The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1888-08-17

Kissing is an ecstacy. nm !Msolvable
problem. II gass by favor. we are
told, says 9S5 ,Saturddg Reriew, and
goes through favored ard f~avorite with
That clcctrifying snbtletv that no Ian
gua%c can express. Il 4 Il science as
old rs creation. Eve learned it in Par
ndisc Eom an angel with a white fur
collar and wings of light, who taught
her all its beauties. virtues, and yari-
cites.
A kisr has is many definitions as the
World has people. In every grade OF
Society there is kissing: 90 where YOU
will, to what country, or among what
people, and you are toierably surc of
finding some facilities for kissing. A
kiss is tho zeal of affection. Byron
Naluci Il kiss by its strength, and
measured its strength by its length.
but the mensuration of kisses went out
of Use long ago
Sydney Smith found much virtue in
q we'll delivered kiss, and the cart of
Chesterfield looked the world rvns Ioir
cool, caressing kisses, Harriet Mar
t%lueau, who never had any one to kiss
but vagrant bluc-stockings and neigh
borS' babies, wrote about '.the kiss of
the mouth that touched not the
mouth" and dear little Meta Cumstock
would not take II second time kisses
That were not quick, crisp, and elastic.
Kisses have been called thn hearts
tongue, and, though \ lover be never
so great Az et.ttot, II kiss on the lips
of his n!olatrcss is often more clio
qncnt than II library of words or a
canto of verse. a gift returned is the
voice of displcasure, but a returned
kiss bctokcns esteem. Dickens valued
q kiss above 4 thousand hicks. Sir
Sidney Garth lived to learn that n kiss
might prove II traitor in an angels
dress. Walter Savage Lanaor seems
to have had II passion for kissing cry
ing women, for he thought it delight
full to kiss the eyclaslies of love with
fresh tears on them. Poor John Keats
wrote one evening rs he sat with his
knee in his aims toasting his toes in
front of Jennie WEIGH Carlyle's hearth
tire: II came TO feel hcw far above all
fancy pride and tickle r~.aiienhood, all
earthly pleasure, all imagined good
was The warm trcmb!c of Il deyout
kiss"
DE Lewis calls II kiss the door that
opens the citadel of the heart, and the
poets and people of all ages have
found mysterious virtue, bitlcr-swcet,
magic, and elixir and lotions of great
CT OF less potency, bit the acme of hn.
man happiness, wrote a poctcss, is
that we may kiss whom we please and
! please whom we kiss,
A kiss to BE 81 suttess must have mu-
,ual Interest; there must be reciprocity
M the operation, or somebody suffers
the punishment of disgust. Kissing an
unwilling pair of lipsis as mean II vice
as robblng 4 birds nest, and kissing
too willing ones is about rs u%nfragrant
II pastimc as making bouquets sut OF
aanlelions.
AT the start tho average man makes
a botrh Of kissing. The beauty of a
Kiss lies in its impulsivencss and its
lmprcSsibiIitv, nor is it possible 10
make the first one too brief, Tl.c,f Il
danger in the attempt 10 make the mi
tial kiss complete Tho gilt Won't have
t. There is too much audacious avar-
ice about it. The thing to. do 10 Is 30
at the fair creatures lips slowly so as
Q to friahtsh her. Ii is to be expect
Ell That she will draw them away from
the point of attack, but instead of ,.e-
trcat the thing for les"itM to do is to
kiss her on so,,'G slot-on the check.
On thu e8,nple, behind the ear, on the
hair, A woman's ~fancies are as brancb-
InS us the trees of y forest, and how.
ever Unsatisfactory TO the swain the
| nljSnl1rn,l licy ,,u,F t,ns-N No.. - ,.s.it
If left 10 Itself. make the t~cripinnt
wondrons indrl@ert hsst title. She
Will t%:'t'esa Tho spot where your lips
have Deen, look ut the place through
a hand-glass. and dream of the one
who placed it there. When sufficient
progress has been made in It's iHie.
making to warian. the ideal kiss, take
it mctl,oiiGalISs with both hands, and
the gentle touch that love can tcach.n
Let II left arm 90 about-not her
neck, to wrinkle Il crepc-iisse rrcfe
but about her shoulders. pItke her
chin in the rignt hand, allowing the
three hngeNs To touch the pretty white
threat, holding the acc with the
thumb and iurcfinger, which will form
II SIT Of wise for loves conquest. Move
her head to one side and Il little bnck-
ward. and, approaching so as to make
the qnartctte of lips describe the di-
amrtnr of an imaginary square, kiss
her twicn-thn second double the
Length Of its very short predecessor.
This dnhbic kiss is Il clue to Il mars
culture. Only the unrouth. ill-bred
lover kisses rs he learned to count
by units. The gentleman who lias had
the good fortune to be born in AN al
mospl,cre Of Refinement makes a duet
of his 'iist and final salutation, what
ever may be the numerical value of the
Intermediates. The well-brcd Girl
wants short, sharp, swapping kisses
that pop %inau1ibly, bus still pop. A
kiss on the hair is the kiss of II poet.
Tenderness is implied when the lips
press the cyclids. Reverence is spoken
when the brow is pressed, and protect
ing love when the check is inpearled.
Nothing can ~sanctifS n kiss but love.
without which the sweetest lips are I'M
savory and nnwloiesomc.