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Kiss or Fight.
5a-, t,-.ceg Kiss or flght.S ty, SL.sI
An exchange tells story of a country
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Ah excuapSe teiis q Story OF country
party thus {: -. .F55sli. 3 ~. -
A stalwart young rustic, who was known. !
as formidable OPERATOR ii d .ssfree fght,"'
had just married 8 blooming and beautiful
|countrygirl, only sixteen years of age, and
the twain were alta party where a number
Of youngifolks Of both sexes. were enjoying
themselves in the good old fashioned pawn,
paying style, Every girl in theSroom was
called out and kissed except Mrs. D., tho
beautiful young bril g aforesaid, and al: !,
Though there not youngster: present WHO
was not dying to taste her lips, they sweros
restrained by the presence Of her hercnlean )
husband, who stood regarding the paffty
with a look Of sullen dissatisfaction. .1iTIejy;5'
nistook the cause of his .apger, however,,
for suddenly rollingup his sleeves, lie step (
ped intothe middle. Of the room, and 'in a
tone Of voice that at one secured marked
attention, said:S =, = 8 Is - -,
"Gentlemen, L have been noticing; how
things have been working here for lsome:
time, and Iaiu't half satisfied. doI't want
to raise . fuss, Fput," Whats tile: matter;
john 2" inquired half a dozen voices. 5sHWhat
do you meane Haye We done ANYTHING
to hurt your feelings 2: atY Is You lave
all Of YOU have hurt MY feeling and I BaA9es Aso
tjust this to, say about it: Here's every gal
in the room, been kissed mighty nigha d!93t;;.
en times a piece, and there's my Wife who
y consider as likely as any Of en-. has not
Ihaasa single one tonight ;;ssanl r Just tell
.yoliIow, if he don't get as many Kisses the
tballahce Of the time as any gal in the room,
theman that Sights her has got me Is fight
-tlaps sall Now go ahead with your
I plays Il II Mrs. B., was Sighted during. tlis
balance OF the evening, weEdid not EnoW
it. AS for. ourselves, wa know Stlfnt'N John
had no fault 10 f1a &illlsas !in1dliisIfddaliy;
for any neglect on our part rs Sls =
The above reminds us Of a Somewhat sirni:
lsr occurrence at:whicll We We once $cnioyed 4
hearty laugh. During one Of Gen. Tom
Thumbs LeYees in Baltimore ssonie ,5y Years
ago, the hall was, as. usual, crowded wifi
ladies and CHILDREN, after tie General had
through his usual programme ofSgyn1niais-ss,
tics and otler antics upon the elevated plat
I form, greatly to the amusement .of the s
grown people and the Sastonishment and ad-:
mrationgofs tho children. he descended by
Ihis ladder t., the toor, dressed in lis gaidy;
regiment tals,. and, with 4 grace and free
dom peculiar to that Silustrio,i,sS individual:
lSo'''iothSSa llttiC ElFlSErKHGSE8Sa
gerly crowded round him -fgpss
There was present a bright iii d
headed boy about tsix years 9d$ efsa ssigs
adinirer Of tile GeneraB Bs1sf!
,conliued for some time, fhesg
about two years ycungsf ta9 f;S#a
ianother little girl, Of
twholnslle called lis Sweet fss stlF HhS
Fby each hand lie pushed liis
| the crowd about the General Wbos ssys Mas. g.
kissing away right and left; as fast
could. The sweet heart got the kiss, Bditt, Be-
fore theGsister conld get near cnoug gll tie !!
lttlt, general was drifted away by tic crowd
in ar:otler direction, and tile golden oppofs
tuhityfog so, dislipg ished 8 compli limsht Was
lost asthesl little parf returned Is fIsiiss pa;
Erents, ielatliss obseryed .tlie Scitenient and
indignation Of gallant ATS flis. q ats
EteF2" asked y motIis
!senss if lie IS q General claimed the Boy,
Ereadyz burst into lat fe
Edo2' would Int kiss my
tIie mean little scam III ariio,sS E;S ]