The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-06-18
AEsEARcH FOB. q SWEETHEART.
q German Girl's Perseverance and Pluoh
!. Finally Rewarded.
IN. Y. Morning Journal.l

uermany, mas sometnlnR 70 poabt OIL IN tne
person of Lena, Kratz. Iona was the only
daughter of BuTgomaster Kratz, the
wealthieSt man Of the village.
Lena was the toast OF the country for
miles and miles around. She was q per.
feet model Of beauty and grace. The famc
Of her exceeding great beauty was con.
tinually bringing her offers Of marriage
from young men whose station in life
was a great deal higher than hers. She
refused all Of them, however. She was
about Ave feet three inches In height.
A wealth of luxuriant blonde hair flowed
In graceful disorder far down below
her shapely waist. Her features were
delicate and her beautiful pink complex
ion was the envy and admiration Of some
Of her less handsome but moro wealthy
neighbors. Her rosebud Of mouth was
always in roguish pout. People won-
dered that she could hear anything
through her small pink ears. She had
everything that she wished for. 9l
Until she was nineteen years Of age
Lena remained heart whole. Then come
change. One morning a tall, strapping
young fellow entered the village. He car.
ried his worldly possessions in huge cot
ton handkerchief tied to the end Of stout
stick, and slung across his shoulder. He
was so strong and good-natured that ev.
cry one was prepossessed In his favor at
once. When, therefore, he applied TO old
Burgomaster Kratz the latter at once en-
ployed him. The newcomer was q native
Of America. His name was John Du-
canon. He became at once the pet Of
the village. The maidens sot their caps
for him. Three months after his arrival II
was understood, however, that he had fal.
len desperately In love with the coquet.
tish little daughter Of his employer. The
capricious little beauty nearly drove him
crazy. She would smile on him one day,
and again for weeks afterward he could
not get kind word or look from her. He
was not the kind Of fellow to stand this
kind Of treatment long, it..seems. One
night he made known his love to her, and
asked her to be his wife. To bis surprise
she naively murmured "Yes."
There was condition attached, howev-
er,-her fathers consent. He went to his
employer. The father said: "There Is only
one obstacle. Renounce your country.
can not allow my daughter to wed native
of the land whose people are continually
insulting our believed Bismarck
The young man Indignantly declined
this proposal. He would never renounce
his country.
"Then you will never marry my Lenap
shouted the exaspcrated old man. "You
can also leave my house as fast as you
camp
John obtained an interview with Lena
before he left the house. While she could
not blame him for not renounclng his coun.
try, she steadfastly refused to marry him
without her fathers consent.
John left the village. He started back
for his native land. He was sincerely
mourned by the honest villagers. That
was six months ago. Lena never ceased
to love him. Her father died about three
months ago. All his money was left to
her. After her father was laid to rest Le-
ma resolved to come to America. She
wanted to find her sweetheart. All she
knew Of him was that he was In America.
She arrived in this country a few weeks
ago. She searched all the large cities
throughout the United States for him with.
out avail. Tho last place the faithful girl
secured was Chicago.
When she could find no trace Of John
there she determined TO yeturn home. For
this purpose she started for New York.
Last night she arrived at the Grand Cen.
tral Depot. The haclsmen who surround
the vast building when the trains arrive
singled her out for legitimate prey. a
rush was made for her by several OF them.
She became frightened. She did not know
what to do.
"Ob, lot me alone, please" the poor for.
eigner pleaded; ~ do not want a car
riagep
The only reply was the demoniacal yell;
"Hack, ladyy Take mine" "HackS Any
place In the city" She was being pulled
about in every direction.
Suddenly a stalwart young fellow who
had been sitting on the box Of one Of the
new cheap cabs jumped to the ground and
yelled as lie ran Toward the struggling
hackmen:
"Leavc lha. woman alone. Do you want
] TO pail her 10 pleces"
( His fists aew out in every direction.
The mob jumped to their feet and ran
away.
As be turhel around to the trembling
won IN he Logan:
"Please accept soat--"
Suddenly hj threw his arms around the
youn ghl, and as he did so he cried:
"ii ess my soul, IT'S little Lanaw
Sao rdcogniz,d him. almost at the same
tima. aud cried out as she faintedi
"On, thank God, John, pve found you at
la1p UI.r E
lie put her into bis coach and drove her
to his humble LONE in Harlem He placed
her under thc care o. Lis mother, after ex'
planning who she wa. /, Is probable that
the happy couple wiz be married In day
or two, or as soon ~ Lena recovers iion
the fatigue OF her long search. p
. A ROMANCE or The PENN BANK
nanvfpD ~ Ia Cusu.nsfur, "a Xauno WIZ