The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-11-21
Story of a First Kiss.

We extract ihe following little story from Miss
Bremer's " Northern Loves and Legends" :"
Certainly you have observed how strangely some.
times The clouds, at morning and evening, group
themselves round the sum- and are lighted 10 by il.
and you have thought sometimes: =" II this should
be represented in painting, people would say, 1t
Is unnstnra-it Is not true" So, even, in human
life. We often find events looking, when related,
or described, even unnatural, and yet are perfectly
true to reality, t. nature, though not every day ma
lure For example, if any one should tell, that
once first kiss was given by young modes lady,
publicly and in public square, TO young man
that she saw for the first time, certainly all young
laiies, and old ladies, and young gentlemen, and
old gentlemen, would with one voice cry out SIT
is not true-it is impossibe." Well, entreat your
attention to tn. f,llowing little story, for whose
truth and reality viii b. responsible:
In the University Of Upsnla, Sweden, lived a
young s,uien'-a lonely youth, with great love
for studies, but without means for studies, and
without means for pursuing them. He poor
and without connexions. Still he studied on, Iiv-
ing in great poverty, but keeping up cheerful
heart and trying not 10 look into the future, which
looked so grmy at him. His good humor and good
qualities made him beloved by his young comrades.
One day he was standing with some of them in the
great square of Upsu!a prating away an hour at
leisure when the attention of the young men be-
came arrested by very young and elegant lady,
who, at the side of nm elderly one, walked slowly
over the place. 1t was the daughter of the Cover
nor of Upland residing in the city, and the lady
WIN ileF was Her guVtIfltss. SHe was generally
known for her beauty and gentleness of character,
and was looked upon with great admiration by the
students. As The young men stood now silently
gazing al her, she passed on like graceful wis.,
ion, one of them exclaimed:
Well it would be worth something to have
kiss from such pretty mouth :"
The poor student, the hero Of-our story, who was
looking lntenily at that pure, angelic face, exclam
ed as if by inspration-
"Wel, | think could have it."
What" cried his friends in chorus, care
you crazy! Do you know her!"
Not at ALL he answered, "but think she
wonld kiss me just now, if asked her."
What. in this place, before our eyes!'
In this place, before your eyes!"
"Freely!"
Freely"
"Well, if she will give you kiss in that man.
ner, will give thousand dollars'
And J" cried three or four Others for it go
happened that several rich young men were in the
group and bets ran 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 whether he
was handsome or plain: have my peculiar rea
sons for believing that he was rather plain, but
sngulary Ood-lookng at the same time-our
hero walked off to meet the lady. He bowed to
her, and said
my lady, my fortune is in your hands,
She looked at him with astonishment but ar.
rested her steps. He proceeded TO state his name
and truly what had passed between him and hs
companions. The young lady listened attentively ;
and when he ceased to speak, she said, blushing,
but with great sweetness:
If by so little thing SO much good could be
effected, it would be foolish in me TO refuse your
request" and she kissed the young man openly in
the public square.
Next day the young man was sent for by the Co.
vernon. He wanted to see the young man who
had dared to ask kiss from his daughter in that
way, and whom she had consented to kiss so.
He received him with severe and scrutinizing
brow, but after an hours conversation was 80
pleased, that he offered to dine him at his table
during the course of his studies at Upsula.
Our young friend now pursued his studies in a
manner Which soon made him regarded as the
most promising scholar at the University. Three
years We're not passed. after the day of the frs,
kiss, when the young man was allowed TO give a
second one to the lovely daughter of the Governor
as his herothed BRIDE
He became, later, one of the greatest scholars in
Sweden, and much respected for his character
His works will endure forever among the works OF
science, and from this happy union sprung family
well known in Sweden al the present day, whose
wealth of fortune and high position in society are
regarded as small things compared with its wealth
of love.
The First Babv In a novel, "Tbe Gienns u