The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-02-21
SAINT VALENTINES DAY.

Evening Journal. To-day Is Feb.l4,
1t Is also St. Valentines day. 1t Is ,
hard to say Just how many people |
were aware OF the latter fact before
this met their eyes. foritis generally |
understood that nobody knows when |
81. Valentines day comes except |
children. people in love, fools, eranks
-and-newSpspor folks. 1t wonld
also be safe to wager DIETING is
vulgar and unlawrul) that not ono in
1907 those who bow ut the shrine of
Saint Valentine know anything of
the history or their patron saint. tn
he sure, all the newspapers published
it year ago, but year is long time
to remember, particularly II the in
formation is about saint. AS this
is regulation write-up about st.
Valentines day it is well to know at
the start what we are talking about.
To this end, object and effect, here
goes.
The origin of st. Valentines day
| is shrouded in mystery.
Htving Thus disposed of st. Valen-
tine as an historical character we
| (this is u general, not an editorial
We, and the reader is cordially invited
to partake) are footloose to ponder
upon st. Valentines day in the light
of civilization, with all the modern
! improvements. 1t is not many years
since st. Valentines day was quite
generally observed and the dealers in
the peculiar sanity product reaped
harvest and the mail carriers a
backache.
OF late years, however the custom
of sending valentines has almost tall
en- into what Grover Cleveland would
call inoccuous desuetude, and the
chief patrons of St.Valentine. who,
to be paradoxical, own him rs their
patron saint, are the classes above
mentioned. 1t may readily be assum ed
that the pert and pretty MAIDEN is the
recipient of more" dainty missives OF
beauty and affection than is number
two, who is carrying the banner oil
her own disappointment. 1t is the
pretty MAIDEN whose valentines AT
Endorsed with love- lorn "poetry, o.
which the following might be cited
= as the Alpha and Omega:
'sThe roses are red
The Vioiets' blue
Sugar is sweet
And so are you"
This is love and worth eCmmending,
Still beginning, never ending.
Never breaking, never bending.
This ia love and worth commencing;
n Earth holds 80 other like thee,
''0c If 1t does. in vain for me"
From the Valentine breathing OF
, beauty. love and loyalty to the scra5
q ling caricatare dignified by the nam
OF comic valentine is quite step; ye
. it must be taken by the faitbfu
. chronicler of Saint Valentines day
a The mail carrier today doubtless ha
- more of the latter variety than Of til
q former in his bag; yet the yearly in
= creasing lightness Of his burde
~ augurs the growth of superior intell
- gence, or that the foolkiller is abroa
:. in the land. Speaking OF allege
;. comic valentines, here is one thu
g seems to be growing in favor in!
new. People 60 to court now Z
! much as ever, but they do it in
= different wav, In the old days
pianissimo light in the parlor and tt
early retirement OF the old folks W;
= AL that was necessary to a successfl
Y: term Of court; but now an accomm
ID dating Judge, several witnesses PR
I'd pared to swear their eye teeth on
.. and decree of divorce goes to NAL
IN a model Minneapolis court.
~ The mother-in-law, the saloonkee
do or, the hummer and tho editor, tt
n gether with several other miscell
do necus characters, are ''liye meet" f
of the st. Valentines day Gend. 3
ID, you will get your mail as soon as
to will get mine. O'RErLLY.