Squatter sovereign., 1856-04-08
SHORT PATENT SERMONS.
ON KIs SING.
by DOW, JE.

lSA ButNwiti that kiss my heart goes too:
hold very Judas he II tsss cziist |
Who'd kiss but in sincerity.
MY HEARERs-kisses may be reckoned
among the luxuries of life, rather than |
among its necessaries; and the reason |
why SO many are fond of indulging m
them. is, because they belong 10 the super
fluities. of this world, and contribute neith-
er TO the nourishment Of the body nor the
welfare of the soul, but merely afford a
moments qualification. Formal or scere-
monious kisses are like manufactured flow
ers-very fine in appearance, but wanting
in fragrance; and their superabundance
only goes to show that the present is ve-
ry artificial state of society, as the monkey
said when his master put breeches on him,
The common custom of kissing the Bible
in order TO give. the appearance Of solem-
nifty to an oath, unless the kiss be hot from
the heart, is impious mockery. and ought
never to be practiced in a country like this
where christianity and common sense are
supposed 10 be closely combined. This
cold kind of kissing produces no blissful
fexcitement, and often leads TO bad results !;
land I have no doubt the old woman expe-
Irienced more pleasure when she kissedher
cow, than half of the young men who be-
lstow busses upon the cheek of beauty. un-
| warmed by the fire of affection. -
/ My young friends-you may go to your
private evening parties, where all is gay
: ETY., joyety and hlarity the lovely
angels of earth, dressed in the snowy robes
| of purity. look tempting enough to make a
saint turn sinner, and perform a pilgrim
age from paradise 10 perdition for the sake
of single glorious smack. Gothen, and
feast till you fatten upon forfeited kisses !;
but be assured that, although they may be
j attended with some httle sport and anuse-
> lnent, they are just as destitute of reaiex-
; tacy as fox S back is Of fur in the month
/ of June, or an oyster of fne favor in Au-
q gust. True bliss only attends The warm
a kiss of fervent love-. When a. young man
presses the girl that he sincerely loves to
his sboson-when heart meets heart -
3 when soul mingles with soul and when lips
/ meet. ips--OhstheR come exquisite touches
n Of tenderness then he cannot help feel.
n ing sort of furziness all over i-and she
: must unquestionablys feel as though she
y was ready to pin-feather at the moment.
d Such, my young brethren, are the delight
: ful, but Undesirable, sensations attending
the kiss of pure and unadulterated love.
But he that kisses. only to deceive and Sc
: duce, imbibes poison at the time, which
: rankles in his bosom, and induces more OF
= less of grief and modification, according
TO the injury inflicted. ] hold him a very
Judas at best-and if, after committing the
deed, he were to 60 straightway and hang
himself, soeietydyould reckon his loss as al
Iunlooked for and fortunate gain, sr.os &.
My hearers-as for me, don't dive
very deeply into miscellaneous kissing, and
consequently kiss but few; bur, when do
kiss, an explosion takes place which mus,
/ tconvince all within hearing that it origin.
ates from the heart, and is meant in earn.
est There was time in my sehool-boy
days, when could extract the sweets of q
kiss as calmly, 'composedly, and / may say
as coldly, as bee sucks the honey from q
; holIyhoek; but now L never undertake the
business OF bussing unless go intoit with
. a heart heated IN blaze of enthusiasm
i A mother kisses her child, and no one pre-.
n sunes to nistfust her motives: true lover:
0 do the same 10 one another, and no eyi
!, consequences ensue : doves bin and coo
: and they know no more about the practised
arts Of love than man knows when he
3 goes TO sleep but OH This kissing to gaiir
: some mean. mercenary or unlawful end
. ought never 30 be countenanced In chris.
tan community. To kiss in jest. as is Of
J. ten prac,iced by chaps among the girls, i:
!. productive of no absolute harm nor actua
good; yet the young men love. to indulge
II ia 1T; and SO long as the amusement is In.
Il noeent in itself. I have no objections L
o their gratifying their naughty, but no
e wicked, propensities. to their hearts con
0 tent. But they must be careful whom they
kiss, and how they kiss. Some girls. win
! undergo the pleasurable excitement as qui.
city as good-natured child submits tc
: baptism by sprinkIing-so.ne twist and
!. squirm like an eel while being skinned
! and either return smart slap IN the face
or exercise no other defence than by mere.
~ saying, q Why aint You ashamed! -
Z
}. aud iheE again there are others whom j, j.
II as dangerous to atteinptto kiss as it would
/. be TO undertake 10 break open tbs nslnI