lecs TO! his lady acquaintance; aud. lastly. u
1nasnliceutty.co7oroj boz caro!essly tied up Ia
papoF. Tho better TO wara Uncle Sam Ut its val.
uab!o contents. "8uoot On hsr," remarked tho
voice tuBido.
" sho'a ny sin-no she amt, either; she's my
s"eetheast. apd ant ashamed OF her" and
tleu, without aEologlziug for hla bad Eugl,ah
ho turned Indignantly ON hts haal and went hls
way. a glance at the inside OF tho box ahuWod
inoas BaudV make up in rapcr and siasol. It
larry sPaskled In the gasiight. Tho boz WAS
iiiah!y y, pertamed. aud. BY touching = sprins In
forming a. gorgeous !Ittlo pyramid. THIS elrIt.
SIS.
Tho rest Of the folta were such Is Qua might
e1paot to find at s.lel, place, Echoo!-boys aud
girls predum!oasing. OF courae.
IN THE cAnR1rns ROOM
order WAS maintained until eyoniug, BY which
time tho place had become 10 oyercrowdcd that
many oi the clerks spent extra hours In sorting
1Ao mail which they will deliver this morning.
IN one corner stood ak buehel.bnskets Of yalon.
tlnos Of all kinds and alzeH, with al sorts OF
"ti:lnE. hpolaug. nna Initials that would puzzle
ergn naratrea oto!t 70 doclphsr and explain.
10 those who feel indignant that thpir mail
matter MAS scrutinlzed bs newspaper man. It
may 20 wen to state TINT tine portal iaws allow
tae Postmaster to inspect all tnsils not bearing
lettes possa8ot and inasmuch ~ uoaEly al tho
FAIGQllEl6H AQQL uC no EGmA nnhAr "a hnnL ,,f
letter mail, mono can ind fault With tho Pos,.
maHtgr.