The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-07-05
KISSING THE BRIDE
TIE foiiosoiag utter from a bride - RE
Editor Of n Massachaseds pepe,
contains some truth as rel as Ltu,oy

contains s0sie ruin az rel as hnnorf
SIM herewith send bl of wed.
Inc eaho. an IN very bad hnmour. 4
II SIRE you; which yonknow ought No. 10
ne, The N'ry day one Is married. Il 10
mol at.hy hGsbaof. though, der Fcod
mn he ~. Oh J was vexed betsaJ
en5m nee laStesenint. That vile mac.
tee Would You believe it z An G1ee,cd
and lilty kisses oIail sorts ami szcs
far aud loul, from old and young. from
male and female Faugh could any
bride endure all that aud preserve her
temper3 Such cafgoes Of snuff such
showers of tobacco spittIc | such fumes
Of tobacco smoke No poor man coy
cred with ycrmn was ever more dreneh.
ed. llthis fashion Of the whole compapv
kissing the bride must be followed, IN tho
name Of all that's decent, let old Grand
daddIes burn on their ppns before hey
oiief 10 poke them under vonr very uose.
And those whose lhroats are m best 40
many scpulchros, | would advise before
they 20 To a wedding, al Their pocket
with cloves, ciGnamon,o r coriander seed.
and commence chewing at least an
ounce before the marriage ceremony
begins.
Only think Of poor creature stnnd.
ing up an hour and a bali after the bles.
sed Knot was tied, only to be nozaledS.
slobbefed over BY all tho masculine
gender Of the nelehbourhood Only
THINK OF a delicate, modest female stand
my Ike - t'rgrI the object of all the linz
shots OF large corps Of militia and
'hen thought should have dropped
down with fatigue verify GelIeye
used M ounce ol harlshorn To keen ma
lom lalnung. Bnt ycKed as | US
Mi. EdHor, could not to gam the
world, help IRON laughing sometime. M
The queer spectacle We ali nude.--Aod
y9n would have laughed toe, II you lad
been ihcrp. Only imagine II You please
Tie elrh persona lhe group, Mrs. D.fo-
Thy Dailpdh, at the ripLt hand nf NV
dear sbousC, and crowd of nun. Ike
a swarm Of HES round u cup Of inal,ss,.s
all pressing forward, aud malinp nm
Their lips ready fora smark and ,bea
tone alter another poklna heir spous
INTO my very iate, and mo wlnlrp NV
lace every whpsuch, 20 appear a lntle
decent. Bur the most iudicloo, ua,t ~
the exhibition Wis 10 see basbi0I fol.
low 20 through The manUuvres. Like
a Shy trout Ncnlnrlnp up 10 III halt----
advancing Il hule aha thGn doItItn back
nncng the ieeGs--.you might behalf liza
poor man with heart beating aud,Iv
coming forward with cantIu,,s s,,.,,
stopping sometimes through fear. nr
slipping behind lie friendly co,uo,a,,.o
Of some broad backed fellow u I,ulc -.
head. Having advanced within ward
oi so, you might sc hlm AZ II afraid bis
courage would ial by delay, dart ior-
ward IRON behlDd his shelter. snatch
KISS, and he oil IN the lwnLl.np of AN
eye.--Bol alas mdicrous IS II may ap.
pear my poor check had to suffer in con.
Sequehe" Of II, Hhd even now bears tEn
maik inflicted on IL wnlnply By SIMON
Snagplctooth.
Solneoi tbe old fellows mus noe5bns.
me, they sald, on both sides 81 nv face
- and some o. them sad my breath
Wis AZ rose N October. aud otb.ys
Uni 1t vas NJ fragrant as load Of peg
made hay Some Of the old lelIowe
with one foot III lie grave aud the 9th.
- On The BRINK, sid thcy kissed ny
ettpdino'h"r and nv mother, md nov
shPPosc lnH 10y think they he
capped nc c'lugA 81 rall NJ t,tlotts
by no17ing o'el NJ as though was a
m'te baby.
| pitiel ny raer hn,band, poor rnao.
10 be ohllgrd to stand and look ON ,s
silly a. tool, aud sep his uew married
wife eaumed over I believe in nv
sonl he would have knocked down half
dozen OF my prosecutors, had he been
lott TO the guidance Of lis own unadul.
terated feelings i1lsfead Of being restrh,n-
ed by the rules ol etiquette. Bur MIR.
editor, after all my sufcrinps and yeva.
tons, here | am alive, and ] pray hea-
ven ! never mas be married again, tjIl
the custom OF kissing The bride b, whole
sale IS done away. Yours sincerely.
ANECDOTES.
TIN Rsrcarois of W@.--rhe Duke
of Marlborough observing a soldier
leaning pensiyely OH the but.end Of his
mnskel, just after victory had been
declared in favor Of the British arms
stthe battle OF Blenheim, aceosted him
thus Why SO pensive, my friend
after SO glorious victory % limay be-
glorious replied the brave fellow bur
am thinking, that all the human blood
I have split this day, has only earasd
me foar pence,
When the news Of the execution Of
Charles the first of England reached
Sweden, Queen Christina, of masculine
celebrity, remarked 10 nObleman nc
nnI 10 1. z