The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-14
ST. VALENTINE.
The Origin Of q unIque Cuslom-rhc
Saint Of scribblerg.
The Lovers aud The Eaemy's Gsldcn
Opportunity.
Fender Thoughts and Tart Touches.

Tc.iny e. tho happy day OF days, especi
ally Ina tlis. the CloFious leap year. T. h
pruper, correct, aud the custom that our
reporters should on this day indlte some
thing on and about tlis nGppy DAY The
lutle birds mate today according 10
the old lsgead. WHAT 10 moro pleasant
than &, hear them told, 10 read them and
- believe them' They awaken feeling OF
romance In al OF US who NAV not have it
tindle the feeling ia those In whom 10 b
predominant. IL IL hardly necessary t1al
AN elaborate and ampliilrd article should
be written on the day % this time, but 70 is
net amiss o. state lhAt tho day tsEtB it.
namo from 81, Valentine, who we9 by come
o.l'od u tishop, and by Others
only priest, but VINO vas vas
the Pope and hence IL q saint. lilo was
martyrsd, being hOhosdcd during The reign
OF the Emperor Claudius H. at Rome. In
his lie me he was noted Tor hi' charity aud
tho worm, vigorous feeling OF hrot1crly
owe that animated his bosom, aud because
OF his eminent distlnguishmcnt IN this re-
spsc' v,,oG,,0o, 'n'', oT ,p 90 i oSinc
friends sprung up b,tween bll who knew
him, on mis- day, the IA h OF February.
From this fact and circumstance iha habit
OF sending Notwithstanding epislles-
sprunR into exit nee. Another version OF
the custom 90 universally practiced to-day
Is that IL had iis origin from a habit during
the Roman Lupercalia OF putting the
names OF young women into poT 10 DO
drawn out by the young men. Bu; 70
matter how tho custom originated,
| IL Is custom IN all en-
| lightened and civilized countries
and II Is one no one can cayil at. IL is q
pleasant, happy diversion, bringing or car
rying. as the case may be, to young hearts,
and u { IA ones too, for that The custom
of late years has assumed an unseemlv 70
cense, that OF sending comic valentines.
| This Is corruption OF the gentle, gener
Gus, loving spirit OF tho happy day. The
day was born OF char tY, OF goodne'l Hnd
OF love. Tho birds mato to-day, It's said.
| Their l1vius little hearts beat responsive
one to the other, and they 20 of ~ pairs %
| bill and COO and kis7, aud
build thumsslvea homes in which - rear
pledges OF their love and Affection.
| An the book stores tor week or two pait
have bed thoir show cases and window,
! fled " tn beau. iiul elegant, ornae and
artistic valentines, and the trade has been
/ = hands ONO one IN the8e wares. OGe nOta-
| n fact thia yoir, Cs our reporter has ascef-
tanned, that neatly oil the married men
IN the city are sending vrlantlu,5 To- iueii
w.van, and the married l8dle. toudi them
10 their husbands. Toe vile ~ the nus
band sweetheart aud vice vera, and why
shout they not indulge n TINS sporty
| alsctionRte pastime as well az the uumir-
ried fllk? Nothing can he swoeicr - mus
band AVID w,ie tlgn little tokens like vslgn-
tines Of tho warm, tender, iond, trusting
love aud confidence Of each. But greel
Caesar wouldn't there he war In many {
hone to day It tho better half only knew
that her liege l1rd sent the yillsinous comi'
| Thing.