Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-02-27
Mr.. CIeVeIand's Valentines.
lFrom the Philadelphia Press. ]

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From the Philadelphia Press.
1t is not generally known that
the President-elect yesterday re-
ceived not only Dumberless valen'
tines of the regulation sort, but
many that were what may be call
ed politico-amatory. The fact that
the Associated Press makes no
mention of the circumstance last
named, and that the Albany cor
respondents to man are equally
silent in regard to it, shows how
secluded Mr.. Cleveland is keeping
himself these days. His regula-
ton valentines, of course, are for
no eyes but his own-with them a
stranger intermeddleth not; but
the politico-amatOry ones will IN
terest the public, and arc to be re-
garded as a unique contribution to
governmental history. Want OF
space forbids us to print the entire
package, which has found its way
into our hands. We must content
ourselves with a few Of the most
winning ones. Here is a sweetly
pathetic little thing:
TO THE PRESIDENT ELECT.
BY JUDGE DOoLGT-E.
Could ! come back to you, Grover, Grover,
Come and you'd sit at my feet and learn,
I'd give You heap Of advice for nothing,
Grover, Grover, silent and stern.
o TO recall the days that arc not
called, you snubbed me with small
concern;
I left with an oath that scared my hack
man,
Grover, Grover, silent and stern.
You were hardlyquite tender to me, Grover
To me who to please you so eagerly yearn,
And vet I'm bigger statesman than Villas
Grover, Grover, silent and stern.
Send me n telegram, Grover Grover,
0 puench not my love while you watch
IL burn,
Ifyourcabinet needs mo Doolittle's willing,
Grover, Grover, silent and stern.
It is difficult to determine which
has the more feeling, the lines We
have given or this:
THEN YOU'LL REMEMBER Me.
BY CARL Sell.
When Bourbon lips and Bourbon hearts
Their tales Of love shall tell,
And yon reflect that but for spoils
You were not loved 80 we'll
0 -pcrhaps-there' como time
When you will ache to see
4 mugwump Of uusclfish build
o then remember me.
If when tho ofiice-seeking horde
Have left you worn and weak,
lou cast about 10 find man
Who'd scorn place TO seek,
A Cabinet seat, mission great
To dear old Jar-man-nee,-
do not want thing, Of course,
But still, remember me.
There's no position In your gift
That takes my noble eye,
Each mugwump prays by day and night
That you will pass him by;
For virtue is its own reward
To that We all agree
But if you feel you really must
You may remember me.
The spirit that dominates the
above lyric is as selfsacrifcing as
it is characteristic of It's gifted au.
thor. Equally pleasing and char
acteristic is the following:
LINES TO 4 FELLOW BUFFALONIAN.
ny WILLIAM DoRsnE-ER.
Call me thine own-name fond endearing
Call me Sweet William when you call ,
And call me loud, Pm sometimes fearing
You may not call me, after all
Your life (one volume bound in calO
You owe to mo and me alone,
o. do not turn your head and laugh,
But call me, Grover dear, thine own.
Call no 10 some commanding station
Here or abroad rs you may please,
A. Atlas, I'll uphold the nation
With dignity and grace and easei
And write above the White House door
Where il will catch each callers eye,
In letters four feot long, or MORE
" b. No mugwnmps need apply.
Call INC thine own--call me the power
That builds and braces up tho throne,
q call mo ere the storms do lower
I'm always at the telephone
Call me thne own, name fond endearing,
Call me Sweet william, when you call,
And call me loud, I'm sometimes fearing
You may not call me, after all.
As the amber preserves the fly
which it holds, so the next of these
exquisite illusions preserves the
memory of one OF last years cas-.
ualtles