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Waikato Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2286, 5 March 1887, Page 2 (Supplement)

Somb girls, at a little pavty recently got up a new order, and wished to initiate the young men into its mysteries. They took possession of the front parlor and closed the folding-doors, leaving one of their number 011 guard. The gentlemen found one youth had disappeared, and wondered what had become of him The lodge being in readiness for candidates, one of the young men was escorted into the room. He found four blushing maidens standing in a row in a corner of the room, with a chair in front of them. Upon this he was seated and blindfolded, and then told that one of the girls would kiss him. If he could guess her name he would be privileged to repeat the osculation. Of course, lie made a miserable failure ; but instead of being allowed to retire, he was compelled to occupy a seat 011 the opposite side of the room. Just imagine his feelings when the next victim was led in and had been prepared for the sacrifice, to see the missing beardless youth rise up, ghostlike, from behind the girls, imprint a good sound smack 011 the uplifted and expectant lips of the candidate and then dodge back to his place of concealment. One after another the young men were victimised. The fun of it was, though, to hear some of them demand more than one trial before the removal of the hoodwinks—one, a well-known physician, not being content with less than three kisses. He was enthusiastic over their sweetness, until the sweet was turned to gall as lie saw the boy salute his successor on the throne of lpystory.—Sydney J'Julletiu.