The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-10-10
kisser Beware.

In thu mil.f ii thu Hurry in Wall street
Il j. gnafiy "a D. feaD-i that a much more
important event NAV D. lost sight Of. The
Court ri Appeals has just affirmed thu de-
cisiOn 81 the BROOKLYN City Court IN the
ca~e ~ Holman -. Earlr. Thi- decision
practically ah0li-he> kissing in afiiNing
Thereto the I~eIEtlry az matrimony AZ the
discretion u the kissed. To thousands
n; gay butterflies and pretty innocrnts thi,
news will ~ ii deep and painful Interest.
The story IN the ca~f J. the following. \
frw months ago MIS- EONelana Holman
brought suit In our neighbOring city for
bnach Of promise against MIR. Alexander
Earle. 3 TSl,perOu. merchant. Mr.. Earle
imagined that before ROxelana could gain
In her ca~e >le mus make the promise aV-
par. He denied II. and reSt< calmly.
'-iuSr like 4 man. upon the law AMI logic
IL the matter. Mis- Homan admitted
filen. wa no promise. verbal or written.
hut f0undrd her claim upon tile fact that
Earie had frequently kissed her. While
the unhappy MA Wa congrafulating
himself uIron hi> easy escape. HI heart
within him Wa turned % stone by these
unc-Dncrivahle wori- from the bench.
spoken by Judge Nelson. with measured
accents and sloWly-ilaPping ear. He
AAAAE-FA AlAA W. MNANA- WIZ ~
constitute an engagement. THE CLEAN
Of the exc and the conjunction Of the lips"
said this li.ht Of Jurisprudence. .-are over
Wnes. when they h.coine frequent AMI pro-
rrarrsd." The jury. always eager 10 do a
ihin- which shall ~ az Oncr iiiotic AMI
-aiianr. gave RoXeiaua ~l5tsr for the
wear arEd tear of her hp- and affections
nj course tie ea~e wa appealed. anil the
higher tribunal ha- promptly confirmed
the decision ~ the court below. II j..
ih.n-fDne. the law az this hour in the stale
~ New York thai ii . bachelor kisses a
Svin~rer- said spin>rer may righrfully claim
hi llnl 0r his goods. In eases where
shyncss cr lack II opportunity may have
prevented artual OSCILLATION. the Young
lsdv has till another string 10 her tsdu {:
ii ~he can show that IL ha~ ever -hined
hi eve in her direction. h. j. her lawful
sJ-oil. a~c-oniing L. Judge Nelson. There
!. positively NO protection tor a bachelor
eNopt uC--tags and bliud-hniles. ANA the
ability u prove d. has nevrr LEFT them of.
To thi- extent flsa future az least j. ~atlgrr.
But how many huchelur- can wake up IN
The night and ~oothe their cnu~cienceS with
thu reflection that. like III tralahad. They
never felt the kis- ~ love. or maiden's
hand in theirs III any such there H..
sweet must - ht> sleep. but N m III
memory Turks n nsori III early spoons.
how narrowing must D. thu Thought that
h. J. tn promised SPOUSE II every girl h.
has ever lilly .aluts4l- There are Young
men to-lay universally h@iOveel and ~
~T~~ferd. the cyno-ure> ~ >unday-~chools
AMI the delight II evangelical t~sa-Tartie>.
who in the clear vision II judge Nelson
ar no better than Priam. King 81 Troy. or
n~swr.wn na~-1.r.h - ~aI~ 4 ut.
The practical results of this mOmentous
decision arr appalling. No youth who
hiS liberty will hereafter suffer him
ELI 10 D ki>--i cXoept by a lady who can
show her marriage certificate. ami bring
proof that her husband J. living. With
this exception. this soothing AMI human
ling amusement mu- b. confined % thu
domestic circle. AMI the Young man 81 the
future will - doomed mere ~i-terlv
sslures L. f.rl. insipid thing. like -and-
witches II vsAl.-N. j. TT7bsHs.