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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1893
Page
3
Captain Jim Ballantyne, a hardened frontiersman, returns to Westport seeking escape from harsh life yet reveals he is in love with Ella Vansler. He plans to return to Arizona, while his sister Nellie confronts his hopes and Ella's response to marriage.
Captain Jim plans to mail a moonlit desert painting to Ella, a keepsake by Whistling Billy who died in Arizona. Ella reveals Billy was her true love, Clara signals their past, and Jim discovers he is not sending a mere token but a shared bond.
A brief blurb notes Bessie asks what Miss Lovelorn will do with a valentine and Josie replies she will send it to herself. The exchange portrays playful self affection as a matter of humor.
The article contrasts St. Valentine with the modern epistolary Valentine custom. It recalls the Valentine lottery in France and England where equal numbers of bachelors and maidens drew names, pairing participants as valentines. It notes Shakespeare’s awareness of choosing a valentine and attributes the day’s tradition to Cupid rather than the saint.
The two names Clara and Harry were asked today by Agnes for a valentine. Agnes expected a sincere note but received a comic one, revealing a lighthearted misread in the exchange.
The piece recounts Saint Valentine as a bishop venerated after death for love and charity. It notes ancient Roman feasts in February, the Lupercalia, where women’s names were drawn, and explains how Christianity transformed the festival into a church celebration honoring Valentine.
A speaker recalls a lost beloved whose portrait and miniature once spoke of true love. Despite time and death, a lasting dream of the unfulfilled promise endures as a priceless memory, drawn from a poem printed in the Boston Budget.
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