The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-02-28
A PIONEER ROMANCE:


Recently there came from a -four
ishlng town Of Sonoma County, on
an extended visit to rricuds in this
city, a man and wife. Theatres were
visited, full round of amusement
and sight-seeing was INDUCED, and
all rain merry as the marriage bell,
which rang for tile couple in question
as much rs Thirty and three years
ago away off in Racine, Wis. A few
nights since, while returning FROM
the California Theatre, the couple
walked along Kearney street toward
Market, near which. by the light
from il gGs:lanp, they saw lying on
the sidewalk before, theth Ii iady's
chatelaihe and watch, Which evident
Iy had become detached from the
waist of some passer-by. Scarcely
was there time to stoop and pick up
the find when returned compara-
lively young couple, d rather hand
some man, who was remarkably light
i'll feature to the woman whS walked
beside him, dark enough in complex
ion to lead TO the belief that she was
Of Spanish extraction' A short ex-
planation between the two couples
ensued, and the article of female or
nament was returned to the young
lady who had lost it. @ua;
The young couple had scarcely be-
gun to move away when the elderly
lady appeared ds If seized with q
spasm, and with q shrick very unlike
that of the traditional novel sort,
screamcd; "Charley Charley !" and
almost tainted. The sound of name
so familiar to him brought the youEg
man and his companion back, and
then followed even a stranger Incl
dent. tile young man looked at the
agitated lady, shade of recollection
seemed to cross his mlhd, and though
struggling to subdue his emotions; he
did not succeed, and quickly ejacula-
ted, "A1othor!" At. the same time
the older man lad been regarding the
younger lady intently, and in d mo-
ment more exclaimed, Good God,
it is she1" The scene had attracted
quite n number OF passers, and to
prevent further notice by them the
young man spoke firmly and directed
the actors to the little comedy to 60
with him, which they did. Soon
they were seated in a comfortable
little parlor within radius Of mile
from the place of the accidental meet
ing, and amid many sobs from the
old lady, much wondering surprise on
the part of the young lady, and
called-for amount Of agitation and
mingled anger on the part Of the
young and old gentlemen, respect
lively, the story was made clear:
TO relate i. lucidly requires re-
trospect OF over thirty years, wien in
Racine, Or. s., Scfcrd will do, as
being rs near the real name as posi-
ble to speak without making a com
plctc revclation--a man aged about
23 years, married one Of three daugh-
tcrs Of farmer in the vicinity. DR..
Scfferd had, for young man, lu-
crative practice, wanted only for luz
urics, and for time the young couple
travelled the road of matrimony COM
fortably. But dissensions gradually
grew between them. Life was not rs
smooth as desirable, even though q
son had been rorn TO them, anf an
other (evcnts proved it a daughtcr)
was expected. II wasn't the greatest
wonder in the world, then. for Racine
to lehrn, one day in 40, when Califor-
hia's wealth of mineral was turning
mems heads, breaking apart homes
and families, and turning the nation
almost upside down, that Dr. Seffera
had disappeared. 1t was conjecturcd
and rightly, that he had started for
California. The little home in Ra-
cine was broken up, the deserted
family removed to the old farm house,
and when, some time later, the daugh-
ter was born, no word of the father
was there to cheer the mothers
heart, nor, was he again heard Of for
years. He, in the meantime, had
reached California, and because of
peculiar ways Of wearing his whiskers
and hair, became known as an Aus.
tralian. After wandering for q short