Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-06-21

KISSES AND KIssING--Long before poets
sung, or barIs Joined voice to melody when
the world was young, although men and man.
ners were of the old school W. have ever; reason
10 s1ppose that kissing wai as universal GUS
yom AZ noy. Our belief in the university OF
Kissing rests upon our unfaltering faith IN the
identity of human nature. There IS nothing
now under the sun, aud human nature now has
not materially improved or deterlorated from
human nature FIVE thousand years ago. Men
still love, admire, respect and esteem. No-
men vet entertain similar sentiments aud emo
tions.
The kiss in the abstract is thought to be
siuple in its nature but, in fact, 1t Is exceed
ingy complex Experience has taught Us that
kisses are not localized. Like currents III
cnrrant-pie, they too arc scattered to suit the
whilu Of every devotee. The lips: though
generally associated with the idea OF kissing,
are not the sole recipients. The forehead
cheeks and hand, come IN tor share OF the
honor And each one has in the right Pc
culiar value and significance of its own. There
exists in this matter certain osculoSSophy.
which is uudreaued of in the philosophy OF
many.
The kiss on the hand expresses gratltude.,- -
You give beggar money, and if he has the
least spark of pclitcness. he will seize your
hand and kiss it, in grateful acknowledgement
of the deed and donor Certainly, this is the
most unpleasant Of al kisses. 1t is so embar.
RAISING Ycu struggle TO release your hand
but the poor fclivg: dctains 1t and covers 1t
with kisses.
There is another modification of this
kiss when you, raise your own hand to
ry above all others. Men used to salute the
heavenly bodies by kissing the hands. A pas.
sage in Job illustrates this Iu Greece and
Rome the custom denoted humility aud hom-
age IN HOMER Prlam Is represented as kiss
ing the hands and embracing the knees OF
Achilles. while he sues for the dead body OF
Hector. Examples are numerous OF this kind
of kissing many of which have been collected
by D Israeli in his Curiostles Of Literature. :,
Kisses on the cheek expresses regard, and
are closely allied to kisses on the forehead
which signify blessing aud esteem. We hardly
remember particular illustrations OF these kisses.
They are much employed by aged people
They possess too, the great advantage ofbeIng
non-committal We have never heard OF
breach of promise case from kissing the fore
head or cheek.
The kiss, par excellence, is the kiss on the
lips. Its superiority is easily explained. All
other kisses are necessarily cold in comparison,
for they are not mutual One person alone as
an actor, is concerned in the deed The other
is merely passive. In the lips kiss the COM
pact is a mutual one. You kiss, and instan-
tsneously are kissed. Hence We find lip kiss
ing the most favored.
ENRAGED.-"The Detroit Free Press, Of
June Is, tells the following singular story:
From several farmers coming into town, yes
terday, from the Township Of Taylor, our re-
porters learned the particulars OF very exclt-
ing affair which occurred in that township,
about seventeen miles from Detroit on Sunday
last. a man named Pierce Andrews, who had
lately moved in from Washtenaw county and
leased farm, returned that morning with
young horse which he had purchased at w yam
dotte. In riding the animal home Andrews
had to give him several whipplngs and was
once or twice run away with, and thus when
he arrived home be was tired ont, and the
horse was nervous and excited. There being
some goods packed awoy in the stables, An
drews took the horse In on the barn floor to tie
him. While so doing the animal Bit him, and
for this he was soundly belabored with the
handle of broken pltchfork, After being
struck several times he broke loose and ran at
Andrews and struck him down with one Of his
fore feet While in this position, the farmer
received bad injury from being stepped on.
but managed to get up and show fight, still re-
tanning possession Of his weapon. The horse
reared, kicked, and uttered mad neghs: and
in moment struck the man down again. An
drews fell so close to partition that the horse
could not get ut him we'll, and here he kept
the beast at bay by pounding his legs with the
club
The people at the house HAD heard the sounds
of the struggle, and 4 hired man and the tami-
ly were soon around the door. AS the horse
seemed to auiet down a little: the man shouted
to Andrews to crawl carefully along to the door.
This the farmer started to do, but had not crawl
ed three feet when the horse pounced upon him
again, and this time diSocated his shoulder by
a blow of the hoof The horse then cUmnenc-
ed plunging and kickiugat everything, jumping
ut Andrews whenever the farmer moved aud
in this emergency, seeing that he Was likely to
be killed, he shouted for the man to get the
family out of the yard, ,and then open the door,
suppoSing that the animal would then go out.
This was done. but the horse plunged out and
in again with such rapidity that the farmer
could not escape. the animal making at him
every time he tried it. AS last resort, the
hired man loaded an army muSket with fine
shot. and gave the horse the full charge in his
shoulder at short range. The beast went down,
Jumped up, made few circuits OF the yard, and
then leaped the fence into the pasture, and ran
until tired out Andrews was badly bruised in
many places, had shoulder dislocated as
stated, and will be confined to the house tor
some time. The horse received considerable
injury from the gun shot, but it is thought 4
veterinary surgeon can heal the wound
nss- Attention is called to the sale Tomorrow
Of the household and kitchen furniture and
school apparatus, advertised on the fourth
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