The Lincoln County herald., 1873-04-30
! Sstliue Love AAaif.

Whether the rugged rocks, the crystal
cascades, the dsshiug waterfalls and park
like valleys hcresbouts do or do not en-
gender q romantic love 10 the breasts of
the girls and boys Of this region. We are
nnprepsred to say, but there is certainly
something, either in the earth, air. or
water, which causes some Of Minnesota's S
young men and ladies' TO fall very deeply
into tho depths Of the tender passion ;
aud sometimes they exhibit this feeling
in various ways. As an evidence Of this
we record an episode in the lie Of not
long ago welded puir
A young man named Henry BretlaDdt,
aged twenty two, Sho had been an en-
ploye somewhere along the line of the
N. y, met at St Paul last summer Susie
=. Ens!efreit, seirl Of fifteen, a daughter
IF German settler, living near Kettle
river, aud an intimacy sprung up between
them. They corresponded for while,
hut one Of Henrys letters happening to
fall into the hands Of Susie's bro he:,
Wilhelm, there was a big explosion on
the part Of her father and mother, who
IN strong language denounced the Gun
ning lover, and informed her that the
thing must be.stopped at once. And, as
they thought, 1t 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
icon in bed and that her wardrobe hld
gone with her. There was now real
alarm in the family, and the brother was
sent to look for the lost girl. He wan.
dcred about for number Of days without
finding his missing sister, nor was she
heard from until few weeks ago, when
II lumber man Informed the family there
was a young couple living 10 a newly.
built log cabin on Kettle river, some FIVE
or SIX miles above its entrance into the
st. Croix. From this lumbermans de
scrip'cn Of the pair, the family we're
-atisiel it was Susie and her lover, and |
the father ana brother resolved to pay
them visit. THIS they did the follow
ing day, and we're surprised to find the
runaway pair living comfortably, but
occupying separate rooms. The cabin,
though small, was divided into two apart.
ments, and furnished comfortably. On
asking why there were two rooms, Bret
landt said they were not welded yet, and
that he had respected his intended enough
to show her his designs were not those
Of a villain, but q man. The reason the .
welded knot had not been tied was owing
10 the circumstance that the minister who |
was to marry them had failed to come to |
their home as be had promised to do, and
Susie bling under age, was afraid to |
leave the house to get married, lest her
parents should capture aud send her to
some Cincinnati relatives, which was
something she much dreaded, and which |
her mother had repeatedly threatened.
Thus, they were forced to live under one
ROT, but did SO ,irtuously. After some
persuasion on the part Of the girls
brother, who instant y recognized the true
gentleman in Bretlundt, the cd man
"caved in" and gave his consent to the |
union Of the lovers 1t was then resolved |
that the marriage should take place the
following Sunday at Suse's home.
In conversing with the forgiven lover,
old Mr. Enseireit ascertained that Susie,
after the discovery of their secret cores
pondence, had managed to get letter to
her Intended, who, having previously Sc
lected quarter section of land, went to
work and put up bis cabin and furnished
it. When ell was ready he went for"
Susie, and she, being apprised that the
minister to unite them was to be on
hand at their future home in the wilds,
jumped aboard temporary sled Henry
had provided, and was drawn by him some
eight miles to their forest residence. On
arriving there, the minister not being on
hand, she wept bitterly and wanted 10 90
back, but Henry assuagcd her grief and
proposed the separate room bu iness, to
which she acceded.
The pair were duly married at the res,
idcuce of the girls parents on the follow
ing Sunday, and now they, as we'll as
their connexions, are happy.
There is good deal OF romance in this
little affair; but when our reader under
stands that our hero drew for over eleven
miles, on snow sled, the boards which
divided his room from that of the girl be
has since made his wife, a principle of
purity of heart and honor, shines out,
that sparkles diamond like, and makes
the matter almost sublime. We doubt
if there is another such an example of
"love 10 the bush on record.
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