The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-04-29
BEECHER ON KINSING.
The Testimony Oran EIpeFt--COl-
leeted From His Evidence In
the Brooklyn Trial.

he was suffering from fntuHAHsN' H
chest and heart, as understand, and was
in great suffering; and ] was very appre'
hen,iye. | don't know that il was the
physician,s Judgment, but was very APP
prchensiye that in one OF those attacks
he might suddenly go of; and / felt very
deep sympathy and concern, and when !
came down stairs Mr.. TiltOn was in the
parlor, and / met him, and spoke Of Mr..
Moulton as a friend tObOth Of US, and Of
what | felt 70 DO his critical condition
and there were some words intcrchanged,
| don't know what, but in the warmth Of
that sympathetic moment We kissed each
other.
THE "RIss ALL AROUND"
Describing an Interview with TIltOn In February
ISL
We left the study and went down stairs.
have forgotten exactly how It came ia
pass that found myself with him in the
bedroom with Mrs. Tilton, but there
recOlleCt there was supplementary con-
versation betweeHt US three, or rather
there was q supplementary discourse to
US two, in which he stated again 70 hls
wife that he had had a long and satisfying
interview with me. - He said
then, that he did not know that he should
ever be happy again-his home seemed
to him TO Be divided and desOlate home
but he did not know but that out Of this
very condition Of things there would
spring up again on affection that would
b. purer and stronger than II il had moi
been tried by these difficulties and will
that we all kissed each other, and de
parted. The last thing was done was
to kiss each other, all three around.
THE kiss CORDIAL OF a WOMAN wHoHAt
ACCUSED HER PASTOR OF IMPROPER AD
vANCRs,
Describing an Interview with Mr. and MrL TiIlOr
In May, B7l.l
After little conversation and expla'
nations, which took place, he (TiltOn) be-
came gracious, and we fell into an easy
and unbusinesslike chat, and, In the
course Of 1t, sitting there In the Old-fasll.
Toned way In hiS house, | went up and
argued-sat down on his knee, as II were
to make the appeal closer, and, when
was sitting there, Mrs. TiltOn came int
the room and burst out laughing. l re-
collect that interview, and think wheI
she came into the room she came up and
kissed me very cordially.
THE "KIss OF INSPIRATION"
Describing an interview with Mrs. Moullon 1t
May, lS7S.
She came up behind me near my lef
shoulder and said: "Mr. Beecher,
don't believe the stories that they ART
telling about youi believe that you are
good man." ! turned q little tOwarC
her, and said: Emma Moulton, am I
good man, you may be sure Of that ! an
good man" and with that she put he
hand around my neck gently, so as Il
bring my head up little, and kissed M
on my forehead, and Il was certainly
kiss Of inspiration; still ! thought Il pru
dent not to return ii, and ! sat perfect!
still at the table, and she sat down npoI
the sofa in n moment, and then after I
little Mr.. MoultOn came back again, ant
we had some slight further conversation
and | got up and went home.
Question = You have spoken, MI
Ieccher, this morning, about one inter
view In which Mrs. Moulton kissed yoI
on the forehead; you spoke Of II as kis
Of inspiration; what did you mean b!
that expression
AnsWer-I meant--well, Il was tokei
Of confidence; II was a salutatiOn that die
not belong to the common courtesy o
life; neither was Il kiss Of pleasure, OI
anything Of that kind, but II was, as
have sometimes seen il in pOetry-if yOl
Wilt excuse met was II seemed to M
holy kiss.
Quesliun-You have said something
about your not returning II.
Answer-Well, air, felt felt 81
deeply grateful that, II had returned III,
kiss, ] might have returned II with al
enthusiasm that would have offended hel
delicacy; II was not best, under the cir
cumstanccs, that she and | should kiss.
THE KISS PASTORAL IN THE ABSENCE OIL
THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY.
Describing Ills Relations With Ms. TilLOn. Pre-
viOus 10 1870. .H = p y
QuestiOn-Were you In the habit o.
kissing her( Mrs. Tilton)2 "...|
Answer-I was when had been abSen
any considerable time.
Question-And how frequently die
that Occur2
Answer-Very much; ! kissed her as
,yn,,II any ~ nae NUN faFnily
QuestiCn-Were you In the habit o.
kissing her when you went to her house
In the absence OF her husbandH
Answer-sOmetimes did, sometimes
| did not.
QnestiOn-Well, what prevented you
upon the occasions when You did not?
Answer-lt may he that the children
were there then; Il might be that she did
not seem In lhe-to greet ME In that way
SYDNEY SMITHS VIEWS.
We are In favor Of a certain amount Of
Of shyness when kiss Is proposed, but II
should not be too long; and, when The
fair one gives Il, let Il be administered
with warmth and energy; lei there be
soul In II. II she close her eyes, and sigh'
Immediately after Il, the effect L greater
She should be careful not 10 slobber a kiss
but give II as humming-birtl runs biz
bill Into a honeysuckle-tleep but deli.
icnte. There Ia much virtue In n kiss
when we'll delivered. We have the mem.
DRY Of one ~e received In our youth
which lasted ia forty years, and We be.
lieve II will he one Of the last things VIC
shall think Of when we die.
MICHAEL ASuELos MISTAKE.
Michael Angelo should have lived in
our day. At sixty he became enamoretl
Of beautiful widow, who died, and The
great sculptor ever niterward fepented
that he had not kissed her forehead and
cheeks, as we'll ns her hand, al the hour
Of parting.
A sCOTCit LADDiE ONlrIiE GENERAL tssuE
On, II WaEna laWiu',
lawyers Wadna allow III
lit WRsna holy
Ministers wRdna ia II.
II II Wasna modest,
Blaidens wadha take III
lili waNna plenty,
Pulf folk Wadha get II.
CLERGYMES AS Observation-Disclosures
REECHER's sTowE's OPINION.
tF'rum "rlhk and whItsTynnuy"l
In fact the clergy, when of duty, are
no safer guides Of attractive young Wo.
men than other mortal men; and Lille
had so often seen their spiritual alten.
tions degenerate into downright temporal
love.makihg that she held them In a,
small reverence as The rest Of their sex.
TEACHING KISSING TO A CHINESE GIRL.
kissing is unknown in China. II il
told that an American navy officer while