The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-30
WHAT'S In A KISS?

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of tho best definitions otTeled:
What the chimney-sweeper imprinted on
the rosy lips OF the ~scullery maid whom she
told him she favored his suit.
The sweetest fruit on the tree or love.
The oftener plucked the more abundant 1t
grows. !,
K thing of use to no one, but much priced
the baby's right, the lovers. privilege.
the parents benson ana the hypocrites
mask.
That which you cannot give without TAX
ING and cannot take without giving.
The food by which the flame of love 10 fed.
Tho aap Of truce in the petty wars OF
courtship and marriage.
The acme of agony to a bashful man.
T'he only known SMACK" that Will Calm
A telegram to the heart in which the
operator uses the sounding" system.
Nothing divided between two.
Not enough for one, just enough Tor two,
not enough for three.
1he only really agreeable two-faced ac-
ton under the sun, or the moon either.
The sweetest labial of the worlds Ian
guage.
A woman's most effective argument.
whether to caiole the heart of a father, CON
troll the humors of q husband or console
the griefs Of girthood.
Something rather dangerous,
Something rather NICE,
Something rather wicked.
Though it can't b. called a vice.
Some think it naughty,
Others think It wrong.
All agree its Jolly, ,.u+ ,onc
A kiss from u pretty girl 10 Ike having
hot treacle poured down your neck by
angels.
evitably follows the lightning glance OF the
eyes.
A report at headquarters. H.
Everybody's acting edition OF Romeo
What the child receives free. what the
young man steals and what the old man
buys.
The drop that runneth over when the cup
of love is full.
one.
A kiss is three parts of speech-a transit
tive verb, an invisible noun, and a visible
conjunction.
Printing without ink, leaving no visible
Woman's passport to her husbands
purse, and a mans passport to a woman,s
heart.
When lips of lovers meet in bliss,
The pleasing act is termed a kiss"
But when the pair have wed each other
The vapid thing is called a bother"
Loves artillery, that is brought into ac-
ton Immediately on the call ITO arms"
>oIlbl uSUlcAA
largement of the heart.
The s~ounding-line used by a woman to
fathom the depth of a mans weakness.
An old-fashioned telegrapnic arrange
ment for transmitting from one person to
another various sensations that cannot be
transmitted correctly by any other medium
known.
Nnture's Volapuk-the universal language
of love. Il
love. Il
An article that is always accepted and
(jm) printed. but not always published.
The action of the lips by which the real
sentiments of the heart are either atfec-
tionately expressed or falsely disguised;
] am Just two and two, I am warm, l am cold,
And the parent Of numbers that cannot be told.
I am wful-unlawful--a duly. a tault.
am often sold desr-good for nothing whom
bought.
An extraordinary boon, and a matter OF course,
And yielded with pleasure when taken by force
A gift which il sometimes expected. sell
dom rejected, though often returned.
The safety valve to an exuberance of
tender feelings.
The lovers privilege and the pug dogs
right.
What the child gives. the lover steals, the
foolish waste, and the old value.
The most popular lip salye of the present
day.
A tonic, which in childhood may be ad-
ministered with safety, but with great eau
ton when childhood is past.
The lovers flag of truce after a quarrel.
Loves happiest expression and sorrows
tenderest balm.
A carom off tho red.
The anatomical juxtoposition of two Or
bicular oris muscles in a state of c%ontrac-
ton.
A good impression made by the seal OF
love.
1t ia like the wind that blows; it is felt
but not seen:
The "pons asinorum' of courtship.
A demonstration of love which will dry
the baby's tears, thrill the maiden's heart
and soothe the ruf1ed feelings of a tired