Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-05-08

Ople Head says 'effc snpr,sing
thing Is that q bachelor university pro-
fessor should classify kissing with pro-
family. smoking. chewing and drinking
or that hc should pronounce Il a frivol-
ity. There Is nothing frivolous about
kissing. The experience OF humanity
down through ages proves Il 10 be one
OF the most serious things Of life. In
Kansas City a few weeks ago a man
was fined ~ 900 and six months i'm.
prlsonment for kissing. 4 mob on
Ashland avenue, In Chicago. chased
man up three flights OF stairs. out on
the roof. through a window aud com
PEELED him 10 jump % feet TO the street
below simply because u Kiss Kiss
ing either In the abstract or In the con.
crete should be approached with hesi-
tation. dellberatlon and clrcumspec-
ton. with a careful regard for clrcum.
stances and opportunity, and never In
a light or frivolous mood"
Senator Chauncey NJ. Depew wants a
| missionary movement started TO rescue
Professor Algie Il. Crook Of Chicago,
the unklssed. Professor Crooks recent
statement 10 a class Of undergraduates
at the Northwestern university, IN CHI
cago. that be had never "chewed.
smoked. used a profane word. drunk
liquor or Rugged or kissed a girl" has
aroused the deepest commiseration of
the senator.
"And he says he's 81" said the sena-
tor. well. II Is not too late. still be
can never know the exquisite Joy, the
thrill, the bliss. OF a boys first kiss
Poor fellow! why. worlds couldn't
buy the memory OF my first kiss there
on the river Mt Peekskill In the moon.
light. remember IL yet with an ex-
qulslte thrill. | can feel the brush OF
her curls against my cheek, feel the
thrill OF her touch. see her blush and
her roguish eyes before me now. Pity.
pity the poor creature who has never
enjoyed an experience like that!
when | was n boy In my teens,
was a great oarsman, and was often
on the Hudson In my boat. This night
my little bright eyed sweetheart was
with me. The moon was shining. Have
you ever seen the big round moon shln.
ing on the Hudson az peeksklll on n
June night? II you have. you know
what II is for n boy 10 be out alone
with his sweetheart In that moonlight
| remember how | pulled out into the
sllyery stream, her mlschleyOus eyes
upon me. A king on his throne was
never happier. and he never had half
the right 10 be. A young fellow with a
pretty sweetheart who likes him Just a
little bit and loves 10 be In the moon
light with him is the most blessed OF
mankind.
well. we talked. After awhile we
let the boat drift. rather think. May.
be her pretty eyes drew me nearer "a
her. Maybe her loose curls touched
my cheek. Maybe we were saying ten
= der nothlngs. Maybe | touched her
hand. Then II happened. It Is n,
touch that does II, the electric thrill
A young fellow could no more help Il
than he could stop n storm. aud the cir
couldn't either. Why should they
There Is the sllvery quiet. there Is th,
pretty glrl daring him, there Is thl
young fellow. then there's kiss. I
was the old story Of Eve and the apple
II always Is. The aght sort Of youn
fellow can't resist the forbidden fruit
and Eve doesn't want him 70.
1T Is very late for Crook 70 beglr
lie can never come the way OF bills
that every other man has come. II
can never enjoy the challenge from IN
rogulsh eye OF youth. Now he must b
the aggressor. stlll II Ia not too LAT
for even a sinner like Crook TO roper
: and reform. lie must be saved. n
girls must do II. They owe II 10 n
ser to wipe out the stigma Of this ma
= getting up and proclaiming that In
life OF 81 years be has never once hu
ged or kissed a girl. II Is direct r
Election on all the women Crook has e
10, er known. Even now the portals
q. heaven are open to him."
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