The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-07-10
A FORTUNATE KISS,

All NV H'''l9t vi paula, III '~N'
d"n lived o young student, noble youtl
I with great love for studies, without mrar
, for pursuing them. He was poor, will
out connections. Still he studied, live
, in great poverty, but keeping cheert,
heart, and trying TO look at the tutur,
which locked so grim at him His zoo
humor and excellent qualities made hit
beloved by his comrades. One day Il
was standing on the square with som. G
them prat'ing away an hour Of l-i~,,"p
when the attention Of tie yc;lng lnrl
became arrested by young and r!,.ya.,
lady who, hy the sid" rf an Older one
was sIowl Y walking over the place. |
was the daughter of the Govrrnor q
U}saIl, living in the cit :, and the lad,
was her govrrn"ss. She was grnrrall>
known for goo |urss and g-ntitl.ess o
character. and looked 1T with admiration
| by all the students AS the Young n,rr
stood gazing ut her as sll" passed on like
! a greacrtul vision, one OF them >uuLanI,
exclaimed:
/ "W,lI, it would be worth something
TO hnta Il Kiss from such mouth -
Ih" rool atud"nt, the hero of our story,
who looked on that pure. angelic face,
exclaimed, as if by inspiration, "WcII,
think | could have it.'
"WrII," cried lis friends in q chorus,
"arr You crazy! DO you know her."
"Not at all" he answered, "but |
think she wonld kiss ME if asked her"
"What i'll this place, and before all
our eyes
"Ies.'
"Frcely ~
Yes, freely
"Well, if she would give yon kiss
in that manner, will give you thou
sand dollars" exclaimed one of the par
ty.
And H. exclaimed three or four
others, for it happened that several rich
men were III the group, and the bets ran
high on so improbable an event. The
challenge was made and received in less
time than we take to tell it.
Our hero (;ny authority tells not
whether he was plain or handsome; |
have my peculiar reasons for believing
that he was rather plain but singularly
good looking at the same time) immedia-
tely walked up 20 the young lady and
said:
"Meine fraulien my fortune is now in
your hands"
She looked at him with astonishment.
but arrested her steps IL proceeded to
state his name and condition, his aSpra-
tions, and related simply what had just
now passed between him and his conlra-
tes.
The young lady listened attsntively,
and, on his ceasing to speak, she said,
but with great sweetness:
"It by so little a thing so much good
can be effected, it would be foolish tor
me to refuse such request;" and public
" in the open square kissed him.
The next day the student was sent for
By the Governor He wanted to see the
man who dared to seek kiss from his
daughter in that way, and whom she con-
sented to kiss.
He received him with a scrutiuizlng !
DOW; but, after an hours conversation,
:as so pleased with him that he ordered
lin to dine with him at the table during
lis studies at Upsala.
Our young friend pursued his studies
IL such a manner that it soon made him
egarded as the most prominent student
n the University.
Three years were now passed since
be first kiss, when the young man was
Ilowcd to give second kiss to the daugh-
er of the Governor as his wife. -,
He became later one of the most noted
cholars in Sweden, and was much res
ected for his. character. His works
ill endure while time lasts among the
'orls of science; and from this happy
nion sprapg family well known in
weden at the present time, whose
'ealth and high position in society are
egarded as trihes in comparison with
s goodness and love- ~, ..a....