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VALENTINE. jjj
ill rj widow uqrDy,
r"lfnir. nlnnin nnd look
ing far younger than
her 43 yearn, had rid
den into town with
l .Tared Kent because
Whet horse had lamed
Uhimselt that morning,
and
to
had
and Jareil "iiappeneu
be going in," and
ad asked the widow
to ride with him.
s J Jared was what some
of the people of the
' neighborhood called a
"regular born old bach." Ho had flouted
and scorned wonianhind moHt of the fifty
years of his life, and had openly set forth
his conviction that men were "better off
without 'em than with 'em," particularly
when it come to "marrying of 'em." He
had held to this conviction bo long and
had proclaimed it so boldly nnd so con
stantly that all of the match-makers In
the rural neighborhood in which he lived
had given him up a hopeless case beyond
tho pale of their schemes for milking a
benedict of liim.
' Jared was not, like most avowed women
haters, a crabbed, cross-grained, sneering
ly cynical man, which made his celibacy
all the more unpardonable in the eyes of
the match-makers.
"He'd make a real good husband if he'd
try," they said. "Then he Una the nicest
farm In tho neighborhood, with one of
the beBt houses on St and money out at In
terest, although he's not a bit mean and
stingy. He'll do his full share always for
a neighbor in distress. It isn't because
he's too stingy to support her that Jared
doesu't get him a wife."
It was a clear, crisp morning In Febru
ary when Jared rode to the village with
the widow Darby sealed beside him in
his neat little cutter. The sleighing was
fine and the air keen and exhilarating. It
gave the widow's plump cheeks a beauti
ful crimson glow and made her black eyes
sparkle. She was in high spirits and her
lough rang out frequently ns merry and
rippling as tho laugh of a child.
Hut then (lie widow Darby was prover
bially cheery. She had suffered keenly
the loss of her husband and both of her
children, but time had softened her grief,
mid she was too wise to spend her life
In gloom und grief over the loss of those
Who were beyond all cure and sorrow.
She had a comfortable little home and a
few acres of land adjoining Jared Kent's.
(She had known Jared all of her life, but
not oucc bad she thought of him as a
possible successor to Joel Darby,
"Jared will never marry any one," she
had said. "He isn't of a mnrrying dispo
sition. Borne men are that way. It's all
the; lack to make 'em what God Intended
they should be. My husband and I used
to talk Jared over a good deal, and we did
our full share to get him settled for life
with a good wife. We used to Invite lots
of nice girls, young and elderly both, to
our house and then have Jared come over
to tea nud to play croquet with him. He'd
he nice and pleasant and all that, but he
never came any ways near falling Into
any of the traps we set for him. We
thought once that he did take kind of
a shine to a nice, sweet, real good looking
girl of about 30 named Janet Deane from
over Shelby way, who was visiting us.
She'd of made him an awful good wife,
and I sung her praises all tho time, but
co'.liing enme of It."
"It's an elegant morning, Isn't It?" said
Jared, ss he and the widow flew along
over the hills and through long lanes in
which the snow was drifted almost to the
top rails of the fences.
"Oh, It's lovely 1" replied the widow. "1
like snow."
, "So do I. Yon got much to do la town V
' 'No; I'll be through with all of my er
rands in an hour. I can let something go
If you don't want to stay in town that
long."
"Oh, that'll be none too long for me.
iWhere shall I meet you J"
"I'll be at Smith & Hanscom's dry goods
tore, any time you say."
I "We'll call It 11 o'clock, then."
It was three miuutes after 11 when
Jared drove up to the appointed place of
meeting. The widow bad stepped Into
the sleigh ami he was tucking the robes in
around her when she said:
"There, Jured, I'm just like other wom
en; I've forgotten something."
"What Is it?"
"I forgot to go around to the postofllec.
I know that there's nolhlngrfhere for me,
because one of the Stone boys brought my
, mail out lust night, and there's no mail
trains lu until noon; hut poor old June
Carr came over Just before I left and
.wanted me to be sure and see If there was
letter for her. Her daughter Is very
sick out West, and she hasn't had a letter
for a week, and she's half wild. I couldn't
bear to tell her I'd forgotten to go to the
office."
Til drive 'round that way." said Jared.
"It won't be three blocks out of the way."
Two or three boys stood Idling la front
7W) Mi
of the postofflee and Jared said to one of
them he chanced to know:
"Say, Jlmmie, run into the office and see
if there's any letter for Mrs. Jane Carr.
You needn't ask for me, for I've been
around and got my mail."
"You might look in box 184," said Mrs.
Durby. "Mebbe there's a drop letter for
me." - '
The boy came out a moment later with
a very large square white envelope in one
hand and a small blue envelope in the
other. He grinnod as he handed them to
Mrs. Darby. She glanced at the blue en
velope and said joyfully:
"O here's a letter for Jane, and it's from
her daughter, I know by the postmark.
How glad Jane will be! And here well,
I declare!"
She burst into a merry laugh as she
looked at tho big white, embossed envel
ope. The boy had told the truth when he
had gone back to bis comrades and said
with a titter:
"She's got a valentine!"
"Who in the land ever sent mo that
thing?" said Mrs. Darby, holding the en
velope out at arm's length. "I didn't even
know it was Valentine's day. If it isn't
the greatest idea that I should get a val
entine!" "I don't know why you shouldn't," said
Jared,
"Oh, because I but I guess some child
sent It."
"Maybe not."
"No one else could have had so little
gumption!" said the widow with another
laugh. "Maybe there's one of these comic
valentines inside of it some ridiculous
thing about a widow likely."
"Why don't you open it and see?"
"I will."
She burst into another laugh as she
drew forth a dainty creation of lace paper,
tinsel and bright colored embossed pic
tures. "How perfectly ridiculous!" she said.
"The Idea of any one being ninny enough
to send an old woman like me a thing like
that!"
"You're not an old woman."
"I'm forty-five!"
"Well, I'm older than that, and I don't
call myself an old man. Many a woman
around here would be glad to get a val
entine like that if the sender really meant
it."
"Yes, and If you were the sender."
"I'm not vain enough to think that and
not foolish enough to say it if I did think
It."
"No, I don't think that yon are, Jared.
Rut I wonder who could have sent mo
this. Tho writing on the envelope is cvi-
dently disguised, and O here is some
thing Inside! Let's see what it says.
" 'O wilt thou be my valentine
Forever uud forever aye.
And wilt thou tiike this lienrt of mine,
And give uie thine to-duyH' "
There was another verse, but before she
had read it, the widow Darby cried out:
"Jared Kent, that's your handwriting aud
you need not try to deny it!
"I'm not trying to deny It. You'll find
my name signed lu full to the next verse
on the other page. This was the next
verse:
"If 'jet' my answer la to be,
My heart with Joy will till,
If no,' I ret shall be your friend
Aud I ahull love you atlll."
They had reached the outskirts of the
town now. Jared brought the horse to a
standstill and said:
"Is It yes or no, Lucy?"
She looked at him with shining eyes and
laughing face for a moment. Then she
laid one of her mitteued hands on the
sleeve of the great fur coat he wore aud
8a id:
"I think It Is yes, Jared."
He turned his horse's head toward the
town.
"Where are you going?" she asked.
"Hack to the minister's. It's Valentine's
day, you know, and If you are to be my
valentine, I want you to-day.
An hour later they stopped at Jane
Cnrr's gate. She came skurrylng out for
her letter with her apron over her head.
"I brought you a letter, Jane, and I got
a valentine," said Lucy, holding up the
big white envelope.
"I got one also," said Jared, as he put
an arm arouud his wife and klBsed her.
Detroit Free Press.
Don't judge a man by the character
fives him by his next-door neighbor.
AT JANE card's oath.
WANTED HIS HALF OF THE BERTH
A Good Story Geo. M, Pullman Loved
to Tell of Lincoln.
There was one story of his career that
the late George M. Pullman of sleeping
car fame used to tell with manifest de
light. It was as follows:
"One night going out of Chicago, a long,
lean, ugly man, with a wart on his cheek,
came into the depot. He paid George M.
Pullman DO cents, and a half berth was
assigned him. Then he took off his coat
and vest and hung them up, ond they fit
ted the peg about as well as they fitted
him. Then he kicked off his boots, which
were of surprising length, turned into the
berth, and, having an easy conscience,
was sleeping like a healthy baby before
the car left the depot. Along came an
other passenger and paid his 50 cents. In
two minutes he was back at George Pull
man. "There's a man in that berth of mine,"
said he, hotly, "and he's about ten feet
high. How am I going to sleep there,
I'd like to know? Go and look at him."
In went Pullman mad, too. The tall,
lank man's knees were under his chin, his
arms were stretched across' the bed and
his feet were stored comfortably for hiin.
Pullman shook him until he awoke, and
then told him if he -wanted the whole
berth he would have to pay $1.
"My dear sir," said the tall man, "a
contract is a contract. I have paid you
50 cents for half this berth, and as you
see, I'm occupying it. There's the other
half," pointing to a strip about six Inches
wide. "Sell that and don't disturb me
again." And, so saying, the man with a
wart on his face went to sleep again. He
was Abraham Lincoln.
James Parton'a Prediction.
In 1802, James Parton, the celebrated
biographical writer, made the following
prediction in regard to Abraham Lincoln:
History will say of Mr. Lincoln that no
man of a more genial temperament, a
more kindly nature, ever tenanted the
White Housb; that he gave all his time,
his thoughts, his energies, to the dis
charge of duties of unprecedented magni
tude and urgency; that, hating no man,
lie steadfastly endeavored to win the con
fidence and love of all the loyal and pat
riotic, and that, in spite of four chequered
years of such responsibility and anxiety
as has seldom fallen to the lot of man,
he bore away from tho Capitol the sunny
temper and blithe frankness of his boy
hood, returning to mingle with his old
neighbors as one with them in heart and
In manner, in' retirement as in power a
happy specimen of the men whom Liberty
and Democracy train in the log cabin and
by the rudest hearth to guide the counsels
of the Republic aud influence the destinies
of the people.
Lincoln When a Boy.
An exhibition of Lincoln's practical hu
manity occurred while a boy. One even
ing, while returning from a "raising" with
a number of companions, he discovered a
straying horse, with saddle and bridle
upon him. The horse was recognized as
belonging to a well-known drunkard, and
It was suspected that the owner was not
far off. The fellow was found in a per
fectly helpless condition upon the cold
ground. Lincoln's companions Intended
to leave him to his fate, but young Lin
coln would not hear of it. At his demand,
the miserable man was lifted to his shoul
ders, and he actually carried him eighty
rods to the nearest house. He then sent
word to his father that he would not be
back that night. He nursed the man un
til morning, and believed that he had sav
ed his life.
Tear It Up.
Secretary Stanton was once greatly
vexed because an army otllcer had refused
to understand an order, or nt all events,
had not obeyed. "I believe I'll sit down,"
said Stantou, "and give that man a piece
of my mind." "Do so," said Lincoln.
"write It now while you have it on your
mind, niaite it snarp; cut him all up."
Stuuton did not need a second invitation.
It was a bone-crusher that he read to the
President. "That's right," said Abe,
"that's a good one." "Whom con I get
to send it Dyf nniseu me Secretary.
"Send It!" replied Lincoln, "send it! Whr
don't send it at all. Tear it up. You have
freed your mind on the subject, aud that
Is all that Is necessary. Tear it up. You
never want to send such letters; I never
do." Standard.
Lincoln's First Speech.
Judge Hell of Mount Carmel, 111., has
a copy of Abraham Lincoln's first speech
as a candidate. It was made uear Spring
field, and ran as follows:
"Gentlemen aud Fellow Citisens: I n re
sume you all know who I am. I am hum
ble Abraham Llncolu. I have been so
licited by mauy friends to become a can
didate for the Legislature. My politics
arc short aud sweet, like an old woman's
dance. I am In favor of a national bank;
I am In favor of the international Improve
ment system and a nigh protective tariff.
These are my sentiments and political
principles. If elected I shall be thankful;
u not u wui be ail uie same."
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