The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1871-12-16
kissing.

Kisslng.
w hen We dwell on the lips Of the lass
We adore,
Not . pleasure III nature is missing;
May chat man lie in hsavcn-he deserves
il I'm sure
Who was tho FIRST inventor Of kissing"
"What peculiar titls!" We hear
our readers say. "What can be said
about kissing that 10 interesting for tho
old to read and not frivolous, or worse,
for the young?' There cannot be much
in it. for practical illustration cannot b
given, and though in shape are said 70 be
clip. ticle; yet we don't see how such
drawing could be expressive enough.
Yet there has been much written and
sung sbout kissing, and still how few
can analyze kiss! There fore few have
al down in cold blood to write upon 90
old and universal . custom. Still there
b good deal to b said about this in
stitution, as We shall attempt to prove to
our skeptical readers.
In some houses whore ono visits, IN
everlasting chorus Of kissing seems TAX
ing place; tho loving Inmates play at
tossing kisses to each other, ~ il they
were. shuttlecocks, until from the twit>
tering sounds one iancies ones self -
sparrow on the housetop among ones
young lcdgliDgs.''
But such kisses are merely little ev-
anescent Civilizations, with nothing real
or deep about them, and psrhaps one OF
true feeling not known. It 10, with
them, the habitual kiss.
There is the love token Of the child,
who opens it's rosy mouth, and leaving
wet and frequently sugary impression
calls this kiss. There is the mothers
proud fond one, in which the heart
throbs on the lips, full Of anxiety, hope,
and protecting love.
In analysing tho different species Of
kisses, dilating en- them CAN AMonE, clas-
styling them. and regarding them. they
may b considered romantically, raptur-
ously, sentimentally, comically, mother
y, brothsrly and sisterly, cousinly,
friendly and religiously. These can al
be again divided into separate species.
and in fact one could draw q scheme for
kiss. ometer from them.
Kisses are forced, unwilling, cold
coiniortless, frigid and frt zen, .chaste,
tin.id and gentle, tender. tempting, fra
graft. sacred, hallowsd. divine. soothing,
JOYFUL, affec,ionate, impressive, quick
and nervous, warm, burning, impassion-
ate, insbsiating. One $50 hears Of part
ing, tear-dewsd, ssvory, loathsome.
poisonous, trescherous, fa!so, rude, sto-
len, and great fat noisy kisses
Then there 10 the leather kiss, which
gives back to the kisser no more feeling
response than the oriffcs Of gutta per-
cha speaking tubs. ard rs comfortlesa
- frozen water to starved snake
Then there is the vulgar, noisy kiss,
which, hail fellow, we'll mot sort 81
people give without An iota Of tender
ness or feeling. Such ono % Shak-
speare describes: And kiss'd her lips
with such clamcrous smack that q the
parting al the church did echo
Again, there il the kiss whore words
will not come, and which speaks yet 80
much, . kiss Of excitement Joy. over
wrought feelings. where tears start to
the eyes, Kiss such - the weary exile
gives on his return to his native land,
and rushes to the embrace Of al be
holds 20 dear.
Then there il the kiss Of loves kiss
which 0ildow says is not to be spoke,
that long, long. clinging, deep. impss-
stoned kiss, which No cannot describe,
except by quoting such lines - these;
"A long, long kiss, kiss Of love- and
each kiss becomes q heartquake, for q
kiss's strength must be reckoned by ita
length kiss that seems plucked up by
the roots, . long kiss that draws one 4
whole soul through ones lips q sunlight
drinketh dew, when the heart thYobs
the pulse beats fast, and . gentle, soft
feeling Of perfect and pure happiness
futters through ones query fibre, and
one feels a. il one could kiss on forever
and ejaculats with Moore, grow TO nv
lips thou sacred kiss or IS Byron says
glowing lips would. mee. IS if in kiss-,
to EXPIRE
Then there is the stolen kiss OF which
you should not tell. This snatched
kiss is considered sweet, cut We thin,
it must be too hurried for enjoy ment
But we might go on enumera,ing fer.
ever, the brothers, siste, $, daughters
elderly relatives and friends, but these
surely require no explanation, every on,
has felt and knows what they are, but e
the former sort some Of our reader,
might b wanting in experience, like our
Eselves, whose only nowledge of,hem il
rom . vivid imagination and acute Oh.
servation, a. We are children of colo
CLINE, and not given to kissing feat
save once now and then whom our feel
ings get too much for as. We oftel
see sun. kissed leaves. zephyrs kissin
golden tresses, ETC., but these are prett
70 look at - barley sugar kissee Or
sweet to the taste.
lThers will b something more abou
kissing in next weeks Palladium.