The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-02-13

paraded all over country churchyards by the light
OF the moon, and held serious converse with owls
and hobgobns, in spirit at least If not in letter.
In fact 1t was quite the proper thing in England
for loveorn lass to HE herself into the church
yard at midnight and as the clock struck IL run
around the church and play tag with herself
among the tombstones, repeating anon the
Tightening and touching little doggerel: Il SOW
hemp seed, hemp seed l SOW; he that loves me
best come after me now"
Imagine-just imagine IL you cana certain
type of twentieth century maid conducting herself
in a fashion violently at variance with the In
structions Of the Ladies' Hum Journal and other
Anthony Comstocks of feminine proprietyi II
cannot be imagined-not even in ones widest
dreams
1t might have been all right for her ancestors
simple folk at best-but not for her! Nothing Of
that sort In her family! Instead, it's flowers and
bonbons and real grown-up" presents for hers
the aforesaid flowers at one dollar per- the bon
bons done up in fancy, silklined box and the
presents anything that poor William can be per-
suaded into coming across with, from jabot 20 an
Reropane.
1t would be pleasant, indeed. to picture a GER
tain Miss st. Valentine of the present all in
hutter over what the patron saint Of the day will
bring her. 1t appeals to the mental appetite to
picture all the fair the gentle, shy,
firing creatures Of former days. AS a matter Of
TACT, however, 6ucn is Dy no means the case.
OF course the average wholesome, mentally
healthy girl is interested In St. Valentines day.
OF course, she believes In It. But there are, It
must be confessed, many who find but little mys-
terry about 1t for them. II Alfred sends girl Of
this sort a fivepound box Of bonbons, you can bet
your last dollar he is going to let her know in
some way that 1t came from his, not from Tom or
from VIII. And II she, in turn, sends him tie or
q package OF shaving papers inclosed in a valen-
tine cover you may be equally sure she will mad
vertently to It that the young man Is aware Of
the proper person to thank
But not all our girls like that-not by q
great deal. There some still who enthuse
over tinsel and gauze bearing dancing cupids and
bleeding hearts. Tender verses still appeal to
them and old favortes still popular. THE
rose Is red, the violet blue sugar Is sweet and so
are you, still causes flutterng Of the heart and
a telltale blush. Il had heart and 1t was true;
1t few from me and went to you. Treat 1t as well
az have done, for you have two, and have
none, Is still certain of eliciting an ecstatic sigh
from its fair recipient But the lad who will car
ry on the candy this st. Valentines day and put
one over on the other chap is the broth of
boy" who manages to secure dainty behowered
missive bearing the words "Oh you kid" Maybe
they have been manufactured and may be they
have not. They ought to be, at all events.
And don't forget little Jane, the dear ten-year-
old mite, who won't trust her valentine even to
the postman, but insists on delivering them her
as to whether she had better remain in her own
home for the exquisite Joy of flying to the door
at the nrSt ring Of the bell on st Valentines eve