The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-09-10
A FORTUNATE KISS.

In the University of Upsula in Sweden,
lived young student, lonely youth, with
great love for studies, but without the means
for pursuing them. He was poor, and without
connections. Still he studied, lived in great
poverty, but keeping up cheerful heart and
trying not to look into the future, which look
ed so grimly at him. His good humor aud
good qualities made him beloved by his young
comrades
Once he was standing with some of them in
great square of Upsula, Willing away an hour
of leisure, when the attention of the young
man was arrested by very young elegant la
dy, who, at the side of an elderly enc, walked
slowly over the place. 1t was the daughtero of
the governor of Upsula, and the lady with her
was her goYerness. She was generally known
for her goodness and gentleness of character,
and was looked upon with admiration by the
students. AS the young men now stood gazing
at her, as she passed on like graceful vision,
one of them exclaimed:
swell, it would te 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 sudden inspiration:
II think | could have it."
"What !' cried several ofhis fellow-students
in chorus, ''are you crazy? Do you know
her?'
"Not at all,o the poor boy answered, 'but
I think she would kiss me, now, if asked
her'' ~
p What, in this place, and before all our
eyes?" 4f
'In this place, before your eyes"
"Freely?''
Freely"
4 "Well, if she will give you kiss in that
manner will give you a thousand dollars"
said one. st.g
"And l. And L. cried three or four others,
for it so happened that three or four rich young
men were in the group, and bets ran high on
so important 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 lain bat sir
guIarly good looking at the same time)-our
hero Immediately walked off to the young la
DIV and said: 'Mein freulien, my fortune is in
your hands" She looked at him in aston
ishment but arrested her steps. He proceed
ed to state his name and condition, his aspira-
tions, and related simply and truly what had
passed between him and his companions.
The young lady listened attentiyely, and
when he had ceased to speak, she said blushing-
ly, but with great sweetness, "If by SC little
thing so much good can Z be effected, it would
be foolish for me to refuse 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 a kiss from his daughter in that
way, and whom she had 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 hi
table during his studies at Upsula
Our young friend now pursued his studies
a manner which soon made him regarded
the most prominent scholar in the University
Three wears were not passed after the day o..
his first kiss, when the young man was allow
ed TO give a second one to the daughter of the
Governor. as his intended bride.
He became later one of the greatest schol-
ars in Sweden, as much respected for his learn
ing as for his character. His works will en-
dure for ever among the works of science, and
from this happy union sprarS 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 wealth of goodness and love.
& T FredeyTkn Bremsr.
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