The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-09-27

correspondent who has slrayed into parts
unknown. in the very heart of Stafford.
shire, where kissing holiday"is is ceebra-
ted, and was evidently little "verdant."
Most young men in these parts will travel
that way, should they ever conclude to
visit the Holy Land or the Pyramids of
Egypt
On descending into iple pallor dfile
nn,on Monday morning, ! perceived that
all the household we're in the gayest at.
tire, and that no one entertained any Sc
rions notion of business. had dispatch
ed my solitary breakfast ofham and eggs,
and other country daiDties, and was look.
ing out with mixed feelings Of delight and
envy upon the prospect before me, when
the door of my room was suddenly flung
open. and six rosy.cheeked, ringlelted
young women entered, ttteriug very
much, and locking very foolish at each
other, and then at me.
But to be left alone in q little room with
hall dozen girls requires some nerve
and | confess began To feel rather qualm-
ish. | am rather bashfuI, besides. very
bashful; and therfore have a mortal re-,
pugnance to being exhibited gratis, and
so, TO put an end to the scene, said in
as careless a tone as could command
what's the matter, Mary2'
"Wel. sir" she answered. see you
don't understand our way, but you must
sit in this chair if you please" And she
indicated a chair which had not perceiv-
cd, in the back slaves Of which were en-.
twined laurel, ivy. aud flowers.
Anxious TO conciiate them complied
with their request, resigning myselfto my
fate with desperate fnrtiude. Scarcely
had | taken my seat, when they lifted me
up in the chair as high as they could,
three or four times, laughing most oulra
geously at my looks of bewidered horror.
gave myself up for los, an unfortunate
youth who had strayed into a rustic vii,
derness far from his home and his friends,
entrapped ensnared and forcibly carried
away by six violently beautiful girls; but,
If | was horror struck at this proceeding,
Judge what was my CONSERVATION when
The leader Of The assailants, that very Ma
ry who had brought my breakfast half an
hour bet6te, leered upon me as only a
charrning wicked Waiting woman can leer
advanced, seized me around the neck
and impressed upon MY half parted lips a
ferocious kss This was the climax
de6ed destiny from that instant. and re-
solved to meet my fate like martyr. LA
sir" said Mary, 81 declare yer are quite
alarmed; must have another to bring you
to your senses" How soon one gets used
to kissing. A II my terror had vanished
at the salute Of the third damsel. aud
repaid the sixth with interest. got $,
fond of the sport that | even wanted t'
repeat The performance. aud would no
have cared to have spent the whole day
III such pasime
Now, sir" said Mary, "yod dust know
tha; this is our 'heaviug day to day the
young girls heaves the young men, who
ever they can catch, gentle on simple
aud toimp:row the young men heaves W.
as they catch us, aud Them as don't get
kiss, man or woman, pays forfeit" | wa
also informed that ii was customary Il
give some trifiing grltuiiy t" the ladies a
akeep-sake IA practice which conform
ed by giving some lrae Of money, whicl
they did not keep long, and they left me
we'll pleased with the success of their ex
plot, while was 10 less so.
rode IN the mai coach to within abou
. two miles of my friends house, and walk
, ed the remaining distance. My road la
through narrow lanes and across fields
; until CAME upon pleasant village
, Hitherto had not met soul. but wa
walking merrily on, whistling or OinginI
in love with all the world, not omitIin
, the most important item in the aggregate
D myself But as entered the stragglin
village. | could perceive gowns and man
colored caps fitting backward and fo'
|. ward, aud | had an intuitive consciuu:
ness of wome resolved on having achie\
ments, lying in ambush behind impcrv
Gus hedges, which filed me with strang
trepidation. proceeded however, cal
ing up look of magnificent stand off o
. IN. bite you expression, thinking in tn
| innocence of my head. to check too fami
lar advance by an assumed haatenr.
l was miserabIy deceived, for stron
built young lady, in a state Of of the mo-
3 barparous health, came forward to mes
Y. me, with an artful carelessness of mamie
h evidently wishing to persuade me that
was unotlced, aud that she was going
, the spring for pail Of water, but whe
! ! she arrived in graphing distance, sh
J. flung her pail away. clasped me rudeI
/. around the waist before | could say ala
: aud lifted me of my feet and kissed m
y with violence. She offered no aPolog
v for thus assaulting me on the Queen
If highway, but laughed ih my face lmmod'
$ rately, and called out "Sukey, I've g.
q himl" Oh. dear! scarcely had she sp'
e ken, before Sukey, and Bet, and Poll
y and dozen others sprang into beir
't from invisible places, and was surrou
q ded by laughing, shouting, romplt
e group of robds,uous females.
d Iexpostulaied and entreated in vain;
was pulled about, lifted up and kisse
1t without mercy, till, making despera
II rally, burst from their embraces, al
It fled along the lane at the top otmy spec
followed by derisive cheers from my ba
3 Had nnrsuers and shnnis of lnnnht q fro