Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-08-02
The Fortunate Kisss.A Pretty Story,

BY FREDERIKA .BREMER.
In the great University of Upsula,
in Sweden, lived young student, a no.
BILE 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 cheerful heart, and try
ing to look at the future which seemed
so grim to him. His good humor and
excellent qualities made him beloved
by his comrades. One day he was
standing i'll 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-
giant lady, who, by the side of an older
one, was slowly walking over the place.
It was the daughter Of the Governor OF
Upsula, living in the city, and the lady
was her governess. She was generally
known for her goodness and gentleness
of character, and looked at with ad-
miration by all the Students AS the
young men stood gazing at her as she
passed, like q graceful vision, one OF
them suddenly exclaimed
Z" Well it would be worth something
to have kiss from such lips"
4 The poor student, the hero of our
story, who looked on that pure, angelic
face, exclaimed, as if by inspiration .
"Well, [ think [ could have it."
Well!'' cried his friends in chor-
us, care you crazy? Do you know
her? 2"
g Not at ALL he answered. /" But I
think she would kiss me If / asked
her"
What in this place, and before all
our eyes -
4" Yes. "
" Freely?"
Yes, freely"
Well, if she wuold give you a kis
III that manner, | will promise to give
you thousand dollars !" exclaimed one
of the party.
=" And [ ! and r." exclaimed three or
four others, for it happened that several
rich young men were in the group, and
| tie ijete 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 reasons for believing that he
was rather plain, but singularly good
looking at the same time, Immediately
walked up to the young lady and said :
" Mein freulein, my fortune IS now
in your hands.
She looked at him with astonishment,
but arrested her steps. He proceeded
! to state his name and condition, his as
piration, and related what had passed
/ between him and his companions.
The young lady listened attentively,
and at his ceasing to speak, she said
blushingly5 but with great sweetness,
eff by so little thing so much good
can be effected, it would be wicked in
me to refuse your request, and public
/ ", in the open air, she kissed him.
/ The next day the student was sent
4 for by the Governor. He wanted TO see
I the man Ey-ho had dared to seek kiss
from his daughter in that way, and
whom she consented to kiss.
He received him with q scrutinizing
bow, but after an hours conversation
was so well pleased with him that he
asked hini TO dire at his table during
his studies at the University.
Three years are passed since the first
kiss, when the young man was allowed
to give a second kiss to the daughter
of the Governor as his wife.
He became, 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
his happy union sprang a family well
known III Sweden ut the present time,
whose wealth and position III society are
regarded as trifes in comparison with
it's goodness and love.