Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-11-11
SOME FAMOUS KISSING.
An English Artist Gives an Exceedingly
Curious Resume.

An English Artist Gives Exceedingly
Curious Resume.
The first recorded kiss was the treach-
erous one given by Jacob to his father
Isaac, when the former was masquerade
ing as Esau. II is the first in a series
OF deceitful kisses. Equally treacherous
was the kiss given by Joab when about
to assassinate his brother commander,
of whom he was jealous He caught
Amassa's beard by the right hand to
kiss him, and when the other was thus
thrown off his guard Joab stabbed him
by left-handed thrust with short
sword. All through history instances
of treacherous kissing occur; but it is an
unpalatable subject, and | pass to lighter
themes.
There is a famous kiss in the "Beg-
gar's OPERA 1t was given by Macbeth
to Jenny Diver, and the unpleasant eff
feet which is produced on him may be
judged from the sarcastic remark: Zone
may know by your kiss that your gin is
excellent.
Petruchio gave his bride kiss of
enormous calibre. We are told that he
kissed her lips with such q clamorous
smack, that at the parting all the church
echoed
The kiss given by the Duchess of
Devonshire to butcher. for his vote,
has almost worldwide reputation.
The butcher was bold and ingenious
enough to demand kiss as the price of
his vote. 1t was gracefully given, and
the kissee became known as the butcher
Steele, who kissed the Duchess. He
fbItc hic traIa and ai,,aI HE
torie fame. should like to know the
opinion of the Duchess as to the differ
ence in the flavor of the Dukes kiss and
q butchers.
1t is related that Voltaire was once
kissed in a theater by the beautiful
Countess de Villars. The pirtites, in
their enthusiasm for the great writer,
compelled her to give him the salute.
Almost every one has heard of the
first Kiss given by Dominic Brown to
his sweetheart Janet, after a courtship
of seven years.
One evening as they sat together in
the customary solemn silence Mr..
Brown summoned courage and said:
1--WE have been acquainted now for
seven years, and I've meier gotten kiss
yet. Dye think / might TAX yam, by
bonnie girlP"
Just as you like, John; only be be-
coming wi it.
''Surely, Janet, we'll ask blessing
For what we are about to receive, Lord
make us truly thankful
The kiss was taken. and the worthy
divine, overpowered by the blissful SEN
sation, rapturously exclaimed: 20,
Janet, it is guide. We'll return thanks"
Six months afterwards they were
married.
Every one remembers the famous kiss
imprinted by Mr.. Bundle on the "chaste
nose" of Mrs. Corney. and still more
famous kiss applied to the lips of Mary,
the pretty housemaid, by Sam Weller.
The latter event is thus amusingly de-
scribed in "Pickwick":
'Get your hat, SAM" said Mr.. Pick
wick.
'It's below stairs, SIR" said Sam, and
he ran down after it.
! Now there was nobody in the kitchen
but the pretty housemaid, and as Sans
| hat was mislaid he had to look for it,
and the pretty housemald lighted him.
They had to look all over the place for
the hat. The pretty housemaid, in her
anxiety to find it, went down on her
knees, and turned over all the things
that were heaped together in little
corner by the door. 1t was an awkward
corner. You couldn't get at it without
shutting the door first.
Here ii is. " said the pretty house
maid; this is it, amt it?'
Let me look, said Sam.
I u Al.
candle on the floor. As it gave very
dim light Sam was obliged to 90 down
on his knees before he could see whether
it really was his own hat or not. 1t
was remarkably small corner. and so
it was noboly's fault but the mans
who built the house Sam and the pref
ty housemaid were necessarily very
close together.
Eyes, this is it, said Sam. Good
by!"
.'Good-by," said the pretty house
maid.
"Good-by," said Sam; and as he said
it he dropped the hat that had cost SO
much trouble in looking for.
"How awkward you are" said the
pretty housemaid. You'll lose it again
if you don take care"
So just to prevent his losing it again
she put it on for him. Whether it was
that the pretty housemaid's face looked
prettier still when it was raised toward
Sans, or whether it was the accidental
consequence of their being so near to
each other is matter of uncertainty to
this day; but Sam kissed her.
You don't mean to say you did that
on purpose?" said the pretty housemaid,
blushing
mo, | didn't them said Sam, "but
] will now" So he kissed her again.
"Sam!" said Mr.. Pickwick. calling
over the banlstcrs
Coming, sir" replied Sam, running
upstairs.
How long you have beenP" said Mr..
Pickwick.
There was something behind the
door which prevented our getting it
open for ever SO long. sir" replied Sam.
And this was the first passage of Mr..
! Weller's first love. It'd Bits.
!