The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-02-16


make them; don't YOU?
" can't think what they all were
But some were beautiful. Marie Stan
ton brought lovely one in a box; AM
her sister made an acrostic on Manly
name and wrote it inside. Wasn't tina
nee? Little Mabel Montague got on
OF those raised pictures-I don't know
what you call 'em-of the cunning es
little kitten you ever saw; and he
mother pasted it on some lovely GILT
edged paper and wrote underneath
with Midget's compliments Yor
see Midget is the name of his Kitty
that he thinks everything of. Amt il
funny name?
Then Bertha Ryder brought lots Of
tins beautiful lace paper and we pasted
lovely pictures on it-doveS and flowers
Cupids and everything you can imagine
" | wish | could remember what Eve
Ign Barnard wrote on hers. There was
a picture of two little doves on it, and
under it she wrote-why can't think!
| believe this was it,
These little doves, tits plain to see,
They love each other well;
And, if you'll stop awhile to read,
My love for you I'll tell
~ love you as love the rose,
The violet, pink, and lily;
My love for you-ah! well | know
1t never will grow chilly. .
%Wasn't that funny way to end it!
But Evelyn said she couldn't think OF
anything to rhyme with cold and so
as chilly went SO good with slily,' She
thought it would do Just as we'll o.
course, it wasn't very good. But Their
Evelyn amt but eight years old, anC
she made it up all herself.
"Gracie Blanchard wrote some reaI
pretty poetry; but l can't remember it.
| wish l could.
"And what do you suppose Julie
Granger put inside of hers? A lovely
blue silk necktie. Wasn't that queer!
But it was nice; wasn'tit? She cut out
round piece of paper, and then cut il
all around in slits-you know how
they're done-and she pasted it on q
sheet of the lace-edged paper, and fast.
ened a cunning blue tassel in the mid
die, to pull it up by; and she put the
necktie under that. Wasn't it cuteP
Burt came in and saw her making
it, and, after she'd finished it, he asked
her if he could take it a little while; and
we couldn't imagine what he wanted il
for. But pretty soon he came down.
stairs and gave it back to her. He
wouldn't tell us anything about it. only
said he wanted to see how it was made
We found out finally; but sha'n't tel
you now. You must wait, as we did.
"What was mine? Why, put two
decalcomanie pictures on some white
cards. They were just lovely! One
was bunch of violets and the other {
cluster of autumn leaves. They came
off splendid and looked for all the
world as if they'd been painted RICH
on. You see, there were going to be Sc
many of the real valentines that
thought those would be better.
"And what do you think Edit
Chandler brought? You know he
father makes confectionery. Well, sh,
went down to the store and picked on
Just the loveliest box of French candle
you ever saw. Wasn't it good of he
to think of it?
"Well, we all met at Marie Stanton
right after tea, because that wa
nearest Mantys. And we took our sleds
for we thought it would be such fun t
tic them together and have some of tn
boys draw us. So Burt, and Evelyn
brother, and Mabers, and-I don
know, there were five or six of them
all went up to Marie's with us. An,
oh! we did have such a jolly time!
"Well, we all got there, and waite,
and waited for Ethel Raymond. Sh
didn't come and it was after sevel
o'clock. VIII Montague was just start
ing to 90 after her when the door-bel
rang and in walked-who do you think
Mr.. Raymond and Ethel and Bell
Howard! Weren't we astonished?
guess you'd thought so if you beef
there, for we didn't suppose Belle knew
a thing about it. But it seems she ha,
found it out some way and limited some
thing about it to Ethel; and when sh
told her father he said he thought tn
kindest thing would be for them to in
vite her to go with us. SO he wen
over there with Ethel after tea and sue
gested to Belle that she should buy
valentine for Manly. And they wen
with her to get one, and that's why the
were so late.
81 was real glad, on the whole, TO
to tell the truth I'd felt rather uncom
Portable every time I'd seen Belle. An
she was just as pretty as pink all tn
evening and seemed to enjoy it as niue
as anybody. So | suppose she WASH
as bad as we'd thought she was. An
the valentine she brought was Just love
ly. OF course she'd get good one
she got any.
"But what kind of valentine do yo
suppose Mr.. Raymond BROUGHT He
so funny! He said he wanted to Civ
Manly something if he wasn't a Cir
So he'd got beautiful volume of Long
fellows Hanging of the Crane a
done up in pink tissue paper and marke
A Gift from st. Valentine You know
Manly is crazy about poetry. And
think it was just splendid of Mr.. Ray
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