The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-05-01
"A Fortunate Kiss,

The following pretty little story is nara
ted by Frederick Bremen, who vouches for
it's trathfalness:
; = In the great University Of Upsula; in
Sweden, lived q young students, 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 to him.
His good humor and excellent qualities
made him beloved by his comrades. One
day he was standing at the square with
some of them, prattling away an hour of
leisure, when the attention Of the young
men became arrested by young and ele-
CANT lady, who, by the side of an older one
was slowly walking over the place. 1t
was the daughter Of the Governor Of Up
sula, living in the city, and the lady, was
her governess. She was generally. known
for her goodness and gentleness Of charac-
ter, and looked at with admiration by all
the students. As the young men stood ga
zing at her as she passed, like graceful
vision, one of them suddenly exclaimed:
"Well, it would be worth. something to
have q kiss ;from such a mouth"
The poor student, the hero of Our story,
who looked on that pure angelic face, ex-
claimed, as if by inspiration:
.'SWell, think could have it." '. ~.
,"Well!" cried his friends in chorus,
care ,yQu crazy.2 Do you know herr"
mot at all" he answered, "bnt think
she would kiss me if I,asked her.''.. r.
."What! in this place-and before all
our eyes,"
"Freely4" /"
eyes, freely" ~ y '.;z',
"Well, if she would give you a kiss in
that manner, / will give you thousand
dollars ~ exclaimed one. of,the party.
"And ], and IT,, exclaimed three or four
others; for it happened that several rich
men were in the group, and the bets ran
high on so improbable an event. The chal'
lenge was made and received in less time
than we take to tell it. +. So
Our hero (my authority tells not whether
he was plain or handsome; i have my pc
culiar reasons for believing that he was
rather plain, but singularly good looking
at the same time) Immediately walked ui
to the young lady and said:
"Nline frulien, my fortune is now in your
hands,"
She looked at him with establishment
but arrested her steps. He proceeded tt
state his name and condition. his aspira
ton, and related simply what had just
now passed between him and his com
rades.
The young lady listened attentively, anG
at his ceasing to speak, she said blushing
ly; but with great sweetness:
IF by so little thing so much good car
be, effected, it would be foolish. in me tx
refuse your requests" and publicly, in thu
open square, she kissed him.
Next day the, student was sent for by TIN
Governor. He wanted to see the man wh'
dared to seek kiss from his daughter il
that way, and whom she consented to kiss
He received HIM, with scrutinizin.
bow, but after an hours conversation wa
SO pleased with him, that he ordered. hin
to dine at his table during his studies a
Upsula. y"a,a ,,.n as; !, Il -
Three years are nov passed since, tn
first kiss. when the young man was. allow
ed to give aseeolld kiss to the daughter 0
the Governor asshis wife. ~
He became, later, one Of the most notet
scholars in Sweden, and was much respect
ed for his character. His works will en-
dure while time lasts, among the works Q
science; and from this happy union spranI
a family well known in Sweden at the pre-
sent time, whose wealth and high position
! in society are regarded as triflesin compal
ison with its goodness and love.
The PARDON OF Rebels. Of III
Radical complaints against President John
son, upon which their organs have expene
ed floods Of ink, is the, alleged wholesal
pardoning Of "red handed rebels" 1t wa
freely charged that these :pardons were OF
tanned by the influence and upon the RI
commentator ofleading Southern men VIII
were either rebels themselves or prominen
Democrats, or of the still more objections
BILE Conservative school. These complaint
BECAME so yccferons that some over-zea
GUS Radical insisted. that Congress .shoul
call for official information in the, matte
In response to that call it appears I've quot
from the New York, Tribune of Monday
that from April l., to March 2, 1866, PAL
dons were recommended by the official
named, and in numbers as given below slloow {,
! Radicals. No. I,Ha Others,' M
Gov. Bwwnlow, Coy. Bramlette,
Tennessee ;. 1868 Kentucky. &c
Gov. Wells, Louisi- Gov, Fletcher, Mi
ana 256 souri, -.;....... 4
Gov. Hamilton, Gov. Bradford, Mar,
/ Texas. ......525 land. ;, ...9
| Gov. Murphy. Ar Governor Marvin, /.
bowed, 115 Florida g