Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1920-02-11

who first captured the valentine
trade for America. Her name was
Esther Rowland. After gradual
Ing from Mount Holyoke seminary she
resided with her father. who was a
stationer in Worcester. Mass. In 1840
she received from England manufac-
Stured valentine, the first she had ever
seen. It interested her so much that
she decided to see whether she could
make some Of these valentines and
And sale for them.
She collected some lace paper, some
printed verses and sentimental pic
lures, fixed up few valentines and
gave them to her brother, who was a
travelling salesman for grocery store.
To her; amazement her brother re-
turned with orders for $1,000. worth
Of valentines! Her establishment knew
no bounds. She quickly got together
some girl friends. taught them what
she knew. about valentines and COM
menced prosperous trade that was
to reach the one hundred thousand
dollar mark.
& First Love Misslves.
II was a Frenchman who first con
=ceived the idea Of composing valen-
tines in verse. Charles, Duke Of Or
leans, was taken prisoner by the Eng
lish at the battle Of Agincourt, in 1415.
He was consigned to tie Tower Of
London, where he spent the next TWEEN.
ty-fiye years Of his life. But the cold
walls Of his dungeon could not COM
pletely dampen his sentimental ma
ture. and from his gloomy vault came
sunny little verses to the number of
sixty, which are still to be seen among
{ the royal papers in the staid old Brit
ish museum. One Of them reads:
Wilt thou be mine? Dear love, reply,
sSweetly consent or else deny.
IS Whisper softly, none shall Know
y Wilt thou be mine. love? Aye or no?
Spite OF fortune we may be
Happy by one word from thee.
Life flies swiftly. Ere 1t CO.
Wilt thou be mine. love. Aye or no?
England at once adopted the. fad
which its royal prisoner had set, and
Valentines day found the coaches
more than usually laden with poetic
outpourings Of lovers, friends and
even slight acquaintance.
Old Romance Recalled.
One Of the most romantic histories
of Valentine children is that of; Lady
Sarah Lennox, born on February IA
1745. In fact, she apparently inherited
a romantic temperament, for her owr
story is usually prefaced with a sketch
of her parents romance---by way Of
driving home the story's admonition
perhaps.
Her fathers marriage was no more
nor less than bargain to cancel {
! gambling debt between the couple
parents. The young duke, then Lore
March, was brought home from col
lege: to we'd the plain little girl-brid,
!: just out of nursery. At the conclusion
of the ceremony the indignant bride
| groom fled to the continent with ;
tutor in tow, where he spent thre,
years. On his return to London h.
carefully avoided going home wher,
he fancied wrathful young woman
| was waiting to sWoon at his arrival
! Instead, he went straight to tn,
theatre and saw there very hand
some lady. He cursed his luck, but hat
4 breath left to ask who she might. be
]! Lady March, the toast of the season,
/. informed his friends, to his utter as
I tonishment. Then he blessed his luck
claimed his bride and, as 1t turned out
q was very happy to the end. Her Iov,
was SO great, too, that she died O
grief for him after a year Of widow
4 hood.
4 Sentiment and Business.
Samuel Pepys has something to sa.
in his famous diary about most O
joys and disturbances, great and small
with which human nature is acquaint
1 ed. Consequently one does not need t
search very far to find illusions t
Valentines day and the customar