Louisville messenger. (Louisville, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1843-06-03
From the n. v, sondat Mercury.
SHORT PATENT SERMON.

From the n, Y, sonda, Mercury.
SHORT PATENT SERMON.
NY DOW, ~.
My present discourse will be dawn
from this text.
For me, kiss but very few,
Hot with that Mss my henri goes tooi
hold very Judas he
Who'd Kiss but In eipeoh,y.
My hcarcrs-@kisses may be recon
ed among the Injuries of life, rather
than among lis necessaries; and the
reason why so many are fond Of in
dulging in them is, because they be.
long to the superfluilics Of this world,
and contribute neither to the nourish-
ment of the body hor the welfare OF
the soul, but merely afford moments
qualification. Formal or ceremoni-
GUS kisses are like manufactured flow
ers-very fine in appearance, but
wanting in fragrance; and their SUI
perabulldance only goes to show that
the present is very artificial state
of society, as the monkey said when
his master put breaches on him. The
common custom of kissing the Bible
in order to give the appearance of
solemnity TO an oath unless the kiss
be hot from the heart, is impious
moekery, and ought never to be prac-
tised in country like this, where
christianity and common sense are
supposed to be closely combined
This cold kind Of kissing produces no
blissful excitement, and often leads to
bad results; and l have no doubt but
the old woman experienced more
pleasure when she kissed her COW,
than half Of the young men who be-
stow buses upon thecheek of beauty,
unwarmed by the fire of affection.
My young friends-you may go to
your private evening parties, where
all is gayety, joyety and hilarity,
where the lovely angels of earth
dressed in the snowy robes of purity
look tempting enough to make sain
turn sinner, and perform pilgrim
age from paradise to perdition for thu
, sake Of a single glorious smack. G
then, and feast till you fatten upo
forfeited kisses; but be assured tina
although they may be attended wit
some little sport and amusement, the,
: are Just as destitute of real ecstac,
as fox's back is offur in the monll
of June, or an oyster of fine flavor il
August. True bliss only attends til,
warm kiss of feryent love. When {
young man presses the girl that he
sincerely loves to his bosom-wher
heart meets heart; when soul mingle'
with soul; and when lips meet lips
: Oh then come the exquisite touches
of tenderness!-then, he cannot help
feeling sort of fuziness all over!-
and she must PROFESSIONALLY feel as
though she were ready to pin-featheI
at the moment. Such, my young
brethren, are the delightful, but in
describable sensations attending the
kiss of pure and unadulterated love
But he who kisses only TO deceive anC
seduce, imbibes poison at the time
which rankles in his bosom and indu
ces more or less Of grief aud NORTH
cation, according to the injury in
flicted. | hold him very Judas a
: best--and if, after committing tn
: deed, he were 10 60 strait away ant
, hang himself, society would recko
/ his loss as an unlocked for and fortu
; nate gain.
r NY hearers-as for me, don
/ dive very deep into miscellaneo,
" kissing, and consequently kiss but few
: when l do kiss, an explosion taxi
y4 place which must convince all With
hearing that it originates from ii
d lheart, and is meant in earnest. The
IS was time, in my school boy day
r. kwhen l could extract the sweetest
m a kiss as calmly, composedly, and
TT may say as coldly, as bee sucks Il
er honey from holly-hock; but now
,e never undertake the business Of bu
a sing unless ] go into it with hea
is heated in the blaze of enthusiasm
le A mother kisses her child, and no Of
d. presumes to mistrust her motive
/ true lovers do the same to one anot
&c er, and no evil consequences ensu
Is. doves bill and COO, and they know
he more about the practised arts oflo
,er than a man knows when he goes
I'M sleep; --but oh! this kissing to g
M some mean. mcrcenary or unlaw
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