The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-08-16
A Fortunate Kiss.

In the University Of Upsala in Swe-
den, lived young student, lonely youth
with great love for studies, but without
means for pursuing them. He was poor
and without connections. Still he studied,
lived in great poverty, but keeping up a
cheerful heart and trying not to look at
the future, which looked SO grimly at him.
His good humor and good qualities made
him beloved by his young comrades.
Once he was standing with some of
them in the great square of Upsala, Will
ing away an hour of leisure, when the at
tention of the young man was arrested by
very young, elegant lady, who, at the
side of an elderly one, walked slowly o.
yer the place. 1t was the daughter of
the governor of Upsala, living in the city,
and the lady with her was her governess.
She was generally known for her good
ness and gentleness of character, and was
looked upon with admiration by the stu
dents. AS the young men now stood gaz-
ing at her, as she passed on graceful
vision; one of them exclaimed,
well, it would be worth something to
have kiss from such mouth
The poor student, the hero Of our sto-
ry, who was looking intently on that pure
and angelic face, exclaimed, as if by in
spiration:
well, l think I could have it,
WHAT cried his friends, in chorus,
'are you crazy? Do you know her!'
Not at all, be answered; but [ think
she would kiss ne now if asked her.
What in this place, before all our eyes,!
In this place, before your eyes
'Frecly!'
Freely
well, if she will give you kiss in that
manner, [ will give you thousand dol
lars = exclaimed one of the party.
and II And 1 = cried three or four
others; for it so happened that several
rich young men were in the group, and
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 tells not
whether he was handsome or plain; [ have
my peculiar ideas for believing he was
rather plain, but singularly good looking
at the same time our hero Immediately
walked off to the young lady and said
Mein frulien, my fortune is in your hands.
She looked at him in astonishment, but
arrested 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
blushingly, but with great sweetness, I" If
by so little a thing SO much good can be
effected, it would be foolish for me to re-
fuse your request and she kissed the
young man publicly in the open square.
Next day the student was sent for by
the Governor He wanted to see the man
who had dared to seek kiss from his
daughter in that way, and whom she bad
consented to kiss so. He received him
with scrutinizing brow, but after an
hours conversation was SO pleased with
him, that he invited him to dine at his ia
bic during his studies at Upsala.
Our young friend now pursued his
studies in manner which soon made him
regarded as the most promising scholar
in the University. Three years were not
passed after the day of the first kiss, when
the young man was allowed to give Sec
ond to the daughter of the Governor, as
his intended bride.
He became later one of the greatest
scholars in Sweden, as much respected
for his learning as for his character. His
works will endure forever among the
works of science, and from this happy u
MON sprang family well known in Swe-
den at the present day, and whose wealth
of fortune and high position in society are
regarded as small things, compared with
wealth of goodness and love.-Eec1erlka
! Brenaer.