Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-21
THE KISS.
A Charming Legend Told in Copcn-
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There is at the court Of fling Christial
OF Denmark an Equerry, high in favor.
This gentleman is called Paul Wendell
Doe, Baron Lenwenenrue.
And there mas been at the Court OF Den
mark an Equerry called Paul WendoiDoe
Baron Lenwenenruc, Tor more than 2ul
years.
The presence OF this perennial Equerry
is accounted for in sweet and simple
legend. having tor It's basis just an lnuO'
cent little kiss.
Atthe university in Copenhagen there
sniourned. something more tnan 200 years
ago, youth named Paui Werdelboe.
He was tue con Of poor cl,r2yman,
who. in a distant DANISH province, lor
forty wears mad lived and preached the
Word and done the WORK of MS Master, in
humble contcut, in poor and tiny ham,
let
1t was the hope of this good clergyman
that when. IN the fullness OF time, he
should be called to rest from his labors.
his son Paul should succeed him.
To this end Paul had been, WITH niue n
pinchIng and priVation, sent to the Uni
VersIty at Copenhagen to complete his
education.
But Master Paul did not desire to emu
late his father.
He l0nged to travel.
TO see the world of whose wonders and
beauties he had read and heard so much.
This desire had grown and strengthened
every hour, having been fed by the talk OF
his two chosen comrades, who, more for
tunate than our hero in having fathers
rich IN this worlds goods, intended at the
close OF their school probation to set out
together on their travels TO see the
world.
The academic year had ended.
The day-full of triumphs for Paul, who
had passed the examinations with honor
bad ended.
But mis- triumphs brought him no happi-
ness.
The morrow would see him bid adieu to
his two young friends, who for year had
been his constant companions, sharing
his studies, his sports, his SORROWS, his
hopes.
Tomorrow they would go together-out
into that beautiful, unknown world.
They would look upon the glories OF art,
of which he had only obtained cold
glimpses through the pages of books.
They would be face TO face with nature
in all her moOds-ber beauties would be
unfolded to them.
They would mingle in the great drama
Perhaps! Oh, glorious thought They
would draw their swords in some OF tine
great battles that from time to time con-
Vulsed that grand, unknown world.
While he, alone, must turn towards the
white face OF the north; must take uD his
duties with heart as cold as her cline.
Must forever close his eyes against
beauty, his heart az ainst ambition.
He mOurned like boy. But he kept
As the sun went down and the long
sweet twilight of the white land began,
the three friends set out for farewell
Walk.
They selected their favorite route. the
wall surrounding the town.
Occasionally across the gay talk, filled
with the brightness of youth and hope,
there would float Sigh from our poor
hero, which would be laughed back into
shadow land by his gay young comrades.
AS they sauntered on they spied at the
window OF a stately old house face. all
framed in by the flowers that grew and
flourisbed there.
il was the face of fair young girl.
No rose was ever sWeeter than those
lips and cheeks.
No lily was ever tairer than that cool
Waite brow.
No jasmine ever sweeter than the look
halo round that head.
10 the careless reckiessness of happy
youth toe comrades OF our hero said to
him, If he would go and claim a kiss of
that fair maiden AS she stood among her
flowers he should join them on their
travels.
Go where they went, see what they saw,
enjoy what they enjoyed.
Without word l'aul left his wild COM
panions.
Went to the mansion in whose case
ment CLEANED this beauteous jewel OF
maidenhOod and sounded a summons.
HIS summons was answered by the
maid herself, who, in her sweet humility,
never dreaming she was the object OF his
quest, said her father, the professor, was
absent from home, but would shortly re-
turn.
Then our brave young hero told her it
was not her father, but herself he sought.
There, standing on the threshold he
sold her OF his comrades otfer-told her
OF his wish-hls wild, Unsuitable thirst to
travel-to see the beautiful, the unknown
world.
With eyes cast down and with never a
word, the maiden listened. And when he
had finished, still without a word, she
took him by the hand and led him 10 the
window where the flowers bloomed upOn
his, and in the sight Of his comrades. she
offered him her lips all dewy with inno-
cence and truth.
Then with u murmured blessing she led
him forth.
The next morning three young gentle
men set out TO travel and see the world.
After five years again there was a sum-
mons at the door OF the house where dwelt
the beauteous maiden with her father, the
old professor.
But this time the visitor was q young
gentleman bronzed with travel and at
tired in the gorgeous uniform of an officer
high in rank.
Again the maiden answered the sum-
mons, and, as before, in sweet humility,
she said: "My father is not within, sir"
The young gentleman made answer as
did the youth five years before. It was
not her father, but herself he sought.
He asked her il she remembered the
youth on whom she had bestowed q Kiss
Remembered him!
With bushes and eyes cast down, she
answered, "yes."
Then he led her TO the room where
doomed toe flowers on the window sill.
lie remembered quite we'll the way, and
told her how her pure kiss had been as a
seal upon his lips aud had kept them vir-
gin to her through all the years OF his
absence.
How the light from her up-turned eyes
had been his beacon light that had led q i'm
ar IN