The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-06-11
A Brief but Romantic Courtship.

Nothing in fiction is more romantic
than the following leaf from the pages of
real life. Joseph Schmidt, of Los An
geles, Lower California, came 30 this
country from Germany some years ago.
and was among those who profited nv
the gold fever. The news of his success
was carried to the old country with a
letter from him to friend of his bow
hood, urging him to come over and find
home under free flag. His friend
came and rented a house in Van Buren,
Street in Chicago, where he resumed
his trade as a locksmith. He was mar
ried man, and his business grew until he
became known as thrifty, well-to. do
citizen. Mr.. Schmidt, who was in love
with the beautiful scenery of Los An
geles, tried to induce his Chicago friends
to come and live with him, but business
was so good that they declined.
Mr.. Schmidt pinned for German socie-
ty, and so one day he put few thou
sand dollars worth of gold dust into his
belt and took the Pacific Express for
Chicago. 81 have come" he said, when
he entered the cosy home on Van Buren,
Street, ''to take you all back to Cali
MIA. The journey shall not cost you a
cent. will pay all the bills, and when
we reach Los Angeles | will set you up
in business in true Western STYLE TS.
husband and wife finally assented, and
just as they were about to start, the Cal
ifornia man sighed loud and long, and
said there was only one thing to mike
him happy. 81 want good, honest,
German wife, "Oh," replied the host
ess, 81 wish had knowed Diet a lettle
sooner. De pest girl in all de vorlt
schust vent away to New York tosail in
de pig sheep from Chermany. pot CELL
sails in two days for her fodder landt
nit Cologne" The California man
sighed again, and when the lady went
on to say that the girl was very rich and
had been visiting her in the very
house they were then in, he
jumped from his chair looked
at his watch, then at the railway time
table. "Will she marry?" he asked,
breathlessly. " Yaw." "Will you 90
with me to New York to find her before
she sails?" " Yaw." "Tht settles it.
don't care for her money. 1 can't
spend what 1 have now, but want a
wife. While we are gone yot pack up"
said he to her husband, and, half an
hour later, the California; and his
friends wife were in cosch dashing
through the streets to the depot. They
barely caught the express and last
Thursday morning they realized Jersey
City. The steamer Gellert, d the Ham
burg line, was to sail at twoo o'clock, so
there was no time to lose. They reached
the pier in Hoboken, and one of the first
persons they saw on the ship was the
young lady from Colonge, Mss Pauline
VAIN. She was delighted to see her
Chicago friend, but she did not under
stand why she had brought a stranger
and such handsome, dark haired man,
in piratical sombrero. He was intro
duced and the object of his mission elo-
quently told. The proposal somewhat
staggered her wits, and she said she
would accept the hand of her miner low
er. Only couple of hours remained be-
fore the steamer was to sail, and a hur-
ried arrangement had to be made for
the recovery of the baggage and also
her money. That feature of the pro-
gramme being settled, the California
man grew impatient. "Where is the
Jedge! l want Jedge, or a preacher,
or clergyman, or some kind of chap
what can splice US without any more de-
lay" The Constable then led the way
to Justice Strong's Office in Washington
Street, where the party, which had been
enlarged by some witnesses, grouped
themselves around theman of law while
he listened to the Constable's story, and
with the gravity and the necessary GER
emory made the two lovers husband
and wife, "Fut it thar, Jedge," said
the man from Los Angeles, syou've
made me the happiest man in the IS
stars of this 'ere American Union. -
The marriage register showed him to be
80 years old, and his young wife, q
blooming German bride, 23 summers.
They started West by the Erie Road
Thursday night.-New York paper.