The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1873-1875, 1873-11-05
GRAND MILITARY KISSING CON
... TEST.

Distinguished Szsacks Apiece.
sssas th. 7slsi. 0ozsntrc;e! 0ct. II
Everybody b.;ng in resdiusss TIE
doors were thrown open and the ladies
began to pour in, shaking hands with
President Gran. Gsss aud then passing
On 20 the EensraIg. At the outset the
proceedings were marEea with such Dig
nifty and Gcco.ara ss Honia naturally be
exneeted, but SIS tbs essesnanY Y progress
cd a certain 2aniIisrity grow up be-
tween the visitors ard ladies, and GAL
lant Phil, Sheridan broke the ice Of the
occaais,, by picking np%a little girl in
.hiaearms and preeaiag his bristling
EInonssacha to her ye3vsalips- Ofeaurssa
Gen. Cnstsr tollswea sais, and it was
nst long bsfars' Gen; sherman and even
the President himself were pressing
their stiff bsRrda against the rosy lips of
the lisls girls, and po-sray'ng every in
dication Of having ne vary great oejec-
ton to being allowed q little more IL
cepgs "a regards the age Of the parsons
kissed. Our reporter, standing almost
betwsea General Sherman and the Pres.
.iieas, Asek o deep interest III this pro
cesd;ng, aad will therefore DC pardened
by theladies for entering Eninnte'y into
this part ei.the sabjecs
The crowd stsll pushed on, and it
see,aed as if there Was just y slight rash
on the part Of the ladies to hurry UP the
| stairs whon they heard that the pleasent
pastixas Of kissing tho President was "a
! feature Of the reception. Il was not
long before gallant PHI: tsok another
, depar.ure. aud astoaishsa the crowd by
kissing young lady 81 some Is or la
( ssmmsrs. Gen. Caster declaring be
| would rot be ousdons, 4lso seized and
! kissed she yspns lady, and then Gen.
Sherman began TO look around fog a
geod model. He soon fsund one and
! Imprinted kiss upsn her check oa.y to
| see hc.s spsEs by him and kiss Gems. Sher-
! idsn anu Custer. The President blush
sa at tho rash cess Of his yenng sncsrs,
but directly his eyes began to sparkle
and ne took out hin handkerchief and
wiped his mouth. TAshsxt real hand
some young lady who pads her appear
ancs was the .fo1tunats FIRST grown
lady to get = kiss from the Prss,dent Of
| the United States. The President ssiz-
ed her hand and pointed his month
for hers. She drew back 1t first but
becoming immediately cognizans Of she
great honor conferred upon shes, sae
yielded, and the President gave her iips
, : soft tsuch-hArdly sufficient to bs
called kiss. OF corrA Gems. shsr-
nan, Sheridan and Casd r saw shis and
l = rsas 81 fappiauss wss the result 'asr.
Sherman declared he was as gooS look.
ing rs she President, gallant Phil. the.,
pleaded that he knew he was ~ hand
some SIS Gen. Sherman, snd Gen. Gus
| ter was very csrtals he looked as lovely
as any Of the rest, and hence the young
lady kissed them al, one after the other.
This 81 COURSE opened An excellent op
portanlsy tor the fair bellies Of Toledo
and the sunny daughters Of. the ruraI
districts to A,ss: the President aud solna
Of shs military heroes Of tnss late war,
and they took anvantage Of the sppor.
tunity.. Immediately there commenced
| a friendly rivalry bstvcen Gems, Ph,l
| Sheridan aud Custer TO see who could
get the NOS. kisses. The gallant Phil.
teok the lesd,H and for time kissed
every lady who shook hands with him
except thoss who were 6omelyl
| Gen. Sherman and the .Prss,der tjsin,
ed IN the tray, and at one tame were
consi dsrably ahead u the Younger gen
erals, but we arc forced to say, however,
that they, like the younger generals,
! passed every hsmely lady BY s,mpI,
shake Of the hand. Our. reporter sook
especial pains to keep record Of tn,
'',inc," and at the ssd vf half en- hou,
af>er kissing had cennsueed, the tally
| stood IL follows:
HaHaAR OF PARSONS KlBsEp.
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