Arkansas democratic banner., 1851-06-17
Story of 1 First Kiss.

The following little story, by Mss Bremer, is furnished to Sarian's Magazine. For it's truth and reality she says she will be responsible:
 In the University of UpSala, in Sweden. lived young student--a lonely youth, with great love for studies, but without means for pursuing thcfD He was poor and without connections. Still he studied, hyIHg ln great poverty, but keeping cheerful heart, and trying not to look at tLe fu ture, which looked so grimly at him. His good humor and good qualities made hlm beloved by his young comrades.
 Once he standing with some of them in the great square of Upsala. prafing away an hour of leisure, when the attention of the young men be came arrested by very young and elegant lady, who al tue side of an elderly one, walked slowly over the place. Ii was the daughter of the Gov eTnor of Upland, living m the city, and the lady with her was her govefneSs. She was generally known for her beauty. and for her goodness and genteneSS Of character, and was looked upon with great admiration by the students As the young man now stood silently gazing al her, as she pass cd on like a graceful vision, one of them eXclain ed
 Well 1t would be worth something to have kiss from such mouthF'
 The pool young student, the hero Of our story, who was looking Inteniiy on that pure and angelic face, exclaimed, as f by aspiration, ' Welt, thlHk could have it."
 "Whatr' cried his friends in chsus, |" are yoa cFaZyl Do you know herr etc.
 '' Not at ail," he answered; "bnt think she would kiss rae, just now, if 1 asked her"
 '' VI natl m thIs place, before all our eyesf'
 " In this place. before all your eyes,
 "Freelyl'
 "FreelyF'
 "well. if she will give you kiss in tha, man ner, will give you thousand doliar;" exciaim- cd one of the party. a And lr'
 "Aad r' cried three or four others, for t so happened that several rsch young men were ia the group, and bets ran high so improbable event, and the challenge made and received m less time than we take to relate II. ts
 Our hero-my authority tells not whether he was handsome or paia--I have my peculiar reasons for believing that he was rather plain, but singa- sriy good looking at the same time--our hero i'm, mediately walked of to meet the young lady. He bowed to her, and sad, (" My lady Cmlaifoleen.) ) my fortune ls m yoar hand She looked at hIm m aSionishmcnt. but arrested her steps. He pro. ceeded to state hs name and condition his aSpira- tion, and related simply and truly what had just passed betweea him aud hts companions. The young lady listened attentivesy, and when he had ceased to speak she said, hl1shing but with great sweetness
 "lf by so little fhins So much good can be ef- feeted, Il would be looilSh nle to refuse your re- quest she kissed tbe young man publicly Tn the open square.
 Next day, the young student was sent for ly the Govetnof. lie waated to sec the maa whe had dared 10 ask klss-ef hss daughter Tn that way. and whom she had oonSentrd 10 kiss 30. He re- ceivet him with a seysre and scrutiuizing brow but after hours conversation was so pleased with hrln that he offered hisa to d,ae at his table during his studies in Upsala. Our young ftiend now pursued hls studies in a manner which soon made him regarded as the msst promlsiRg scholar at the University. Three yeary were not passed after the day of the first kiss, when the yoang lnan was allowed to gve a z "a . 4. .~ks rf fh.sf hfs intended brlde.
 H., eeessfes later, of the greatest scholars in Sweden, mneh respected for hss learning as [ EoT his character. lis works will endare f3teveI among the works of science. and from hts happy unioa sprung q family well known in Sweden in tse present day, and whose wealth of seTtune and high position in society are stgstiys. as small things, compared with it's wealth of goodness and 1 love.