New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-10-06
Kissing.

The neatest of all neat things in the drawer, the
story Of the Widow Lamblsin, of whom DR.. Meadows
took 50 much toll when they crossed the bridge
on sleigh-ride, reminds me- says doWneast friend,
of one of our Maine young fellows, who thus describes
his BATTLE and final victory, in fair fight for kiss
of his sweetheart: .a s.
!" All, now, Sarah, dear! give kiss-just one-and
be done with it, t..s#E t..a@
y !, +" won't SO, there now -.
( Then Ill have to take it, whether or no.
stTake it if You dare II
+" So at it he went, rough and tumble An awful
destruction of starch now commenced. The bow of
my cravat was squat up in half OF no time At the
next bout, smash went shirt collar, and at the same
time of the headfastenings gave way, and down
came Sally hair like food in milldam broke
loose, carrying away half dozen combs One plunge
of Sally's elbow, and my blooming bosom rtfles
wted to the consistency and form of an after dinner
napkin. But she had no time to boast Soon her
necktackling began to sever, parted at the throat
away went string of white beads, scamperng and
running races every way you could think of about
the floor. She fought fair, however, must admit );
and when she could fight no longer, for the want Of
breath, she yielded handsomely; her arms fell down
by her sde-those long, round, rosy arms-her hair
hung back over the CHAIR her eyes half Shut as
if she were not able to hold them open minute
longer and there lay little plump mouth all in the
air! Ny goodness! Did you ever see hawk pounce
on robin? or bee on clover top? Even so
settled and when she came to, and threw up those
arms, and seized me around the neck and declared
she'd choke me if ever did so again, and had great
mind to do it now, just the risk over again, and
the more she clicked me the more liked it and now
she puts her arms around my neck and puts her own
lips in the way Of mine every day, and calls her
john and don't seem to make any fuss about it at ALL
That was a very sensible girl and she makes good
wife, too, as am not ashamed to say anywhere"
Quite different but not less satisfactory, was the
first esculatory experience of Dominic Brown. He
had reached the mature age of iveand-forty without
ever having taken part in this pleasant lahal exercise
One of his deacons had avery charming daughter, and
for year or two the Dominic had found it very pleas
ant to call upon her three orfour times week Intact,
all the neighbors said he was " counting her, and
very likely he was, though he had not the remotest
suspicion of it himself. . u
One Monday evening he was sitting as usual by her.
when sudden idea popped into his head.
''NIiss Mary" said he, :" I've known you long
time, and | never thought of such thing before !;
but now would like You to give me a kiss Will
you?" t'y.g
Well, Mr.. Brown: replied she, arching her lips in
tempting way, ifyou think it would not be wrong,
| have no objections"
g Let us ask blessing first said the good man,
closing his eyes and folding his hands. For what
we are about to receive the Lord make us thankful
The chaste salute was then given and warmly re-
turned
'Oh, Mary. that ,ras good =" cried the Dominic,
electrified by new sensation. "Let us have another
and then return thanks
Mary did not refuse, and when the operation had
been repeated the Dominic calculated in transport
of joy
. For the creature comforts which we have now en-
ioyed the Lord be praised and may they be sanctied
to our temporal and eternal good"
History says that the erVen petition of the honest
Dominic was duly answered for in less than month
Mary became Mrs. Brown.