KISSING-AND TELLING
There is no word too strong for the man who boasts of the success he has met with as a flirt. But the same condemnation ought to be given to the girl who talks publicly about/>the proposals she has had, and even goes so far as to boast of their number.
Both are gii^ty of the very worst of bad taste; Both are breakers of a sacred confidence, and both should be stopped by any right-minded nearer.
v No greater honour can be paid to a girl than to make her an offer of life and fortune, and that she should discuss it with others as a matter for self-glory and boasting, is detestable. Instead of feeling conceited she should feel humble, and deeply grieved that she has been obliged to hurt another by her refusal.
And if, she has led her unhappy lover on by her love of flirting, then, indeed, she should be ashamed to "tell" it. She should repent bitterly of her cruelty.
No; the old, old. rule remains unshaken, for both man and maid, that one should never "kiss—and tell."
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Rodney and Otamatea Times, Waitemata and Kaipara Gazette, 23 June 1915, Page 2
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186KISSING-AND TELLING Rodney and Otamatea Times, Waitemata and Kaipara Gazette, 23 June 1915, Page 2
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