, 1873-07-20

drawn out for ktnBlnE Ia undoubtedly OF ancient
origin. Adam and Ere probably ltiausl Tho
'Cloiator and tho Honrth," that wonderful ro-
production Of modinyal mon and mnnnora, tl,oro
Is short dissertation on aome curious kLauinF
Gnstons: eas Ere oolonna, onnmorod Of tho PHgal
quotations, showing tho antiquity and Pagan
origin Of tnany modern ecclesiastical olla-
tonn. . nklEhing Of Images aud the Popos
Nssyrians, tho u dreoha nst'' OF of tho IL Egyps e
tanee. and VIC Of tho Romnng, whose Pont}fex
hIaximus bad his too Kissed n1,dor tho Empire.
The Druids kissed their High Priests too u
like you, profoog to abhor 1ioathenian,, kiss tho
atono Of tho Cabin pagan practice. Tho
priests Of Bnal Kissed their idols 80.
"Tully tells nB Of q fair image Of Hercules at
AABriEontum whose chin WIS worn by kissing.
me lower parts Of tho statues We call potor aro
Jupiter Tho too is aoro worn, but not all by
Christian mouths. Tho hoatheu vulgar laid
their lip9 thore first for many yoar, and ours
1as1 inye followod thom as monkeys their mas-
poer g.s'.,1; hesthen erca"s qs' asie no, osiTa
In No. OF Of tho Spectator tliaparasng re-
,n,9'a;s mGsSa arc made against tic Msaing dance,
dance, rathor too froliceomo and loose In oharao-
tor to bo encouraged. Porlnps, however. in
theso modern days Rlspipg. figure could BE- in
troduced to advantage into tho German. Should
has not Ardti composed : II Daclo7" aid Is
there not kiss walss In Herr Oftenbanh's
"Barbo Blcue?"
Christmas and kisaes 80 hnnd in hand with
holly aud mstlotoe. Not that wo may not kisg
encourage the home manufacture. "Nhon gorso
Is out Of BLOSSOM, kissing IL out of favor" Gays
tho quaint old provorb and gorao blossoms
always year III and year out. Whnt aaya tho
poet?
II Of thoir duo my lips you chizzle,
Then on hor too Hiss Msletoo may mizzlet
Eight kinds Of kisses Are mentioned in Holy
Writ: Affection. Alteration, Appreciation, sa1u-
tation, sub1ection. Reconciliation, Valediotion,
and Troachory.
The poets, mounting to Parnaasua on Pegasus,
hayo absolutely revolod in kisseo aud kissing,
Even miserable rhymeBters know that kiss and
biiea will tinglo aa etfectualty part and heart
orloye and dove. Shelley, in "tove's philoso-
phy," says:
sco tho mountains kiss high heaven
And tho waves clasp ono another;
No sister aower would 10 forgiven
Tit disdaincd its brother;
And tho sunlight olasFn the earth,
And tho moonbeans kias the nca.
What nro oil those kBsfngn worth
II thou kiss not rle7
Mgernon Charles swinbu1uo In lovely little
lyric called IA Match," has this delicious
atanza.
II wero what the words ARE
And love wero ike the tune,
With double sound and einHlo
Delight our lips would ningle,
With Kisses glad aa birda aro
That get sweet rain at noon:
II wero what the words ore,
and love were like the tune.
Mr. Mortimer Collins, the gastronomic
novelist has this dainty littlo song il one of bis
works:
Droop droop, loft 1isuo eyoltdsI
Droop over eyes Of weird wild bluei
Under the fringe Of those tromulouB shy Ids
Glances Of fun and Of love peep through.
Sing, sing, aweeteat Of maiders,
Carol nWny with thy white ltttlo throatt
Echo awakes to tho exquisite cadence
Here on tho magical mern a1oat.
Dream. dream, heart Of my own lovel
Sweet ts the wind from the odoroua South
bweot is the Island wo sail to alone, love-
sweos is klsa from Thy ruddy young mouth.
Voltaire quoted and extolled this little cpl
cramnlatio gem by Dufresny:
Phyllis, grecdicr far than Kind,
Re4nired Of her faithful hind
Thirty sheep for one abort kits.
The morrow, and the shepherd thought
Phyllis kind-tho bargain cheap;
For from tho ehephezdesa he bought
Thirty hsaoa for one sheep.
The morrow, Phyllis, far moro tender,
Trembling aho would lose the hlins,
Was very happy to surrender
Thirty sheep for one short kiss.
Tic morrow, Phyllis nearly mad,
Found her flock bEibc too small
To buy tho kiss the ncltlo lad
Gave Likette for naugat at al.
Mr. Charles Sibloy's st Kiss" ono Of tho neat
eat Of all osoulatory poems, appeared a shors
time ago in tho Gald1y, but it Is certainly worth
reproduction now:
Upon nue stormy Sunday,
Coming adoon the limo,
Wero score Of bonnie laasics--
Aud tho aweotest, maintain,
Vas Caddie, u.
That Il took unneath my paddle, ~.
To shield her from the rain.
Bho said that tho daialca b1ushed ;
For the kiss that had ta'cn.
1Tadns Wsa - bur e, thought n'sa the sssie @
'Now, laldie,
T1ns ssns stsY hems snssI Il yaaf yths 1en Ris''
But on an utter Sunday,
When cloud there was not ane,
This aelf~same w1rsona la.Hte-
j., We chaneed to meet in the lane
Said: "1Addto,
Wha kons but 1t may saln ~
An anacroonitic, anonymous but very pretty,
went tho rounds Of the press O. year or two ago.
It Was probably from somo English paper:
Oh, II my loge offended mo
And We had worda togother,
To show her would maator bc,
Id whip her with q feather!
II thqI sho, like naughty girl,
Would tyranny declare It,
I'd give my l0VoA croBs Of pearl
And make her always bear iti
II still size tried to aulk and sigh
And throw away my posics,
I'd catch my darling on the aly
And smother her With roseal;
And II sho dared hor lips to pout.-
Like many pert young mases,
I'd wind my arm her wxiBt about,
And punish her with kissea!
hTr. Charles Godfrey Leland's short and
spirited poem, " Manuola," contains poetic
diAquiBition on oaculation !:
Red tho lips Of Mauuela-
How the lady lovea to kss
All, when ManuolA k.saee,
FtEHt sh0 kisses with her glancsst
Then her red lips kiss each nther,
practalpg for warm encounters.
Then abe klssea with her eyelids,
Ksses with her nrching eyebrows,
With her soft cheek softly rubbing,
With ler chln aud hands and Apgerg.