The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1897-01-28

A recent contest for the best defini-
ton Of kiss, brought forth seven
thousand answers. The definition
below took the prize:
An insipped and ,asteless
morsel, which becomes de
liCious and delectabIe in
proportion as 1t is flavor
ed with love.
The following is selection from
some of the best definitions submit
ted.
What the chimney sweeper i'm
printed on the rosy lips ofthe scullerv-
maid when she told him she favored
| his SCOT.
| The sweetest fruit on the tree Of
love. The oftener piucked the more
abundant it grows.
A thing of no use to one, bu,
much priced by two
The baby's right, the lovers privi-
lege, the patients benson, and the
hypocrites mask.
That which you cannot give without
taking, and cannot take without Civ
ing.
The food by which the fame OF
love is fed.
The flag of truce in the pretty wars
cour,ship and marriage.
The acme Of agony to bashfu
man.
The only known ..smack" that will
calm a storm.
A telegram 10 the heart in which
the operator uses the 'sounding" sys
tenn.
Nothing divided between two.
Not enough for one, just enough for
two, too much for three.
The only agreeable two faced &C
ton under the sun or on the moon
either.
The sweetest labail Of the world s
language.
The woman's most effective argu-
ment, whether 10 onjolo the boar, of a
or console the griefs Of childhood.
Something rather dangerous,
Something rather nice,
Something rather wicked,
Though it can't be called vice.
,i,I- nh
Others think it wrong,
All agree it's jolly,
Though it don't last long.
A kiss from q pretty girl is like hav
ing bot tfeaCle poured down your
back by angels.
The thunder clap of the lips, which
inevitably follows the lightning glance
of the eyes.
A repor, Al headquarters.
Everybodys acting edition Of
Romeo and Juliet.
What the child receives free, what The
young man steals and what the old
man buys.
The drop tha, runneth over when
the cup 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 10 her husband S
purse, and mans passport TO wo-
mans heart.
Loves artillery that is brought into
action immediately on the "to
terms
Contraction Of the mouth due to
enlargement OF the heart.
The sounding line used by a woman
to tathom the depths of woman S
weakness.
An old fashiontd telegraphic ar
rangenent for transmitting from one
person TO another various sensations
that cannot be transmitted correctly
by any other medium known.
Natures VoIapuk-,he universal
language Of love.
A womam's trump card in the
game Of love.
An article that IS always accepted
and (n) printed, but not always pub
lIshed.
The action Of The lips by which
the real sentiments Of the heart are
either afftctionately expressed or false
ly dgulsed.
ain just two and two. | am warm, | am
cold
And the parent Of numbers that cannot
be told.
AIN lawful-unlawful-a duty, fault,
am often sold cear-good for nothing
when bought.
An extraordinary boon, and a matter of
course,
And yielded with pleasure when taken
by fo:ce.
\ gif, which IS sometimes expected
seldom rejected, though often re-
turned.
The safety valve 10 an exuberanee e
Of tender feelings.
The lovers privilege and the pug
dogs right.
Wha, the child gives, the lover
steals, the foolish waste and the old
value
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