Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-02-09
/ Orandma's Valentine :

CO HE postmsni the postmania cried
Dorothy. dancing excitediy about
u the nursery, He 10 coming here
] hesr his whistiel oh. nurse. please
nay 20 down and see II he has brought
asy vai~ntinssf''
mot with your cold, dearie." snId
sufse. shaking her head. aud SO Dorothy
ssS SC - content with pss-:ss ever the
staira while Donald e,sttered down and
came back again with bis hands full OF
snvelopes. large and small.
One. free, six for mer' he painted.
and enc. free, seven for Dorothy" Aud
bow happily the children were as they
sese cceS :ss envelopes zna explained!
eAs pretty cards and verses which they
eessasssa. Aud then Sister Na!! cane In
% chow them her valentine. a great
bunch Of beautiful roses, and when dor.
ethy asked her II she could guess who
had sent them flor guessing Is hair the
fus ON ~. Valentines day. she grew
quite red. aud said: why. no. OF course
che couldn't: how should shef"
Aud just then dear grandma came In
- zee what the chldrea were making
such . racket about. Aud. Of course
they showed her their valentines, aud
Nell pinned one Of her most beautiful
roses on srandma's black dress: aud then.
cutie unexpectedly. Dorothy looked up
iato the sweet. placid old face. aud ask
ID. grayciy. "Grnndma. did you ever
get . vAlentInef'
Grandma did not reply for q moment.
aod then she stopped and kissed Doro.
M on the forehead, aud something very
bright and slis,.nins fell among the
brown curls. Yes. dear" said grand.
ma. softly. lots OF them. but | had one
Which ] think ] must tell you about some
tims"
"oh, tell Us now" cried all the chill
dren ~ once. and Nell. who had been
placing her valentine In u vase OF water,
Joined In the general eoaxing.
Nell. said grandma, III you really
vsnt to bear ] win tell you about Il. but
walt . moment. can show you my val
ensins."
She left the room. and abe Was gone
- long that the children had time 10
wonder greatly what Erandma's valentine
could be. aud they were all gathered
around the chair. with eager. expectan,
tacsa. when abe returned. She carried
u her hand . small. old.fashioned work
BOZ. whose covering, once bright and gay,
vas worn aud faded now. She smiled
tnto the uplurned faees as she resumed
Der place among the children. but ,herr
wsrv tsArs In her ~yes A. she said:
Nov, ehitdren. l will show you my
vaisHttus. but. nrst. l must tell you part
q the story. And ] must also explain
that whes l vas young people made their
eva vslsntines. and. although they may
eos have BEEN ~ pretty ~ tho modern
oesa perhaps. yet. ] think they were Z
eseat deal nievr. because. you see. no
body would take the trouble to make
valepttns unless u we're To send To some.
eedy that one was very fond OF indeed.
Uus ponald 10 growing impa tient for the
escryl when ] WAS = young girl l lived
10 dear old country town. which sous
~ yoa have s~sa. My father aud mother
18th died when | ~ss . very little child.
And - lived with NY grandparents, aud
very hind and good they were 20 me. and
J loved them very dearly. Nevertheless.
tbsy uers very old. aud. somehow. they
sss@ed 10 have quite forgotten how IL fol,
- b yeaas aud full Of life. and grand
"a did not understand why I wa. no,
esvays eossent TO cit quietly la the house.
ssseias ~ sewing all day. When all my
yesas frseads we're out skatias or sleigh.
tae. u we're winter. or piealckinx or
sewiss 90 the river II Il were summer.
1hs old people bad Que amusement. how.
ever. Of which they never ~rsri,d- ..
gsesaiiy Ii The hong ~ir,er evenings: they
oeasty loved Q rubber VI whist. / could
oasy. too. asd any Of my yoaus friend,
- wosid consent 10 maks up a Gam.
- sshiag . hand vas sissys . ~~lcom.
lssss. think your friend Ben ID min
Wsssst y very Aa~ youns maa.' srsua.
- veold say. and thea hs vas sur, 10
cd. He plays an exe~llsa, game; :
ussis fveAi~sH perhaps. al timss. but b,
oAs . good hesd.' Oacs I r~prstcd mi.
oealss 10 bss----"
why. that vas srsndps's name. :. In.
sssrupse1 Dcsoshy. Il reu,emb<r.-col
ussjsDin Wcrrcli. u Gays 20 under NJ.
oeeesss 10 the library"
Tea said grandma, smilins. 81. -.
vess grandfather: bu, he DID not .~sm
osee HE . grandfather then. lie was
sesy tall ssd straight. With asshlns BLACK
go esA dart. curling hair. and h. had
. 49, ssy Of throwing back his head
9Ass b talked. People used TO cell him
aaadsoms b~n.' which annoyed him
MI much. bot when I told him VIA,
RAsdpe had said be Was quite plsa I'D
~ What hypocsits must b.. Kate
- eaA, laughing. TO make the dear old
oooos0an tAlAA tAAa ! esoe Aeee TEA