The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-05-19
EQUAL TO FICTION.
-:,e Romantic Marriage Of an Adopted Cor
man Citizen.

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Nothing in fiction is more romantic than
tho following leaf from the page of real
life. Joseph Schmidt, of Los Angeles,
Lower California, came to this country
from Germany some years ago, and was
among those who profted by the gold few
er. The news of his success was carried
to the old country with letter from him to
a friend Of his boyhood urging him to come
over and find q home under a free flag.
His friend came and rented house in Van
Buren, street, in Chicago, where he resumed
bis trade as locksmith. He was married
man, andhis business grew until he became
known as thrifty, well-to-do citizen.
MIR. Schmidt, who was in love with the
beautiful scenery Of Los Angeles, tried to
induce his Chicago friends to come and
live with Linn, but business was too good
that they declined. Mr.. Schmidt pinned
for German society, and so one day he put
dust into his belt and took the Pacific ex-
press for Chicago. II have come, he said,
when he entered the cosey home on Van
Buren, street. ito take you all back to Cali
fornia. The journey shall not cost You a
cent. will pay all the bills, and when we
reach Los Angeles will set you up in bust
ness in true western Style" The husband
and wife finally assented, and just as they
were about to start the California man
sighed loud and long. and said there was
only one thing to make him happy. II
want good honest German wife. ''Oh'"
replied the hostess, I wish had knowed dot
- lettle sooner. De best girl in all de vorlt
schust vent away to New York to sail in de
pig sheep for Chermany. Dot 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 in he jumped from his
way time table. "Will she marry" he asked
breathlessly. "Yaw," "Will you 60 with me
to New York to find her before She sails?"
.'Yaw." That settles it,, don't care for
but want wife. While We are gone you
pack up" said he to her husband, and, half
an hour later, the Californian and his
friends wife were in a coach dashing
through the streets to the depot. They
barely caught the express, and last Thurs
day morning they reached Jersey city. The
steamer Gellert, of the Hamburg line, was
to sail at 2 o'clock, so there was no time TO
lose. They reached the pier in Hoboken,
and one of the first persons they say on the
ship was the young lady from Cologne, Miss
Pauline Wahs. She was delighted to see
her Chicago friend, but she did not under
stand why she had brought stranger-and
such handsome, dark haired man, in o
piratical sombrero. He was introduced,
and the object of his mission eloquently
told. The proposal somewhat staggered
Miss Pauline, but she soon recovered her
wits, and she said she would accept the
hand Of her miner lover. Only couple of
hours remained before the steamer was to
sail, and hurried arrangement had to be
made for the recovery of the baggage and
passage money. That feature of the pro-
gramme being settled, the California man
grew impatient. "Where is the jedge? T
want jedge, or preacher, or clergyman,
or some kind of chap that can splice us
without any more delay" 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 the man 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. cut it thar, jedge," said the man
from Los Angeles, you've made me the
happiest man in the 80 states of this Amer
lean Union" The marriage register showed
him to be 80 years old, and his wife, a
blooming German bride, % summers: They
started west by the Erie road Thursday
night.