Judge — February 18, 1888 — page 5: what you’re looking at

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LITTLE ARROWS FOR THE 14TH. The valentine was the original anonymous contribute The schoolmaster finds his valentine done im chalk on the blackboard. A girl may not be very discerning, but she can always tell who sends her a valentine, When an old maid receives a sentimental val- she never thinks it was sentas a joke. Some yarls would sooner send valentines to themselves than run the risk of not having any to show their friends. The kiss is one of the most popular valentines, and although it does not go through the post the girl receives it by It is wtid that the custom of sending valentines was originated by a disappointed man—not in love —who failed to pass the civil service examination for the place of letter-carrier. In some games five acesah a wondabtul keleck PANN E. shun y bah awtah ‘low tiveaces MUST HAVE HIS JOKE. Who are those silhouette valentines intended for * asked Mes. Brown, looking in a stationer's window For colored people, I suppose.” chuckled the old man NO DOUBT ABOUT IT. I the new valentines that are out this 3 remarked Merritt, “that all the poets are not dead,” No.” replied Miss Snyder, with a grim smile, but they should be.” AN UNKNOWN FRIEND. What's the matter, Jake ? You look terribly excited. Anything new?” Or, How Second-hand Magic Failed to Work. JUDGE THE MAGICIAN AND HIS PUPIL; (Prom the German.) 5 “What are you going to do, prosecute him to the full extent of the law ?” No, I want to give him a five dollar bill.” VALENTINE VIGNETTES. A girl can send a valentine whether it is leap- year or not. Tt is hard to see our failings when they are depicted in a valentine. The girl who doesn't receive any valentines believes the custom is dying out. There is not much fun for the lover when his girl shows him all the valentines she received. The valentines with the diamond rings in them are just made to hang in the show windows. The bashful man who makes love through w valentine will need the girl to pop the question, The old maid who is pleased to receive a valen- tine generally wishes it hadn't come as soon as she has opened WHAT COULD HE DO MORE? Robinson had just caught his man engaged in reading his letters. As he was administering a severe reprimand the fellow dropped on his knee: “You are quite right in being angry with me, Here!” pulling a mass of papers from his “here, take your revenge; you may read CONSCIENTIOUS. In court. “Prisoner, you admit having killed your wife?” “Well, you see, yer honor, I couldn't live with her any longer, nohow at all.” Yes. sir: some one has poisoned my wife's pet cat, and I'd “You might have obtained a divorce.” like to yet hold of the man.” “+ Never; it’s dead agin my religious convictions