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 tn say Just how many people |
were aware OF the latter fact before |
this met their eyes, for it Is generally !
undrr%t God that nobody knows when |
81. Valentines day comes except |
children, people in love, fools, cranks
--and-new$pap"r folks. 1t WOnld
also DO safe to wager (hetting is
vulgar and unlawruD that not ono in
10 Of those who bow ut the shrine of
Saint Valentine know anything Of
the history OF their patron saint. T"
he sure, all the newspapers published
it year ago, but year is a long time
to remember, particularly If the in
formation is about saint. AS this
is n regulation write-up about st.
Valentine s 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.
Having Thus disposed of st. FalPn-
! tine AS an historical character we
! {this is general, not an editorial
| We, and the reader is cordially invited
to part&ke) are foOtloose to ponder
upon st. Valentinc'S day in the light
of civilization, with all the modern
improvements. 1t is not many years
since st. ValentiNc's day was quite
generally observed and the dealers in
the peculiar sanity product reaped
a harvest and the mail carriers Il
hackarhe.
OF lAte years, however the custom
of sending valentines has almost tall
| en- into what Grover Cleveland would
call innccuous desuptude, and the
chief patrons Of St.Ealentine, who,
to be paradoXical, own him rs their
patron saint, are the classes above
mentioned. 1t may readily be assumed
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 OF
her own disappointment. 1t is the
pretty MAIDEN whose valentines a1e
Endorsed with love lorn "poetry,' OF
which the following might be cited
us the Alpha and Omega:
''Thp roses are rel
The Vioiets' blue
! Sugar iS sweet
Aud so are YOU. "
THIS is love and worth ccmmending,
Still teg inninG, never ending.
E'vtr breaking, never bending.
This ia love- and worth commencing;
! E4rth holds a" other like thee,
coz II II does. in vain for me. "
From tho Valentine breathing of
, beauty. love and loyalty to the scrav
. ling caricatare digntied by the nam
OK comic valentine is quite step; ye
, it must be taken by the faithful
= chronicler of Saint Valentines day
q The mail carrier today doubtless haC
, mcre of the latter variety than Of til
o former in his bag; yet the yearly in
@ creasing lightness of his bnrde
, angurs the growth of superior intelll
= gence, or that the foolkiller is abroa
-, in tho Land. Speaking OF allege
-. comic valentines, here is one tina
9 seems to be growing in favor jus
new. People go to court now a
much as ever, but they do it in
:, different wav, In the old days
pianissimo light in the parlor and tn
early retirement Of the old folks W.
= all that was necessary to successfu
:: term Of court; but now an accomm
d dating Judge, several witnesses prs
d pared to swear their eye teeth on
o. and decree of divorce goes to max
m a model Minneapolis court.
~ The mother-in-la the saloonkeeI
10 or, the hummer and tho editor, tt
n gether with several other miscell;
10 neous characters, are olive meet" f,
Of the st. Valentines day fiend. 3,
d, you will get your mail as soon as
to will get mine. O'REILLY.