The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-02-12
An insipid and tasteless morsel,
which becomes delicious and de-
lectabIe in proportion as it is fla
Yored with love.


The following is selection from
some of the best definitions submitted; |;
What the echimmey-sweeper imprint
ed 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
abundant it grows.
A thing Of use to one, but much
priced by two.
The baby's right, the lovers privi-
lege, the parents benson and the
hypocrite's mask.
That which you cannot give without
taking and cannot take without
giving 80,
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 q storm.
A telegram to the heart in which
the operator uses the "sound1ng"
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 moon either.
The sweetest labial of the worlds
Language.
A woman's most effective argument,
whether to cajole the heart of father,
control the humors of 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 II naughty,
Others think It wrong.
All agree it's jolly,
Though it doesn't last long.
A kiss from q pretty girl Is like hav-
ing hot treacle poured down your back
by angles.
She thunder-clap of the lips, which
inevitably follows the lightning glance
of the eyes.
A report at headq quarters.
Evarybody's actingl edition OF "Ro-
meo 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 speech-a
transtive verb, an invisible noun and a
visible conjunction.
Printing withoutink, leaving no WIS.,
ible impression. =.
Woman's passport to her husbands
purse, and mans passport to d
womans's heart.
When lips of lovers meet in bliss,
The pleasing art is termed kiss"
But when the pair have wed each
other, -.
The vapid thing is called a "bother."
Loves artillery, that is brought into
action Immediately on the call Ito
arms.n
Contraction 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
language of love.
A woman's trump card in the game
of love.
An article that is always accepted
and Gm) printed, but not always
published.
The action of the lips by which the
real sentiments Of the heart are either
affectionately expressed or falsel ly dis
guised.
I am just two and two, I am warm
and am cold,
And the parent of numbers that con-
not be told.
am lawful-unlawful-a duty, a
fault.
am often sold dear-gcod for moth
ing 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 return
ed.
A speech without words.
A lip sal . often tried as q specific IN
affections of the heart.
The missing link between body and
soul.