South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-02-14
CONE! TAKE POTLUCK WITH US.

dreds of years, but finally fell into dis
use. Nowadays people mate when it
is most convenient or the eugenic
laws viii permit
THE mention of the birds will ex-
plain The reference to them in this
poem OF old Cad CrabilTs, written by
him when he was a callow youth:
YE VALENTINES
II was still, dead. still as Death,
And the moon rode low in the western
over wood and vale. with a chilling breath
The wind swept YEARLY
YEARLY sighed he, sad and low
Over the frozen wastes of snow:
P1ped on the graves OF the dead below.
YEARLY.
and the barren tree tops, to and fro.
swung ike ghosts in the mellow glow
OF the mOOnbeamS drearily,
When frolicsome fairy, half i'm spite.
Girdled the world In the hush of night
And worked a charm on the hearts Of
Took their pleasure. but left a pain.
And merrily sped TO his world again,
But he gave his token as he flew Ger
Token composed of letters four
L-O-N-E.
Empress Of earth and sky and sea
Love, Love. Love, Love
Servant and Master. wonderful love
This 10 be told by the passing birds
In the swell OF soft and musical words
When they should quit their home in the
And seek the North with a song in their
mouth.
Morning dawned With an aching void
Ladies' longed. and knew not why =
Loved and longed I'm a mute suspense,
And pleasant agony.
Sought their laSSies with q sigh.
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Raised to heaven the weary eye
And caught the sequel from the birds -
For the birds had quit their home in the
South.
Flown away with song in their mouth,
Merrily.
Merrily over the land they few.
Over the land and ocean blue,
Cheerily warblfng a merry song;
Sought their mates as they sped along.
And this they said as they passed above {:
And the laddies caught the token and
sign
Told their woes in a Valentines
And the lassies answered: I'VE are
And all went merrily.
1893 CADMUS CRABILI.
THE modern valentine may be de-
fined as the outward evidence of an
internal commotion that never gets
anywhere.
WHEN SANTA PLAYED CUPID.
Santa was sick and tired of his
Christmas job. He wanted a change
Turning things we'll over in his mind
he decided to swap with Dan Cupid.
"All the little fellow has to do, is to
sit around and look pleasant, and fire
an arrow occasionally with that fool
bow of his he ruminated. yes, I'm
for his job! He hasn't a single really
trying day-not one,"
Dan Cupid reviewed the proposition
gravely. Honor compelled him. how
ever, to remind Santa of the day of
ST Valentine. But Santa said:
"BOshl That to a soOt-smeared vet
eran like mel"
you know you'll have to do a bit
of modifying after st. Valentines
day. Patch up a few broken hearts,"
Say, kiddo," quoth Santa in dis
gust, you're not much up on current
events or you'd know me as the
prince of mollifiers. Haven't | been
modifying ever since time was? I'm
cles, aunts, cousins, brothers, sisters,
babies-all the human race? Haven't
had to mOllify them when they get a
bureau scarf when they wanted a gar
net necklace? Or a copy of Pilgrim s
Progress, when they wanted Sep
tember? Or a box of blocks
when they wanted rocking hOrse?
Very good" said Dan Cupid, slyly
here is my culver and my bowl"
And here's my pack" said Santa
joyfully Who furnishes your val
entines?" he added, remembering that
February was ar hand.
Il write them in my odd moments
smiled Cupid, and quickly disap
/ peared.
So Santa, unwilling TO show white
feather, wrote valentines. Amorou:
they were-plus Their excessive
warmth of sentiment concealed what
they lacked in composition. The pub
lie bought them as ii had always
bought Dan Cupids valentines-lOOk
ed at the paper lace, the hearts anC
the price marks. but did not read the
sentiments - the valentines wen
hfther and yon. One felt it in the very
air, that Valentines day-the warmth
of sentiment, | mean! But the da!
following, The world seemed TO have
gone mad, The papers were filled
with breach of promise suits. A ia
cry went out for Dan Cupid AnC
Cupid sent back polite little note
saying he was sorry they had disturb
ed his rest; that Santa, who had as
sured him he was a person of vas
experience, was acting in his stead.
They found old Santa hiding in on
of the sootiest of his chimnies. l hesi
tate TO tell the tale of what they dit
10 him. I'd rather not. I'm quite
friend OF Santa's. And Santa 20
back his old job in time for the mex
Christmas. And Dan Cupid tells m
he is still working TO get thing
straight again. But ] offer word o
advice! Read your valentines, for
few left-overs oil Santa's may still b
on the market On all the conspicJ
Gus billboards throughout this broa
land, the following appears, whic
seems TO me TO prove for Santa
proper spirit of humility.
Resolved: That hearts are harde
10 deal with than things: and tina
he uyho TeeIe diSCatfgfiad with his OW