The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-07-24
HJoaING IN THE PARKS.

The law abiding people Of this CON-
munity were startled on Tuesday, and
the greatest indignation prevailed at an
article in the Sentinel dcnouncing the
practice Of hugging in the public parks.
The article went on to show that the
placing Of seats in the parks leads to
hugging, and the editor denounced hug.
ging in the most insane manner possible
The .Snn does not desire to enter poll
tics, but when great constitutional
question like this comes up, il will be
found on the side of the weak against
the strong. The Sentinel advises the
removal Of the seats from the park be-
cause hugging is done on them. Great
heavens, has II come to thisI Are the
dearest rights of the American citizen
to be abridged in this summary manner
Let us call the attention Of that power
fnl paper to clause in the Declaration
OF Independence, which asserts that "all
men are created free and equal, cndow cd
with certain inalienablc rights, among
which are life, liberty and the pursuit., OF
happiness. When the trainers OF that
great declaration Of independence were
at work ON that clause, they must have
had in view the paStimc of hugging in
the parks. lIugging is certainly "pur-
suit of happiness. People do not hug
for wagcS-that is, except on the stage
Nobody is Obliged to hug. II is a sor,
of spontaneous combustion, as il were,
of the feelings. and has to have proper
conditions of the atmosphere to make i,
4 success. Parties who object To hug
ging are old, usually, and have been
satIatcd, and are like lemon that has
done duty in circus lemonade. II they
had a job Of hugging they would want
Ia hire 4 man To- do il for them. 4 man
who complains Of little natural, soul
inspiring hugging on back sea, in a
park, OF an evening with 4 fountain
throwing water all over little cast iron
cupids. has probably go, soul, but he
hasn't got il with him. To the student
of nature there is no sight more bcau,i-
iul than TO sec flock of young people
take seats in the park. after the sun has
gone 10 bed in the West. and the moon
has pulled a iicccy cloud over her face
for 4 veil, So rs not to disturb the wor-
shippers. y couple, one male and the
other female, will sit far apart on the
cast iron scat, for a moment, when the
young lady will try to fix her cloak over
her shoulders, and she can't fix il, and
then the young man will help her. and
when he has got it fixed he will 20 off
and leave one arm around the small OF
her back. lie will miss his arm, and
wonder where he left il, and go back
after il, and in the dark he will feel round
with the other hand to find the hand he
left. suddenly the two hands will meet.
they willcxpreSs astonishmeni, and clasp
each other, and be so glad that they will
begin TO squeeze. and the chances are
tha, they will cut the girl in two, bu,
they never do. Under such circum-
stances girl can exist on less atmos-
phcrc then she can when doing wash
ing.
There is just about SO much hugging
that has To be done, and the Sentinel
should remember that very many people
have not facilities NJ their homes for
such soul stirring work. and they are
Obliged TO flee to the parks, or TO the
woods, where the bcneiiccni city govern
men, has provided all of the modern
Improvements. Hugging is Is necessary
to the youth of the land Is medicine To
the sick. and instead of old persons.
whose DAYS of kittcnhood are over.
throwing cold water upon the science OF
hugging, they should encourage it by all
legitimate means. When in strolling
through the parks you run into 4 case
of sporadic hugging, instead OF making
4 noise on the gravel walk, to cause the
huggist to stop it, you should rctracc
your steps noiselessly. get behind 4 tree
and SEE how long they can stand il with
out dying. Instead OF removing the
cast iron seats from the parks. we should
be in favor of furnishing reserved seats
for old people. SO they can sit and watch
the hugging. 1t doesn't do any hurt to
hug. People think il is unhealthy. but
nobody was ever known To catch cold
while hugging. 1t is claimed by some
that young people who stay out nights
and hug, are not good for anything the
next day. There is something to this,
bu, il they didn't get any hugging they
wouldn't be worth cent any timc.-
They would be all the time looking for
it. No, good Mr.. Sentinel, on behalf
of fifty thousand young people who have
no organ to- make known their wants,
We ask you to stay your hand, and do
not cause the seats to be removed from
the parks. Remember how many there
are who have yet to learn the noble art
of hugging, and give them chance.
-/dk's .SnR.