The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1866-08-09
Il Fortunate Kiss.

No"eieS Tor Its trutfluincss.
:, ~ we University OF Upsala, in Swe
"el, hVea Il young student. a nonlp
S ..':.,' WIN great love 1or studies. bu1
"'hout means of pursuing them. Fl.
""o fooi, without connections. Still he
; ' IN great poverty, but keep.
-, q eIieeriui hciirt, and trying to look
d, .ie future, Which looked so grim i,
MN. Ills good humor and excellent
iuaii.ies made MIN beloved by his com.
iaues. one day he Was standing at Inc
SQUARE with some of them, prattliuo
away an hour OF leisure, Wien the atte,f.
tioi' OF tie young men became arrested
ny young and elegant lady who. bv
me slde Oh an Older one, was SLOWLY
walking over tie place. 1t was HE
daughter OF the Governor of Upsala
ilVlhg III the city, and the lady was her
soNelhess. She was genelal1y Know n
'of her goodness and gtnlieness or char.
ie.ef, and looked al with admiration Iv
me students. AS the young men stood
gazing at her IL she PASSED, Ike aoracp.
iul Vision, one OF them suddenly ey.
claimed:
wei, twould be worth something
70 nave KISS from such Il moulh.n
me poor student, the hero ol our sto-
~ VINO looked on that pure, angelic
1i'ee, exclaimed as by inspiration:
wen, think l could have :"
:. Wen" cried his friends in Il chorus,
are you crazy. 10 YOU know HERO
NOT at air. he answered.; "but |
thlnk She would kiss me il 1 asked her
" hat! III this place-and before all
our eyes,"
''treely?'
eyes ireely?"
We'll, if She will give you kiss in
'hat manner, l Will give you thousand
"ollafs! exclaimed one of the part, !.
ANA and y exclaimed three
or lour others, Tor it happened that sew
eia' flch men We're III Tie group, and
the BEES ran high Oh so improbable an
event. The challenge Was made and
received III less Time than we take to
tell ii.
Our hero my authority tells not
whether he WAS plain or hanusolne: |
have my peculiar reasons Tor believing
that he Was rather plain, but singuariy
good-iooklng at the same tllne,1 imlne-
diately walked up to the young lady
and s;li,.:
Mime iraulein, my fortune is now in
your hands,
She looked at him with establishment,
but arrested her steps. lie proeeede
10 state his name and condition, his as
plration, ana related simply what had
just now passed between him and his
comrades.
The young lady listened attentiVely,
ana AT his ceasihg to speak, she said,
biushlngly, but with great sweetness:
I'll by SO little Il thing, So much good
can be affected, it would be foolish Tor
NE to refuse your requisite and public
~ i'll the open square, she kissed him.
The next day the student was sent
for 10y the Governor. lie wanted to see
the man who dared to seek kiss from
his daughter in that way, and whom
she consented to kiss.
He received him With scrutiniZinp
bow, but after an hours conversation
was so pleased with him that he ordered
him to dine at his table during his stud
les ut Upsala.
Our young friend pursued his studies
at Upsala.
Our young friend pursued his studies
in such Il manner that it soon made him
regarded as the most promising student
in the University.
Three years We're now passed since
the first kiss, when the young man was
allowed to give Il second kiss 10 the
daughter of the Governor us his wife.
He became, later, one Of the most no
ted scholars in Sweden, and was much
respected for his character. His works
will endure willie time lasts, among
the works Of science; and from this hap
by union sprang a family, we'll known
in Sweden at the present time, whose
wealth and high position in society are
regarded as trifles in comparison with
its goodness and love.