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Poem
November 19, 1891
Pierre Weekly Free Press
Pierre, Hughes County, South Dakota
What is this article about?
A man in the dark mistakes the colored cook for a lady after a dance, kisses her repeatedly, then flees upon discovering his error in the light.
Clipping
OCR Quality
98%
Excellent
Full Text
A Kiss in the Dark.
It was in the dark at the foot of the stair
Where after the dance I traced her,
I heard her step and I caught her there
And fondly kissed and embraced her.
She did not seem to take it amiss.
And finding myself in clover,
I wasn't content with a single kiss.
But I kissed her a dozen times over
And I knew that I was not giving offence
To her, for she seemed to like it.
Ah, me! 'twas a blissful experience -
How lucky I was to strike it!
Then a light appeared and flight I took
With my mind on distraction's borders:
I had caught and been kissing the colored
cook
Who was going up stairs for orders.
-Cape Cod Item.
It was in the dark at the foot of the stair
Where after the dance I traced her,
I heard her step and I caught her there
And fondly kissed and embraced her.
She did not seem to take it amiss.
And finding myself in clover,
I wasn't content with a single kiss.
But I kissed her a dozen times over
And I knew that I was not giving offence
To her, for she seemed to like it.
Ah, me! 'twas a blissful experience -
How lucky I was to strike it!
Then a light appeared and flight I took
With my mind on distraction's borders:
I had caught and been kissing the colored
cook
Who was going up stairs for orders.
-Cape Cod Item.
What sub-type of article is it?
Ballad
Satire
What themes does it cover?
Love Courtship
Satire Society
What keywords are associated?
Mistaken Kiss
Dark Encounter
Colored Cook
Humorous Twist
Cape Cod Item
What entities or persons were involved?
Cape Cod Item.
Poem Details
Title
A Kiss In The Dark.
Author
Cape Cod Item.
Form / Style
Rhymed Quatrains
Key Lines
I Had Caught And Been Kissing The Colored Cook
Who Was Going Up Stairs For Orders.