Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-08-19
WHAT is A KISS.

What the chimney sweeper imprint
ed on the rosy lips of the scullery
maid wien she told him she favored
his SCOT.
The sweetest fruit on the tree OF
love. The oftener plucked the more
abundant it grows.
A thing of use to no one, but much
priced by two.
The baby'S right, the lovers priv
lege, the parents benson and the
hypocrite's mask.
That which you cannot give with
out 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 bashfuI
man.
The only known smack" that will
calm storm.
A telegram to the heart in which
the operator uses the sounding" sys-
TEN.
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 moon
either.
The sweetest label of the worlds
language.
A womans most effective argument,
whether t o cajole the heart OF father,
control the humors Of II husband or
console the griefs of childhood.
Something rather dangerous,
something rather nice.
Something rather wicked,
Though IL can't be called vice.
Some think 1t naughty,
Others think it wrong,
All agree It's jolly,
Though It doesn't last long.
A kiss from pretty girl is like huv-
ing hot treacle poured down your
back by angels.
The thunder-clap of the lips, which
inevitably follows the lightning glance
of the eyes.
A report at headquarters.
Everybody acting edition of"Romeo
and Juliet.
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 spr"ch-a
transitive verb, an invisible noun
and u visible conjunction.
Printing without ink, leaving no
visible impression.
Woman's passport to her husband
purse, and mans passport to n WON
ans heart.
When lips OF lovers meet In bliss
The pleasing act Is termed n kiss
But when the pair have wed each other
The vapid thing is called bother
Loves artillery, that is brought
into action immediately on the call
''to arms"
Contraction OF the mouth due to
enlargement of the heart.
The sounding line used by woman
TO fathom the depths of mans weak
ness.
An oldfashioned telegraphic ar
ranpement for transmitting from one
person to another various sensations
that cannot be transmitted correctly
bv any other medium known.
Natures Volapuk-the universal
language of love.
A womans trump card in the game
of love.
An article that is always accepted
and (im) printed, but not always pub
lished.
The action OF the lips by which the
real sentiments of the heart are eithel
affectionately expressed or falsely dis
guised.
lam Just two and two. am warm. an
cold.
And the parent of numbers that cannot b'
told.
am mlawful-unlawful-ad duty, fault
| am often sold dear-good for nothing whei
bought.
An extraordinary boon, and a matter
course,
And yielded with pleasure when taken b!
force.
A gift which Is sometimes expected
seldom rejected, though often re
turned.
4 speech without words.
A lip salve often tried as specih'
in affections of the heart.
The missing link between body anc
soul.
The only delight OF the gods thal
portals have been permitted to enjoy
The safety-salve TO all exuoeranc'
OF tender feelings.
The lovers privilege and the puG
dogs right.
What the child gives. the love
steals. the foolish waste and the OLE
value.
The most popular lip salve OF th'
present day.