His Term of Endearment.

Bruce Herald, Volume XXXX, Issue 97, 16 December 1904, Page 2

His Term of En dearment.

"Does your husband still call you his ! pea«rl and his gem and all that?" asked the young matron. "Not exactly," answered the elder one doubtfully. "He has taken to calling me his gold brick of late and I'm not just sure what he means bylt." "It has the right sound," suggested the younger one. , y "Yes," admitted the elder, "but it's hard to «ay whether he gets his deflni- • tion from the slang dictionary or the regular one."— Chicago Poet. Philadelphia CMrls. Tess— lf you don't love- him, why don't you let him know it? Jess — Well, he sends me flowers and takes me to the theater, you kn;vr, and — Tess — But, gracious! I don't see how you can play wrth his affections that, H» way. « Jess— Play? I call that "working" them. — Philadelphia Times. The Outside View. ~- We envy other t&zti who seem To have so much that gives them pride— Ah, but there's milk beneath the cream, * There's mud below the limpid stream. The house may have a rotten beam That look* so well outside. —Chicago Record-Herald. '