Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1853-05-05
Story Of a Fl rst Kiss.
BY FREDERICK BREMEE.

en- In the University of Upsala, in
m Sweden, lived a young student-a
ty lovely youth with a great love for
studies, but without means for pur-
& suing Them lie was poor and with
y out connexions. Still he studied on,
living in great poverty, but keeping
I up a cheerful Heart, and trying not
+, TO look at the future which looked at
:. him. Hisgood humor and good quail
IS ties made him beloved by his COM
4 rades.
Once he was standing with some
Of them in the great square Of upsa-
Ii, prating away an hour of leisure,
when the attention Of the young
, men became arrested by very young
and elegant lady who at the side of
aa elderly one walked over the place
III was the daughter of the Governor
Of Upland, residing in the city, and
the elder one was her governess.-
She was generally known for her
beauty,a and for her goodness and gen.
tleness of character, and was looked
upon with admiration by the students.
As the young men now stood silent
y gazing at her as she passed on
Ike a graceful vision, one of them
excla med: "Well, it would be worth
something 6 to have kiss from such
a mouthl' The poor student the
hero Of cur story, who was
looking intently at the pure and an .
gelic face, exclaimed, as if by inspi- :
ration, 'ilYell, | think | could have .
it. r
-.What, cried his friends in cho- g
rvs, "are you crazy? do you know y
herr" "
Not at all, y he answered, "but l e
think she would kiss me juat now, if p
asked her" q
"What, in this place before all our ~
,yes?" p
'In this place before your eyes" el
Freely" N
"Fgeely." OIL
"Well, if she will give you kiss M
h that ma nner | will give you q thou a
and dollaFs,' e. reclaimed one Of the So
larty. iln
And l . cried four or five Others. lie
IL so happened that several rich be
-oung men were in the group, and we
cts ran high on SO improbable an "a
vent, and the challenge was made lie
nd geceived i'm less time than we fa'
axe TO relate j t.
Oar hero by authority tells me
OF whether he was handsome or lad
laiiNSI have my peculiar reasons we
II Believing th hht he was rather plain, Gle
ut singularlyl good looking at the The
me time dur hero Immediately he,
alked of to meet the young lady. res
Ie bowed TO b er and said, "my lady, the
ny lroleeu) ny fortune is in your hav
ands. tan.
She looked at him in astonish- mai
ent, but arrested her steps. He ed,
roceeded to state his name and con- was
tion. his aspirations, and related anc
mpIy and truly what had just pass bar
between him aud his companions ing
he yonno ladv listened attentiyely. oni
ID when he had ceased to speak, hay
le said blushing, but with great 0pt
seetness, ''if by so doing 50 nes
uch good could be effected, it bar
ould be very foolish in me to refuse knc
,ur request" and she kissed the par
,uth publicly in the open square. of
Next day, the young student was .
MT for by the Governor. lie want
+ to see the man who had dared to
K a kiss of his daughter in that yea
IS, and whom she assented to kiss sen
He received him with a severe y q
brow, and after an hours
nyersation, was so pleased with him 10 10
at he offered him to dine with him GU
his table during the course of his IN I'm
adies at Upsala. Our young friend 'rel
Nv pursued his studies in a man ol
= that soon made him regarded as III {
G most promising scholar in the ana
University. Three years were not Fci,a
sged after the day of the first kiss, 'i'f
zen the young man was allowed to H'he
"a 4 second to the lovely daughter VIII
tie Governor, as his betrothed. the
ide. He became, later, one Of the IN !
.tos+ eabolars In Sweden. as much ma
spected for his learning as for his NO
ara ter. His werks will endure unt