The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-11-20

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j. Greenwood, of Tulse Hill, London
whose definition is herewith framed
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.: An insipid and tasteless NOR
sci, which becomes delicious and
| delectable in proportion as it Is
favored with love.
The following is a selection from
some of the best definitions submitted
What the chimney-sweeper i'm mprinted
on the rosy lips of the scullery maid
when she told him she favored his
SCOT.
The sweetest fruit on the tree of love
The oftener plucked the more abund
ant it grows.
A thing of use to no one, but mucf
priced by two.
The baby's right, the lovers privilege
the parents benson and the hypocrite'i
mask.
That which you cannot give without
taking and cannot take without giving
The food by which the flame of love is
fed.
The flag of truce in the petty wars OF
courtship and marriage.
The acme of agony to bashful man
The only known "smack" that will
calm a storm.
A telegram to the heart in which the
operator uses the "sounding" system.
Nothing, divided between two.
Not enough for one, just enough for
two, too much for three.
The only really agreeable two-faced
action under the sun, or the moo II
The sweetest labial of the worlds Ian
guage.
A woman's most effective argument,
whether to cajole the heart of fathes .
control the humors of husband or con-
sole the griefs of childhood.
Something rather dangerous,
Something rather nice,
Something rather wicked,
Though it can't be called a vice,
Some think it naughty,
Others think it wrong, cess -
All agree it's folly,
Though it doesn't last long.
A kiss from pretty girl is like hav-
ing hot treacle poured down your back
The thunder-clap of the lips, which
inevitably follows the lightning glance
of the eyes.
Areport at headquarters.
Everybodiy'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.
That in which two heads are better
than one.
A kiss is three parts of speech-a
transitive verb, an invisible noun, and
Visible conjunction.
Printing without ink, leaving no
visible impression.
Woman's passport to her husbands
purse, and mans passport to a Wo-
mans heart.
When lips of lovers meet in bliss,
The pleasing act is termed a "kiss,''
But when the pair have we'd each other
The vapid thing Is called a "bOther."
Loves artillery, that Is brought into
action. Immediately on the call 'to
arms"
Cont1 action of the mouth due to en-
largement of the heart.
The sounding-line used by woman
to fathom the depths of mans weak
ness,
An old-fashioned telegraphic arrange
ment for transmitting from one person
to another various sensations that can
not be transmitted correctly by any
other medium known.
Natures Volapuk-the universal lam
guage of love.
A woman's trump card in the game Of
love.
An article that is always accented and
(im) printed, but not always aublished,
The action of the lips by which the
real sentiments of the heart are either
expressed or falsely dis
guised,
am Just two and two, I am warm, I
am cold,
And the parent of numbers that cannot
be told.
am lawful-unIawful-a duty, a fault,
[ am often sold dear-gOOd for nothing
when bought
An extraordinary boon, and matter of
course,
And yielded with pleasure when taken
by force.
A gift which is sometimes expected,
seldom rejected, though often returned.
A speech without words.
a lip salve often tried as a specific in
affections of the heart.
soul,
The only delight of the gods that NOR
tails have been permitted to enjoy.
The safety-valve to an eXuberance of
,ender feelings.
The lovers privilege and the pug
logs right.
What the child gives, the lover steals,
,he foolish waste and the old value.
The most popular lip salve on the
present day.
A tonic which in childhood may be
with safety, but with
great caution when childhood is past.
The lovers flag of truce after a quar-
rel.
loves happiest expression and sor-
-ow's tenderest balm.
A cannon off the red.
The anatomical iuXtapOsition OF two |
oriG muscles in a state on
Agaod impression made by the seal of
It is like the wind that blows-it is
elt but not seen.
The "pons asinorum' of oourtship.
A demonstration of love which will ]
Try the hahy's tears, thrill the maiden's :
leart and sOothe the ruffied feelings of |
| tired wife,
A smack Tor catching the matrimoni-
Il fish.
The sovereign tincture in household |
iispensary.
What man struggles for before mar
iage, what woman struggles for after /
marriage.
Draughts of nectar from the lips of in |
locence.
Cupid's crashing smack, the crews of /
which are generally lOve-sick.
The striking of 9 love match.
A simple thing in which a whole /
World OF meaning is sometimes hidden.
The stars in the armament of love.
,iven in domestic tits.
The poorest mothers richest gift.
A cheeky application.
A kiss resembles a short sermon, con-
listing of two heads and an application.
Cupid's sealing wax.
The essence of tulips (twO hps).
The only gift generous lover likes
o get back again.
Temporary facial friction generating
nstaneous rapture and bliss.
The souls ambassador.
The dew gathered from the lips of
arth's fairest flowers.
A game for two, always in fashion
A rock in the sea of life, on which tn
ood ship Bachelor was wrecked.
The cream of courtship.
That which is exchanged Oetween
wo persons, is something while in the
ct of exchange, nothing after the XXI
hange is made, and for which neither
an show value received.
Matrimonial bird-line.
A kiss is loves press telegram.
The hearts thirst appeased at the
0untain of a loved ones lips.
,Woman's food, mans luxury, boys
hyaic.