American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1827-08-03
KISSING THE BRIDE.

KISSING THE BRIDE.
Ttc following letter from bride to the Editor OF
Massachusetts paper, contains some truth as
sell a, humor
slt,- herewith send bit of wedding cake
fam II a very bad humor, | assure YOU; wheh
YOU know ought not to be, the very day one =
married I'll | was yexed beyond endurance
last evening. That vile practice Would YOU
believe it IN hundred and fifty kisses OF all
sorts and sizes. fair and foul, from old and ynans'
from male and female Faush could any BRIDE
en,.ure all that and preserve her temper? Such
carsoes Of snuff such showers Of tobacco Spite .
such fumes Of tobacco smoke. No poor man
covered with ,erinin was ever more drenched. II
this fashion Of the whole company kissing the
bride must be followed. in the name OF all that's
decent let old granddaddies burn out their pipes
before they offer to poke them under your very
nose. And those whose threats are at best
SO many sepulchres, would advise before they
go u wedding. to fill their pocket with cloves,
cinnamon, or coriander seed, and commence chew
ins at least an ounce before the marriage ceremon,
begins.
Only think Of q poor creature standing up an
hour and half after the blessed knot was tied,
only to be Lozzled and sobbercd over by all the
masculine gender Of the neishhorhoodi Only
think Of delicate, modest female, standing like
target the object Of all the lip-shots OF large
corps Of militia and then thought should have
dropped down with fatigue | verify believe !
used an ounce of heartshorn to keep me from faint
ing. Rut,exed as vas, MIR. Editor. could not
10 gain the world, help from laughing sometimes
d. the aneer spectacle We all made. And YOU
would have laughed too. if you had been the e.
Only imagine, If YOU please. the che person OF
she group, me, Dorothy Daftodll at the right hand
If my dear spouse. and crowd Of men. like
swarm Of lilies round cup OF nolasses, all pres
sing forward and making up their lips ready tot
j smack: and then one after another pokins their
shouts into nv very face. and me wiplig my face
every whipstitch TO appear little decent But
The most udcrous part Of the exhibition was to
sec bashiu fellow go through the maneuvres.-
Like shy trout yenturing up to the bait-adtanc-
iag little and then darting back among the reeds
lyon might behold the poor man with heart beat
ng audibly, coming forward with cautious step.
stopping sometimes through tear, or slipping De.
hind Tie friendly corporation ot some broad back
I'll fellow little ahead. Having advanced within
q yard d 80 YOU might him a. It afraid his
courage would TAIL BY delay. dart forward from
behind his shelter, snatch Il KISS, and be oil IN the
twinkling CT an eve. But alas iu,lcr0us as il
may appear my poor cheek had to suffer in con-
sequence Of it. ami even now bears the mark IN
aicted on it willingly bs Simon snassetooth,
Some Of the old fellows must needs buss me,
they said. on both sides Of my face--and some Of
Them said my breath was as rose in October, and
others that it Was as fragrant a load Of new
made hay. Some Of the old fellows. with one foot
in the grave and the other on the brink, said the,
kissed my grandmother and my mother, and now
suppose that they think they have capped the
climax of gallant exploits by nozzling over me
as though | was a mere baby
| Pitied my poor husband, poor man, to be
obliged to stand and look on as silly as fool. and
his new married wife gaumed over. believe
p,y ba, n I,,N f,.,J balE
dozen Of nv prosecutors, had he been left to the
guidance Of his own unaduterated feelings in
stead Of being estrained by the rules of etiquette
But Mr. Editor, after all my suferngs and yex-
.ons. here am alive, and pray heaven never
'nay be married again, till the custom Of kissing
!, 5r!de by Wholesale is done away.
Yours sincerely.