Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-02-16
Its Birth Is Surrounded
With Roman History
Myths
NOW A LOVERS DAY
But No One Knows Just
Where the Sentiment
Comes From.
(By VERNON L. sMlTHD

sions began to ask questions about the
origin of Valentines day, or Valentine
day And although the story has been
told hundreds Of time in public print,
each year there is a new crop Of in
quiry.
The original Valentine lived long,
long ago. Whether his name was Mike
or Louis is not known. In history he is
usually just plain Mr.. Valentine,
though he thrived in day when
given" or christian names were used
as necks for surnames.
Mr.. Valentine was born along about
the middle OF the third century Of
rich, but dishonest, parents His daddy
ran the Tiberian pool hall in Rome
in the same building where his second
great grandfather was wont to con-
sort with Nero at pinochle. Quite
early in life Louie Valentine, or what
ever his name was, was past master
of the *. P,'s or Kelley Poolists. Rem
nants OF this organization continue
until this good day.
Was Dislnhcrited.
Louie was quite a fussy chap and
dressed loudly, and had first rate
standing in the community of Rome
Besides having owned the Tberian
pool hall, his father was city council
man from the Fourth ward. Though
Louie had an aquiline nose, he was
nevertheless considered sterling
patrician. He was disinherited by his
daddy because OF his love for a Lom-
hardy girl.
After his awakening from his youth
full dream Of romance, Louie settled
down TO be a better man and is said
to have accomplished much in that
respect because OF the short distance
he had to go to work He got so good
in later life that the Romans thought
they'd better kill him, although his
good qualities were apparently not
discovered until some little time after
his death. He was given decent eXecu-
tion in the year soc, our time. Not
long afterward his death was cele-
brated and kept fresh in memory by
canoDlzing him. Tney took the RO-
man calendar and found that he
ceased TO be a living thing on Feb
ruary IA, 306 SO that when the 307
calendars were issued by the Roman
business houses, the 14th Of Febru-
airy was printed in red. Then they
called him q saint, and saint he has
DGen since lndl llint.
That much of the story Is as good
as any to help you remember whore
the name of the day came from. Why
people the world over suspect Nalen-
tines day as an amatory time Is
quite distinctive and separate story.
Amatory Relations.
Going back into history, it is found
that when the animals not contraband
OF war were taken into the ark, they
went in two and two, male and fe-
male. Just like boat riding is today. 1t
is to be reasoned that this was the
early springtime of the year 1000, or
thereabout. II was q rainy = Febru-
airy and March from the best infor-
nation to be had. and Palestine was
pretty we'll inundated. Before the
spring rains set in, however, Noah
and his lassoers had been pretty busy
rounding up the herds. Strange to
say, they were found paired off. The
natives from the very earliest time
called 1t tho mating" season. This
had become so generally known that
when Jacob took charge of his daddy
in-law's herds while serving as hired
mfn for seven years, that he might
have the heart and hand of Lam
och's sore-eyed daughter, he nearly
Put ola man bamecn out OF business.
Noah took the spring time Of the
year in which to assemble the ark
congregation. because he was also
next to the psychology of spring, The
papa and mama kangaroo from far
away Australia were ark companions
to the papa and mama grizzly bears of
North America. At that time, penguins
and parrots did very well in the
Same latitude, while Alabama wrens
built nests in holes in the ark vacated
by Siberian woodpeckers. Noah had
been telling about the coming Of the
flood for about 120 years so that
even the snails might take advantage
of the ark's conveniences and ac-
Noah thus became re-
nowned at floating stock. and did in
his day and time have the greatest
zoo known.
Coming on down through the ages,
it Is found that observers of nature
learned that spring is the time to
build nests. Bluebirds, hawks, squr-
rels, rabbits, bees, cows and other
birds and winged insects started their
nests then, and then. IL is that the
hen and onion sets.
Thus IL Grew.