Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-02-17

Sr. VALENTINES DAY.-The Saint 70
whose memory the l4th day of every Feb.
ruary IL dedicated must have been very
sentimental old gentleman, and at the same
tme nc doubtless had many traits Of char
acter similar TO Dickens, IA Thackeray or
any oi the many other persons who spend
30 much time in charicaturing the peculi-
aritles OF their neiGhborH instead Of hunting
out their own. Well, st. Vaps dsv hs.
come and gone, and while IL was here the
| young folks of Bellcfonte land som. Of the
old folks, too derived much pleasure from
It, The desire TO send and receive these
tender or severe missives was more inten.e
than ever before. In the manufacture Of
valentines great amount Of ingenuity and
taste il displayed. Those Of the comic sort
are supremcly ugly and ridiculous while
the sentimental specimens are equally elab.
crate and beautiful. Thoso who received
the former kind land the number who did
not Was very SMALL, must not consider
that the sentiments expressed in the ugly
picture or in the mongrel poetry are the
true feelings which the sender entertains
for the receiver, but those who received
specimens Of the swcetly sentimental kind,
we believe can, In majority Of instances
congratulate themselves that the roscs and
angels and words Of loving rhyme thereon
are correct expression Of the sentiments
Of the sender toward the recipient, and
many loy"-loru swain luds this vel.
come opportunity to unburden his heart Of
feelings which othorwise might remain
hidden forever II r. true that the sender
Of "A valentine especially Of the comic kind
l. usually supposed 10 remain in oog but
but when those missiycs contain declArA-
tions Of genuine love and affection there IL
Away divine intuition which reveals 70
the recipient the identity Of the sender
There has been much poetry good, bad .
and indifferent written about the day, but
we have seen nothing that more bcauti. +.
fully expresses it, true sentiment than the |
following, with which it is deemed proper
TO close this brief notice
Ny VALENTINE.
There il frost upon the hair
Banded meath the suowy cap,
On her brow are lines Of care.
And the thin hands IN her lap
Are not quite 20 fair and Guc
a. they were in AGld Lang Syuc.
Sw"ctc-t wife,
Nv valentine,
/, j. forty ycars ago
Since / stole with timil foot,
Through the lingering sftcrglow
Pact the oak entwlstcd root,
Pa, the cedar and the pine,
Wishing, hoping -hc were mine,
Pride Of life,
Ny valentine
Pccring through the lAtticcd pane,
Clear saw my trHe.lovcs face
Turned and left and turned again,
fingered there, while time aud place
Hallowei grew, for like shrine
Seemed that sheltered hearth Of thine,
Dear, my wife,
My valentine.
Then slipped beneath the door
II would lie upon The floor
In the moonbeam's = tender light,
That bcsccching note Of mine
Suing for that heart Of thine,
Sweet my life,
My valentine
Wooing WAYS, they tell me, now
Are more sensibly arranged
Truth to tell, | see not how
Love and honor have not changed,
Still must man ind half divine
That fair woman who shall shine
On bis life,
His valentine.
And beside our household fire,
Dearest, crown of all my years
More than ever my desire,
ShArer Of my joys and tears,
Gratefully ] call thee mine,
Proudly own that ! am thine,
Sweetest wife,
Ny valentine.