The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1871-07-20
THE FORTUNATE KISS.
A Pretty Story. by Frederika
Bremen.

A Pretty Story. by Frederika
Bremen.
In the great University of Upsala, in
Sweden, lived a young student, a noble
youth, with a great love for studies, but
without means for pursuing them. Still
he studied, lived in great poverty, but
keeping cheerful heart, and trying to
look at Che future, which seemed so grim
to him. His good humor and excellent
qualities made him beloved by his COM
rades. One day he was standing in the
square with some of them, prattling
away an hour of leisure, when the at
tention of the young men became ar
rested by young and elegant lady, who,
by the side of an older one, was slowly
walking over the place. It was the
daughter of the governor of Upsala, liv-
ing in the city, and the lady was her
governess. She was generally known for
her goodness and gentIeness of charac-
ter, and looked at with admiration by
all the students. As the young men
stood gazing at her as she passed, like a
graceful vision, one of them suddenly
exclaimed:
"Well, it would be worth something
to have a kiss from such lips"
The poor student, the hero of our sto-
ry, who looked on that pure, angelic
face, exclaimed, as if by inspiration:
'Well, think I could have it."
'fWell % cried his friends in a chorus,
"are you crazy? Do you know her 2''
'tNot at ALL" he answered, "but I
think she would kiss Ine if I asked her."
"Whatt in this place, and before all
our eyes ?'
ssYes."
f'Freely ?"
eyes, freely"
"Well, if she would give you kiss
in that manner 1 will promise to give
you a thousand dollars ~ exclaimed one
of the party"
'sAnd I! and Il" 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 re-
ceived in less time than we take TO tellit.
Our hero (my authority tells not
whether he was plain or handsome /; 1
have my peculiar reasons for believing
that he was rather plain, but singularly
good-looking at the same timel immedi-
ately walked up to the young lady and
said:
"Mein fraulein, my fortune is in your
hands,"
She looked at him with astonishment,
but arrested her steps. He proceeded to
state his name and condition, his aspira-
tions, and related what had passed be-
tween him and his companions.
The young lady listened atteutively,
and at his ceasing to speak, she said
blushiugly, but with great sweetness
"If by so little a thing so much good
can be effected, it would be wicked in
me to refuse your request" f" and public
ly, in the open square, she kissed him.
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 scrutinizing
bow, but after an hours conversation
was so well pleased with him that he
asked him to dine at his table during
his studies at the university.
Our young friend pursued his studies
in such a manner that he was soon re-
garded as the most promising student a
the university.
Three years are passed since the frs
kiss, when the young man was allowed
to give a second kiss to the daughter o
the governor as his wife.
He became, later, one of the most no
ted scholars in Sweden, and was muct
respected for his character. His works
will endure while time lasts, among tht
works of science; and from this happy
union spraug family well known il
Sweden at the present time, whost