The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-12-30
A FORTUNATE KISS.


The following pretty story is narrated
by Braner, who vouches for its truthful
ness;
In the great university at Upsala, in
Sweden, lived Young student, noble
youth, with great love for studies, but
without means for puruing them. He
was poor, but without connections. Still
he studied, living in great poverty, but
keeping cheerful heart and trying to
look pleasantly at the future, which
looked so grimly at him. His good hui
NOR and excellent qualities made him
beloved by his comrades.
One day he was standing at the square
with a number of them, prattling away
an hour of leisure, when their attention
was arresred by young and beautiful
lady, who by the side of an elder one was
slowly walking over the place. 1t was
the daughter of the Governor of Upsala,
living in that city, and the lady was her
governess. She was generally known
for her GODDESS of character and looked
at with admiration by all the students,
AS the young men stood gazing at her as
she went by like graceful vision, one
of them suddenly exclaimed
"Well, it would be wor h something to
have kiss from such a mouth"
The poor student, the hero of our
story, who looked on that pure and an
gelic face, exclaimed as if by inspirations:
II think l could have it,"
"Well, well" exclaimed his friends in
chorus; "Are you crazyP Do you know
her ?"
"Not at ALL" he answered, "but think
she would kiss me il asked her."
What, in this place, and before all
our eyes,"
Eyes"
"Freely~
Yes"
"Well, if she would give you kiss in
that manner would give you thous-
and dollars" exclaimed one of the party.
"And l, and l." "exclaimed.two or three
others, for it so happened several rich
men were among the group, and bets ran
high on so improbable an event. The
challenge was made and rec ived in less
time time than il takes to tell it,
Our hero (my authority tells not wheth-
er he was plain or handsome l have pc
culiar reasons for believing he was rath-
er plain, but singularly good looking at
the same time) Immediately walked up
to the young lady and said:
"Mine frauline, my fortune is now in
your hands"
She looked at him in astonishment,
but arrested her footsteps.
He proceeded te state his name and
condition, his aspiration, and repeated
simply what had just taken place be-
tween him snd his comrades.
The young lady listened attentively.
and at his ceasing to speak, she said
blushingly, but with great sweetness
'If so little a thing will do so much
good, it would be foolish in me to refuse
your request"
And publicly and in the open square
she kissed him.
The next day the student was sent for
by the Governor. He wanted to see the
man who had dared to seek kiss from
his daughter that way and whom she had
consented to kiss.
He received him with a scrTtinizing
bow, but after an hours conversation
was so pleased wit him that he ordered
our hero to dine at his table during his
duties at Upsala
Our friend pursued his studies in such
manner that it soon made him regarded
as the most promising student in the
university.
Three years are now elapsed since the
first kiss, when the young man was al
lowed to give second kiss to the daughter
of the Governor, as his wife.
He became, later, one of the most no.
ted scholars in Sweden, and was much
respected for his character.
His works will endure while time lasts
among the works of Science; and from
this happy union sprang family well
known in Sweden at the present time,
whose wealth and high position in sOci-
ETY. are regarded as trifes in coparison
with their great goodness and love.