Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1856-05-15
& Fortunate Kiss.

4 Fortunate KISS.
In the University of Upsula, in Sweden,
lived a young student, a lonely youth, With
a great loYc 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 u
cheerful heart ald trying not to look at the
future, which looked SO grimly at him. Ills
good hunor and good qualities made him
beloved by his young comrades.
Once he WAS standing with some ofthem
in great square of Upsula, willing away
an hour of leisure, when the attention. ~t
the Young man was arrested by a very
Young, elegant lady, who, at the side of an
elderly one, walked slowly over the place.
1t WAS the daughter of the tfovernorof Up
sula, living in the city, and the lady with
her was her governess She WAS generally
known for her goodness and gentleress of
character, and was looked upon with adml-
ration by the students. As the young men
now stood gazing at her, as she passed on
like 4 graceful vision, one of them exclaim-
ed:
"Well it would be worth something; 10
get a kiss from such a mouth"
The poor student, the hero of our story
who was looking ;ntcntly on that pure and
angelic face, exclaimed, as if by inspir:l-
ton:
"Well, | think could have it,
"What" exclaimed all his friends in cho
rus, '.are YOU crazy? Do YOU know h.r..
Not at ALL" he answered: "but | think
she would kiss me, now, if | should ask
her"
"What, in this place, before all our
eyes?"
"In this place, before your eyes
"Frcely?'
"Frcelv"
"Well, if she will give YOU kiss in that
manner, will give YOU a thousand dollarsr'
exclaimed one of the party.
"And [! And L. cried three or four
others, foi it so happened that several 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 whcth-
er he was handsome or plain; | have my
peculiar ideas for believing he was rather
plain, but singuIarly good looking at the
same time) our hero Immediately walked
off to the young lady and said: ''AeFa
freulien, my fortune Is in Your hands" She
locked at him in astonishment, but arrcs-
ted her steps lie proceeded 10 state his
name and condition, his aspirations. and
la.ed simply and truly wha, had PASSED be
tween him and his companions.
The young lady listened at'entiNely. and
when he ceased to speak, she sall blush
inglv bat with great swcetme-s: "lf 10y
50 little Il thing 50 much can Do effected,
ii would be foolish fDr M 10 refuse Your re-
quest" and she kissed tie young man pub
licly in the open square.
Next day tie student WAS sent f,r by the
Governor. lie wanted TO see the man who
had dared 10 seek a kiss from his dau, Et.r
in that way, and whom she had consented
TO kiss SO. He received him with scru
tinizing brow, but af.er an hours conNer-
sa.ion Was SO well pleased with Lin. thal
he invited him TO dine At his table during
his studies at Upsule.
Our young friend now pursued his stul-
les in a manner which sooa made him re
ear,lcd rs the most promising scholar ia
the University Three YEARS were NOT pass
ed afcr the day of his iirsl hiss, whe's the
young man WAS allowed to give Il second
one to the daughter of the Governor, as
his intended bride.
lie became later one of the greatest
.holars in Sweden, rs much respected br
his learning rs for lis character. His
f, works will endure toreDer amoa.si the
works Of science, and from this happy un-
ION sprang a family well known IN Sw''ie's
at the present day, and whose wealth -
fortune and high position in soci't, are re
garled as small things, compared wi!h their
wealth Of goodness and loye.--tse'ter'ka
= Bremen.