The Lovers’ Alphabet.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 993, 13 March 1891, Page 5

The Lovers’ Alphabet.

A was the Ache that he had in his heart, B the bright Boots that she thought were so

smart, C was the Coat that he brushed with such care, D was the Dust that ho would not have there, E was the • Ever’—a part of his vow, F the false Fringe that overshadowed her brow, G her new Glovos which ho said he admired, H not an old Hat of which she had tired, I was the Ink of her long daily letter, J was the Jingle he wrote when ho met her, K was the Kiss ho got when they parted, L was the Love-glance he thought her eyes

darted, M was the Meringues upon which she ‘ just

doted,’ N the ‘ great Nuisance’ her sisters slio voted, O was his Offering —threepence a Sunday ; P is for 4 Plain ’ she hoped to be one day, Q the queer Question that’s got two short

answers, R the Ring given as soon ns the man’s hers, S was the Sigh that uprose not unbidden, T was tho Tear that was absent or hidden, U was his Uncle, that might die any minute, V was his Voice singing loud like a linnet, W tho Will—what relief! ho was in it,

X for Nantippo—ho didn’t take warning, Y for the long Yarns his courtship adorning, Z was her Zeal when she spinsters was scorning. A. B. C.