New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-12
An OLD.TIME CARTOON.

| AN OLD.TIME CARTOON.
II. and that is all he had to do with loven ~
their day. Another Valentine also claims a sh.,a q,
| the day, who has as little to do with love. lie wa.
the bishop who healed OF Grafton, the rheorcan
and suffered death in Rome. In Italy and German,
they pray to him to epilepsy. Either Valentino
would be surprised TO find himself a lovers saint
| but lie has his compensation. Truly spoke CharL,
Lamb TO the bishop Like unto thee. assuredly them
Is no mired father In the calendar; not Jerome MOP
Ambrose, nor Cyril: the consigner Of undpt
infants to eternal torments Austin, whom all mother,
hate; nor he who hated all Mothers Origen nor
Bishop Bull, nor Archbishop Parker, nor Whtdit
Thou contest attended with thousands and ten thou,
sands little Loves. and the air is
"Brush'd with the hiss Of rustling wings.
"sInglng Cupids are thy choristers and thy u~
centors and instead OF the crosier the mystical arrow
Is borne before thee.'
This glorious fate like many other fates that follow
saints began far back In Rome 1t seems. The young
men OF the Pagan city drew lots for companions IN
Juno's festivals in February, and Valentine was the
residuary legntee. The English youths and msldens
honor him in the way that lovers Of another agc
did courtesy to her. II Is a custom old enough In
England for Wharton TO have written this In praise
OF Catherine. the wife Of Henry ":
Seynte Valentine, of custome yeere by yeere
Men have an issuance, in this regioun,
To loke and serche Cupdes kalendere,
And chose theyr choyse. by CRETE afeccioun,
Such as ben move with Cupdes mocioun.
Takyng they're choyse theyr sort doth fsle;
But love Don whchc eXcelleth elle
Not only youths and maids. but the birds Of tho
air. keep ST. Valentines, according 10 CHANGER, who
quotes a heavenly power as saying TO them OF the's
choice of makes" or mates:
Ye know we'll, how on st. Valentines day
BY my statute and through my governaunce
Ye doe CHEESE your makes, and after HE away
With hem as l you with peasaunee'
Besides the drawing OF lots for partners for daS
year, often resulting I'm longer pnr'nefsnPs
which II NAV be said the men We're much more
tenacious OF tue partners allotted to them nm u
those to whom they were allotted, another way
choose Valentine by looking for the first person
OF the opposite sex not OF ones own holsenou met
In the morning, and another of sleeping on bay
leaves to dream OF the Valentine. There Is an On
record Of young woman who pinned four bay leaves
TO the corners Of her pillow. and one in TIE middle
and then to make sure OF dreaming ate just before
going to bed hard boiled egg, shell and all, VITA
salt where the yok had been. she dreamed
OF the wished for youth, and then laid abed all the
morning and shut her eyes until the young man
called. Who SAYS We are not masters OF our ia'si
custom Of the last century In Kent was Tor tne
bows to make rude ethgy on ST. Valentines GAY
which the girls captured and burned IL "A'
known as the holly boy, The girls made sim
liar figure the "ivy Grl.' which the boys treated u
the same way. Then they all lad good ume '"
gether
Many OF the dvinations Of Halloween are equally
anproprate on February IA. You can find your lover
by rolling slips of paper with the names OF sus'
pected persons In bits OF clay and throwing them ~
water The true sweetheart will rise the d'nches"
When Valentines We're chosen by lot present. "
buy ones freedom was often necessary Pepys' N
Lis familiar gossiping about himself and family tes
OF the Valentine present he bought for his neghoors
wife and lis neghbor for his wife. and how the little
boy came to his wife's bedside one morning 10 pay
homage to her. "By-and-by comes Mrs. Pierce WIZ
ms name In her bosom for her Valentine. which VIII
cost me money" The young folks Of both sexes seem
to have sought out their allotted Valentines al eaca
Others homes Cphelia, In her madness, Sings
And 1 maid at your window!
To be your Valentine
But maids no longer have license 10 haunt 'hcn
lovers windows and youths are not expected 10 maAs
Valentine calls TO see their mistresses who nave 'e'
half.opened eyes. Only the postmn is welcome
before breakfast and on him the burden OF the "a,
has fallen. Little else OF II survives. WIN an oA
caricature Of Cupid goes this rather common rnyms
Where can the posiman be sayl
He ought to fly such q day
or all days In the year you know
It's monetrous rude 10 be so Slow
The fellows exceeding STUPID
Halk there he is oh the dear Cupu'
The dear Cupid has been bringing rhymes - -.
love tokens for SO long that would think 'ne
would be tired OF them, but bleeding hears 81" 80,
tender verses seem still TO be In demand. iniuh
rhymes might be quoted which would be appfop" 's
for use on Tuesday but Shakespeare and Gay anu @
Farmers Almanac would here be an iihPer'inn h,s
for all the world knows that every lover iins an lie
own heart better poetry for his purpose tian An 10
preserved In primers ink so iona you.n % voaf
form YOUR own verses. II you dare not sign W. NJ
name send them without II. and II YOU ha'T tea
sweetheart follow Lambs friend, +. b.: wno zen zen
opposIte "A young maiden whom he had oi'en. 'ssni
unseen and who wrought wondrous WORK a'J hanpy
IL to her himself unknown, and saw ths in hef
girl unfold the Valentine dance about, V%nyb,ldsd
hands. as after one the pretty emp , sht love
Themselves. She danced about, not with nsn' - n
or foolish expectations for she had no lover Ill.,
She had none she knew that could have createa uaS
bright Images which delighted her. IL W." raso,wsiy
like some fairy present. God send as our hars iM
pIois ancestors termed benefit received WHY an
benefactcr was unknown. Ii would do her no goS 10
II would do her good for ever after IL sesosnug.
love the unlnOwn.' Then send some one some. s,dsa
N NAV not melt her heart. Your modern n more
does not love for verse and paper laces; Nay, "a b
she may be the maid Diana, who would w @bam lust
untroubled by such gewgaws, but sehd .n. a side.
the same and let her throw them lightly TO one Non
have kept the ritual Of your patron SAINT 80 your
been true 10 old times, 10 the soyers gld hock on
own dreaming and having done all may IAN pa' n,u3
Fate thp final trust OF every true l0Vei' rn "N