COMPLIMENTS OF JACK THE KISSER

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 356, 3 April 1889, Page 3

COMPLIMENTS OF JACK THE KISSER

Any lady who has been kissed three times i by Jack and retains this,oavd is entitled to : membership in the 1 Grand' Army of the Re- " deemed. , , > : Jack's kiss purifips, but jiever defies. _■ >. >lis missloh'is divine, and } his "liis's deVoia of, : •: sensuality.. • ' ,', ,•'£■- * 'V '•>■.': : . .tO.ReaJ, • •„ :

On the reverse, side;of,the^oard.>ar,e these,; two verses : •„.'" i ,• ■'•

Some seek for fam&bii 'criin B on field., With flashing blade and battered shield :

But with arm as stvong— heart as bold,

I lust not for blood nor kill for gold. But when the gaslights dimly shine, I seek from women's lips divine A solace for this soul of mino, As Bacchus did from.) rosy wine.

' Unto this breast infold, the fail', 1 And kiss each shtriinfe 'lock of hair, '' • While on their lips a, seal I press , . With all a lover's tenderness. ' _ My mission truly is inspired, \ * And by no base passion fed or fired; - When maid is marked 1 never miss her, Sooner or later I surely kiss her. Fervently yours, ■ Jack the Kisser.

"Jack" must have had some pleasant times, but. he must also ha f ve proved such' an ' objectionable character that I have no> doubt that long ere this the. good citizen's of St, Louia have tarred and feathered him.

The "Argus," under the heading of "Strange Glimpses of Melbourne Life," records the fact that for the last quarter of a century the proprietor of the Mechanics' Restaurant, A. De Freitas, has observed a peculiar 'custom. /Punctually afc eight o'clock in the «vening.the t doors of the restaurant &re thrown open and the whole of the food left over during the day is placed, free of charge, before whosoover likes to enter and eat, ' Knives and forks are laid for 100 persons, and a cup of tea with a large piece of bread, is at the service of whoever likes to order them. All the remnants of meat, fish, fowls, etc., were placed on the tables. The nightly attendance for the 25 years has ranged from 60 to 100.