The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-06-11

transported with delight. with one
accord they fell on their vindicated
pastors neck and kissed him. After
he had been well-nigh smothered In
osoulatory embraces tho excited
women turned their attention to the
deaConB Of the church, who were
treated to the same marks Of aftec-
tlon.
Then they sought to similarly re-
ward the counsel for the defense but
the lawyer incontinent1y fed. The
magistrate then came In for atten-
ton. which he avoided by lodging
behind his desk. After a turn of kiss
Ing each other, tho women again fell
upon their pastor and "smacked'
away until It became necessary to
clear the courtroom. The hugging
and kissing only ceased when the
party reached the street.
On the occasion OF the return from
South Africa of the City Imperial Vol
unteers Of London, quite kissing
carnival took place. Crowds of row.
dy youths and apprentices pushed
their way through the streets, kissing
every woman and girl within reach.
Every unattended lady was thus
rudely assaulted. and in some cases
had to bear the added indignity OF be-
ing passed on from one kIsser to an
other. Some lively scenes took place.
particularly when one unescorted
damsel. who had been bodily swept
into side street, called out Justify
for rescue from group OF would-be
kissers.
A Liverpool man pleaded the war
as his excuse for contracting the
kissing fever. Taking his stand at
the entrance Of Life Street station,
he was seen to place his arm around
the waists OF several ladies and kiss
them az they passed. The screams
Of the indignant fair ones attracted
the attention of policeman, who
took the prOmiscuous kisser into Gus
tOdy
Before the magistrate he essayed to
excuse his conduct on the ground Of
excess Of JOY at the return Of his son
from the war. But this did not pro-
vent the infliction Of a fine to pay for
two or three kisses taken without
leave.
Not long since a young man who
was afflicted with the kissing mania
entered street car in New York. To
their amazemcnt, he at once started to
kiss all the women passengers, and
had nearly gone tho round OF them
before they recovered their presence
OF mind.
One, however, vigorously slapped
the kIsser's face, whcroupon he jump
ed from the car. sustaining a nasty
fall. Picking himself up, he made
his way to the Footwalk and imprinted
kiss on the face Of the first woman
he met.
A policeman then took him in
hand, from whom nc broke away and
kissed another fair passor-by. When
again secured, he was on the point
OF saluting third. and was only over
come after q desperate struggle. He
turned out to be kissing maniac.
Just before the outbreak of the war
Il young French woman created n
sensation in the streets OF Brussels
by kissing every member OF the op-
posite sex whom she met. Her CON
duct did not commend itself to some
OF the kissed, who complained to a
policeman.
On his attempting to arrest her, she
actually tried TO kiss him. as well as
the Inspector on duty At the police
station to which she was forthwith
escorted. A doctor testified that the
fair prisoner was suffering from men
tai arrangement on the problem OF
kissing. which saved her from being
punished for taking oscuIatory exer-
else on unwilling subjects.