Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-13
klsses, Poe,Losl ana PRACTICAL

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Worth Grocer Co.
Kisses, PoclIosl and Practical.
To the Editor of the Gazette.
Speaking Of kisses, they are of all sorts
various as variety itself, expressive o
every phase Of sentiment and as old o.
history. We fad them recorded early il
the annals CT our race, but mona are o.
special interest until the time is rescheC
wheI Jacob kissed Rachel and Immediately
Gifted up his voice and wept." The rea
son for his strange attraction is beyond
coIi acture, unless, like Oliver Twist, II
Vas for more, more! The place Of sppli,
cation ranges from the toes of POpes and
babies to the end OF the shining oleagi-
rous nose If the Hottentot. But civili-
zation is on the advance and kisses that
were once in good taste are justly out OF
iavor in the present. For example, who
would fad any delight with SWinburn:
kissing her hhlr, 1 sat against her feet,
Move and unwOve it-wounc, and found II
sweet
This is very tame compared with Chan
cers's:
Her he embraceth in his arms narwe,
And kisses her sweet and cherkeIh as a sparwe
Mrs. Browning speaks of the Kiss Of es.
TEEN deposited somewhere on the fore
head:
Only tear for Venice? She turned as in
passion and loss,
And stopped TO his forehead and kissed 1t as II
-. she were kissing cross,
{ Very icy and cold; makes the chills
run over US. We much prefer Tennyson's
deluge:
Ojoy Oh bliss of Bllsses
Come battle me with thy 'kiEsesl
The person, the time, and the attending
circumstances sre important factors in
the m Be-up, romance oDd destinations Of
the bIissful kiss. Time, evening, the stars
silently twinkling overhead; place, g
secluded walk, the leaves futtering list
lessly on the silent tWigs, crickets idly
chipping in the grass, q bell droWsily
tinkling in the pasture, and the sir sleepy
with the deWy perfume of flowers ;person,
loved one OF your fancy sTheu indeed the
Kiss becomes lsoial pastoral, the soul
is drawn out in clipgipg die-swsy man
ner, and:-
The SPLITS rush together at the touching Of tie
lips.
Indeed, it is from the lips that we OBJ
tain the best samples and are willing to
take the entire lot sat retail. Herr!ck
speaks knowingly in the lines:-
Il is q creature born and bred
Between the lips all cherry rcd.
Lever also:
And he looked in her eyes thatwt beaming
And Lisst q her sweet nps-don't you think he
WAS right?
He certainly was.
Some Of our experts differ, however,
the substantially of the pleas
ure. Vita Byron the Joy seems to have
been rather eVanescenL since he has
written:
Why so suddenly art tn u gone?
Lost in the moment thou art won.
But with DRYDEN they have sort Of
aftermath truly delicious:
The sweetness hung upon my lips all day,
Like drops Of honey loaIh to fall away.
We have heard of kisses tingliug clear
down to the toes, but always considered
them to be exzggerations, but the poet,
last mentioned, speeks OF one in which ne:
Felt the while pleasing kind Of smart,
u. The Kiss went tingling 10 my heart.
AS the heart is more difficult to affect
than the toes, due allowance will
be made hereafter, for perhaps we
UGNC uOb LISs GIL AuO
Some persons believe that the charm Of
kisses does not depend entirely upon the
sweetness, but in the number and Calling
gun rapidity with which they are given.
Davenant says:
Her kits faster, though unknown before;
Than blossoms swester, and in number more.
Campbell knew how precious they were
In courtship:
How delicious is the winning
Or Hiss as loves beginning.
Even the serious Buchanan says;
Happy things were ssid, and Kisses won.
And serious gladness found its vent In fun.
Kisses are not the qnintessence of true
love, yet we never knew OF but one who
mad the ilnpudeDce 10 say:
do not love thee for those soft,
REQ coral lips I've kissed SO oft.
On the contrsIy We know Of many cases
where quSrrels have been terminsted by
his blisstul art. One tOrgives so largely:
II her ey Go are dim with tears,
grudge them net their tender rain;
Nj love can cham the misty fssTs,
sfTSs Ard Kiss the sunsi ire back again.
One csn so easily prevent a quarrel,
Tor:
II she daIes her Iips to peuS
Like many pert young HisseS,
wind my ann her valet sDoRS
And punish her with kisses.
Therefore, what We say unto you we
,aV unto ALL kiss W M