The Raymer enterprise., 1914-02-05

paraded all over country churchyards by the lixht
OF the moon and held serious converse with owls
and hobgobns. in spirit at least II not In letter.
In fact, It was quite the proper thing In England
for lovelorn lass to HE herself into the church.
yard at midnight and the clock struck IL run
around the church and play tag with herself
among the tombstones. repeating anon the en-
Tightening and touching little doggerel: Il SOW
hemp seed, hemp seed SOW: he that loves me
best come after now"
lmagine-iust imagine II you cana certain
type OF twentieth century maid conducting herself
In fashion so violently at variance with the In.
structions OF the Ladies' Hum Journal and other
Anthony Comsocks Of feminine propriety, II
cannot be imagined-not even in ones widest
Dreams
II 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 grownup'' presents for hers
the aforesaid flowers ut one dollar per the bon.
bons done up in fancy. skned box and the
presents anything that poor William can be per.
suaded into coming across with from jabot to an
aeroplane
II would be pleasant. indeed. to picture a Ger.
tain Miss st Valentine OF the present all in a
futter over what the patron saint OF the day will
bring her. II appeals to the mental appetite to
picture all the fair as the same gentle, shy re-
firing creatures Of former days. As matter of
fact. however such Is by no means the case
OF course. the average wholesome, mentally
healthy girl Is interested In St Valentines day.
or course, she believes in II, But there are, 1t
must be confessed many who find but little mys-
terry about II for them, II Alfred sends a girl OF
this sort fiyo-ponnd box Of bonbons, you can bet
your last dollar he is going to let her know In
seme way that il came from his, not from Tom or
from Will And II she. in turn, sends him tie or
4 package OF shaving papers inclosed in yalen.
tine cover you may be equally sure she will mad
vertenty see to II that the young man is aware OF
the proper person to thank
But not all our girls are like that-not by a
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 fayorites still popular. The
rose is red. the violet blue sugar is sweet and so
are you" still causes a futtering of the heart and
teltale blush. 4 had heart and 1t was true;
1t flew from me and went to you. Treat 1t as well
as ] 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 of the candy this St Valentines day and put
one over on the other chap Is the broth Of a
boy who manages to secure dainty beflowered
misslve 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
self In person. She Is In somewhat Of a Quand6ry
as to whether she had better remain In her own
home for the exquisite Joy Of flying to the door
ct the first ring Of the bell st. Valentines eve,