The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1867-08-17
Kissing.

A kiss Is like q sermon at requires ssrO head,
and an application" II deals with the hidden
spirit by means Of tangible symbols. II is like
faith, in that IL Is he substance Of things hoped
for" Il IS the language Of affection, the echo Of
love, and the concentration Of bliss Il n OF good
report" aud pleasing to our ears II s eloquenee
dwelling with sweet accents upon the lips" II
Is both vocal and instrumental music giving ''vo-
cal expression 10 spirited 'harmoniesi in q
language and with sentiment Ineligible In all
languages and in all ages. Il Is the Zeal" Of .
father's blessing the witness Of . mothers love,
the guarantee Of . brothers protection, the
surety Of 9 sisters devotion. the gate 10 q
lovers heaven, and something tha, mere friends
have nothing TO do with.
II 10 very fashionable for Misses Of q certain
age TO insist that III Is all foolshness and deci.
dedly sickening."
thinking ofa circumstance that actually occurred,
somewhere in Indiana, II We rightly remember
gentleman stopped at house BY the wayside
for information as TO the route he was taking and
found q woman ironing, with her little child try
ing 10 amuse itself upon the floor the little one
was some two and half years old, very neatly
dressed, evidently scrupulously cared for, and
emnenuy handsome. The gentleman while talk
ing TO the mother picked up the child and kissed
IL the little one looked up in such perfect as
ionishment that the gentleman remarked, why
my little dear, one would think that you weee
not used To being kissed" The mother answered
for the child "idon' believe sir that she was
ever kissed before In her life. I'm sure I never
did such thing, and never knew lie father to-
The Lord have mercy on that child and send Il
somebody 10 love IT, was the gsntleman's prayer,
as he made sure his wallet was Ia ts place. and
took himself out ofihe house 80 fast as possible.
Not to know the holy kiss Of mother, the fond
ling embrace Of father. The earnes, lip press Of
brothers and sisters, Is 10 fail In the deveopment
OF the soul in an essential and vital degree; and
surely what Is so wondrous holy 10 infancy, 80
refining in childhood, 90 worthy In parents aud
so prevalent upon the hearihstone s not matter
to 6e disposed Of with . sneer, or dismissed with
"Poohr' kissing, like the marriage bells or
the blessed truths the blessed Bible never wears
out IL is like them, always new, fresh and intel
esting aud for the same reason, viz: Il deals
with the affections, which, unlike the intellect,
loves the familiar delight in the old and is coy
Of the new and strange.
The variety Of kisses is not small. There is the
kiss paierna the kiss fra icrna the kiss connubi-
al land pre-connubiall, the kiss delightful ITO an
afiiance) the kiss hypocriical, and the kiss pro-
miscuous.
The last two varieties are the only ones TO which
we object. We have often thought 10 reference
to the kiss promiscuo1s, one Of the blessings Of
the man over the woman consisted In being relie-
we'd Of this conventional duty Il seems to us In
very many instances, like casting pearls before
Familiarity breeds contempt"
man or woman who makes himself or her
seli common in this respect, must not wonder II
they are not always appreciated.
Notwithstanding all that We have said We are
not slow TO confess that 10 many cases the prAe-
tice iscarried 10 unseemly and ridiculous lengths.
What sense is there In q lady's receiving every
feminine caller with the same expression that she
should greet the return Of q long absent brother
or husbandp 10 II not hypocritical lie for Mrs.
Jones, 10 thus express affection for Mrs. Quidnue,
when In her heart Mrs. j., wishes O., at home
Is u not outrageous 10 be expected puta mothers
lips 10 every body's baby, clean or dirty?
THE following anecdote comes In very well
here 10 prove that there Is something rsry natural
In kissing
"As weary traveller was winding his way
through the mud In . FAR ives, region Of the
country, be discovered . young maiden seated In
front Of the door Of o small log house. He rode
up In front Of the cabin, and asked the girl for
drink Of water. lie drank Il, and she being ths
first woman be had seen for several days offered
her q dime for kiss. The young m alden accep.
ted the offer, aud received both the lee and The
dime. The traveller was about 10 resume biz
journey, but the girl, never before having seen q
dime, asked what am ] TO do with the dime 2
You may use u any way you wish, be replied
| IL Is yours lfthat's The Gee, said she, III
give you back the dime and take another kiss. +"