The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-03-26
KISSES FOR EVERY ONE.
Scenes at French Line rier on tho .De-
parture Of a steamer.

scenes at French Line Pier on tho De-
parture Of a steamer.
Certain physicians OF more or less re-
pute have publicly condemned the
practice Of kissing as distinctly mimi
cal to the persons who pursue Il, says
the New York Tribune Although tho
Nominations OF these would-be REFORM
ers have attracted a good deal OF at
tenuon from the comic papers and
from the small army OF people whose
greatest delight In life II is TO seize and
follow fads In rapid succession. yet
the thing has never been held Of SUM-
Client weight TO demand the Official no.
dce OF the health authorities. hut the
abolition Of sloveEy was long In COM
Ing, and for hundreds OF years the
earth was held 10 be fiat. All reforms
rise from small beginnings. and It Is
possible that In time we shall see sigma
similar to those that now denounce ox-
pecioratlon In our public conveyances.
declaring that Oscillation Is most dan
gerous to the public wellbeing and is
thereby forbidden by the board OF
health" II that day ever comes the
first public pli.,e to receiv the atten-
ton OF the health author les will be
the pier OF the French line OF transat-
lantlc steamers at Morton street. II
anybody happens to be abroad at the
unseomly hour OF o'clock OF a satur-
day morning and is looking for an en-
tertainlng spectacle he can do no bet
ter than 10 HE himself down to tho
river front to see the French liner 20
out. He will get n now idea OF the
tremendous possibilities OF OSCILLATION.
He will find the big pier strange
contrast to the silent and deserted
streets through which he has come Il
will be ablazc with electric lights. II
will be throngcd with a crowd Of pas
sengers about to embark for Havrc. and
with them will be nearly every one OF
their friends who could by any possi-
blllty get there. No passengers 10
aboard the steamer until the last min
ute. and In the time that olapses bc-
tween their arrival at the pier and tho
moment when Is heard the cry Of IAN
ashore that's going ashore" there Ia
not an Instant when somebody Is not
getting kissed The French are noted
for their effusiveness. but there Ia prob
ably no occasion when this trait APP
pears to such an extent as when they
arc about to commit their friends TO
the mercy OF the sea. They are kisses
that are felt. too. None OF your half
and-half, milk-and-water. namby-
pamby kisses for your Frenchman. but
kisses that are to be remembered for
days and weeks and months and not
forgotten until the friends meet again.
They are audlble-those klsses-all
over the pier and they make the casual
stranger feel utterly lonesome and dis
NAL. The women are kissed by tho
men and the men are kissed by tho
women. and. strangest OF all. the men
are klsesd by the men. II is not ono
scores Of them. II is perfect fuslllade.
bombardment OF kisses. On the
mouth they fall and on the cheeks and
on the hair and on the eyes. There Ia
no part or portion OF their faces that
escapes. Big. bearded and bronzed
men clasp each other In their arms. and
their lips meet time and time again.
And between kisses the air Is full Of
arms lung about In excited gestlcula-
tson and one gets bewilderlng impress
sion OF shoulders. that are shrugged
and eyes that are rolled and eyebrows
that are raised and lowered with the
speed Of memory. And all the while
the air IA full OF perfect chaos OF ex-
clamatlon points and dlminuiiyes and
all the terms OF endearment OF which
the French language is so full. To the
colder-blooded native OF this latitude
It Ia all quite ineomprehensible and be-
wildering,