THE MORNING ASTOR1AN, ASTOIillTbllEGON.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1905.
AMUSEMENTS.
ASTORIA
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Heart o' mo, heart o' me, where hut thou flown,
Leaving me sorrowing here all alone f
Which U the (air one whow char mi have won thee I
Heart o' me, heart o' me, where eamt thou bet
His Comic
Valentine.
r ANNIE BOOTH N'KINNCY.
fOotryrlf ht, 10W, by American Frets Aase-
elation.)
' BAUKL NEWMAN was thoroughly
normal dunplte Ucr swty temper,
No amount of social Ulljttloii
hnd seemed to subdue hur abound
ing euiriiU'K and level cbeerlue till
now, but on the inurntDg after tb club
fotlUoD sho resolved to bring herself
4o a saner outlook, whntever the rout.
It huil all begun with Dudley Jones'
"ruxtilhB" ttit' eldest Mis liungan.
Dudley wrnt over keen after novelty
at) J visiting girls. Cotisoqueutly at the
dsuce Isabel had nut refuiied Knapp
Chilton's t-ouspleuoua attentions, Last
night had achieved the crisis.
It w a grent relief to be off with
tb old low. Isabel told herself th
morulng n f i or. Hh would rise in
terior to eeiitlment and rugret, be equal
to playing rata to
hiT own datloy.
Hut aa tho'day
waxed the saner
her mood been ma,
lho more complex
hur environment.
Aa a beginning
the household de
scended to find
Itself breakfast
less. Cook was
reported 111 and
was sent home,
fifteen utiles d ta
unt. In charge of
Mtlly, thn house-
BKR OWN WOU L1U11T-
' maid. This meant
a servautloss day.
In some fashion the children were
dispatched to school, and Mrs. New
man ventured forth to keep uu engage
ment with tho dontlst And then, with
seal such as an unquiet soul be
queaths, Isabel entered upon the
household orgy that was to drown her
sorrows. She dung asldo last night's
storm and strews, got on her working
garb and proceeded to spree In com
pany with the latest Improved step
ladder, bucket and soap rack. Win
dows, blinds, mantels, doors, came un
der water. With the disappearance of
'each pall of grimy suds her own woes
lightened; hence, with the exception of
Dearths and tiling In the reception hall,
spotleasness reigned speedily.
Another bucket of somber slop to be
disposed of sent virtuous thrills riot
ing through Isabel's tired body, Its
ebou hue being n visible token of her
accomplishment. The blacker the
acrnb water the more virtuous Isabel.
With a commendatory glance about
th fleckless kitchen, she went to the
Ink and turned
th hot water
faucet. No out
put. She tried
tb cold. That,
too, was rtbdu
rate. She flew to
the bathroom. No
tope there. What
can It menu?
"Hello, central!
Give me the wa
ter company. No
water to be had
at 1000 Tulip
avenue. Whnt'B
wrong? 'Water
cut off while
NO OOTTUT.
you're working on the new house U
the next lot!' Well, It's mighty un
comfortable. Do you understand, we
haven't a drop on tho whole place?
'Bend out for some?' Yes, but you see,
I can't; not a .servant hero, and I"-r
she giggled IrreprosHlbly Into tho receiver-"!
can't, that's all. For heav
en's sake turn It on as soon as possi
ble. 'Not before 8-don't like to prom
Iter Horrors r The receiver wint up
frith a click.
XT
Just then Ml Newman caught sight
of bet-self lu the full length mirror.
"You object!" she shrieked. "Mtlly
could aoiin'mault In the cou! cellar and
not look like that. Welt, the bouse Is
Clean If I'm not. Hut If a prlure came
-wooing, 'wtitor, water everywhere'
but hero. Not a gill to do-or undo
my fo with."
Catching up an unemptled bucket of
grimy amis. she spread wide the from
door fur .'.i Ji'u light and froutledly at
tacked hearth and tiling, humming a
fragment rp'in last night's one divine
waits with hl:s- ft world of sentlmeutul
pnlu lu tin1 mtl,i:ig iiH'iinure.
Then a t nun lil:ij of gravel as car
rtiitf.? brought up
in the step was
heard, and be
fore she could
retreat or close
tho door a man's
voice Inquired of
her back, "Is
Miss Newman
In?"
The amateur
char woman
sprang to her
feet, the scrub
bing cloth drop
ped Into the Inky
pall, and she slip
ped deftly be
"lioiuioimr
hind the door, hut not before glimps
ing two dulnty figures In the waiting
vehicle.
Dudley Jones, growlug impatient,
asked, "Is Mis Newman luT
"Hue ain't at home, sir," the hidden
personage answered In a suspiciously
thready voice.
There wns a twinkle In his eyes, and,
stepping within, he pried forward the
door aud coolly looked her over, In
wardly contrasting this exponent of
the grimy side of labor with the blue
gowned maiden of tho previous night.
"An old friend with a new face," he
said tentatively, towering above the
girl in his blond lmmaculatcness, his
gaco w-auulng the dubious spectacle.
"The Ceucl-you recall how I always
Insisted on the likeness and wanted
you to try It for a masquerade? You
have, I see," snld be Jubilantly, In
dicating with an ornate gesture a
contaminated pillowcase wound tortu
ously about her bronze hair, below It
the mosaic of a dirt smitten coun
tenance, "I hate you," she sold venomously,
"and there's no masquerade about It.
now dare you com here after last
night?"
"It's because of last night I'm here.
The Ml sues Itcagnn, the club bonorees
you observed them? desire to pay
their respects before leaving. I sacrl-
. 1 L
neuu niynuu uu
the altar of 11
courtesy. They "
await your lady
ship without"
"Courtesy! Let
them wait."
"Sure, but I
can't, you see."
His tnctlcs be
came aggressive,
and the girl found
herself baeke
Into the ' lndli
alcove which they
two hml built niul
ndorned. "I've
been waiting. and ' T11,; ATTACK
so I shall Just tnl:e what belongs
to
me."
A blush disclosed 1'solf nmld la
bel's facial decorations. "The how
and nrrows over there nre ycurs, and
tho What will the: t!)l::l:
you're doing In here ko long?"
"Their thoughts den't concern mo."
he answered suporcllkurly. "Hut If
they propound the query I'll remind
them of the dny and say I' wns mere
ly claiming my Valentine."
"The 14th, is it?"
"It is." He gathered her Into bis
spoclcless embrace and despite her
struggles laid a kiss upon one be
smirched cheek. "A peck of dirt," he
peculated musingly, aotto voc. "It's a
peck, isn't it, or a bushel? Wall, no
if
0
1
Cupid, 0 Cupid, I beg of you, tell
Where it the one who exerteth the spell!
Draw thou the string of thy bow; speed the dart
Straight to the one that hath captured my heart
matter. I'n quite content with both
qnnllt.v avd qimntlty." His look deep
ened to one of fatuous beatitude as he
wlitxpored. "I'd
vndo through
acres of It to win
mj Valentine."
"All the same,
It's a comic one,"
Isabel choked
hysterically.
Mr. Dudley
Jones repeated
his seal of pos
session sud ran
down the steps,
calling back:
"Ion't forgot the
curds and be sure
to tell Miss New-
"sn ain't at home, mull
how very
SIR."
sorry we are to
mis her. You might mention 1 search
ed for what 1 bad misplaced aud found
It. You won't forget?"
"No, jdr," demurely replied a bob
bing imitation of Beatrice Cencl don
In black and white, black predominat
ing. As they drove away Dudley answer
ed Miss Reagau's arch query: "Valen
tines? Oh, yes, one a comic one."
"Comic?' What a shame!"
"Not at all. I wouldn't exchange It
for a Cupldy one; not I."
A little later the gravel scrunched
again. Isabel tripped to tb door
and adjusted a
wary eye to the
opaque glass
panel. It was
met by oe equal
ly as wary from
without.
"It's only me."
And aa the door
swung back Mr.
DudleyJoues, ele
gante and cotil
lon leader, was
disclosed bearing
aloft a dripping
lard can. He
plashed a path
across Isabel's rr comio okic
spotless floor and triumphantly depos
ited his burden In the kitchen.
"A comlc one' for you, Miss New
man," be announced, the remark point
ed by a tentative glunce toward hi
Uqu Id offering, then down at a moist,
disordered person.
There .were levea-ot
eight,
If I counted em
straight.
As lovely at ever.youll
see,
With posies
and vines
And mottoes and lines
All printed on . purpose
for. me.
But the one-mamma
made
Put the rest in the
shade,
When the (table for dinner
was set,
For a qanbeny tart
In the shape of a heart
Is the jolliest Valentine
yet.
1 e wv jvj m r too 9
HI
Wi
. "You believe in quick returns!" cried
' the girl happily.
"Yes a comic one first, then a Cu
pldy one, sweetheart." He caught the
smudged left band and set a glittering
seal of ownership In the midst of hon-
; ornhle grime.
1 "Another chance for quick returns?"
he suggested slyly.
i 8omwhsr a heart shall be my horn.
Love, is it thins?
, Than her I stay no more to ream,
, Thy Valentine.
TOWNSEND ALLEN.
Th Tender Passion. -
Is love. Oue touch of love will heal
; all wounds that hate inflicts. .
i Love Is true, Ingenuous and blind.
Nor will it be wed to envy or deceit
! or crouch with fear In gloomy nooks
'of ill foreboding, for love la gentle
. eyed and credulous as a suckling babe,
' fears naught nor falters at another's
fortune.
Love's voice is soft and sweet as is
the song of turtledoves, its touch me
dicinal ss brew of healing herbs,
Air f-MANM M SWTXTt
A VALENTINE.
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WmwnWi ,
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Valentine, Valentine, speed thee away
Straight unto her who my heart holds, I pray.
Swiftly return then to me, Valentine,
Bringing her heart back, a hostage for mine.
Pagan Origin of
Valentine's Day.
It would seem that Cupid should
choose for his particular festival a
day commemorative of some Joyful
event. St. Valentine's day is the an
niversary of the putting to death of
an early bishop of the Roman cbnrch
named Valentine, who suffered martyr
dom for his faith on Feb. 14, 270 A. D.
However, as most young men are will
ing to swear that they will die If need
be for the love of tbelr maids and as
St. Valentine died for the love of his
bride, the Christian faith, there Is no
great incongruity In using Feb. 14 as
the day for the more or less anony
mous expression of tender regard.
It is not altogether perhaps not at
all-the fact of St. Valentine's martyr
dom that has caused the choosing of
his death anniversary as the day for
exchanging tinted, scented missives
between young men and maidens.
There was an ancient belief that birds
began mating on Feb. 14. This belief
antedated Christianity. St Valentine's
day, therefore, bo far as it is observed
by modern youth. Is of pagan origin.
In "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
Shakespeare alludes to this belief in
the mating of birds thus:
St. Valentine la past;
Begin thew wood birds but to couple now.
In his "Hesperides" the tender Her
rick sang:
Oft have I heard both youth and virgin
ay
Birds choose their mates and couple, too,
this day.
But by their flight I never can divine
When I shall couple with my valentine.
Love's Supremacy.
Love refreshes all the soul, quickens
the cockles of the heart and parities
the murky currents of the blood. . , .
Love forgives ere it is asked, seeks
but good in all, la forever blind to evil,
condemns not nor In aught would
Judge.
It knows not saint nor sinner, for
to It all hearts that hold the hidden
Jewel for which It seeks are sacred
caskets, hallowed by the breath of
God..
CARDINAL NEWMAN'S VALENT1NB.
Little msldsn, dost thou pine
For a faithful VaUntlnsr
Art thou scanning timidly
Every faee that meets thine eye
Art thou fancying there may be '.
Fairer face than thou dost soeT
Little maiden, scholar mine,
Wouldtt thou have a Valentinet
Go and ask, my little child,
Ask the Mother undefiledi
Ask, for the will draw thee near
And will whisper in thine eai
Valentlnel To name is good,
For it oemes of lineage high
And s famous family,
And it tells of gentle blood,
Noble blood and nobler still,
For its owner freely poured
Every drop there was to spill
In the quarrel of his Lord.
Valentine! I know the name.
Many martyrs bear the same,
And they stand in glittering ring -Round
their warrior God and King,
Who before and for them bled,
With their robes of ruby red
And their swords of cherub flame.
Yes, there is a-plenty there,
Knights without reproach of fearj
Such St. Denys, suoh St. George,
Martin, Maurice, Theodore
And a hundred thousand more)
Guerdon gained and war'are o'er.
By that sea without a aurgs
And beneath the eternal sky
And the beatifio sun
In Jerusalem above, ,
Valentine Is every one.
Choose from out that company
Whom to serve and whom to love.
Indians and
St Valentine.
By JAMES A. EEGERTGN.
tCopyrlght, 1S03, by American Pres Asso
ciation. YT O one would suspect the noble
rs-l red man of stocplng to send
I frivolous Valentines through
' the malls. Yet there is a case
recorded In Washington of some
wealthy Osage Indians doing this very
thing. It was Chief Jim Bigheart and
three of his braves who bought the
delicate creations and sent them to
leading government officials. Perhaps
the chiefs name bad something to do
with his liberality. Indian namea are
bestowed because of qualities and not
at haphazard, as with us. So "Big
heart" may have meant that Chief Jim
was that kind of an Indian.
This happened a few years ago when
some of the Osages were in Washing
ton to see the "great father." One
day the chief with his braves, dressed
in all of their finery, with red blan
kets, blue trousers trimmed with por-
"HBAF VALKNTIXBBl"
cuplne quills and hats with silver or
naments, stalked Into a Washington
department store. "Valentines! Heap
Valentines!" said Chief Jim. When
conducted to the counter and soma ot
the cheaper ones were shown him he
repeated "Heap Valentines!" with
much emphasis. So, with a wink, the
clerk trotted out one worth 5. "Me
take," said Chief Jim right off the bat,
or whatever Is the Indian equivalent
of that expression. Then he was
shown forty more of the same expen
sive pattern. "Me take." was the la
conic expression of Chief Jim in each
case. Finally the store was ransacked
from cellar to garret and every high
priced Valentine in the house was pro
duced, the Indians grunting approving
"Ugbs!" and adding "Me take" until
the bill reached $520. The chief never
batted an eye as he was informed of
the amount, but paid it from an Im
mense roll of bills. Then he asked
that the Valentines be sent out itt
him. The manager kindly offered to
mail them from the store. Asking the
names of the ladles to whom they
were to be directed, he was Interrupt
ed by Bigheart:
"Injun ladles no get Valentines. In
jun ladles work. Squaws! Ugh!"
Then Chief Jim rattled off the namea
of senators, representatives and lead
ing men In all parts of the country,
even sending one to the president of
the United States.
TOM
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