The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1866-06-12
A Fortunate Kiss.

The following pretty lille story Is nar.
rated by Frcderia Bremer who vouehes
Cor is trutbialncss
In The University 81 Up ala, Ia Sweden,
lived a young student, noble youth, with
great loye for Studies. but without means
Tor par.ting them. lIe vas poor, without
connections, Stiil be studied, lived in
great poverty, but keeping cheerful
heart, and trying to look q, the future
which looked 50 grim 1t him. llI good
humor and escelleul qualities made him
beloved by Ns comrades, One day be-
was standing ln the square with some Of
them, pratlias away ~ hour q leisure,
when The a,lention Of The young men be.
came arrested by young aaj elegant IA
by who rt lhe side of az older one, was
slowly Viking over the place L was the
daughter OF the Governor q Ipsah, iiy-
I ing 10 the city, and The lady Was her gov
ethess She was generally known tot
hef goodness and genllencss Of Characitr
aud looked at with admiration by all the
students. As the young met stood gazing
nj her as she passed on lse graceinl
vislon, one Of them suddenly exclaimed
Wei, il would be worth something 10
! ha,e Kiss from such nioulh
The poor student, the hero Of our STORY,
who looked on that pute, angelie face, ex.
claimed, as ii by inspiralion,--
We'll, think could have IT,
We'll T cried his friends in a chorus,
are you crazyY DO you know her
Not at all !! he answered, but ! think
she would kiss re if asked her.
/ What in this place--and before oil
our, eyesF
| Freely 4
Yes, freely.
We'll, if she would give you d hiss ii
that manner, | will give you thousand
dollars ! exclaimed one of the partly
And ], 'and /, exclaimed three or four
others, for it happened that several rlch
men were in the group and the bets raii
high on SO improbable an event. The
challenge was made and received id less
time than we take 10 tell II.
Our hero (my authority tells not wheth'
er he was plain or handsome | have my
peculiar reasons for believing that lie was
rather plain, but singularly good looking
at the same time) Immediately #alRed
up to the young lady and said
Mime iraulien my fortune Is tbw IN
your hands
She looked at him with dstohishhient
but arrested her steps. lie proceeded tc
state his name and condition, his aspira-
tions; and related simply what had just
nov passed between him and his comrades,
The young lady listened attentiybly, and
al his ceasng to speak, she said, blushIng-
ly, but with great sweetness:
IL by so little a thing 50 much good can
be effected, it would be foolish for me tc
refuse your request; I and publicly in tlit
open square she kissed him.
Next day The student Was sent for by
the Governor He wanted to see the mar
who dared to Seek kiss from his daugh,
: ter in that way, ard whom she consented
to kiss.
lie received him with scrutinizinp
bow, but after a'i hours conversation was
SO pleased with hith that he ordered him
to dine at his table during his studies al
Upsala.
Our young friend pursued his studies ii
} such MANNER that il soon made him re
garded as tho most promising student il
the University
Three years were now passed since the
: first kiss, when the young man was allow.
ed to give a second kiss to the daugliiet
Of the Goteifbt Us bis wife.
He becaf1y, later, one Of the most no
ted scholars in Sweden, and WAS much re
spected for his character. His works vii
endure while time lasts among the works
of science and from this happy unioI
sprang family we'll known in Sweden a
the present time, whose wealth and higl
position in society. are regarded as trlhe
in comparison with its goodness and love