Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-05-01
a RoMANcEIN REAL IirEA PRES
ENT HERO.


freshing iacident that happened in
that cool climate: A young man
named Henry Bretlandt, aged twen-
ty-two, who had been employed
somewhere along the line of the
Northern Pacific met,at st. Paul, last
summer, Susie P Engiefreit a girl
of fifteen, the daughter of German
settler, living near Kettle river. An
intimacy sprang up between them.
They corresponded for awhile but
one of Henry's letters happening to
fall into the hands of Susie's broth
er Wilhelm, there was big explo-
sion on the part of her father and
mother, who, in strong language, de
nouncing the cunning lover, and in
formed 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 land, ,onsearehing 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 wander
ed about for number of days with
out finding the missing sister, nor was
she heard from until a few days ago
when q lumberman informed the
family that there was young coup
lie living in a new built cabin on Ket-
tie river, some five or six miles above
its entrance into the St. Croix.
From this lumbermans description
of the pair the family was satisfied
that it was Susie and her lover,
and the father and broth
er resolved to pay them a visit.
This they did the following day and
were surprised to find the runaway
pair living quite comfortably, but
were occupying separate rooms.
Bretlandt said they were not welded
yet. and that he had respected his
intended enough to show her his de.
signs were not those of a villain but
of man., The reason the wedding
knot had not been tied, was owing
to the circumstance that the minis
ter who was to marry them had fail
ed to come to their home as he had
promised to do, and that Susie be-
ing under age, was afraid to leave
the house to get married lest her
parents should capture and
send her to some Cincinnati rela-
Ftives which was something she much
dreaded and which her mother had
repeatedly threatened. Thus they
lived under. one roof but did
SO virtuously.y After some perssua-
sion on the part of the girls broth
er, who instantly recognized the
true gentleman in Bretlandt, the old
man t'caved in" and gave his con-
sent to the union of the lovers. 1t
was then resolved that the marriage
should take place the following Sun
day at Susie's home. In conversing
with the forgiven lover, old Mr.. En-
glefriet ascertained that Susie, after
the discovery of their secret cor
respondence, managed to get a letter
to her intended, who. having previ-
ously selected a quarter section Of
land went to work and put up his
cabin and furnished it. When all
was ready he "went for" Susie, and
she being apprised that the minis
ter to unite them was to be on hand
at their future home in the wiids,
jumped aboard temporary sled
Henry had provided, and was drawn
by him some eight miles to their for
est residence. On arriving there,
the minister not on hand, she wept
bitterly and wanted to go back, but
Henry assuaged her grief, and pro-
posed the separate room business, to
which she acceded. The pair were
duly married at the residence of the
girls parents on the following Sun
day, and now they, as well as their
connections, are happy. There is a
great deal of romance in this little
affair but when the reader under
stands that our hero drew, for over|
eleven miles on a snow sled, the
boards which divided his room from
that of the girl he has since mad Q
his wife, a principle Of purity Of
heart and honor shines out that
sparkles like a diamond, and makes
the matter almost sublime. We
doubt if there is another rsuch an
example of 'loye in a bush'' on re-
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