The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-11-27
) A QUEER ROMANCE.
STRANGE STORY OF A WAGON
LOAD OF WOMEN AND
CHILDREN,
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ChrlStian SelhOrn Loses a Sweetheart In Sweden
and After Remarkable Adventures Finds
Her Marion Near Columbus.


Twelve years ago Olga Eskold was one OF the
oelles OF district in Sweden the daughter OF
Wellto'do parents and herself giving promise of a
successful future az a siuger She had been edu,
Gated atthe Royal Conservatory of Music at Stock
hOlm and had surg before musical authorities
with such credit that 1t had been decided that her
incinations to devote her life TO art should be
consulted, and her family were willing to make
many sacrifices to assist her In the achievement
OF her aims. Prior TO entering the Conservatory
she had been betrOthed to young Swede, car.
penter; but when she had been prepared for a
high life In the world the parents of both conclu.
ded that the consummation Of the match or the
continuation OF the betrOthal engagement were
imprudent, and compelled the young people TO
formally IelinquiSh any claim on each other This
was done against the prOtestations of the young
man, who soon after left his native village and
came to this country. He began life In the United
States somewhere in the vicinity of Lancaster, in
ms sale, working as farm laborer He war
very saving, and in five years had accumulated
enough to remove to Buffalo, N Y, where he had
friends He there got employment as a ship car
penter and finally did work by contract, hiring a
large number of men. He lived with exceeding
tTugality and always with one idea-o of returning
to his home rich and claiming the young Olga
who had been thought too GOOD to be the wife Of
village carpeIter. But during the time he thus
saved and sinted himself he refused to CORES
pond with his re atives or friends at home and
would never permit reference to his former be.
trolhed. -Four years ago. having gotten together
seven thousand dollars, he closed up his business
and Started for Europe. ln New York he fell into
the hands of the emigrant swiudlers and was rob.
bed OF one hall his money and he began spending
part of the rest In searching for the thieves by
meaus of the police. Suspected part were ar
rested aud admitted to BAIL but he refusing to use
any more OF his money to procure bondsmen, the
swede was locked up in the House of Detention
for witnt sses, where he fell Ill and was taken to
Bellevue Hospital with brain fever, and while al
liberty, acOmpromise was affected by which he
recovered considerable part of his money which
mad been taken from him by the swinders.
then set sail for home and arrived In his n
place nearly year after he had begun thI
| ey, to tind that soon after he had started
UAiled States Olgas voice had broken d
bronchial sickness, and she had marie
farmer about to emigrate, and they h
the West together Almost insane WITH ve y
and determined to at least see the girl agsb
packed up and left for his adopted country.
Buffalo, by inquiring among friends and hOmi
neighbOrR, he discovered that his fiancee OF year
before was not only the wife of another but tina
she had large family of children. The yOunj
mans ardor-hls name by the way is Christian
SlelhOrn was sOmewhat cooled; still he determin
ed to visit her and went to her Minnesota home
Arriving there he learned that she had gone thre
| years before TO Buffalo, and had actually been liv
lug in the same city with him. Back to Buffal
| he went and afte long search was tantslizngl
| informed that Olga was a widow aud had Temoy
ed to this city, leaving her children in the care
a family in Buffalo Her husband had had frie d
in Columbus, aud she had visited kOme of theI
at Pinhook, to make arrangements for going baG
to Sweden, In Pinhook she had got employmer
and there remained with an old Swedish lad
said to be something OF miser aud to be posses
ed of means, elhOrn followed her and after
short courtship the trst while singer, now ma
rony though laiI looking woman, accepted h
old lover The children were sent for, eight
them, all told, and yesterday they started ioG Ka
sss, where they intend lskiug land with VIII
money the rowing lover has lett after his romsnt
adventures. The old Swedish lady went wi
them.
The party Of travellers going up High street yt
erday in Two horse wagon toward the railrot
ettraCttd attention aud at the depot sueh was Il
story developed with little tact and questionr
II is as strange history at ever novelist weav
into a romance; but looking at the stalwart you
carpenter and listening to the musical voice
the matron 1t was not difficult to credit it in
world 20 fun of adventures. The coupe are to
married ON their new homestead in Kansas
Columbus DCnOCrUt.