The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1847-09-16

sOI uiuu NCSp cNSUs tueTc WUS th'
deuce iopay. ], was nice matter to hold
the halancc--but, sir, thu, was the excite
mont of il. God bless that old moss COW
cred schonl house,
What will come next thought !. tom
j. ing III into hcroics.' Bat sat demnre
| and silent.
Tom brcathcd himself u minute, md
then started oil fresh, like q locomotive
| from n water station.
There's deal moro in the manner. ,hnn
in the matter If kiss. he said profoundly.
i would not give button 10 kiss an ugly
mouth, or 10 kiss in company. M, no-,o
lie prizcd kiss must cost some trouble
break down cautiously. and Mt distance,
then gradually approach, lull the garrison
into security, aud carry il by coup dc
main nj last. How used 10 love in the
summer evenings, when the old folks we're
nnpping in one corner. 10 get their daugh-
ter into another, and oil in tho dark, kiss
her So dcliciousiy-tl,c inn Of il being that
she dared not say word lest the noise
should wake them up mud show what n
pickle the WINS in. That. kissing for you!
Or play Blindman's Buff, aud when the
proliiest Of the party had to have her eyes
covered. offer to do il Cor her; md take n
i, kiss for toll. Or 10 20 apple gathering
aud MS soon ms your little partners apron
was inl md the couldn', resist. to pm, on,
Your nrm around Ter and kiss her n, word.
ALI! there's nothing like the purity, tho
freshness, the sina'c-hcar,edncss of youth.
As We grow older, SIR. We pct convention.
al-and even the ladies' lose their inno-
| cut. hcnvcn-harn mtncsiy, assuming in
place. the torwas'.noss ol the hnstlcn, or
The nil''cta,ion II. the prnde. Majesty il
the sweetest virtue ni woman, md 50 Sa.
tan conn,ertcns it when the pure coin
is list.
Il bad little cousin--shc was the most
modest Of her scx--and though ! kissed
very body else. did not dare IN kiss her.
4 hundred times resolved on ii. lnt some
,,w or ether, when j, came 10 tho point,
always felt awcd. Other girls even kissed
me, hut she wouldn't have done such n
thing il NIL the prophets from Moses down
Ind implnrcd on their knees. ldon'i know
how il was--I saw other cousins kissing
and being kissrd-bnt il wasn't ms lucky
fate. Kiss me! she weu!d sooner have
lied.
well bows must grow into mcn-cyccpt
sometimes when they grow to he danles
md 50. in course Of time, was no longer
child. but youth just from college ! Ind
no, seen my pretty cousin for n ,cnr, bn,
now. instead of visiting her, set of for
The West, for We had qnarrellcd because
she would not kiss me which, |, pert from
college. had insisted IN, pleading the es-
ample nf cousins but she was nneAihle. aud
81 n, last grew angry. Ny anger finally
eooied down, however, and | resolved 10
~ lrck and sec her. In fact. nj! the time
had heen visiting my spite on myself;
thing. they Tell me, people in love arc very
api d.!
i resolvcd,o surprise her. So, without
writing 10 announce my purpose, sci out.
Luckily nv good uncle was absent when
arrived, no one hcing n. homc. n strange
scryan, girl said except Miss Ellen. Re-
f,ising to send up my name ! sat waiting
mv Cousins appearance wondering what
sort &C woman she had grown.
Directly heard light footstcp coming
along the hall, md my heart began 10 jump
quick and quicker, until at Inst i got up
in my throat, nlmos, choking me. The
door opened and Ellen elldcd IN no'sc!essly
Imperfect sylph! Heavens! whst n trans
formation. ! left her scarcely thirteen, :
mere girl; she was now II, woman, yet
almost too ethereal for TINT. She was
clothed IN simple white, with single moss
rose bud in her bosom. She hastily advan-
ccd into the room, expecting no doubt, TO
see heggar, rs no name had bcen sent up