KISS OR FIGHT.

Westport Times, Volume VII, Issue 1092, 25 July 1873, Page 3

KISS OR FIGHT.

An exchange tells a story of a country party thus : A stalwart young rustic, who was known as a formidable operator in a " free fight," had just married a blooming and beautiful country girl, only sixteen years of age, and the twain were at a party where a number of young folks of both sexes were enjoying themselves in the good (?) old-fashioned pawnpaying style. Every girl in the room was called out and kissed except Mrs B , the beautiful bride aforesaid, and although there was not a youngster who was not dying to ki6S her, they were restrained by the presence of her herculean husband, who stood regarding the party with a look of sullen dissatisfaction. They mistook the cause of his anger, however, for suddenly rolling up his sleeves, he stepped into the middle of the room, and in a tone of voice that at once secured attention, said : noticing how things have been Working for some time, and I ain't halt satisfied. I dori't want to raise a fuss, but-—" " What's the matter, John ? " iuquired half-a-dozen voices. " What do you mean ? Have wc dono anything to hurt your feelings ? " " Yes, you

have; all of you have hurt my feelings, and I've got just this to say about it: Here's every, gal in the room been kis?a >d mighty nigh a dozen times apiece, and there's my wife, who I consider as likely as any of 'em, has not had a single oue to-uight, and I'll tell you now, if she don't get as many kisses the balance of the time as any .gal in the room, the man that slights her has got to fight—that's.all. Now go ahead with your plays ! " If Mrs B was slighted during the Balance of the evening, we did not know it. As for ourselves, we know that John had no fault to find with us individually for any neglect on our part.