The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1851-05-10

the whacks he received on his rear
were certainly "nothing to be sneeZed
at" The shovel was actually demol-
ished in the furious attack CheValier
Bennington attempted to offer no expla-
nation or justification either to the hus-
band or before the Mayor In answer
to queries proposed by the latter, he
magnanimously exclaimed: "Send me
to jail for thief if you choose. ! had
better suffer than sile the repetdtton Of
the fair see to He was committed ac-
cordingly.
THE FIRST KIss.-In the University
of Upsala, in Sweden, lived a young
student-a lovely youth, with a great
love for study, but without means of
pursuing them. He was poor and with
out connexions. Still he studied on,
living in great poverty, but keeping up
a cheerful heart, and trying not to look
to the future, which looked so grimly
at him. His good humor and good
qualities made MIN 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 very
young and beautiful lady, who, at the
side of an elderly one, walked slowly
over the place. 1t was the daughter of
the Governor of Upland, residing in the
city, and the lady with her was the
governess. She was generally known
9 L., boartx- .pJ hnr roodnacs and
gentleneSs of character, and was looked
upon with great admiration by the
students. And as they now stood and
silently gazed at her as she passed on
like graceful vision, one of them ex-
fia'R#eal #eeali, 1t woura De worm something
to have a kiss from such a pretty
MOUTH
The poor student. the hero of our story,
who was looking intently at that pure
and angelic face, exclaimed, as II by
inspiration,
"Well, think could have it."
aWhat! ~ cried his friends in chorus.
"are you crazy? Do you know her W
"Not at ALL" he answered; but |
think she would kiss, just now, If | asked
herr
"What, in this place, before our
eyesw
YES"
Freelyw
"Freely."
aWelI, if she will give you kiss in
that manner, will give you thousand
dollarsw p
"And ~ cried three or four others.
For it happened that several rich young
men were in the group. 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 does not tell
whether he was handsome or plain-I
have my peculiar reasons for believing
that he was rather plain, but slngularly
good looking at the same time-our
hero walked off to meet the young lady.
He bowed to her, and said:
"Young lady, my fortune is in your
hands"
She looked at him in astonishment,
but arrested her steps. He proceeded
to state his name and condition, and his
| aspirations, and related simply and truly
what had Just passed between him and
his companions. The young lady list:
ened very attentively, and when he had
ceased speaking, she said, blushing, but
with great sweetness
"lf by SO little thing so much good
can be effected, it would be very foolish
in me to refuse your request ;"-and she
kissed the young man publicly IN the
open square.
Next day the young student was sen
for by the governor. He wanted to SET
the young man who had dared to ask
kiss of his daughter in that way, ant
whom she had consented to kiss so. HI
received him with severe and scrutlnl
zing brow, but after an hours converse
ton was so pleased with him that n
asked him to dine at his table durln!
the course of his studies in Upsala.
Our young friend now pursued hi
studies in a manner which soon mad
him be regarded as the most promising
scholar at the University. Three year
were not passed after the day OF tn
first kiss, when the young man was a.
lowed to give second one to the Lowell
daughter of the governor, as his be
trothed bride.
He afterwards became one of tn
greatest scholars in Sweden, and g
much respected for his learning as te
his character His works will endur
for ever among the works of scienc'
and from his happy marriage sprang
family we'll known In Sweden IN 10
present day, and whose wealth OF TO
, tune and high position in society al
regarded as small things compared wit
t its wealth and goodness of love.
+ 70 The total population OF Ne
/ Mexico, as just furnished by the Unite
J States Marshal, is 61,674.