  H, the eighth letter of Cupid’s Alphabet, takes its form from the Hittite symbol meaning, “An Heir has been born to his House.” The symbol as shown in the cut represents two Hittite gentlemen shaking hands. The gladder looking one is the proud father, and is being congratulated upon the birth of his first son. (Girls did not count for so much then as now.) In later symbolic writing this symbol came to stand for a pleasant or good-natured greeting, as shown in such words as, Howdhy (Hittite), How (North American Indian), Howdedo (New England), Hello (Telephonic), and Hail. H, as described in this passage It would be hard to reckon the immense amount of good this letter has done, for without Hell and Headache how many of us would be good? And O the joys of life! For without H where would Happiness and the Honeymoon be? And where Heart, Hope, Health, and Harmony? Girls under this sign will be Handsome, Honest, and Home-loving, but those named Helen, Harriet, Henrietta, and Hannah seem to be easily Hypnotized by Hollow, Hypocritical Humbugs of the opposite sex. Hooray! Happiness. The mainspring of the good-time piece. Heaven. “All in her eye.” Heart. The ticker in the Bourse of Love. Hearticulture. See Cupid’s Almanac. Hell! An expression of petulance. Hesitation. The thief of good times. Honesty. A bunker in the game of Love. Honeymoon. The sugar on the bread of matrimony. Hope. “… the child of Care, And pretty sister of Despair.” |
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