American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-11-08
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We extract the following little story from Miss
Bremer's 'sNorthern Loves and Legends r
Certainly you have observed how strangely
sometimes the clouds, at morning and evening,
group themselves round the sun, and are lighted
up by it, and you have thought sometimes: "lf
this should be represented in painting, people
would say 1t is unnatural-itis is not true"
So, even, in human life. We often find events
looking, when related, or described, even un-
natural, and yet are perfectly true to reality, to
nature, though not, every day nature. For ex-'
ample, if any one should tell, that once a first
KISS was given by young modest lady, publicly
and in public square, to a young man thatshei
saw for the first time, certainly all young ladies',
and old ladies, and young gentlemen, and old
gentlemen, would with one voice cry out: sit
His not true, it is impossible" Well, / entreat
lyour attention to the following little story, for
whose truth and reality will be responsible W
| In the Universityof Upsula, Sweden, lived a
young student--a lonely youth, with a great
love for studies, but without means for studies,
and without means for pursuing them. Hewas
poor and without connexions Still he studied
on, living in great poverty, but keeping upa
cheerful heart, and trying not to look into the
future which looked SO grimly at him. His
good humor and good qualities made him be-
loved by his young comrades. One day he was
standing with some of them in the great square
Of Upsula pratng away an hour at 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, residing in the city, and
the lady with her was her governess. 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 at her, as she
passed on like graceful vision, one OF them
exclaimed: E
1"Wen, it would be worth something to have
kiss from such pretty mouth!V tza
The poor student, the hero of our story, who
was looking intently at that pure, angelic face,
exclaimed rs if by inspiration .t.lt
| swell, think / could have it"
"What!" cried his friends in a chorus, " are
you crazy? Do you know her 2" &c.
aNot at all, I" he answered, :. butt think she
would kiss me just now, if ! asked her" lyy
"What, in this place. before our eyes?"
= (" In this place, before your eyes J"
/" Freely ?"
! aFreely." a4 Naa
"Well, if she will give you kiss in that
manner, will give thousand dollars" r4e5g
"And | /" cried three or four others, for it
SO happened that several rich young men were
| in the group, and bets ran high ON SO improba-
Bile 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 be
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 walked off to meet the lady. He bowed
to her, and said: s.
"My lady, my fortune is in your hands"
She looked ut him with astonishment, but ar
rested her steps. He proceeded to state his
name and condition, his aspirations, and related
simply and truly what had passed between him
and his companions. The young lady listened
attentively; and when he ceased TO speak, she
said, blushing, but with great sweetness:
''If by 50 little thing so much good could
be effected, it would be foolish in me to refuse
your request;" and she kissed the young man
publicly in the open square.
4 Next day the young man was sent for by the
governor. He wanted to see the young man
who had dared to ask a kiss from his daughter
in that way, and whom she had consented to
kiss So
He received him with q severe and scrutini-
zing brow, but, after an hours conversation,
was so 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 were not passed, after the day Of
the first kiss, when the young man was allowed
to give second one to the lovely daughter of
4. the governor as his betrothed 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
a family well known in Sweden at the present
day, whose wealth of fortune and high position
in society are regarded as small things, com
pared with its wealth Of love.