The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1859-08-18

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and kiss 'em-then they'll blush and
look little mad, but they soon got
over it, and are ready togst mud again.
They may talk about "paying you
back and say they don't thank you,
but our word for it, in time they'll
love you more. It's a great art, that
Of kissing, and ono that requires
practice to make perfect" and no
man ought ever to marry without
having beforehand assisted his fair
partner in the art, for, as the fellow
said by way of justiGing himself for
having kissed his sweetheart:
why those eyes so oeseechingly bright.
But the kisser 10 invite
Why those lips so coral red.
But 10 be on kisses fed
Why those arms so dainty fair.
| But 10 hold the kisser there %
But before leaving the sweet SUBJ
jcct Of kissing, we must express our
appreciation of the girl who figures in
the following poem, and we can fully
imagine how good her lover felt as he
wended his way homeward after hav-
ing done all that he says he done.
A KISS AT THE DOOR.
"The clock struck ten. | seizel nv hat
And bade good night to all
Except the lass courted, who
Came with me through the hail."
She come with him through the hall
wanted to shut the door, (ahem) for
of course he couldn't do it. Then it
was more respectful to see him off,
you know. It's mighty good sign
when you see girl leaving company
to 60 and shut the door as her lover
leaves. We've had 'em to shut the
door after us. But he starts off and she
follows, and what do they do! Does
he stop--did any lover ever fail to
stop
"She stood within the portal,
And gazed upon her charms,
And oh longed that moment
To clasp her in my arms.
We forgive the witness for putting
in here what he longed to do, &C., and
pass on.
"She spoke about the moon and stars.
"How clear and bright they shone;
said thought the crops would fail.
Unless we had rain soM."
Just like a person in love Now,
what had the crops to do with the
moon and stars ! OF course it was
natural for the maiden to talk about
the moon and stars, and what loving
couple ever failed to descant on these
luminaries of heaven whenever they
could But the fellow in this case,
poor love-struck simpleton, he had to
put in about the crops. How strange
are the ways Of love. But he grows
bolder. Listen,
"Then edged little closer,
Put my arms around her waist.
And gazed upon those rosy lips
longed so much to taste"
Good Gracious We know just
how he felt. 1t must have been a
struggle indeed for him to "keep off,"
Once upon time we were in the
same fix. Our whole soul, nibbled,
it seemed, by ten thousand little gold
fishes. rose right up in our throat, plum
to the mouth and if we could only have
seen an indication of reciprocity on
the part of the fair one by us, we
would undoubtedly "laid on hands,"
and kissed her plump away. But we
didn't. This fellow seems to have
been more calm about the thing. He
manages to speak:
"Said my dearest Susy,
I'll never rest contented-
If leave tonight without kiss,
I'll surely grow demented."
Oh awful How could she bear
to see him grow demented Ugh! the
thought of a man growing crazy when
the granting of sucn slight request
could prevent tit wouldn't do
She couldn't speak and what did she
do 7
"Then up she turned her rosy mouth,
And everything was handy,
Quick from her lips seized a kiss
Oh, Yankee Doodle Dandy
And we repeat it Yankee Doodle
Dandy What else would one feel
like saying when the ultima thule Of
/ liss was realized1 Yankee Doodle
Dandy was played at the triumph OF
Washington over CORVALLIS, and in
this triumph of love, what other song
could suggest itselfl And nowJNs'
ment obtained the mastery over desire
and with half satisfied air says:
"Thon of for home started
could no longer stay go.
With light heart and brsechss thin
| whis,leJ all the way"
Reader, did you ever know q man
to whistle when he wasn't happy
He walked home and whistled all the
,oay, just as happy as bee in sugar
barrel. No use in trying to tell how
he felt. Words were not intended to
convey an idea in regard to such SEN