Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-05-04
A SAD AFFLIcTIoN.

town, Jefferson Co., w. Va.,-we
think his name is Gallaher, of the
Free Kissing Press, has been sore.
ly afflicted in some way, and SHOWS
signs of softenIng Of the brain. He
imagines himself young again and
enjoying the rosy hues of Courtship's
rising sun, when in fact he is a horrid
old political grumbler who thinks
love is all taffy and proceeds to chew
it mp like pig in butter.milk
trough. If only he suffered the con-
sequences of his rashness and folly
alone, but he must injure the chances
and detract from the graees of the
dear Jefferson girls aands newithe
Berkeley BOYS win think that old
maids and mortgages are about on
apar in Jefferson. Thanks to good.
ness our Berkeley girls stand on a
higher plane than their Jefferson
sisters, and don't waste their sweets
on every tobacco box and beer keg
with pants on. They have a watch
set over their hearts and lips, and
sentinel stands guard over the por-
tai Of their virtues, that no soft.
Drained editor may scent the aroma
of their love nor wantonly sip the
nectar of the fairest blossoms in af.
fection's garden, and then publish 1T
to the world to their folly and his
shame. Berkeley girls have treas
ures in kisses far superior to the JEFF.
ferson bellies, but only the one they
love the best is admitted to the Sc.
cret of the combination that unlocks
it, and then only in plighted troth
that is the reason there is nothing
but youth and beauty in Berkeley,
upon which the bees come to feed
from every cline and country.
1t is, therefore, disgusting to read
such stuff like Editor Gallaher gets
off in his Fighter moments, and we
publish it as warning to what
maidenhood descends when it dis
closes the charms OF it's lips to an
editorial bum-blebee:
The Kabletown girl bows her stately
head,
And fixes her stylish lips
In firm sweet way, and lets them 90
In spasmodic little ships.
The Shepherdstown girl removes her
specs
And freezeth her face with a smile;
And she sticks out her lips like an.open
book, .r.--. .l
And cheweth her gum meanwhile.
The Leetown girl says never word,
And you'd think she was rather tame.
With her practical views of the matter
in hand, 7- -,...j f,....ts.-s -autyI
But she gets there just the same. .,l
The Summit Point girl the pride of the
world,
In her clinging and soulful way,
Absorbs it all with a yeaInfully yearn
AS big as bale of hay.
The Middleway girl gets grip ON her.
self.
AS she carefully takes her hat
Then she grabs up the prize in frenzied
way, -.-aE--
Like terrier shaking rat.
The Bolivar girl so gentle and fond;
Lets her lips meet the coming kiss,
With raptnrous warmth, and the youth
full souls
Float away on sea of bliss.
We have sung the song of the girls who
kiss, -ii
And sets ones brain In a whirl,
But to reach the height of earthly bliss
You must kiss Charlestown street.
corner girl.
With your. arm around her waist, her
face upturned,
In sweet confiding way.
You care not a cent for the whole wide
world, "a .-.
Though the wind through your whisk-
ers play.
And closer together your lips do draw
Till they meet in rapturous glow;
And the small boy hidden behind the
fence
Cries 6 Gallaher, let her go.'