The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-01-14
KISSES ARE PLENTIFUL
Scencs Mt the SteamhtNt Piers -EmotIona
GreetsMxs and Paintings.

ANSW AolN iiClU IL fiO VIZ"
nying that people are fond otMAtchins
other people kiss, Ncanga and old, male
and female elike take an interest init.
In tho young men it perhaps stirs
exuberant anticipations OF what he
hopes is in store for him eoiiio day; in
the old man it rsrchance awakens
deliciees,s sad memories OF days that
Sse fed forever. But, so far us anal
ysis can determine, it appears that
most men are fond OF looking onwhile
osculatory solutions are being dis
pensed, out of "pure cussedness. The
young women may peep ut the kissing
behind fan and giggle affectedly, and
the old woman may protest that she
Is much shocked, but somehow they
all seem to enjoy being on hand when
kissing is going on. Observe with what
GREATNESS emotion the theatrical
audience. composed OF all manner OF
people, watches the receipt and deliv-
cry OF stage kisses.
The best place to see kissing is on a
pier when some big ocean steamer ar
rives or departs, A big Cunarder is
being slowly warped into her dock.
The pier is black witt people who have
come to meet their friends. There are
husbands on the loo kout for wives,
wives expecting their husbands, par
ents seeking their children and lovers
repaired to greet their sweethearts.
The big ship on the side nearest the
pier is also crowded with human
freight. Tokens OF recognition have
been exchanged. The lips of several
young men and women tremble and
quicker. The excitement and breezy
air lend a fine glow to the cheeks OF
many of the girls, and their eyes flash
and dance like sunbeams. A man can
hardly help wishing that he was broth
er or cousin or sweetheart or some
thing to half a dozen of them.
At length the ship is alongside, and
the sang-plank is stretched. Previous
ly there has been a short but sharp
struggle to get the vantage ground at
eithS end, which will secure the
first exchange OF kisses. On the
steamer, a buxom matron, fair and
forty, has crowded her way to the
front, pushing aside some half dozen
younger women. She rushes down the
plank as though she had received a
sudden impetus from the hind leg Of a
mule But affection is a great incent-
i've to ability. She is met at the end
OF the plank by her faithful spouse.
Jeewhack! what hug. "Smack-smack-
pop-pop" again and again. She sails
into half a dozen small fry, boys and
girls, gives each a hug and a kiss and
then begins over again. All this is
wholesome and sweet, but it is not
what the admirer of the art OF kissing
comes out to see There is nothing in
it to tickle his fancy. But close on
the heels OF the buxom woman follows
q stalwart, bronze-cheeked young fell
low who has rather rudely pushed
ahead of a bunch of girls. He dives
into the crowd until he reaches pref
ty girl who is accompanied by an ell
derby woman, perhaps a maiden aunt.
He takes her in his arms-not the
aunt, but the pretty girl-and gets in
half dozen before she can gasp, "Ohl
George" Then she RECEIVERS and
gives him three or four. He gets
rid OF some little more exuberant af-
fiction bestowing three or four kisses
on the maiden aunt. Observers, how
ever, take no interest in the latter
part of the performance. There are
things more interestinggoin on; kisses
are now flying around thicker than
flies around sugar-bowl in summer
time. "Pop-pop, smack-smack, tish-
pish." Every sort of osculatory
sound is heard in blended confusion.
The bewildered spectator doesn't
know which way to turn to catch
what is best worth SEEING and is ex-
asperated by the thought that he can
not take it all in. Now pretty girl,
with golden hair streaming in the wind
flies, rather than runs, down thegang-
plank-a vision of exquisite beauty.
A dozen pair of eyes are focused on
her. She gives her una" and "pa"
six or seven kisses each, and some
burly brothers three Or four apiece.
Then young man who had been
hanging in the background comes for
ward and gets only two inaudible
kisses fthe "touch- and-go" sort &C.
companied by bushes, but there is a
good deal of condensed senti-
ment in them. The observers
with singular unanimity concludes
that he is the girls sweetheart,
and cast envious glances at him and
wonder if he appreciates his good luck.
Their feeling were not much disturbed
by the kisses the brothers got. They
had all "been there"-more or less
but of the other sort their collective
experience aggregated much smaller
amount.
There is some perfunctory kissing,
but not much. Asea voyage seems to
inspire people otherwise only o"dina-
rily demonstrative to go i'll for oscula-
tory collisions with great deal ofgenu-
Inc energy, when the port Of destina-
ton is reached and old friends are
greeted. Here a superbly dressed
young lady walks leisurely down the
ang-plank who furnishes an exception
to this rule. She won't display any
haste. That would be bad form. She
is proud, languid, emotionless sort
OF beauty. She merely presents her
cheek to a handsomeyoung fellow who
PUSHES forward to meet her. He looks
decidedly disconnected, as though he
would have preferred a SALVATION
of the sort which other girls
are SO plentifully bestowing. His rue.
full look doesn't escape notice, and in
stantly speculation is set at work to
account for him. The general suppo-
sition Is that he is engaged to the girl,
that she doesn't care much for him,
bnt has resolvedto try matrimony as
offering possible escape from ennui.
He doesn't get much sympathy.
When the woods are full of genuine
warm-hearted girls, he ought to have
made wiser choice,
One notices that a great deal ofklss-
ing and embracing between women
goes on and it is done with a degree of
warmth and vigor which allows no
show for the cynics suggestion that
they do it melrey because it is custom
airy, though on other occasions it does
often look that way.
A goor deal of hugging and kissing is
INDUCED in bv men. But these men