Smyrna times., 1873-04-23
A Sublime Love Affair.

netner the rugged rocks, the crystal cas-
cade, the dashing waterfalls aud park like
valleys hereabouts do or do not engender a
romantic love in the breasts of the girls and
boys in this region, we are unprepared to say,
says the Duluth Herald, but there is certainly |
something, either in the earth, air, or water, |
which causes some of Minnesota 5 young men |
and ladies to fall very deeply into the depths |
Of the tender passion; and sometimes they ex-
hibit this feeling in various ways. AS an
evidence of this we record an episode in the life
of a nOt-lOngagO welded pair:
A young man named Henry Bretandt, aged
twenty-five who had been an employee some
where along the line of the N. p, met at st.
Paul, last summer, Susie p Engefreit, a girl
OF fifteen, daughter of German settler
living near Kettle River, aud an intimacy
sprung up between them. They cOrresponded
for a while, but one of IIenrys letters happen
ing to fall into the hands of Susie's brother,
| Wilhelm, there was a big explosion on the part
of her father and mother, who in strong Ian
guage denounced the cunning lover, and
Informed her that the thing must be stopped
at once. Aud, as they thought, it was A few
months ago. however, Susie was missed from
the breakfast table, and on searching her room
it was ascertained that she had not been in her
bed, and that her wardrobe had gone with her
There was now real alarm in the family, and
the brother was sent to look for the lost girl.
He wandered about for number of days with
out finding his missing sister, nor was she
heard from until few weeks ago, when a
lumberman informed the family there was a
young couple living in newly-built log cabin
on Kettle river, some five or six miles above its
entrance into the ST. Croix,
From this lumberman's description of the
pair, the family were satisfied it was Susie and
her lover, and the father aud brother resolved
to pay them a visit. This they did the follow.
ing day, and we're surprised to find the runaway
pair living comfortably. The cabin, though
small, was divided into two apartments. he
occupying one she the other On asking VIII,
there were two rooms Bretant said they wer,
not welded yet, and that he had respected hi
intended enough to show her his designs wer
not those OF a william, but of man. The rea
son the welded knot had not been tied, wa
owing to the circumstance that the minister VIII
= was to marry them had failed to come to thei
home as he had promised to do, and Susi
being under age, was afraid to leave the hOus
;. to get married, lest her parents should captur
and send her to some Cincinnati relatives
which was something she much dreaded, an
which her mother had repeatedly threatened
u Thus, they were forced to live under one roo
d but did so consistently After some persuasio
IS on the part of the girls brother, who Instant
recognized the true gentleman 10 Bretland
n 20 the union of the lovers 1t was then r
v solved that the marriage should take place Il
ne following Sunday at Susie's home.
to In conversing with the forgiven lover, o
III MIR. Engetreit ascertained that Susie after Il
cd discovery of their secret correspondence, hi
in managed to get letter to her intended, VIII
es having previously selected quarter section
ok land, went to work and put up his cabin al
ne furnished it. When all was ready he we
We for Susie, and she, being apprised that t
.se minister to unite them was to be on hand
ns their future home in the wids, jumped aboa
ne a temporary sled Henry had provided, and "
tai drawn by him some eight miles to their for
nd residence. On arriving there the minister
nd being on hand, she wept bitterly and wanted
n go back, but Henry assuaged her grief a
ra proposed the separate room business, to VIII
rod she acceded.
zen The pair were duly married at the resider
of of the girls parents on the following Sund
gin and now they, as well as their connections,
the happy.
i've There is a good deal of romance in this Ii
one affair; but when the reader understands t
gin our hero drew for over eleven miles, on a sn
led. sled, the boards which divided his room Fl
the that Of the girl he has since made his wife
, is principle of purity of heart and honor shi
ms out that sparkles diamond-like, and makes
on matter almost sublime We doubt if ther
nm another such an example of "love in the bu
mn on record.-Phita. North american.