Show TO HIS WIFE the married man sends a 4 valentine I 1 want come of a valentine to end to that little wife of mine who s waiting at home foigne not paper cupid and gilded darts nor tilly verses nor satin hearts but something let me see suppose I 1 send her a bunch of posies some violets or a box of roses A dollar apiece you say good lord I 1 she would ask me what I 1 meant by spending so much on sentiment lenti ment and flowers anyway I 1 by jove I 1 II 11 get her some gloves 1 eh what her size great heavens I 1 have forgot 1 now am I 1 not a dunce alas that a man should grow so stupid give roe an inspiration cupid 1 I 1 used to have them once t used to send her gloves and ang bonbons and flowers fans and thing and kisses to her I 1 earned but oh it was all so different then I 1 alas 1 could we only live over again those days before we married t I 1 might write for her a little rhyme and I 1 really would if I 1 had the time and knew what I 1 want to say but the grind of work has dulled my brain besides I 1 have got to catch a train so write no rhymes to day ah belll it is useless trying to think bring me my check book and pen and ink hang sentiment by the neck what s the use of st valentine s day 7 settle the thing in the same old way with a forty dollar check new york press |