Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1859-04-07
Story Of q First KisS.

are hsnted up Dy IL, ana you nave thouSHs
sometimss,-"If this should be represen-
ted in painting, people would say. i! is un-
life. We often find events, looking, when
realated or described in books, so unnatural
and yet are perfectly true in reality, TO nr.
ture, though not to every day nature. For
example, If any one should tell that, once, a
first kiss was given by modes: young la
dy, publicly and in a public square, to a
young man she saw for the first time, cer-
tainly all young ladies, and young gentle-
men and old gedtlemen would, with ons
voice, cry out: "It is not true; it is impos-
sible." Well, entreat your attention to
the following little story, for whose truth
and reality will be responsible.
In the University Of Upasala, in Sweed-
en-, lived a young student,-a lonely YOUTH
with great love for studies, but without
means for pursuing them. He was poor
and without connections. Still he studies
living in great poverty, but keeping
cheerful heart; trying not 10 look at the fur
niture which looked SO grimly al him. His
good humor and good qualities made him
beloved by his young comrades. Once he
was standing with some of them in great
square Of Upsala, parting away an hour Of
leisure, when the attention of the young
men became arrested by very young and
elegant lady, who at the side Of an elderly
one, walked slowly over the place. II was
the daughter Of the Governor of Upsala,
living in the city, and the lady with her
Governess. She was generaly known fer
her beauty, and for her goodness of charac-
ter, and was looked on with admiration BY
the students. As the young men stood ST.
lently gazing at her, as she passed on like a
graceful vision, one orthem exclaimed. well
it would be worth something TO havea kiss
from such mouth" The poor student,
the hero Of our story, who was looking in
tently on that pure and angelic face, eA'
claimed as if by aspiration, "Well, think /
could have it," What" cried his freiends
in chorus, "are you crazy7" ':Do you know
her?" etc. mot at ALL" he answered,
'but she would kiss me, just now. il
asked her." What, in this place, befre al
our eyes?" "Freely." Well, if she will
give you kiss in that manner, will give
you thousand dollars?" exclaimed one Of
the party. "And IL sand Il" cried three
or four others, for it 50 happened that sew
eral rich young men were in the group.
and the bets ran high on so improbable an
event, and the challenge was made and re-
ceived in less time than we take to relate it.
Our hero-my authority tells not wheth-
er he was handsome or plain-and have
my peculiar reason for believing that he
was rather plain, but singularly good look
ing at the same time,-our hero lmmedi-
ately walked TO meet the young lady. He
bowed 10 her and said: "My lady, (miu-
froleen, my fortune is in your hands,.
She looked at him in astonishment, but ar
rested her step. He proceeded 10 state
his name and condition, his aspirations, and
related truly and simply, what had just
past between him and his compartments
The young lady listened attentively, and
when he had ceased to speak, she said
blushing, but with great sweetness: 'If by
so little thing, so much good can be af-
fected, it would be foolish in me 10 refuse
your request"-and she kissed the young
man publicly in the open square. 81. as 90
Next day, the young student was sent
for by the Governor. He wanted to see ths
man who dared 10 ask a kiss from his
daughter in that way and whom she had
consented to kiss so. He received him
with a severe and scrutinizing brow, but
after an hours conversation, was so pleased
with him that he asked him to dine at his
table during his studies at Upsala.
Our young student now pursued his .
studies in manner which soon made him
regarded as the most promising scholar q.
he university, Three years were not pass
ed after the day of the first kiss, when the
young man was allowed to give second ons
to the lovely daughter of the Governor as !
his intended bride. -.
He became, later, one Of tbs greatest
scholars in Sweden, as much respected for &
his Iearnino as fur oh,ra,fap IT.. ,ro~ls
will endure forever among the works Of
science, and from his happy snion sprung
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 the wealth Of
goodness and love- [Frederika Bsmer.
II A waegish candidate went, in the
course Of his canvass. TO taiior's ship.
..What we look for here,n said The tai'Ort