The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-02-16

The great Denncr,tic heart does not beat so
high with hope AZ it did few days agoue. The
Tribunal has been disappointment. Too much
confidence has been repused IN the fifteen men
who sat in the Supreme Court Room cloihcd
with :" much vi diguiiy and sup osed wisdom.
Alas that there was not purity aud palri"tsm
enough TO arhirate in this vital matter, without
partisan ceiling. Reporters, as II general thing,
do not give clear idea of just what trans ,ires
in these star chambers, but we had TO be con-
tent, since the magic No. three of red cards nd
milt such of members friends as he wished
to be there. If The men who made up the
Louisiana Returning Board are fair samples of
the Electoral College, no wonder thai Haycs's
friends are jubiaut; fora more villainous look
ing guar te have seldom rod ZEN our lcgiSu-
tive halls. Justice l. daZ'd. She has been too
long blndiolded. Let III lit the baI duge from
her eye, adjust her scales again, and if she
resumes her pistine aurels.
Some Of the Democratic papers think the
recent decision uufuvoiublr, hut our liable"
paper The Sum- feels il 10 bca decision which
does not decide.
ST. Valentines day is close upon us, when the
wtnsOme II tie god shall send forth on wings OF
wind hi messages of love, and less continental
persons will avail themselves of his CHEEKY old
day to rldicute and reluliate on the lucklrss -
How many of us know whence The name of 81.
Valentines day? 81. Valentine was, accord
mg to Buffers Lives of the SAiurs, Il clerg yman
of K me, too pure for he third century; Tor hi,
goodness was dubbed then brheHdcd From
his fate al that time we may justly conclude
that he was too courageous in The eyes of the
heather city. In modern Rome POrta del POpolO
was once called 81. Valentine, for the good
reason that in The church IF 81. Praxadrs dcruu
Christians placed the urn containing The bones
OF that good man. Why do we associate The
bitter end OF this good man with love letters {:
Tribes bring men into nutoriety and pass them
into history, which would lead us to think that
fame on he whole was accidental. But back 10
saints and ove-ctters. In Pagan Rome, about
the month of February shakespeare woos the
l4h,) when in honor Of Pan and juno one of
the rites was putting young womeu's names in
II box to be drawn by chance, 10y the young men.
Pious men doapproved, aud wished to work Al
change. They therefore substituted festival
called st. Valentine, TO be held at the same
time of the year. Gust IN had however too firm
n hold on the hearts and minds of the Young
to-day the drawer is eager us then to know
his or her valentine.
The fine statue of Sam Adams in Marble Hall,
is worth inspection; By Miss Whitney of Mass.
II bears Oh it the patriotic curt message,
Might is approaching, an immediate answer
is expected; both regiments Or noue," "Murch
9th, ITO"
We witnessed at 81. Pauls Church. OIL We'd
nesduy, the 9TH, the marriage of our esteemed
friend james X. keech of Hartford county,
Long life and happiness 10 one of natures no.
blenlen.
The weather is beautiful the air is halmy
and the joyous footsteps aud happy faces of the
children Us they trundle their hoops make us
| almost glad. Au reVoir. INEZ.