The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-11-12
SOME PET NAMES.
Wives Inaptly Bestow Them Upon Their
Husbands.


Husbands.
The little god of love betrays even
dignified people into the most ingeni-
ously ineongruous 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" dearest" sweetheart, -
that one is fain to pity him or her who
has never heard them tenderly uttered
18th a special application. While thu
french "mon ami,' ':cherie,'' ''ma
1nignonne," etc., are spoken music, and
even the German "meine geliebste''
might giorify that strong language.
Honey" "deai ie," Sweet" are still
on the right side of the ridiculous. Even
pet is admissible, though it once oc.
cured to me that to address a swarthy
six-foot, 25O-pound Cuban at publ;s
dinner as petite might be just on th1
borderland.
But where the divine passion is real
ly dominant, all these expressions arc
quite too commonplace.
| know Well-built, well-groomed
man of the world, with strong, masc,l-
Inc face, a splendid, athletic figure.
standing six feet three inches in his
stockings, and stately and dignified in
his bearing. His enraptured wife finds
10 word so expressive of her apprecia
tion Of his charms as ':Kitten." She.
By the way, is Juno, and he, not to be
Outdonc III matters Of the heart, alsn
calls her Kitten So it is Kitten and
Kitten, until | am sure they have fo1
gotten that the English language po:
sesses proper nouns, in general usage
in polite society.
Then there is fat man with pudgN
face and protruding figure. Nothing
wife but Birdie. Birdie he is, Birdie
he must be though all the world would
blush for it.
Then cannot forget one Of my dear
friends whose husband, 20 years he1.
senior, is q hard-headed business man.
who is said sometimes to wander
into ways that are dark, and tricks
that are vain" Happily, I do not know
just what she calls him during these
periods. But [ do know that duriEy :
his temporary lapses into virtue sh.
is {. most devoted, loving wife, and that
when her passion for him is at mOder-
ate height she contents herself with
single" but when it rises to flood tide.
she casts upon him the most loving
and langlishing glances and calls him
Grow"
Another tail, gaunt, raw-boned, i'll
favored friend is also worthy of passing
mention. His hair is carrot-colored
and scraggly, his neck SO thin that it
resembles nothing SO much as snarl
of strings, while his hands, feet and
anatomy generally call up visions OF
ichabod Crane His affectionate spouse
could find no name for him that so
pleased her fancy as "Puddin." Ste
scolded him as "Puddin" and loved him
as "Puddin." As s'Puddin" he was
cowed, driven and bullied, and as ''Pud-
din he was coaXed, wheedled and
caressed.
There is a well-known editor Of one
of this country's great papers, a man of
stalwart frame, keen countenance, bril-
liant intellect. To his wife he is city
one," and she to him is ''Preshy" (pre-
cious)
It is surprising that delicate, re-.
fined, high-bred woman could best ex-
press her ardor for her husband in the
words 'sSnoolSs'' and "Shoppy,' yet
l have known such to be the case; and
it would seem as though a digniled
professor might object to being called
Hubby" but have seen him respond
to it with smile so wide that the
Cheshire cat wasn't in it.
Mr. Woodenware That young Tel
low YOU have in your Office is the most
conceited fellow ever ran across.
Mr.. Queensware-Yes, I know; put
Won must remember he is young yer,
and his character is not fully formed.
He has never been tried by fire.
Mr.. Woodenware-Then you'd De'tef
fire HMM. Y. Weekly.
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