Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1886-09-18

having YOUR ~irreversible throne in the
fancy and affections,-what are your trans
ports, when the happy maiden, opening
with careful finger, careful not to break
the emblematic seal, bursts upon the sight
of some well-designed allegory, somstype,
some youthful fancy, not without verses
Lovers all,
A madrisai,
or some such device, not over abundant in
sense,-yeung Love disclaims it.-and not
quite silly, something between wiad and
water a chorus where the sheep might
almost join the sheperd, as they did, OF as
/ apprehend they did, in Arcadia.
All Valentines are not foolish; and L
shall not easily forget thine, my kind
friend Gf I may have leave to call you 500
L. BE. 3. lived opposite a young
maiden whom he had often seen, unseen,
from his parlor window in &c Street.
She was all ~ioyousness and Innocence, and
Just Of an age to enjoy receiving a Nalen-
tine, and Just Of G temper to bear the dis
| appointment OF missing u with good
| hrrnor. e.. Z. is an artist Of no common
powers: il The fancy parts Of designing,
perhaps inferior to none: his name is
known at the bottom OF many . Wcll-eSe-
cutad yignette in Inc way Of his profession,
but no farther; Tor 4. y. IS modest, andth the
world meets nobody halfway. L. Is.
meditataa how he could repay his young
| uaiden for many a favor which she had
| done him unknown; for when Il kindly
face greets lis, though but passing by, and
| never knows u~sa@ain, nor we it, we should
feel Il as an obligation; and =. Is. dld
/ This GOOD artist set himself at work to
| please the damsel. 1t was just before
Valentines day three Years since. tie
wrought, unsean and unsupported, a o
drors work. We need not say it was on
the finest Gilt paper with borders, full,
NOT of common hearts and heaftiess allie
cory. but all the I~Tettiest stories OF love
from Oyid, and older poets than Ovid (for
i. B. Is d scholar. There was Pyranus
and Ilisi,a. and be sure Dido was rot for
srof. nor Hero and Leander, and swans
more tlan sang in Cayster, with mottoes
and faneiful devices, such as baseemed,-
/. work, in short. of magic. Iris dipt the
wool. This on Valentines eve he com
mendel to the all-swallowing indiscrlm-
inate oriicaIO ignoble trust !)-of the
common post; but the hunble medium
did it'll duty, and from his watchful stand.
the next morning he saw the cheerful
messenger knock, and by anG BY the pre-
| cious charge delivered. lie saw. unseen
the happy girl 4afold the Valentine, dance
about. clap her HANDS, as Il after one tle
pretty emblems unfoIded Themselves. SAe
DANCED aboat. na5 with light love, Or fool
LII eynecs tons, Tor She had 10 lover: or
il sha had. non- s5.e knew 52st could have
created tt4ose Dri Ii images WHICH delight
ed Her. II va moro like SONS fairy
present; aGojseats., ~ ~ faniiarly piou'
ancestors termed 4 benefit received where
tha bauotaatoc w1s unknown. It Woui<
do nor ~ harm. It voala do her sooS
forever after. Il is good to love the IN
known. / only eve this as Z 81 nen o
Il ~ as.l a4 n51a dom . con
coded Kindness.
Good morrow to my Valentine, sing
po0r Opaelia; AID no better wish, but Wit
better auspices, we wish te al faithful
lovers, VINO are no. TOO wish 10 d2spIse OH
legends. hui are content TO rank themse1ve
humble Gl9casa1s Of old Bishop Ealentia
ala hGs true church From Gb923s3L0a 5