The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-10-04


the night in hotel in Frecport, Illinois.
After breakfast | came into the sitting
room, where met pleasant, chatty,
good-humorcd traveller, who, like myself
was waiting for the morning train from
Galena. We cOnvrrSed freely and pleas
antly on several topics, until seeing two
young ladies' meet and kiss each other in
the street, the conversation turned on
kissing, just about the time the train was
approaching. Come" said he, taking
up his carpet bag, "Snce we are on So
sweet q subject, let us have a practical
application. III make proposition To
you. III agree to kiss the most beautiful
lady in the cars from Galcna, you being
the judge, if you will kiss the next pretti-
est, being the judge" The proposition
staggered me little, and | could hardly
tell whether he was in earnest or in fun ;
but as lie would bea deep in it as could
possibly b., | agreed, provided he would
do the first kissing, though my heart
failed somewhat as | saw his black eye
fairly sparkle with daring. EYES," said
he, "l'll try it first. You take the back
car, and go in from the front end. where
you can see the faces Of the ladies, and
you stand by the one you think the hand
soonest, and I'll come in from behind and
kiss her" had hardly stepped inside
the car when saw at the first glance one
of the loveliest looking women my eye
ever fell on. A beautiful blonde, with
auburn hair, and bright sunny face, full
Of love and sweetness, and as radiant and
glowing as the morning Any further
search was totally unnecessary. imme-
diately took my stand in the aisle of the
car by her side. She was looking out OF
the window earnestly, as if expecting
some one. The back door Of the car open
ed. and in stepped my hotel friend. |
pointed my finger slyly to her, never
dreaming that he would dare to carry out
his pledge; and you may imagine my
Consideration and amazenent when he
stepped up quickly behind her and, bend.
ing over, kissed her with relish that
made my mouth water. | expected, OF
course, shrek of terror, and then u row
generally, and knock down but aston.
iSbment succeeded establishment when ]
saw her return the kisses with compound
interest
Quick as flash he turned to me and
said, Now, sir, it is your turn point.
ing to hideously ugly, wrinkled old wo-
man, who sat in the Seat behind. "Oh,
you must excuse the! you must excuse
the !" exclaimed. al am SOLD This time
| give ~. DO tell me who you have
been kiSSing?" Well" said he, "since
you are man of so much taste and such
q, lick perception, III let you off," And
we all hurst into a general laugh, as he
said" This is my wife; have been
waiting here for her. knew that my
proposition was safe one" He told the
story to his wife, who looken ten-fold
sweeter as she listened to it.
Before we reached Chicago we en-
changed cards, and | discovered that my
genial companion was a popular Episco-
palian preacher Of Chicago, whose name
Il had frequently heard. Whenever go
to Chicago, | go to hear him preach, and
J bcartier more natural, and more elo-
Gnrnt preacher, is difficult to find. lie
was then a young man; he is now well
known as one of the abeSt divines of the
Episcopal Church in the st.--Ua1per'S
Weekly.