The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-08

who d.ed at Eigin. Scotland. December.
isss. delighted in relating how he kissed
tina duchess in taking the shilling from be-
tween her teeth TO become one Of her regi-
ment-the Gordon Highlandsrs. better
known as the Ninety-seconi. The old
Scottish veteran OF s. has not left one BE-
hind him 20 tell the ssma tale about k.ss-
ing the biue-eyed duchess il the market
place Of DuthiE. The late Daniel O'Con-
nell hit upon novel mode Of securing
votes for the candidates he had named at
. certain election, which test considering
the constitutional ;emrers ulent Of his coGn-
;rymen, 10 said 10 have proved effeesual.
He said. in reference TO the unfortunate
eiector. who should vote against them.
''Lss no man speak to him: let NO wanon
salute him.
Y ISSING the hard is a national custom
II in Austria. 4 gentleman on meeting
a lady OF his acquaintance, always kisses
her hand The old Roman code defined
with great accuracy the nature. limits and
condition OF the right of kissing. The
kiss had all the virtue OF bond granted
as . seal 10 the ceremony OF bstrothing. in
consequence OF the violence done to the
modesty OF the lady by kiss. 1t Is said
that in China the art Of kissing was intro
duced by the American naval officers The
Chinese girls called the men "m1neaters.
thinking they were going to BE- devoured.
until they learned the lesson.
= I: I:
AT Bculogne. during the reception OF
"a Queen Victoria. some years ago. a
number OF English ladies, IN their anxiety
10 see everything. pressed With such force
against the soldiers who we're keeping the
line that the latter were forced to give way
arA uraN - II Va
OF policemen indered ip the execution
Of their duty" The officer in command.
observing the state of affairs. called out.
'Ons roll OF the drum--if they don't keep
back kiss them all" After the first sound
Of the drum the ladies took to flight. IF
they had been French" said Partisan
Journal. ''they would have remained to
woman"
TIL SE women who have kissed Mr.. Hob
/ son. conclude, are trying TO obey the
biblical injunction which says. Whatever
&c would that men should do unto you, do
ye even so 10 them.
Perhaps, also. these ladies are trying the
national kiss. the E piuribus unum-a thou
sand kisses In one. You know the diction-
airy Of kisses runs this way: BUS, 10 kiss.
re-bus, to kiss again: hlunderbus, two girls
kissing each other: omnibus. 20 es all the
girls in the room: buster. a general kisser.
e plur.bus unum. thousand kisses in
ons."
4 young fellow in San Francisco sud-
denly sna,ched q kiss from a lady friend
and excused his conduct by saying that It
was a sort OF temporary insanity that now
and then came over him. When he arose
to take his leave. the plying damsel said
to him: III you ever feel any more fits
coming on. you had better come right here,
where your infirnity Is known, and We Will
take care OF you
AnAMN man who'd kiss and TELL" said
- the Duchess OF Queersbury. and the
world usually agrees with the duchess.
Up TO this date Mr.. Hobson has kissed
about 4,000 women. and IL he keeps on, his
record FOR heroisn on the water will be ex-
ce,led by his record for hero.sm on land.
II his mouth holds out he will rank as
champion kisser OF the world An ex-ar-
tilleryman named Moore was sentenced IN
Savannah. Ga, to serve sixty days on the
changing for kissing the wife OF citizen
on the street Mr.. Moore was slightly
tox.cated when the incident occurred 1t
does seem hard case that Hobson's choice
must be Moore honored in the breach than
In the observance.
II does seem a senseless thing for a FULL
fedged man Ike Hohson to go up and down
the United States kissing women, and the
women who volunteer TO do the kissing
well the leas; said OF them the better. Our
war with Spain was short. sharp and ds-
c.slve. and we want to go down In history
on what Dewey and Sampson and the rest
OF our brave leaders did. II is absurd for
Mr.. Hohson 10 start this E piuribus unum
kissing and force upon the public attention
his qualifications as a ksser rather than
that OF q shlp-s.nker. How horrible it
would be in the history OF our war with
Spain. should the chief Item OF interes. CEN
ter upor the tact that the greatest feat
performed was that fellow named Hobson
kissed so many women that he wore out
his mouth entirely. NANCY LEE