The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-05-24
KISSES.
All About the Art Of kissing.

| Some Wrlter-We know not WhO-has
well described the "vulgarization" OF
kisses by characterizing it as ''profana-
tiOn." This is emphatically an age OF
kissing. Everybody kisses every body.
Since the anti-fastidiOus days when
the old woman saluted her COW, such a
time of prOmiscuOus and inOrdinate lip
service was never known. The sign
and seal of s'strange intelligence has
become Kissing and a byword the
plaything ofwriling; the tool ofsatyrs;
the lost jewel of the elect.
A kiss should be one of the hOliest
demonstrations of the soul; it should
have vOiceless eloquence-an electric
tranquiiity-an electric reserve. 1t
has no such thing. 1t pops good
| mOrning-it spiutters good evening;
| it whizzes and fizZles Oh the right hand
here, there, and everywhere; at last,
marked. eornered, and set upon, we set
our teeth, and abide the shock as best
we can. 1t is high handed sacrilege,
and we enter our protest.
A kiss is no more an uncons:dered
trifle to be rudeiy fiinched-tOrn warm
and beating from its resting place, and
fritted from the mouth, Than is the
purest prayer We Ofter-which God
keeps still inviolate. If we would
preserve the gift a sweet and holy
token-beautiful and sanctifiei to the
beloved-we must use it wisely, with
u noble cheeriness.
Public kissing, however, madly and
at random, prevails extensively. The
malady grows, and is becoming epi-
demic and chronic Zenonia's kiss is
the "lOng and silent" throb of her in
most tsOul-uneXpressed and ineXpres-
sible, save to those divinely akin; but
if she chances to be one in an indis-
crimiate circle. as each member drOps
off, she must bend her head to the
puppet perfOrmence-the kiss all
round which would be most apprO-
priately accompanied by the elegant
air of "POp goes the weasel" Pene-
lope, herself, is obliged to look sharply
to the dew on her lips, or ten to one it
will be spirited away on some grace
less mustache.
But we have no doubt this not very
elegant custom is pleasing to many,
and they would be hard to please if
they are not, and so we will leave the
the following pretty anecdOte of kiss
hOHcstIS t.iiu, WHICH ID toiu W q ANS"
Jersey editor:
"Tlere was much excitement among
politicians during the canvass of the
late State election, and many strange
bets made upon the result. A rather
singular bet was paid the other day by
young and beautiful lady. The fair
one is the owner of a beautiful lot of
shining ringlets, and one of these and
q kiss were bet with a young man that
Parker would not be elected Governor.
OF course she lost; and the young gem
tleman gallantly refusing to claim the
wager, she, with true woman's grit,
took the shears, clipped the curl from
among her tresaes, placed IT IN his
hand, and throwing her arms around
his neck gallantIy paid the forfeit"
The young man will treasure that
curl. We would.
Another editor tells droll story of a
highly 1s.passiOnal" young beauty,
who, being kissed by Il highly attrac-
tive party for whom her sympathics
were very strongly developed, fell into
such state of dreamy delight that she
chad to bite her fingers to tell whether
it was herself or not"
Some persons, however, are slow at
guessing whether body will stand
kissing or not. OF such kind was the
one chrOnicled in the following story
which we once heard:
Travelling into town, no matter what
town, or where, Mr.. s. had occasion
to call at the mansion of an esteemed
friend who had, among other worldly
possessions, two or three very fine
daughters. He had scarcely Knocked
at the door, when it was opened by
one of these blooming maidens, who,
as quick as thought, threw her arms
around his neck, and before he had
time to say "Oh, dOu't!" pressed her
warm, delicate lips to his, and gave
him as sweet kiss as ever swain
deserved.
In utter astonishment the worthy
gentleman was endeavOring to siam
mer out something, when the damsel
exclaimed -
."Oh, mercy. Mr.. s. is that you?
I thought as much rs could be, it was
my brother Charley"
"Pshaw!u thought the gentleman to
himself, "you did not think any such
thing"
But taking her hand he said IN a
forgiving tone.-
"There's no harm done; don't give |
yourself any uneasiness; though you
ought to be little more careful"
After this gentle reprOOf, he was |
ushered into the parlOr by the maiden,
who, as she came to the light, could |
not conceal the deep blush that glOwed |
upon her cheek, while the bouquet |
that was pinned to her bosom shook
like fiower-garden in an earthquake. |
And when he rose to depart, it fel! to
her lot to wait on him to the door, |
and it may be added that they held |
discourse together for a few moments, |
on what subject it is not for us to say. |
As the warm-heartdd youth plodded |
his way hOmeward, he argued with |
himself in this wise:-
"Miss H--knew it was me that |
knocked at the door, or how did she |
recognize me before spoke? And is |
it probable that her brother would |
knock before entering? She must be
desperately in-pshaw! Why, if she
loves brother at that rate, how must |
she love her husband? For 1 never |
felt such kiss in my life"
Three weeks after this incident, Mr.. |
S-.was married to Miss H.
Now don't ask us if Mrs. Sc con-
fessed that the kissing was not a mis-
take, for positively we will not tell.
A deacon. who used to keep grocery