Georgetown weekly news., 1855-03-01
A Fortunate kiss.

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The following little story by Miss Bre-
mer, is taken from Sartain's Magazine
For its truth and reality she says she will be
responsible:
In the University of Upsala, in Sweden,
lived a young student, lonely youth, with
a great love for studies but without the
means of pursuing them. He was poor and
without connections. Still he studied, liv-
ing in great poverty, but keeping a cheer
full heart, and trying not to look at the f1-
ture, which looked so grimly at him. His
good humor and good qualities made him
beloved by his young comrads. Once he
was standing with some Of them in the great
square of Upsala, prating away an hour of
leisure, when the attention of the young
man became arrested by a very young, ele-
giant lady who, at the side of an elderly one,
walked slowly over the place. 1t was the
daughter of the Governor of Upsala, living
in the city, and the lady with her was the
governess. She was generally known for
goodness and gentleness of character, and
looked upon with admiration by the stu
dents. AS the young men now stood gaz-
ing at her as she passed on like 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 story,
who was looking intently on that pure and
angelic face, exclaimed, as if by inspiration,
"Well, [ think [ could have it,"
"What?' cried the friends in a chorus,
"are you crazy? Do you know her ?" &C.
"Not at all, " he answered, "but | think
she wonld kiss me now, if asked her.
"What, in this place before all our eyes ?''
'In this place, before your eyes,
"FreelyH p
"Freely."
"Well if she will give you kiss in that
manner, | will give you thousand dollars, y
exclaimed one of the party.
"And y "and l !" 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 tell it.
er he was handsome or plain: 1 have my
peculiar ideas for blieving that he was rath-
er plain, but singularly good-looking at the
same time, our hero Immediately walked off
to the young lady and said
("Min froleen,) my fortune is in your
hand"
She looked at him in astonishment, but
arrested her steps. He proceeded to state
his name and condition, his aspiration, and
related simply and truly what had just pass
ed between him and his companions. The
young lady listened attentively until he
ceased to speak, and said, blushing, but with
great sweetness:
"If by so little thing so much good can
be effected, it would be foolish for me to re-
fuse your request y and she kissed the yonng
man publicly in the open square.
Next day the student was sent for by the
Governor. He wanted to see the young
man who had dared to seek kiss from his
daughter in that way, and whom she had
consented to kiss so. He received him with
a serutinizing brow, but afrer an hours con-
versation, was SO pleased with him, that he
invited him to dine at his table during his
studies at Upsala.
Our young friend now pursued his studies
in manner which soon made him regard
ed as the most promising scholar in the
University, Three years were not passed
after the first kiss, when the young man was
allowed to give second one to the daugh-
ter 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 sci
ence and from this happy union sprang a
family well known in Sweden at the present
day, and whose wealth of fortune and high
position in society are regarded as small
things compared with its wealth of good
ness and love