THE PHILOSOPHY OF KISSING.

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3480, 19 February 1880, Page 2

THE PHILOSOPHY OF KISSING.

Forewords, always unsafe in women's mouths, kissing was substituted for the concealment of their thoughts.;,, la itt prime, the music of kissing can. only, be compared to many things more or less enchanting or romantic. The .chief thing in kissing appears to be to hang on as long as possible, and drop each other with a crash. A sigh like a whirlwind, thrown in at the end, ig a proof of appreciation, and the signal for an encore. The fondness of kissing is attributable.. to the ladies taste for fooling around the ends of young men's moustaches, and to the young men's ambition to have the growth of their moustaches so encouraged ; the application of a red-haired girl to the beardless lips of a backward youth has a stimulating effect equal to that of a hot* house; danger only lurking in their too frequent* repetition. Kissing comes at natural to a girl as a cunning fly to a bald head. A man slides as awkwardly into his first kiss as into his elder brother's tail-coat, and his vanitj it equally great on both occasions. He considers them as steps up the ladder ef fife, and would' have his promotions proclaimed from the housetops, and shouted from the church. steeples, but such is his modesty in his family circle that when a younger brother quietly mentions them he lcoks red and feels unfraternal. The female sex obtain their remarkable

proficiency in kissing by perpetual study and constant practice. They aw early distinguished for their aptitude in the art, for what girl is not ready to kiss a baby at all hours and all seasons ? This sort of kiss gradually develops into the embryo kiss affected' by school girls and female com- ! panions, and finally into the kiss;of regular lovers—intense, passionate, and very nice to contemplate upon a starlit night. " Oft in the stilly night" may the sound be heard, and, when sounding oat from the end of the passage, it may safely -be concluded that the door will presently bang and footsteps he heard retreating; and that Jenny will appear with, hejr collar ruiHed, and cigar ash on h«jt shoulder. One thing be careful of, aa.yoir value your reputation for respectability t don't kiss a girl iv the dark unless you can depend upon the spot where the pini protrude j a sudden jab with one of these will spoil the best intentioned kiss ever bestowed on a pretty girl.-r-San Francisco News Letter. !, -