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STOLEN KISS.


On TIE rsiLosorHs w SsyniNoxr
The following anccdotc, related Of a hivh-
~ respectable and talented clergyman, now
preaching within the vicinity Of Lynn. Mas
sachnset,s, is from the Messenger, published
~ mat town. u appears that thls clergyman
naa ccen settled for some time, and had got
Preuy well along IN years, VIXEN lac became
conscious that, IN reference To worldly mat
'en' 'here yet remained one thing ncedful, To
give him that weight of character which IL
Was desirable he should possess, and also To-
enhance u not 10 perfect his earthly felicity,
VIZ an help mate. immediately on the con-
ceptioa OF this idea, hc began anxiou.ly tn
took about; but having neglected this impor-
'aht matter so long, a. might have been ex-
Pceied' he imoibed many Of those strange and
unaecoun'abie notions<so peculiar TO The sin
gie %. ssed oil either sex, after they had st-
tained certain age, and these operated 4,
las disadvantage ia such wise. that he found
a. extremely difficult to select one nj whose
side he thought lac could, without any " fear
iui torcbodings," stand before Tie altar Of
Hymcn.
Now u become known 20 the damsels round
about here how MIR. was then r,rcum
stanecd, and many there were Who would fain
have reltevcd his enblrrassmcnt Some ioiu-
cd ms church; and many more were seen to
blush like the first rose Of summer il. i'm the
progress of his dispensatson from tho pulpit.
he should drop his eye toward the pew i'm
which they were seated-though Of courso
They care net acknow ledge even to the MISE Ives
any thtng in r.rtic ular, bccau of the grear
doubt relative to the vice versa Of the case.
but 10 make short story shorter IRA
yelling INTO town one night about dusk, parson
- had occasion 20 call at the mansion Of
an esteemed Parishioner, who, among other
worldly possessions, had two or three as fine
daughters as ever graccd the county of Esscx.
lie had scarce Knocked nj tho door, when it
was hastily opened by one Of these blooming
maidens, who rs quick thought threw her
arms around hrs neck, aud before lac lad time
TO say, q! don't, brought her warm, delicate
lips To his, and gave him as sweet n ki,s as
ever heart Of swain desired. In utter aston
l'hmcnt, the worthy divine was endeavoring
TO st1mmer out something, when-'o mercy.
mercy Mr.. -, is this you y exclaimed the
damsel, why I thought as much rs could be
I II was my brother Henry 'Pshaw, phsav -
thought The ceiibate, you didn't think any
suoh thing. Blu: taking her hand, lac said, iu
a JorSiriag tone, there is no harm done
don't give yourself any uneasiness-thovgh
you ought to be a little more careful After
this gentle reproof, he was ushered into tho
parior, by the maiden, who, ~ she came 10
The light, could rot conceal the deep blush
That glowed on her cheek-and the bonnet
t'ihSa tFOu ItcE OOSOul lIOr ali IDS
happened IA summer) shook like a flower
garden IN an earthquake. And when he A.
rose TO depart, At somehow fell TO her lot 10
wait upon him TO the door; and il NAV be
added, That in the entry they held discourse
toge ther Tor some minutes-on what subject
II IS not for US To- say
AS the warm-hesrted pastor pIodded home.
ward, he argued with himself in this wise:-
II Miss - knew il TO DC me who knocked
at The door, and verify believe she did, elss,
how should she know me in the dark, before
] had time 10 speak And Is il probable that
her brother would knock before entering -
She must be desperately in-pshawl pshaw
But suPPosiDg she did think me TO be her bro
iher'-why, AZ she loves a brother mt that
rate, how much must she love her husband
Tor, by The great squash, I never felt such n
Kiss in mas life
/ We have only 10 add-tiat IL az not long
alter this. that MIR. - had occasion to autn-
mon brother in the ministry To the perform
anee q orc Of the most solemn as we'll a.
pleasant duties attached TO the sacred ofhce
and that the lovely Miss - above spoken
Of, thcreupOn became Mrs. -; whom Wo
doubt not. many Of our readers well know,
though perhaps they never before heard tho
above abecdote.