There are women who make pets of their clothes, as men make pets of horse or dog.

You can't expect to get nothing but petting from me, Sheila.

" I often heard the Morrises speak of the foolish way in which some people stuffed their pets with food, and either kill them by it or keep them in continual ill health.

They had a great deal of fun over it, and Mr. Maxwell said that he had had that pretty, white hen as a pet for a long time in Boston.

THE THROWBACK He was born far east of the Rockies Of a pet in society's van; A wine-soaked daughter of pleasure Bred back and threw a man; A man-child who grew up a stranger, Who never could learn the way Of a people who gauge their pleasure On a line with the price they pay.

Such a sweet pet as this Was neither far nor neary.

Marjorie lay in delicious repose upon the parlor sofa, with the green blinds half closed, the drowsiness and fragrance of clover in the air soothed her, rather, quieted her, for she was not given to nervousness; a feeling of safety enwrapped her, she was here and not very much hurt, and she was loved and petted to her heart's content.

And I'm going to know the butcher that kills my animals, that have been petted like children.

Both Katie and Dotty were peculiarly liable to become selfish, as they were much petted at home, and had no younger brothers or sisters with whom to share their treasures.

She is his pet among our stock.

"He's been working weeks, trying to make a pet out of the hoss.

"Curious," he muttered to himself, "how these here young fellers will get petted on some special gal and break their necks to have her.

These things look like the cautious patting and petting of a spirited horse preparatory to mounting him, when it is dreaded that he may give the rider a fall.

He had pets amongst de women folks, an let some of em off light when they deserved good beatins.

The apology with which piety converts the crimes of its pets into virtues, is that its own agents have failed to carry out its own contract with its own friends.

Hawks trained to do the work of fowling-pieces were therefore greater pets than any dogs that now are the company of sportsmen.

She had just taken her little pet by the hand to lead her from the room, when the door-bell rang.

The first men had squatted beside their camp fires this same way, their wolfine pets beside them, as they made their battle plans.

I spoke to Pet about that young man, and she looked as innocent as a spring lamb at me, though she kind o' blushed when she denied having met him since the trial.

The creature imitated me with its black fingers, little aware, poor thing, that the musqueteer had covered him with his weapon, and was waiting for the first sign of tearing the letter to pull the trigger, but withheld by a sign from the King, who did not wish to sacrifice his grandson's pet before his eyes.

Nor could he help noticing a strange reserve in the bearing of Pet toward him.

"This child suffers on Bob's account more than any of us"observed the captain, drawing his pet towards him, placing her kindly on his knee, and folding her to his bosom.

There were all kinds of pets around the house.

In fact, so foreign was that idea to the home atmosphere, that Keith went through the rest of his life envying other people's pets without ever giving earnest thought to the acquisition of one for himself.

Young man born of a line of brave men, who is conscious that early petting at home and a foreign education have developed physical cowardice.