The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1871-07-27
The Fortunate Kiss.
PRETTY STORY BY rREDERrKA BREMER.

In the great University of Upsula, in
Sweden, lived young student, no.
bic 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
keeping a cheerful heart, and trying to
look at the future which seemed so grim
to him.
His good humor and excellent quail
ties made him beloved by all of his COM
rades.
One day he was standing in the square
with some Of them, prattling away an
hour Of leisure, when the attention of
the young men became arrested by a
young and elegant lady, who, by the
side of an older one, was slowly walking
over the place. 1t was the daughter of
the governor Of Upsula, living In the
city, and the lady was her govrrness.
She was generally known for her good
ness and gentleness of character, and
looked ut ith admiration by all the
students.
As the young men stood gazing at her
us she passed by, like graceful vision
one of the young gentleman suddenly
excIaimed:
"Weil, it would be worth something
to have kiss from such Ii ips."
The poor student. the hero of our
story, who looked on that pure and
sweet angelic face, exclaimed, as hy in
spration
well, I think I could have it,"
"you must be crazy? DO you know
herr"
mot ut ALL" he answered, "but
think she would kiss me II asked
her.
"What! in this place, and before all
our cyes?"
Eyes"
"FreeIy:"
"Yes, freely"
"Well, if she would give you kiss in
that manner, I will promise to give you
Il thousand doIlars!" exclaimed one of
the party.
"And l! and I!'' exclaimed three or
four others, for it happened that several
rich young men were in the group, and
the bets ran high on SO improbable an
event. The challenge was given and
received in less time than we take to
tell it.
Our hero (my 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 imme-
diately walked up to the young lady and
said:
"Mein fraulein, my fortune is now in
your hands,"
She looked at him with astonislment,
but Immediately arrested her steps.
He procee ded to state his name aud con-
diti"n, his aspirations. and related what
had passed between him and his COM
panions.
The young lady listened attentively,
and at his ceasipg to speak, she said
blushingly, but with great sweetness
"Ifby SO little thing SO much good
can be effected, it would be very wick
ed in me to refuse your little request )"
and publicly, in the open square, she
kissed him,
Next day the student was sent for by
the governor. He wanted to sec the
man who dared to seek kiss from his
daughter in that way, and whom she
consented to kiss.
He received him with y scrutinizing
bow, but after all hours conversation
was so well pleased with him that he
invited him to dine at his table regular
ly during his studies at the Universi-
ty.
Three years passed after the first kiss
when the young man was was allowed
10 give second kiss to the daughter of
the Governor, as his wife (who IL pre-
pared to believe that this was only the
second kiss?).
He became, later, one Of tho most no.
ted scholars in Sweden, and was noted
and RESPECTED for his character. His
work will endure long after him, and
while time lasts among the workers in
science; and from the happy union
sprang family well known in Sweden
at the present time, whose wealth and
position In society are regarded AZ tri.
ties in comparison with its goodness and
love.
The Marriage Outfit.