Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-02-07
MARIE'S VALENTINE
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By Elizabeth Whitney



group were walking home from the gym
aasium after basketball practice.
20, yes, let's :" said Olive.
1T is a lot more fun than buying
them" said Marion.
Cant we do it together?" asked Edna.
'When?" said Olive.
20, come to my house Wednesday af-
ter school Nothing is going on then Be
cure to bring your water colors and paper.
I say we rule out all printed pictures
Snd verses and make it all original" said
Marion.
20, dear, | can't !" objected Olive.
See here, Olive Warner" and Marion
Faced Olive sternly, IF you don't stop
this minute you'll spoil it all I'd like
TO know why it is that we never try to
do anything all together that some one
doesn't object !"
"Of course you can do it, Olive" said
gentle Bliss. And if you get stuck, you
know, we will all help. We always do
have to help each other, anyway One
person alone never does very much"
Here we are at my house." said Ma
zion. "Good-by, Olive, and don't be fool
ish. Girls, do be sure to come just as
early as you can" And Marion ran up
the steps, while the others sent chorus
of "Good-bys" after her.
Promptly on Wednesday came the
Laughing group of girls
How will we begin, girls?" said Edna.
We'll, of course, we must put a heart
somewhere" said Marion
"Of course" Olive added, in n tone of
voice that made Marion exclaim: For
goodness sake, girls, don't get sentiment
al
valentines without sentiment would
be very funny things, I'm sure" said
Olive in an aggrieved voice.
We'll, sentiment is one thing, and get
ting sentimental is another" began Marie.
''Hear-hear Y called out Edna
We'll, it is continued Marie "Senti-
ment is the love of beautiful pictures, and
music, and fine ideas; the noble things
you feel I'm people and in nature and get
ting sentimental is-well-it is"
Just being dead foolish that's ALL"
supplemented Marion.
Il guess it's what you think people are
thinking about you.' said Bliss.
Specially boys" laughed Edna
"Humph!" said Marion. who was used
TO three brothers and their numerous
chums, II don't see anything to be afraid
of in boys! They are just as sentiment
al as girls, anyway. Wait till you see
the valentines they send ~
WELL" said Marie, mine is going to
yoe perfectly peachy.' I'll give you three
,guesses where it is going"
yale" said Olive and Edna in unison
Guess again." said Marie.
at can't be you've forsaken Yale for
Princeton after all you've said !" ex-
claimed the girls.
Guess again" and Marie held up her
valentine in such a tantalizing way that
the girls clustered eagerly around her,
Edna exclaiming, What on earth are u
doing to it, Marie?"
well, in the first place, I'm putting
IN the sun. to make a kind of halo of
glory over all. 1t is the kind of thing
you always do see in the people you like
Then the heart has a crown around it.
I'm going TO put stars over here, and a
verse like this:
when starlight into sunshine turns
The flaming heart of true love burns,
Its radiance is for thee"
at say, girls, that is a peach" exclaim-
ed Edna.
There is good deal of Harvard
color about it, specialized Olive.
Well, valentines are sent to some one
you think good deal of. and that means
Yale or Princeton for Marie" said Ma
rion decidedly.
Three times and OUT" said Marie.
'Girls, you simply can't guess for I'm
going to send mine to some one l don't
like at all"
"O-o-or came in chorus of as
constituent.
"Of all queer things" said Edna,
catching her breath.
Girls, she's getting brain fever" said
Olive.
mo, Valentines on the brain'-a new
disease" said the gentle Bliss.
"Drea ing" exclaimed Marion.
~'Pinch her and wake her up She IS
aalking in her sleep!'
Pm awake enough" said Marie, but
really and truly l did dream about it,"
20, what fun Do tell us about it -
achorused the group.
II was in the lovelest sunshine" be-
gan Marie, much lovelier than any I
have ever seen when awake. And l felt
no happy and seemed tc love everybody
in the whole wide world 1t seemed just
as though the sunshine was a part of
every one; only in lot of people it was
no larger than stars The sunniest peo-
pie seemed to wear something like crowns,
very shining and white. And l wanted
all of them to wear the same.
20. 1t was perfectly lovely, girls
Then it seemed to me that those who
were the most different from each other,
like boys and girls, could help each other
met wills hay a lon
Indeed. it was the people the most differ
ent from each other who made all the
sunshine by working together The boys
I meant to send valentines to had a lot OF
the white sunshine about them. The one
dislike most of all was sort of cloudy,
and l felt l must help in some way to
make a pure radiance for him. When l
awoke it all seemed to connect with val
entines, and decided to send one to the
boy l didn't like"
II don't believe l understand your val
entine. Marie" said Edna, but it GER
tainly is different"
II think it is perfectly lovely" said
gentle Bliss. '.If you just feel that girls
and boys are made to help each other i,
is all so jolly and pleasant, and you don't
get bit sentimental"
II guess that is why all the boys like
Marion so much" said Olive. "She un
derstands them all. / wonder why al
girls don't have brothers. ~
well, there's a difference in brothers
YOU know said Edna. Some are 81
nice to their sisters and others ere simply
horrid."
II don't see why girls and boys shouls