Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-10
Tommy's Valentine

BY Maud Walker

of drawing and versifying very conscien.
tously retouehins here and there wherever
a bit of finish was needed. Then he read
aloud the verses one by one. placing them
with the pictures to which they belonged.
The verses to his parents were sweet and
full OF dutiful love of a good little SON
The one to his school teacher spoke f1atter-
insly of her great intellect and learning
Annie Bell had drawn from him a confess
sion Of deepest admiration and love in
rhyme. The aged aunt was assured of his
esteem. The youthful uncle was told OF his
charming personality and fine form.
The verses ran as follows:
CTo his mother)N
Dearest mamma, here's from Tom
A loving valentine.
1 worked long, long time on 1t
And hope you'll think II fine.
CTo his father.)
Well papa, you good old chap,
You're my bestest chum.
1 send you here a valentine,
But fear it's on the bum.
CTo his best girl.'D
admire a dear little girl
Whose yellow hair stays so in curl:
Whose frock Is so neat.
Who has such small feet,
VINO is most awfully, awfully sweet,
AND VINO sets my poor heart a-whirl.
CTo his aged aunt.)
A lady know who is stately:
Asa ! have seen her Just lately.
From her head to her feet
AND she smiles on her Tommy so swately.
(To his school teacher)
You're very, very brilliant;
You're intellect is great!
ana ald you tell all that you know
lifetime 1t would take,
Cro their cook. Nanoy)
You were most surely, surely born
Our family kitchen to adorn.-
a woman strong and good to see:
Please bake Jelly cake for me-
(To the little miss who snubbed him.)
My. but you think you're beautiful
Well, look at this and see
The way you look to others
AND the way you look to me.
Then Tommy addressed some envelopes
and folded the valentines and verses very
carefully, putting them inside the addressed
envelopes. But this finished piece of work
thoughtless as II was--was the thing that
caused all the trouble on the morrow. for
carelessly did Tommy slip the precious
valentines into the wrong envelopes. Only
two-his dear parentsS-were sent Alright
The school teacher received the aged aunt's
valentine and verse. and, being anythine
but stately, prim and neat" she resented
what she thought to be presumption, not
TO say impertinence, on the part of her
young pupil, for Tommy took great care tc
sign his name to his work. The gay young
uncle received the valentine intended fol
Jim. and grew red in the face when he
viewed the bowed legs and STOPPING shout.
ders. The verse only added fuel to the fire
Of his indignation. He declared he'd gel
even yet with that smart young kihsman
Poke fun at his figure! Bahw And, or
the other hand, poor. crooked-shape jim
was hurt when he received the vaIentin,
which should have gone to the young uncle
TITS bad 'nough to be ugly an common
dirt without young Tom tryin' to hurt m,
feelin's by sendin' me a fine pickter whaI
don't look bit like me, and. by contrast
makes me know must be a awful objec'. >
he moaned. AN he knows no girl woulC
say as was out o. sight'-meanin beauty
OF course"
The aged aunt got Nancy's valentine ant
verse What Born TO adorn the kitchen
of a relativel Well. such an affrOnt-an,
from one so young!" He should get VIVA
he deserved for that little insult! And tn
picture! She threw II into the FIRE and hai
her carriage ordered at once. She woul
go to Toms parents ana lay the matte