The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-06-25
Story of a First Kiss.
BY FREDRIKA B2EMER.

." '"S OhNC'SiI VI Cpodid, III SWt>
den, lived young student,-a lonely
youth, with great love for studies, but
without means for pursuing them. He
was poor and without connections. Still
he studied, living in great poverty, but
keeping up cheerful heart, and trying
not TO look at the future, which look ed
so grimly at him. His good humor and
good qualities made him beloved by his
young comrades Once he was stand-
ing with some of them in the great
square of Upsala, prating away an hour
of leisure, when the attention of the
young men became arrested by a very
young and elegant lady, who, at the side
OF an elderly one, walked slowly over
the place. 1t was the daughter of the
Governor OF Upland, living in the city,
and the lady with her was her governess
She was generally known for her beauty
and for her goodness and genlleness 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 a graceful
vision, one Of them exclaimed, Well,
i, would be worth something to have a
kiss from such n mouth !" The poor
young student, the hero Of our story,
who was looking inteully on that pure
and angelic face, exclaimed, as if by in-
spiration, Well, think could have
It," What" cried his friends in a
chorus, are you crazy? Do you know
her 2" etc. mot at ALL" he answered !;
" but think she would kiss me, just
now, if ] asked her." What in this
place, before all our eyes" "In this
place, before your eyes" "Freely Z"
" Freely" well, if she will give you
kiss in that manner, will give you a
thousand dollars |" exclaimed one of the
party. "And /" "And /! !" cried
three or four others, for it SO happened
that several rich Young men were in the
group, and the bets ran high on so im>
probable an event, and the challenge was
made and received in less time than we
take 10 relate it.
Our hero - my authority tells not
whether lie was handsome or plain-I
have my peculiar reasohs for believing
that he was rather plain, but singularly
good-looking at the same time-our hero
Immediately walked off to meet the young
lady. He bowed to her, and said, "My
lady, (min froleen.) my fortune is IN
your hand" She looked at him in as
tonshment, but arrested her steps. lie
proceeded to state his name and cond-
ton, his aspirations, and related truly
and simply what had just passed between
him and his companions. The young
lady listened altenlively, aud when he
had ceased to speak, she said, blushing
but with great sweetness "lf by SO
little thing, so much good can be ef-
fecied, il would be foolish IN me to re-
fuse your request, and she kissed the
young man publicly in the open square.
Next day, the young student was sent
for by the Governor. lie wanted to see
The man who had dared to ask a kiss of
his daughter IN that way, and whom she
had consented to kiss so. He received
HIM with severe and scru,inizing brow,
but after an hours conversation. was so
pleased with him that he offered him TO
dine at his table during his studies at
Upsala.
Our young student now pursued his
studies in a manner which soon made
him regarded as the most promising
scholar a, the University. Three years
were not passed after the day of the first
KISS, when the young man was allowed
10 give a second one TO the lovely daugh-
Ter Of the Governor, as to his intended
bride.
lie became, later, one of the greatest
scholars in Sweden, as much respected
for his learning as for his character. His
works will endure forever among the
works Of science, and from his happy
union sprung family well kno wn in
Sweden in the present day, and whose
wealth of fortune and high position in
society are regarded as small things,