St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-04-25
some PET NAMES


SOME PET NAMES.
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The little god Of love betFays even
dignifed people into the most ingent-
0u&ly incongruous terms Of endear.
ment sometimes. And this in defiance
Of the fact that the real love words OF
every language are the most musically
beautiful combinations Of sounds pos
sible.
So sweetly melodious are our own
darling" "dcsrest," sweetheart,
that one il fain TO pity him or her who
hes never heard them tenderly uttered
y ith . special application. While the
French "mon ami "cherie," INN
miGnonne," etc, are spoken music, and
even the German ''meine geliebste"
might glorify that strong language.
Honey" 'deaaie," ~swcet" are still
on the right side Of the ridiculous. Even
pet" II admissible, though IL once oc
CURED to me that to address . swarthy,
six-foot, 2s0-pound Cuban at : public
dinner ~ petite" might b just on tn.
borderland.
But where the divine passion II real
" dominant, al these expressions arc
quite too commonplace.
/ know . well-built, well-groomed
man Of the world. with . strong. mascu-
Inc face, . splendid. athletic ngure,
standing six feet three inches in his
stocl<ings. and stately and dignihed in
his bearing. His enraptured wife 0ndx
NO word % expressive Of her apprecia.
tion Of his charms - Kitten" She.
by the way. il Juno, and he, not to be
0utdone In matters Of the heart, also
calls her Kitten" So Il II Kitten and
Kitten. until I am sure they have for.
gotten that the English language pox
tesses proper nouns. In general usage
in polite society.
Then there il . fat man with pudgv
face and protruding figure. Nothing
seems to satisfy the soul Of his doting
wife but Birdie. Birdie he Il. Birdie
he must be though al the world would
blush for Il.
Then I cannot forget one Of my dear
friends whose husband, 20 years he.
cenior, in . hard headed business man.
who II said sometimes tn wander
into ways that are dark, and tricks
that are vain" Happily. do not know
just what she calls him during these
periods But 1 do know that daring
his temporary lapses into virtue she
is most devoted, loving wife. and TINT
when her passion for him IN at moder-
ste height she contents herself with
Email tweetness," and cunning
single" but when IL rises to Hood tide.
she casts upon him the most loving
and languishing glances end calls him
Grow"
Another tail, gaunt raw-boned, Ill
favored friend II also worthy Of passing
mention. His hair II carrot-colored
and scraggly, his neck 30 thin that IT
resembles nothing % much - snarl
Of strings, while his hands. feet and
anatomy generally call up visions OF
lchabod Crane. His a6ecti0nate spouse
could find NO name for him that 70
pleased her fancy ~ ~Puddin." She
scolded him ~ ~Puddin" and lWed him
- "Puddin." Al "Puddin" he was
cowed, driven and bullied, and - "Pud-
din" he was eoaxed. whcedled and
caressed.
There II \ wellknown editor Of one
Of this country's great papers. man OF
stalwart frame, keen countenance, bril-
liant intellect. To his wife he il 'AItty
one" and she to him ID "Preshy" (pre-
cious).
1t il surprising that . delicate, re-
fined. high-bred woman could best ex-
press her ardor for her husband in the
words "Snooks" and Shoppy. yet
I have known such to be the case; and
It would seem n though digu1Icd
professor might object to being called
Hubby" but have seen him respond
to It with smile 50 wide that the