Word: petted
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...youth of today does not necessarily believe in any religion. At least, he does not show to any great extent signs of visible interest. This religious congregation at Yale is merely a new baby, the attraction of all relatives; it is a new Toy, the pet plaything of youth; it is a habit, which one formed is difficult to after at once. The baby will be fondled until it grows older. The Toy will be used carefully until its novelty wears away. The baby will became voluntary until there is no longer any suggestion of compulsion...
...Cleveland, one Mattie Mason, intoxicated, hurled her pet cat at one Henry Ling, killed the cat, did not harm Mr. Ling...
Whoop it up for dear old Colton, the co-ed college where the scene is laid, for Charles Paddock--Himself, and for the janitor's pet mouse which ran up Bebe Daniel's silk stocking, frightened the haughty young lady, and made her outdo the best girl hurdler old Colton could boast. Whoop it up for the Kappa Betas, who taught the haughty young lady a lesson, and then when she had won the relay for dear old Colton, promptly took her in. Whoop it up for the director who conceived the notion of locking Bebe in the Astronomy Observatory...
...ecclesiastical gloom be justified or not, it is a needed palliative for national over-confidence. Minority politicians may assert that the country is decadent, but they always imply that the remedy is simply to place them in power. Individual critics may make despondent observations, but usually they urge a pet reform to set the world aright. Even cynics of the Mencken variety who see little virtue in mankind alleviate the sting of their sneers by a tacit admission that their circle is not beyond saving...
...bedroom; his brave struggle for health, aided by veterinaries and a full-time nurse; his decline, his last look, his death. . . . The watchers filed behind Mrs. Perry to an ornate marble mausoleum on the Perry estate; bowed their heads during the rich lady's last farewell to her pet poodle. Tips...