Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1851-05-28
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STORY OF : EiR>l MIS-.

We extract the following little story from
Miss Bremer's Northern Loves and Le-
gends:' -
Certainly you have observed how strong
ly, sometimes, the clouds, atmornins, CUP
themselves round the sun, and are lighted
up by it, and you have thought, sometimes
eli this should be represented in printing,
people would say, lit is unnatural, it is not
true p" So is human life. We often
find events, looking, when described in
books, even unnatural, and yet are perfect
ly true to reality, to nature, though not ev-
eryday nature. For example, if any one
shall tell that once first kiss was given by
young modest lady, publicly, and in pub
lie square, to young man that she saw for
the first time, certainly all young ladies and
old ladies, and young gentlemen and old
gentlemen, would, with one voice, call out,
at is not true; it is impossible" Well,
entrcat your attention to the following little
story, for whose truth and reality | will be
responsible:
STORY OF FIRST KIss.-In the Univer-
sity at Upsala, in Sweden, lived young
student, "a lonely youth, with great love
for studies, and without means OF pursuing
them. He was poor and without connec-
tons. Still he studied on, living in great
poverty, but keeping up cheerful heart,
! and trying not to look at the future, which
looked so grimly at him.
His good humor and good qualifications
made him universally beloved by his young
comrades. Once he was standing with some
of them in the great square OF Upsala. pratt
ting away an hour OF leisure, when the at
tention OF the young men became arrested
by very young ana elegant lady, who al
the side OF an elder one, walked slowly over
the place. 1t was the daughter OF the Gov
ernor OF Upland, residing in the city, and
the lady with her was governess. 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
tWell it would be worth something to
have kiss from such pretty mouth l'
! The poor student, the hero of our story
who was looking intently at that pure and
angelic face, exclaimed as if by inspiration
''Well, think could have it,
"What" cried his friends in chorus
''are you crazy' DO you know herr" sc
"Not at ALL he answered; "but think
she would kiss me ust now, if | asked
! her."
"Fhat! in this place, before all oul
eyes?
ain this place before all your eyes" Free
ly Freely"
We'll, if she would give you a kiss in
that manner, l will give you thousand dol
lars !" ''And !" "And Ir' cried three ol
four others, for it so happened that severa
rich young men were in the group, and bet:
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 wheth
er he was handsome or plain-l have my
peculiar reason for believing that lie was ra
ther plain, but singularly good looking at the
same time-our hero walked off to meet the
young lady. He bowed to her and said:
"My lady (min troleen,) my fortune is ii
your hands"
She looked at him in astonishment, bu
arrested her steps. He proceeded to state
his name and condition, his aspirations, ant
related simply and truly what had just pas
sed between him and his companions. The
young lady listened attentively, and whcr
ne had ceased to speak, she said blushins
but with great sweetness,
"If by so little thing, so much gooi
could be effected, it would be very foolish il
me to refuse your request and she kisset
the young man publicly in the open square
Next day the young student was sent 10
by the Governor. He wanted to see th'
young man who dared to ask kiss of hi
daughter in that way, and whom she hat
consented to kiss so. He received HIM Will
severe and scrutinizing bow, but, ratter al
hours conversation, was SO pleased with him
that he offered him to dine at his table du
ring the course Of his studies at Upsala.
Our young friend now pursued his studio
in manner which soon made him REGARDED
as the most promising scholars at the Uni