Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-02-11

paraded all over country churchyards, by the light
of the moon, and held serious converse with owls
and hobgoblins in spirit at least il not in letter.
In fact it was quite the proper thing In England
for ovelorn lass to HE herself into the church
4 yard at midnight and as the clock struck u run
D around the church and play tag with herself
y among the tombstones, repeating anon the en-
4 Tightening and touching little doggerel: Il SOW
4 hemp seed, hemp seed SOW; he that loves me
\ best come after me now - .s55i
lmagine-just imagine II you cana certain
type Of twentieth century maid conducting herself
4 in fashion SO violently at variance with the in
@strucuons Of the Ladies' Hum Journal and other
q Anthony Comstocks of feminine propriety 1t
" cannot be imagined-not even In ones widest
Il dreams
It might have been all right for her ancestors
simple folk at best-but not for her! Nothing Of
u 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
Y bons done up in fancy silklined box and the
II presents anything that poor William can be per-
suaded into coming across with, from jabot 10 an
Reroplane. 9E&$s
%5 It would be pleasant indeed, to picture GER
i tain Miss ST. Valentine OF the present all in a
futter over what the patron saint Of the day will
4 bring her. It appeals to the mental appetite to
picture all the fair the gentle, shy,
II firing creatures OF former days. As matter Of
fact, however, such is by no means the case.
sss OF course, the average wholesome, mentally
healthy girl is interested in st. Valentines day.
h or course she believes III 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 five-pound box OF bonbons, yon can bet
4 your last dollar he is going to let her know In
Il some way that it came from his not from Tom or
from WILL And II she, in turn, sends hin, tie
\ a package of shaving papers inclosed in valen.
tine cover you may be equally sure she will mad
Evertently to it that the young man liz aware Of
u the proper person to thank.
M But not all our girls are like that--not by a
Il great deal There are some still who enthuse
\ over tnsel and gauze bearing dancing cupids and
B bleeding hearts. Tender verses still appeal to
them, and old favorites are still popular. THE
rose is red the violet blue; sugar is sweet and SO
are you" still causes huttering Of the heart and
Y a telltale blush. Il had heart and it true;
1t few from me and went to you. Treat it as we'll
as i have done, for you have two and have
none,' is still certain Of elicng ecstatic sigh
from its fair recipient. But the lad who will car
Sry on the candy this St Valentines day and put
Z one over on the other chap is the broth of a
! boy who manages to secure a dainty befowered
missive bearing the words "Oh, you kid" Maybe
4 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-
b 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 quandary
as to whether she had better remain In her own
home for the exquisite Joy Of flying to the door
at the first ring of the bell on st. Valentines eve,