New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-11
UFPOTC OSCILLATION.

Had Lieutenant Hobson 1oreseeh HI Tic e'''
barrnssn,ents that would be thrust upon MIN
BY m adoring public It is more than likeiy ina.
avon bis unNinching courage would have failed
and TINT ne would have prevailed upon Au-
nral Sampson to send some other officer 10
mako mans for raising the halfsunken Spanish
warships II has been one long ovation for the
hero ., that little incident OF the Merrimac.
"a no him self hns called II. He has been cheered
md fated and dined and interviewed 10 dis-
traction. his ha nd has been wrung until IL must
No veIlnigh paIsied and thousands are now
,umbIIng over themselves to grasp mana that
has grasped Hobson's But the young on'cer Is
a modest man. and all these ordeais must nave
been as nothing when compared to the oscuIa-
tory trial he was compelled to undergo at Long
Beach. Long Island. one day last week
The o,cula,or was Miss Emma Arnold. OF 81
Louis and there are several versions OF '"e
affair One says that Miss Arnold bluntiy re-
oue-,cd 20 he kissed. and that the Lieutenant
b,ushinaly complied. Another AYERS that the
officer was kissing some children. and that M'ss
Arnold remarked coyly that one could almost
wish to be a child again" whercupon the heu-
tenant oplned that such n Formally was not IN
disp.nsable. and kissed her on the spot. The
exact spot Is not mentioned But. anyhow MISS
Arnold was kissed and several scores OF hotel
singing glccfuily:
They kissed. saw them DO IT,
while others respond musicaly
He held tina, kissing was no c,. crime;
She held her head mp every time
Incidentally the public Is Informed by speciai
correspondents. who were at once hurried 70 the
scene Of OSCILLATION. that Miss Arnold mas
wealth OF coal-blnck hair and rich olive com
pexion."
go far ms the dispatches from LONG Beach
have Informed the country. Miss Arnold 10 some
what retlccnt regarding her achievement; But
rct!cence is not especially characteristic of ~
Louis and we may hope that In time tho possessor
OF the wealth OF coal-black hair and the weilr
TODD olive complexion may be prevailed upon
n describe her sensations. We doubt II the kiss
OF heroic lips differs In any material degree
from that obtainable from lips less distln-
gushed But Miss Arnold can give an ex-
cathedra opinion upon that point.
Was this particular kiss like that described
by Tenny.on's Fatima. who remarked concern
ing Il:
80 love, q nre, once he drew
with one long kiss my whole soul through
Ny lips. sunlight drinketh dew.
We doubt IT, We are inclined to think that the
ucutenant's feelings were more accurately de-
scribed by the titled lady who wrote:
I'm short. my deary. kiss me and be quiet"
and that the kiss was
t. snatched hnsy from the sidelong maid"
ANYHOW Miss Arnold has been made
g. immortal with A kiss"
But we fear for the future OF the lieutenant
Not until the memory OF Miss Arnold has been
somewhat dimmed by time Is he likely ever TO
be safe from osculatory assaults II may be
said that the famous officer could not we'll re-
fuse so simple n request. Granted. But can he
well refuse similar requests from thousands OF
other young women II they should make them?
We fail to see how Miss Arnold has the call
II looks from the road az X Lieutenant Hobson's
favoritc quotation would soon be:
cor leave a kiss but In the cup
He could find it In the cup when he had time
TO look and deposlting IT there would save him
deal of embarrassment II some such clear
Ing house Is not established a long cruise would
seem to be the only thing left for Hobson.