St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-14
STORIES In ST. PAUL.
q Valentine Scene in Court
During the Progress Of
Special Term.
Attorney Bell Writes a Touch
ing Sonnet to His Lady's
Eyebrow.
William Pitt Murpay'S Rem
iniseenee of a Shrewd Move
Of Russell Sage.
Indian Tales Of the Early Days
Within Gen. JOhnSOn'S
Recollection.

Just as the judge began calling the
calendar in special term yesterday Z.
n. Bell, the handsome young bachelor
of tie bar, came in humming:
Tomorrow is ST. Valentines day."
and sat on my hat which L had care
lessly lett upon the chair next mine.
Really, Charlie" said |, more in sor-
row than in anger, you are getting too
old for this sort of thing" and l en-
deavored to restore the crushed hat to
its shape by putting it on my head.
While engaged in doing so Bailiff Tom
Conway knocked it off, saying in a
harsh. official tone, "Gentlemen will re-
move their hats" Charlie picked it up
and handed it to me with an apologize
smile, saying, Il beg thousand par
dons. ! assure you it was quite unin-
territorial. | am little a0sent-minded
this morning. Tomorrow is ST. Valen-
tines day. you know"
Yes, you said that before. or rather
you sang it," said |. 'but--"
well" he interrupted, somehow
the approach of tie ancient holiday has
impressed me more this year than ever
before. ] don't know whether or not
leap year has had anything 10 do with
Il. but | feel il, as Mrs. Gummidge
would say.
Maybe it has more than special in
terest for you this year." | said, slyly.
MAYBE you intend taking advantage OF
it by sending Il valentine TO somebody.
We'll, / do" said Charlie with all air
as thoush he felt some explanation was
due me. The fact is, Eve written one.
and thought I'd show IL to Flandrau
before | sent it. He writes poetry, you
know; but l don't see him here this
morning"
No" said. ''his license has expired
and he's down before the city clerk now
trying to get it renewed. They're get
ting mighty particular about these
license questions since the last grand
jury's report. Let's see your valentine.
I'll tell you if there's anything libelous
III it.
"Oh, it isn't that" said Charlie, pro-
dncing 4 manuscript with il hurried,
nervous manner, quite unlike him. II
know it's no libel. but l wait 10 know
II It's good taste?'
1t WI 5 as follows:
= VALENTINE TO -.
"Iieng there my verse in witness of my
love. AS You Like Et''-ActI II. Scene Ii.
Young Orlando hanging poeSy
pom Arden leafy boughs-
EoSaiii:d shy and rosy,
Reading all his tender vows.
Teasing him wiki bOyiSh peItness
MOcKS him like n saucy elf.
Lures him TO his love revealings
" hie She is disguised herself.
So il is with mGidens ever.
IN The wood or i'll the court.
They VIII nave a sWeethear; never,
But 10 use him for their sport.
Wander through forests may,
Hanging verses in my way.
VIII Ike this youDg orlando
Find my sweetheart ont some day.
sAN hN 1hntfS SnlpndiH (Nharlin ,; I
said. Il don't believe there's literary
man at the bar could write anything
Ike 1t. Put 10cent special delivery
stamp on II al once and send it,"
II believe | will while my courage
lasts; said he, and he hurried out of the
room.
was just going to speak to Cy Wei
EngtOn upon the encouraging signs of
literary awakening among the men,
berS of our profession, when my pur-
pose was arrested by the look of unset
tied melancholy on his face.
These special terms are getting to be
bore" said he. They amt what they
used TO be. When the divorce cases
were heard at special term it was quite
pleasure to have a sprinkling of young
but unhappy ladies present. | got so
that ! could guess pretty accurately
what their causes for divorce were by
studying their faces.
That must have been different" l
said.
Not at all,'' he replied. 1.-The shah
by. careworn. pale and ill-fed looking
ones generally alleged habitual drunk
enness; the ones with wistful, expect
ant faces had desertion; the alert,
de1iant-looking woman was likely to be
one whose husband tried to abuse her,
but she wouldn't stand it, and alleged
cruelty as her ground for divorce, and
so on"
"Ah. it's bad business. bad bust
ness" said Warren Ii. Mead, sadly,
who had overheard our conversation
Too many divorces. too many laws:
all books should be burned except the
Bible.''
How about your 'Recollections of
Libby PriSon?' " said |.
well, that's not book exactly"
SAID he; it's pamphlet. 1t should be
preserved for the sake OF the rising
generations
"Bailifr," said the Judge, ''you must
stop this conversation in the room"
SEE DEE