The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-02-11
sroRr oFA FIaSrK KISS.

t3ssiaaiy, you have observed how strangely,
soihrtines, the clouds at morning or evening,
gFdlp themselves around the sun and are light
Cd sf9 by IT. aad you have thought sometimes :
..l{Ais should be represented in painting, ppo-
Ri7 would say, 4. is unnatural, il IS untrue"
SoleFen 10 human lite. We oheE fad events.
lochiBg, when related or described in books.
anastaral, and yet teey are perfectly true in
feahiy 10 nature. though not 10 every day na-
iute4. FOR example, Al any one should tell that,
onts, first Kiss was given by a modest young
Ia ~ publicly, aud IN d public square to a
yoaGss man she saw for the fist time, certainly
ai.Boung ladies aad old ladies and young gentle
Easa and old gentlemen would, with one voice
cI out, iii IS not true, il is impossible" Well,
asireat your attention 10 the following little
sioy, toF y hose truth AID reality l viii be re-
II tie TN, ,ersity 81 UPsara, "a s,,--
q young sludeat-a lonely youth with great
love ioc studies, bat without means for pursuing
them. lie was poor and without Connections.
Sill lie atied, living in great poverty, but
keenins cheerful heatr; and trying not 70
look Al The future which looked 50 grimly at
hin. HIS good humor and good qualities made
bin beloved by his young comrades. Once he
was standing with somr 0i them 10 the great
square OF UPSala, pratifg away an hour Of lei
sure y hen Tie attention Of the young men be-
came arrested BY very young and elegant la
dy, who at the side Of an elderly one, walked
Slowly over the place. 1t was the daughter of
Iht Governor Of Upland, living in the city, and
the lady with her was her governess. She was
generally known for her beauty and for her
goodness and gentleness OF character and was
looked upon with great admiration by the stu
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gazing at her, as she passed on like a graceful
| vision, one of them exclaimed, s'We!l 1t would
BE- worth something to have kiss from such a
mouth - The poor young student, the hero of
our story, who uas looking intently on that
poor aaa angelic face, exclaimed as il by insPira-
! ton.
'WelI, 7 think. could have i:.''
'.What cried bis friends in chorus, ''aFe
you crazy Do you know her - etc.
! mot at all, he answered /; ''but think she
would kiss nae, just now, II asked her"
"What in tins place, brfore all our eyes? 90
"In tins place, before your eyes"
ssFreely ?''
| "FreeIy."
sWell, il she will give yon kiss in this man
ner, | will give YOU thousand dollars - ey-
| claimed one OF the party.
sand 4"
"And | :" cried thrye or four others, for it
so happened that several rich young men were
+ in the group and the bets ran high on so
/ improbable an event, and the chairnge was
/ made and received in less tine than We take to
relate it.
Our hero-my authority tells not whether
he was handsome or plain aad have my pecu-
liar reasons for thinking that he was rather
plain, but singularly goodlooking hero
| immediately walked 10 meet the young lady.
| He bowed to her and said, ''My lady; (mIn-fro-
| leen) my fortune is in your hand" She look
ed at him in astonishment, but'arrested her steps
/ H- proceeded to state bis name and condition,
his aspirations, and related truly and Simply,
what had just passed between him and bis
companions. The young lady listened attentive
Iy, and when he had ceased to speak, she sad
blusbingly but with grea; sweetness.
ssIf bv so little thing, SO much good can be
effected it would be foolish IN me TO refuse your
request and she kissed the young man public
ly in the open square.
Next day The young student was sent for by
the Governor. He wanted to see the man who
dared to ask kiss OF his daughter IN that way
and whom she had consented 10 skiss SO. lit
received him with a severe and scrutinizine
brow, but after an hours conversation, was Sc
pleased with him that be offered him an invita-
lion to dine al his table during his stay al UPsa
la.
Our young student now pursued his studle
IN manner which made him regarded as th'
most promising scholar IN the UnIversly.-