The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-05-08
Romance on Kettle River.

A YOUNG man named Henry Bretlandt,
aged %, who had been an employe some.
where along the line of the N. p, met at
st. PaCl, last summer, Susie p. Engle.
freit, girl of 15, daughter of German
settler living near Kettle river, and an in
timacy sprung up between them. They
corresponded for while, but one of Hen
ry's letters happening to fall into the
hands of Susie's brother, Wilhelm, there
was 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. And, 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 num-
Der of days without finding his missing
sister, nor was she heard from until few
weeks ago, when lumberman informed
the family there was young couple liv
ing in newly-built log cabin on Kettle
river, some five or six miles above its en-
trance into the st. Croix. From this
lumbermans description of the pair the
family were satisfied it was Susie and her
lover, and the father and brother resolved
to pay them visit. This they did the
next day, and were surprised to find the
runaways living comfortably, but occu-
pying separate rooms. The cabin, though
small, was divided into two apartments
and furnished comfortably.
On asking why there were two rooms,
Bretlandt said they were not welded yet,
and he had respected his intended enough
to show her his designs were not those of
villain, but of man. The reason the
welded knot had not been tied was owing
to the circumstance that the minister who
was to marry them had failed to come to
their home as he had promised to do, and
Susie, being under age, was afraid to
leave the house to get married lest her
parents should capture and send her to
some Cincinnati relatives, which was
something she so much dreaded, and
which her mother had repeatedly threat
ened. Thus they were forced to live un-
der one roof, but did so virtuously.
After some persuasion on the part of the
girls brother, who instantly recognized
the tue gentleman in Bretlandt, the old
man gave his consent to the union of the
two lovers. 1t was then resolved that
the marriage should take place the follow
ing Sunday at Susie's home.
In conversing with the forgiven lover,
old Mr.. Englefreit ascertained that Susie,
after the discovery of their secret cores
pondence, had managed to get letter to
her intended, who, having previously Sc
lected aquarter section of land, went to
work and put up his cabin and furnished
it. When all was ready he went for Su-
sic, and she being apprised that the min
lister to unite them was to be on hand at
their future home in the wilds, jumped
aboard temporary sled Henry had pro-
vided, and was drawn by him some eight
miles to their forest residence.
On arriving there, the minister not be-
ing on hand, she wept bitterly and wanted
to 60 back, but Henry assuaged her grief
and proposed the separate room business,
to which she acceded.
The pair were duly married at the resi-
dence of the girls parents on the follow
ing Sunday, and now they as well as their
connexions are happy.-St.P Paul Press.