Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-05-26
Stery Of a First Kiss.
BY FRIEDRICH BnEMER.

gestssnly, you have observed how
strangely, sometimes, the clouls, in morn
ing or evening, group themselves around
The run and are lighted Up by il, and you
have though: sometimes, al this should be
represented in painting, people would say,
Sit is unnatural, il is not truen . SoSeven
in human life. We often find events look
ing, when related or described in books,
even so unnatural, and YET perfectly true
10 reality. 10 nature, though not to every
day nature. For example, if any one
should tell that, once, frs. kis was given
by young, modest lady. publicly, and in
npublic square, to young man that she
saw fsr The first time, certainly all young
ladies and old ladies, and young gentlemen
pud old gentlemen, would with one voice
cNlL out--'.H is BOT true, it is impossible. :,
Wall, Twill enl:eat your attention 10 the
folloAing little story for whose i.uth and
reality Twill be responsible. Is.
In the university Of Upsala, in Sweden,
lived young slGaent--a lolely youth,
with great love for studies, but without
means for pursuing them. He was poor
and without connections. Still he studied
on, living in grea, poverty, but keeping a
cheerful heart, and trying not to look at
the future. which looked SO grimly nj him.
His good humor and good qualities made
him beloved by his young comrades.-
Once he was standing with some of them
in the great square Of Upsala, pra1ing
away on hour of leasure. when the atten-
ton ofshe young men became arrested by
avery young and elegan, lady, who at
ahe side of an elderly one, wadled slowly
over the place. II was the daughter Of
the Governor OF Upland, residing in the
city, and the lady with her was her COVER.
ness. She was generally known for her
beauty and for her goodness and gentleness
OF character, and was looked upon with
great admiration by the students. As the
young men now stood silently gazing at
her, as she passed on like graceful vision,
one Of them exclaimed: ~s'W ell, it would
be worth something TO. have a kiss from
such q nlouthp' The poor young student,
heshero Of our story, who was looking in
tently at that pure and angelic face, ex-
claimed, as il by inspiration-"Well, |
think could have it. = s~fa
sssWhntn, cried his friends in chorus,
care you crazy? Do you know herW &c.
.ssNot al all |" he answered, shut think
she would kiss me, just now, if ! asked
her,. .. ..sa.s ,8..5 .ss5...szs Il
aW hal! in this place before all our
eyes2'' 4..f-s4 ssz. So osss >.
.In This place, before your eyes, 81 id
s'FreelyfH @ 4 3 .g
"Freely.' r.s ]-s
Veil, if she will give you kiss in that
manner, I will give you thousand dol>
lars!" exclaimed one Of the party.
ssAnd I!n sand I!'' cried ..hree or four
others, for it 50 happened that several rich
young men were in the group, and bets
ron high on SO improbable an event, and
the challenge was made and received in
less time than we take to relate it.
Our hero--my authority tells not wheth-
er he was handsome or plain have my
peculiar reasons for believing that he was
rather plain. but singularly good looking at
the same time-our. hero Immediately
wadled off to meet the young lady. He
bowed 70 her and said, tsMy lady, min
froleenj my fortune is in your hands. -
She looked ut him in astonishment, but ar
rested her steps. He proceeded 10 give
his name and condition, his aspiration, and
related simply and truly what had lpassed
between him and his companions. The
young lady listened attentively, and when