Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1883-05-31
!15IHA# WINSTON N. C.. THURSDAY NAY - 1881.
A KISSER FROM KISSVILLE,
The Venerable commander-in-chief and the Pretty
Actress.
(SGn Frdncisco Post. J

Z The return Of Miss Alice Harrison
to the city recalls an incident of her
career when a member of the famous
California company of four or five
years ago, which may still provoke a
smile from those who witnessed the
occurrence in question: About the
time of Miss HIS farewell benefit at
that theater General Sherman was Wis
iting the city, and, with his staff, oc-
cupied a box at said performance
Now, whatever difference of opinion
may exist as to the military renown of
the general of our armies, there is no
dispute as to his being the champion
kisser Of the continent. In fact, the
hero of Atlanta may be said to possess
a mania for labial salutations of a
fatherly sort, and is known to frequent
ly indulge in the proud boast that he
has kissed 80 percent Of all the pretty
girls in the United States. His chief
Of staff once computed the generals
monthly kissing average, taken by
and large all the year round, dry and
wet seasons included, at about 1906,
or, say, ia round numbers, about 22,-
900 kisses per each kissing fiscal year.
If the general had only added babies
to the list of his subjects he would
have kissed his way into the White
House years ago; but his reluctance to
waste valuable time and raw material
in the pursuit, of his hobby induces
him, with the true instincts of yeter-
an professor of OSCILLATION, to select on
ly the prettiest of the sex for that
honor 4'--
At the benefit referred to, no sooner
did Miss Harrison appear on the stage
than the old war-horse snuffed the bat
tie from afar and began to grow rest
less and uneasy. The staff winked at
each other, and soon their chief sug-
gested the propriety of going behind
the scenes to compliment the benef-
ciary. att as g.e:s.fs.s
We must now ask our readers tc
accompany us to the little Danish set
tlelnent of Ericyland, on the borders
Of the Baltic, in the year 1881. A
village festival is being held, and as
usual the distinguished visitors gather
to salute the girl who has taken the
annual prize for cooking and virtue
There is a young American officer
among the number, who, instead Of
printing the customary chaste salute
upon the cheek of the village celebri
tv, folds her in his sky-blue arms anc
settles down on her frontispiece like {
hydraulic pump on an assessment
ist. The minutes fly by, and just al
the spectators are about drawing thei1
stop-watches on the last quarter tht
young officer comes to the surfact
again. AS he RECEIVERS his exhausted
wind the weather-beaten captain of
wrecking crew approaches and says:
"Young man, I'll give you your Owl
price to ship me as diver"
"And why ?''
Because you can hold your breatl
longer than any man in the business.
We merely relate this little inciden
to emphasize our story. The kisse
was young Tecumseh. But to resume
AS soon as the staff was behind th
scenes General Sherman pitched il
with the remark that he hadn't kisse
anything since breakfast. He wa
standing in the middle of the stage
with his back to the curtain, and al
sorbed in bestowing a paternal kis
upon Alice, and feeling like just-ad
mitted angel sliding down buttere
rainbow, when that impish young lad
saw that the prompter was about t
, ring up the drop Quickly placin
!, her hands over the generals ears so h
could not hear the bell, she backe
him against the curtain. AS ever
one knows, this is wound around
E huge wooden roller on the inside Of tn
, canvass. The generals coat tails wer
! caught by this as the curtain went VI
and before the prompter could revers
the motion the astounded man ws
suspended about ten feet from th
stage like sheet from a clothe
line. gs34
The audience went off into hysterit
of merriment, while the members
; the staff lay down on the floor of the
box and absolutely howled, for the
only knew that those eonvulsivel
, clutehing legs and venerable gaitel
! belonged to the COMMANDMENTS chief
, all our armies. But the first thing "
, know the generals coat tails will gi1
, way, so we will ring the curtain.
Not long ago we were assured tn.