The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-12-19

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Favored with love.
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The following is a selection from
some of the best definitions submitted:
n report ut headquarters
Nothing, divided between two.
The acme OF agony to bashful man.
The "pons asinorum'' of courtship.
The food by which the flame of love
is fed.
A woman's trump card in the game
of love.
The lovers flag of truce after a
quarrel.
Tha. in whic h two heads are better
than one.
The sweetest labial of the worlds
language.
The lovers privilege and the pug
dogs right.
The most popular lip salve of the
present day.
A good impression made by the seal
of love.
The only known ssmack" that will
calm storm.
A thing of no use to one, but much
priced by two.
The safety valve to an exuberance of
tender feeling.
Natures Voiapuk universal
language of love.
Printing without ink, leaving no
visible impression.
1t is like the wind that blows; it is
felt but never seen.
Everybody's acting edition of
'Romeo and Juliet"
The drop that runneth over when
the cup of love is full.
Not enough for one, just enough for
two, too much for three.
Loves happiest expression, and sor-
rows tendcrest balm.
Contraction of the mouth due to
the enlargement of the heart.
The flag of truce in the petty wars
of courtship and marriage.
What the child gives, the lover steals,
the foolish waste and the old value.
The only really agreeable two o-faccd
action under the sun, or on the moon
either.
That which you can not give with
out taking, and can not take without
giving.
Loves artillery that is brought into
action Immediately on the call ''to
arms
A telegram to the heart in which the
operator uses the s'sounding" system.
An article that is always accepted
and Gm) )printed, but not always pub
lishcd.
The sounding line used by woman
to fathom the depth of n mans weak
ness.
Woman's passport to her husband s
purse, and mans passport to woman's
heart.
What the child receives free, what
the young man steals and what the old
man buys.
A gift which is sometimes expected.
seldom rejected, though often returned.
A kiss from pretty girl is like hav-
ing hot treacle poured down your back
by angels.
The baby's right, the lovers privi-
lege, the parents benson, and the
hypocrite's mask.
The sweetest fruit on the tree of love.
The of5e Ter plucked the more abundant
it grows.
The thunderclap of the lips, which
inevitably follows the lightning glance
of the eyes.
A kiss is three parts of speech-a
transltive verb, an invisible noun and q
visible conjunction.
When lips OF lovers meet in bliss
The pleasing act is termed a 'kiss,"
But when the pair have wed each other,
The vapid thing is called q "bother."
A tonic, which in childhood may be
administered with safety, but with
great caution when childhood is past
What the chimney sweeper imprint
ed on the rosy lips of the scullery maid
when she told him she favored his SCOT.
The action of the lips by which the
sentiments of the heart are either
affectionately expressed or falsely dis
guised.
A demonstration of love which will
dry the baby's tears, thrill the maiden's
heart, and soothe the rufiled feeling o.
tired wife.
A woman's most effective argument
whether to cajole the heart of u father
control the humors of husband or con-
sole the grief of childhood.
Something rather dangerous,
Something rather nice,
Something rather wicked,
Though it can't be called a vice.
Some think it naughty,
Others think it wrong,
All agree it's jolly,
Though it don't last long.
An OLD fashloned telegraphlc az
rangement for transmitting from on,
person to another various sensations
that can not be transmitted correctly
by any other medium known.
? / am just two and two, am warm, an
cold,
And the parent of numbers that can no
be told,
: | am lawful-unlawful-a duty, fault.
l am often sold dear-good for nothin!
when bought.
An extraordinary boon, and a matter O
course.
And yielded with pleasure when taken b.
force.
An Accurate Measuring Stick.
A measuring stick is good thing t.
, have, if you only have it when yor
want it, Millions of sticks and tape
; have been given away as IN advertis