‘OPINIONS OF THE PRESS ON KISSING.' 1881

I thought this was fun for 1881.

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser NSW 17 May 1881

‘OPINIONS OF THE PRESS ON KISSING.

A lady friend in Goulburn has transmitted the following 'Opinions of the Press” upon the subject of the test which tells you Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice and wept:-

If Rachel was a pretty girl, and kept her face, we can't see what Jacob had to cry about— Sydney Daily Telegraph.

How do you know but that she slapped his face for him.-Protestant Standard’.

Weeping is not unfrequently produced by extreme pleasure, joy, happiness, it might have been in Jacobs’s case. — Freeman's Journal.

The cause of Jacob's weeping was the refusal of Rachel to allow him to kiss her again.—Burrangong Argus.

Jacob wept to find Rachel had only one eye.-Yass Courier.

It is our opinion that Jacob wept because he had not kissed Rachel before; and he wept for the time he had lost. — Forbes Times.

The fellow wept because the girl did not kiss him. — Tumut Times.

Jacob wept because Rachel told him to do it twice more, and he was afraid to. — Methodist Witness.

Jacob cried because Rachel threatened to tell her mamma.— Molong Express.

He wept because there was only, one Rachel to kiss. — Goulburn, Herald.

It is our opinion, Jacob wept because he had the influenza badly.—

Bathurst Times.

He wept for joy because It tasted' so good. -Wagga Advertiser.

We reckon Jacob cried Because Rachel had been eating onions –S M Herald.'

Our own opinion that Jacob wept because he found after all it was not half what it was cracked op to be. — Albury Banner.

A mistake, not his eyes; but his' mouth watered. — Church, of England Record.

He thought it was a fast colour; and Wept to find the paint come off— Peter Campbell's Wasp.

He remembered he was her uncle, and what the prayer book says. — Southern Daily Argus.

He was a fool, and did not know what was good for him. — Goulburn Penny Post.

He knew there was a time to weep' it had come, and he dare not put it off.— Hay Standard.

He thought she might have, a big brother,—Temora Star.

When he lifted up his voice, he found it was heavy, and could not get it as high as he expected- Gundagai Times.

He tried to impose on her feelings because he’, wanted her to lend him five Shillings-- Barrangong Chronicle.

Our own opinion Rachel did not clean her teeth, and this disgusted Jacob that he cried with bitter disappointment at the fact. Wilcannia Times.

Jacob kissed -Rachel, and then, wept because she was troubled with catarrh, and neglected to bring a clean handkerchief. — Cootamundra Herald.

Very likely a curious mosquito had found its way in to the small of his back—Carrier's Monthly.

Jacob wept because it suddenly dawned upon on him that he had rendered himself liable for breach of promise of marriage.--Campbelltown Herald.