The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1859-06-07
A STORY ABOUT A KISS.

Frederika Bremen, with simplicity and geniahty
eminently Christian, has q gentle word for
the impusive lover, if his heart is honest we
find this little story in her last book IE~
.sCertainly, YOU have observed how strangely,
sometimes, the clouds at morning or evening,
group themselves around the sun, and are lighted
up by it. and you have thought sometimes: III
this should be represented in painting people
would say, it is unnatural, it is untrue. 30 even
in human hfe We often find events, looking,
when related or described in books, unnatural, and
vet they are perfectly true in reality to nature
If any one should tell that, once, frst kiss was
given by modest young lady, publicly, and IN
nublic square, to q young man she saw Tor the
first time, certainly all, young ladies and old la
dies and young gentlemen and old gentlemen,
would with one voice cry out, 1t is not true IL Is
IMPOSSIBLE Well entreat your attention to the
Hliowino little story for whose truth and reality
will be responsible.
ain the university of Upsala, in Sweden, lived
Young student-a lonely youth, with q great
love for studies, but without means for pursuing
them He was poor, and without connectlons,-4
Still he studied, living In great poverty, put
keeping cheerful heart and trying not to look
at the future which looked grimly at him;
His good humor and good qualities made him be-
loved by his Young comrades. Once he was stand
ing with some of them in the great square OF
Upsala prating away an hour OF leisure, When the
attention Of the young men became arrested py
very young and elegant lady, who at the sloe 2.
an elderly one, walked slowly over the place. IL
was the daughter of the Governor of Upland, iiy-
ing in the city, and the lady with her was her
ooyerness She was generally known for her
beauty and for her goodness and genteness OF
character and was looked upon with great admlra-
ton by the students As the young men now
stood silently looking gazing at her, she passed
On like graceful vision, one of them exclaimed
well it would be worth something to have KISS
from such mouth The poor young student,
the hero of our story, who was looking +lntentiy
on that pure and angelic face, exclaimed, as II py
, !, inspiration, well, 1 think l could have It,
sWhat cried his friends in chorus, are you era
1 zv2 Do YOU know her. ETC. Not at all, he an
swered; but think she would kiss me, just now;
: if I asked her. what in this place, before all
: our ewes {? In this place, before your eyes
$ sFreely 2 Freely Well, if she will give you
< kiss in that manner, will give you thousand
y dollars !' exclaimed one of the party. And
sAnd p cried three four others, for 1t SO nap
I" nened that several rich young men were IN the
group. and the bets ran high on SO improbable an
event and the challenge was made and received
in less time than we take to relate it,
n "Our hero-lny authority tells us not whether
2: he was handsome or plain-I have my peculiar
e reason for believing that he was rather pian'
e but singularly good looking-1ur hero lm1e- nc
1t diately walked to meet the young lady. he
# bowed to her and said, MY lady (mintroleenG
I'd nv fortune is in your hand She looked at him
y in astonishment, but arrested her steps he pro
1t ceeded to state his name and condition. his aspl,
n rations, and related truly and simply what had
~ lust passed between him and his companions
h The young lady listened attentivey, and when ne
B. had ceased to speak she said blushing, but with
great sweetness: IF by so little thing SO much
= can be effected, it would be foolish in me to re-
VI fuse your request and she kissed the young man
q publicly in the open square.
,r Next day the young student was sent 1of oY
III the Governor lie wanted to see the young MAJ
ia who dared to ask kiss of his daughter III tina
"A "A way. and whom she had consented to kiss So
Gu He received him with severe and scrutlnlzihe
ao' brow but after an hours conversation was s.
pleased with him, that he offered him to dine
t io his table during his studies at Upsaa
=. "Our young student now pursued his stuole
III in manner which soon made him regarded
niS the most promising scholar at the university
Three years were not passed after the day OF tn
.@ee @ first kiss when the young man was allowed
ine give second cne to the lovely daughter OF IN
Governor as to his intended bride
ON ale became, later, one Of the greatest scholar
tho in Sweden as much respected for his learning
The for his character His works will endure foreve
among the works of science, and from his hapI
tb union sprung family well known in Sweden
7 the present day, and whose wealth OF fortune an
for high position in society are regarded as sma
n things compared with the wealth Of goodness& love
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