  D The letter D dates from about 967 B. C. Hipopotamia, one of Solomon’s many wives, having been blessed with no children, had a little pet animal, presumably much like the modern lap dog, of which she was very fond and was forever exclaiming of it, “Isn’t it Dear!” or “Isn’t it a Darling!” Solomon would invariably reply, “No, Dog gone it!” and sometimes even, “No, D—— it!” Then Hipopotamia would smile, disclosing two very lovely Dimples. D, as described in this passage Realizing the usefulness of such words, Solomon created the letter D, in order to be able to spell them. In the hieroglyphics of the times it was written as this fragment will show, the form being taken from Hipopotamia’s little pet dog, Hydrophobia. D has turned out to be one of the most useful letters in Cupid’s Alphabet, beginning as it does, Dearie, Ducky, Dreams, Delight, Determination, and Desire. But it has an unhappy side in Don’t, Disappointment, and Despair. The girls under this letter are all Darlings. See any one of them. Darling. From Dearling, a little Dear—sometimes excessively dear. Dear. Beloved—also expensive. Dawn. A term for early morning, used by people who don’t have to get up. Defects. What a woman loves a man for. Delusion. Hope’s dressmaker. Desire. Love’s partner. Dimple, f. A pitfall in a garden of Blush Roses. Doggerel. Rhyme without reason, generally written by puppies. Dough. That which is kneaded. A slang word for money. Dove. A tender fowl, popular both in poetry and cookery books. When too old to roast or broil, may be served up in verse as the emblem of conjugal love. Dream. Fem. Term used by a woman describing a hat. Mas. Term describing the woman used by the man who is destined to buy the hat. Duel. The highest compliment two men can pay one woman. Duty. A millstone sometimes mistaken by Cupid for a heart. What we expect in others. THE TYPIST |
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