Show A valentine for grandmother written by lela labrum esth grade meadow school grandmother tel I 1 us a story bogged begged robert hobert and joan as grandmother sat knitting before the tire fire well said grandmother seeing that it Is so close to valentine I 1 will tell you a true valentine story about me when I 1 was but a little girl like you joan 1 I went to school in a little log cabin grandmother began my family was rather poor and tor for that reason I 1 did not have as good things as some of the other girls such as aa new slate pencils or new gingham dresses I 1 wore high top shoes and calico dresses most of the time but on sunday I 1 tied my braids with a beautiful bow of 0 ribbon valentines seemed very scarce in my day that Is the more well to do families bought them tor for their children while I 1 was content to make mine by hand I 1 was not very popular with my school chums I 1 was shy and thought no one noticed me but one morning when I 1 went to school I 1 spied a beautiful gold covered slate pencil on my desk it was from henry who sat across the aisle from me I 1 was so happy with my pencil and especially happy to know that henry had given it to me he was a very popular boy in the school then the most wonderful thing I 1 ever knew happened to me on valentine day when as the teacher was giving out the valentines which were mostly hand made ones she called my name rebecca winthrop I 1 swallowed hard and trembling with excitement I 1 walked boldly up and took a beautiful lace valentine from her hands on it was written will you he mine to rebecca winthrop from henry daly As I 1 looked around I 1 saw envy in the eyes ot of every girl and I 1 have never had so many friends and been treated so well since that day and ot of course you all know by now grandmother chuckled that henry Is your grandfather |