Show VALENTINE DAY the of Fel nuary is generally genei ally locked upon by the oung people as a source of great pleasure plea suie and mem ment and in many cies it 13 the foun dation for match making in england and scotland and in diffrient parts of the continent particularly and maine in fianne it WAS observed in a very peculiar and amusing manner it was dunaj abe fifteenth century aben abo custom of which we speak was most popular on of st valentine a number of young ladies and gentlemen pent lemen would gather at some stated place always equal in number and incabo upon little slips of paper the nan of hi ladies and gentlemen present the whole put into a receptacle and then drawn out lottery wise care was taken of course that each would the namo of the opposite sex ahe name of the thu drawn became ores valentine but in cases the man stuck faster to the valentine that hid fallen to hatot than to her ekbom he had chosen these were imaginary engagements but a bumbel proved a reality at one it was customary for both sexes to make pie bents to each other but latterly it was to young men this lement anif was ery popular during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries among the upper classes but it gradually died out and the approach of the day is heralded by the dispa in shop windows of ludicrous cinca tures with burlesque burl esquo verses below these ie more for the purpose of adi buling ones calling and often as a matter of sport the party he ft ever that has a particular weakness a failing 01 attempts something he is wholly for generally is not valentine day but the maiden held in high esteem ardent receives on this day abe print of a character with pictures of hymens altar with a pair dundei arcing initiation into wedded happiness belora it whilo cupid flutter above and ts trans fixed with hi dails adorn the corner such as these is what the maiden re cheves with i quiet though bot undisguised pleasure and steals away tohonie unfrequented place and opens the which really opens fidei alie affectionate and bellei feelings of hir womanly nature and ho about alo young roan poor fellow he becomes so overjoyed that he has to show it to all his with the vain hope of u of them distinguish tho writing and after eleray unsuccessful attempts overwhelmed with wonderment Ton derment the maiden to the keeps hers bid den away and exhibits it only to the ono whom her womanly instinct tell her sent it tha great booby cant den it and then the curtain drops or tbt lamp goes ont what is better delci mined when tho twain are to be a h valent mu |