Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-09-03
A FIRST KISS.

In the University nf Upsala, in Sweden
lived IL young student lonely youth, with
Il great love Of studies, bnt without means
Of pursuing them. He was poor and with
out connections. Still he studied on, liv-
ing in great poverty, bat keeping up Il
.Iscleerful heart, and trying not to look at
the future, Whiehnloo so grimly at him
His good hnmor and good qualities made
] him beloved byshis young comrades. Once
he was standing witllsome. of them in the
great squaresef Upsala, prating away an
hour of leisure, wien the attention of the
young men became arrested by Il very
young and elegant lady, who, at the side
of an elderlyznne. walked slowly over the
place. 1t was the daughter of the Govern
OF of Upland, residing in the city, and the
lady with her WAS her goyerhess She was
generally known for Ter beauty and for her
goodness and gentlenAss of character, and
was looked upon with great admiration by
the students. AS the young men now
stood silently gazing at her, as she passed
on like Il graceful vision, one of them ex-
claimed, "Wel. it would be worth some
thing to have IL kiss from such a mouth"
The poor young student, the hero of our
story, who was looking intently at the pure
and angelic face, exclaimed, as if by in.
spiration. ''Well, think / could have il. -
'What!" cried his friends in chorus,
care you crazy? Do you know ner?" "Not
1T all" he answered, ''but [ think she
would kiss me, just now, if I asked her,"
"What !. i'll this place before all our eyes?"
'In this place before all your eyes,"
'Freely ?n-"Freely. s'Well, if she will
will give you !; kiss IN that manner, l will
give you a thousand dollars - exclaimed
one of the party.-''And ~ *And In'
cried three or four others, for it so happen
ed that several rich young men were in the
group, and bets ran high on such an i'm
probable event, and the challenge was
made and received in less time than we
take to relate 1T.
Our hero-my authority tells not wheth-
er he was handsome or plain-I have my
peculiar reasons for believing that he was
rather plain, but singularly cookbook
ing at the same tme-our hero
Immediately walked off to meet the
Young lady. He bowed to her and
said, my lady, (nein froleen.) my for
tune is in your hand" she looked at him
in establishment, but arrested her steps.
He proceeded to state his name and con-
dition, his aspirations, and related simply
and truly what had passed between him
and his companions. The young lady list
ened attentively, and when he had ceased
to speak, she said, hlushing, but with
great sweetness, eff by so little a service
so much good could be affected, it would
be very foolish in me to refuse your re-
| questt-and she kissed the young man
publicly, in the open square.
] Next day the young student was sent for
by the Governor. He wanted to see the
man who was bold enough to ask kiss Of
his daughter in that way, and whom she
had consented to kiss so. He received
him with severe and scrutnizing brow,
hut after an hours conversation, was so
pleased with him that he offered him to
dine at his table during the course of his
studies in Upsala.
! Our young friend now pursued his
studies in such manner which soon made
him regarded us the most promising
scholar at the University. Three years
were not passed after the day of the first
kiss, when the young man was allowed to
give a second one to the lovely daughter
of the Governor. as his betrothed bride.
He became, later, one of the greatest
scholars in Sweden, as much respected for
his learning as for his character His
works will endure forever among the works
of science, and from this happy union
sprung q family well-known in Sweden in
the present day, and whose wealth OF for
tune and high position in society are re-
garded as small things, compared with it's
wealth of goodness and love