The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-06-04
The True Ministry of the Kiss.

BY the Rev. Henry B. Hudson.
OF the greatneeds OF American home
life to-day, a hearty, sincere, and
frequent manifestation OF affection
stands at the head. Thousands OF
families there arein which never a kiss
is exchanged. The day is begun and
ended by all, from the father to the
tive-year-old, in the same heartless
fashion. No wonder the years rapid
ly hide their faces in the 'long ago"
Yet what a stay so many sorrows
as the hearty kiss of true affection?
Does mammals kiss possess such won,
derful curative power for the baby,
and the child's have no power of heal.
ing for the mother?
Boys, kiss your mothers. 1t won't
break the heart that has endured the
strain OF ccaseless vigil and care
through all the years OF your infantile
tenderness, and the ~lateryears OF your
happy, headlong, heartless helpless
ness. Try it some day. Many u boy
has risen to noble enown by the self
denying toll OF Il widowed mother.
She is proud of your success, and asks
no other reward for the heavy strug-
gle than the hearty affection OF an ap-
preciative soul. Don't deprive her OF
that slight recompense, my boy.
Should the cloud become so heavy as
to take her from your sight, you will
never have another mother. The law
may give a man Il dozen wlves; Heav-
en- can give him but one mother. The
boy that is too big to kiss his mother
IS too small to kiss anybody else.
Girls, beware OF him. Such boys fairly
pant with anxiety to attend every oc-
caslon that may afford them oppor-
tunlty to kiss some butterfly, whoss
CHIEF accomplishments may be little
waist mo reference to economy and
big bustle-not OF useful activity, but
OF paper.
know boys, your mothers voice
may lack the low melody OF your
''last lame" but it will ring with the
music OF unsellish affection long after
your flames has been lost amid the
ashes OF selfishness. Your mother
may not be able to vie with some girl
you know, in coddllns with Il wealth
OF atfectionateadj ectives and languish-
lng attitudes, 4 pet pug-nosed dog, or
rabblt-faced cat. But with arms and
body rising superior to the pain and
ache that tortured her frame, she car
ried you night and day in the lingering
sickness OF your infancy; she pressed
You to her heart and covered with
kisses your faces, wen while made so,
repulslve with toul disease that your
tar charmer, who daily divides her
affections between you and her dog.
would have turned away in disgust.
But then her arms have borne a no.
bler burden, her heart is filled with a.
hoiler love, her mind occupied with u
loftier ideal, else you would not be
where you are to-day. Then kiss the
dear old face, deeply scanned with care
for you. Don't wait till that loving
smile, stereotyped by death, can only
be impressed upon your heart forever.
The noblest and highest ideal Of your
future is embodied IN your mother.
my boy.
Girls, kiss your fathers. Makethem
glad every day that their patient toll
has such atfectionate reward. Show
each one OF you, that you appreciate
your father. His tremulous hand
may not be as, fair and smooth as the
''llly hand OF the duke seeking your
smile. His aged form may not be as
erect rs the brainless Top who impa-
tlently waits permission to take you
to- a new home, there to surround YOU
with every luxury-at your fathers
expense. His handwriting may not
be as roundly regular as that of your
last RGrpAsr>n,,2Ekt . I'm : l,, ! ca,,,l..
signature on the corner of an old en-
NeioPe VIII dram more money out OF
the bank IN % minute, than your adj
mlrlng Adonis' ~copper-p!ate, written
all oNerH spotless page OF foolscap,
can IN ten years.
Then, each KISS imprinted upon
that whitening brow may help you to
remember that your parents won't
be with yourforever. The rapidly re-
Nolvlng hand is completing the cir
cult OF LIES dial; each passing day
brings nearer the season for flight;
each growing iniTmity is 81 pluming OF
the wings; by-and-by the mellow dusk
OF LIES autumn will lure the gentle
spirit from your bleak neglect to, the
summer bloom OF the glory-land.
Then will settle over the old home
stead the blight OF a poverty whlchno
wealth. can Danish. So strengthen
the soul and cheer the spirit OF your
father and mother by the affection OF
to-day; and ii by reason OF early
prlvatlon and disadvantage from
which they have carefully guarded!
their children,) you breathe the purer
atmosphere CT better things, know
that the frequent kiss OF lovingappre-
citation is the magical power by which
you may daily lift the hearts OF vol,r
parents to the height upon which thor
loving self-deniai has placed you.
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