The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-08

give up being electrified for the mere
matter Of few bac!lll, Never. not "
he has 10 live so fast in heart throbs
that he. gets hot.box in his interior
anatomy.
And tho young ladyi Is she afraid
Of the cars? Not II she loves her
Charlie.-not with all the saw-bones in
the country waving red flags and Ian
terms In tho middle of the right of way,
She had rather Gfecl the lips which
press loves glowing cear' and die,
than live unMssed to become as old
as Methuselah!
Against the physician Is arrayed a
determined army Of "bussers' who
haze decided to return either with or
upon their shlelds--still kissing. In
case they are dead, of course, the
kissing would be very still--but any.
how. they are firmly resolved to take
Beaumont and Fletchers advice and
kiss TIL the cows come home"
Who would not have his worries
kissed away after a weary day of
wrestling with business Gollathsi
.tftOifet my lnN neaO upon my DIedSt
And I will kiss thee Into rest"
and who would not fight for this
phase of life. liberty and the pursuit
OF happiness?
Who would not kiss away the tears
OF those we love. Happier far the
man who truly lives, and by his kiss
Ing speaks 10 kindred heart OF love!
In the chamber of death angels hov.
er.s waiting while the lips of the living
cling to the lips OF the dying! The
grief of holiest sorrow finds some COM
fort there! Speak not of coutagion!
Life itself is not so dear as that long.
lingering. last caress!
II Byron wrote truly, tho dearest
remembrance Of life is the first kiss Of
love:
Our sweetest memorial, the nrst kiss OF
love-
Tho doctors and the railroad prcsi.
dents who object TO kissing on the
derot platforms, would rob us even
Of this Cruel wrctches have they
10 past? Have thoy never been kissed
or kissed anybody?
Even philosophical. stald. old Ben
Jonson knew n good thing when he
slipped It. lie says:
"or leave a kiss hut in the cup,
And III not look for wine"
Shakespeare says we have kissed
away Kingdoms and provinces. Ten.
nyson, In "Locksley Hail." gives kiss.
ing n pretty illustration:
And. our spirits rushed together at the
touching of the lips"
benjamin West said kiss from his
mother made him a painter!
Thus We realize that the associa.
-tions OF osculatlon have ever been ar.
dent. always denonstrative and gen.
orally holy! The anti-kissers may
seriously ombarross some signing
young swain whose sweetheart has
been "almcet persuaded" but not
quite. Further than this, they are
helpless, We were kissed when we
were babies. not only on the face and
lips, but on the feet. As children
We We're kissed and kissed each 9th.
en-. as sweethearts our lips got togeth.
asc]ond or both had our eyes shut, at
tho bridal altar We have kissed our
troth anew. In sunshine and sorrow,
over the cradle and the grave, have
our lips met In communion, and, doc.
tors or no doctors, We are going to
keep up the good work as long as
there ia anyone left who doesn't
dodge!
Pass the Divorce Papers, Please.
Why MI the papers full OF rot
i About the Gould divoreeP
'Tls Just expected consequence
The bon toms salad course.
BY the Way.
silonce is never quite so golden ae
when ID gives tho maids consent.
i.3 = Il 81
Few men suffer in silence when
mere talking can set them right.
80 n Il n
Greatness ID tho simplest thing In
the world simple and natural, else Il
would not be greatness,
Close association makes black not
so very black, and as for morals, even
a saint will take on color from sin
nsr after a time.
r q II =
The greateet gift in the world Is the
power TO be happy, to be agreeable. 3,
bo optimistic. Friends will gather
about such a man. his enemies will
depart and tho people will love him
AS q radiator OF good cheer and en-
couragempnt, he Is a desirable citi
zen and deaih 10 the grumps.
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