Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-08-11
A Fortunate KISS.

narrated by Frederika Bremen, who
vouches for its truthfulness:
In the University Of Upsala, in Swe
den, lived a young student, noble
youth, with great love for studies, but
without means for pursuing them. He
was poor, without connections. Still he
studied, lived in great poverty, but keep
ing cheerful heart, and trying to look
at the future, which looked so grim al
him. His good humor and excellent
qualities made him beloved by bis com
rades. One day he was standing at the
square with some of them, prattling
away an hour of leisure, when the atten
ton of the young men became arrested
by young and elegant lady, who, by
the side of an older one, was slowly
alking over the place. II was the
dadghter of the Governor Of Upsala, liv
ing in the city, and the lady was hei
goyerness She was generally known
for her goodness and gentleness OF char
acter, and looked at with admiration by
the students. As the young men stood
gazing at her as she passed like a grace
ful vision, one .of them suddenly ex
claimed
"Well, it would be worth something to
have kiss from such mouth.
The poor student, the hero of our sto'
ry, who looked on that pure angelic face,
exclaimed, as if by inspiration
well, think could have it.
Well" cried his friends in chorus,
are you crazy? Do you know her y
mot at all" he answered, but !
think she would kiss me if / asked her. "
What in this place-and before all
our eyes?
Yes
Freely "
n' Yes, freely NAot
"Well, if she will give you kiss in
that manner. will give you thousand
dollars" exclaimed one of the party.
And ], and l" exclaimed three
or four others, for it happened that sew.
eral rich men were in the group, and
the bets ran high on so improbable sn
event. The challenge was made and
received in less time than it takes to tell
it,
Our hero (my authority tells not
whether he was plain or handsome;
have my peculiar reasons for thinking
that he was rather plain, but singularly
good looking at the same time) immedi.
ately walked up to the young lady and
said -e
Mine fraulein my fortune is now in
your hands.
- She looked at him with astonisbment,
but arrested her steps He proceeded
to state his name and condition, his as.
pirations, and related simply what had
Just now passed between him and his
comrades
The young lady listened attentively,
and at his ceasing to speak, she said
blushingly, but with great sweetness
"If by so little thing so much good
can be effected, it would be foolish for
me to refuse your request; and pub
licly, in the open square, she kissed him.
The next day the student was sent for
by the Governor He wanted to see the
man who dared to seek a kiss from his
daughter in that way, and whom she
consented to kiss.
He received him with scrutrnizlng
bow, but after an honrs conversation
was so pleased with him that he ordered
him to dine at his table during mis- stud
les at Upsala.
Our young friend pursued his studies
in such a manner that it soon made him
regarded as one of the most promising
Students in the University.
Three years were now passed since the
6rst kiss, when the young man was al
lowed TO give second kiss to the daugh-
ter of the Governor, as his wife.
He become, later, one of the most
noted scholars in Sweden, and was much
respected for his character His works
will endure while time lasts, among the
works of science; and from this happy
union sprang a family well known in
Sweden atthe present time, whose veal h
ana position 10 society are regarded as
trifes in comparison with It's goodness
and lovp