Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-15
LENA,s LOVE AT LAST WINS.
A Search Over the Continent for Lost
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n search over the continent Tor Lost
Sweetheart.
The little village Of Homburg, Baden,
Germany, says the New York Journal,
had something to boast of in the person
of Lena Kratz. Lena was the only daugh-
ter of a wealthy Burgomaster, Kratz, the
wealthiest man in the village.
Lena was the toast of the country for
miles and miles around. She was a per-
feet model of beauty and grace. The
fame of her exceeding beauty was con-
tinually bringing her offers of marriage
from young men whose station in life was
a great deal higher than hers. She re-
fused all of them, however. She wac
about five feet three inches in height. A
wealth of luxuriant blonde hair flowed IN
graceful disorder far down below her
shapely waist. Her features were deli
cate and her beautiful pink complexion
was the envy and admiration of some of
her less handsome but more wealthy
neighbors. Her rosebud of mouth was
always in a roguish pout. People Won
dered that she could hear anything through
her small pink ears. She had everything
that she wished for.
Until she was nineteen years of age,
Lena remained heart whole. Then came
a change. One morning a tall, strapping
young fellow entered the village. He
carried his worldly possessions in a huge
cotton handkerchief tied to the end OF a
stout stick, and slung across his shoulder.
he was SO strong and good natured that
every one was prepOssessed in his favor
at once. When, therefore, he applied to
old BurgOmaster KratZ, the latter at once
employed him. The new conner was a
native of America. His name was John
DuganOn. He became at once the pet of
the village. The maidens set their caps
for him. Three months after his arrival
it was understood, however, that he had
fallen desperately in love with the cOquet-
fish little daughter of his employer. The
capriciOus little beauty nearly drove him
crazy. She would smile on him one day,
and again for weeks afterwards he could
not get a kind word or look from her. He
was not the kind OF fellow to stand this
treatment long, 1t seems. One night he
made known his love to her and asked her
to be his wife. To his great surprise she
naively murmured:
eyes,"
There was a condition attached, how
eyer-her fathers consent. He went to
his employer.
The latter said:
''There is only one obstacle. Renounce
your country. / cannot allow my daugh-
ter to wed native of the land whose
people are continually insulting our be-
loved Bismarck"
The young man Indignantly declined
this proposal. He would never renounce
his country.
''Then you will never marry my Lena"
shouted the eXasperated old man, "YOu
can also leave my house as fast as you
can"
John obtained an interview with Lena
before he left the house. While she could
not blame him for not renouncing his
country, 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 finally laid to rest, Lena re-
solved 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 few weeks ago.
She searched all the large cities through
out the United States for him without
avail The last place the faithful girl
secured was Chicago.
When she could find no trace of John
there she determined to return home.
For this purpose she started for New
lOIhs lldSb HlSub 5ue dIIlfEA ut tue
Grand Central Depot.
The hackmen 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.
ooh, let me alone, please" the poor
foreigner pleaded; 81 do not want car
rage"
The only reply was the demoniacal
"Hack, lady? Take mine." "Hack?
Any place in the city,"
She was being pulled about in every
direction.
Suddedly stalwart young fellow, who
had been sitting on the box of one Of the |
new, cheap cabs, jumped to the ground, |
He yelled as he ran towards the strug- |
Cling hackmen:
''Leave that woman alone. Do you
want to pull her to piecesT'
His fists flew out in every direction.
The mob jumped to their feet and ran
away.
AS he turned around to the trembling
woman he began:
''Please accept a seat"-
Suo. 'euly he threw his arms around the /
vonn@ GIRL. and as he did so he cried:
"Biess nv SOU, it's little Lenaw
She recognized him almost at the same
time, and cried out as she tainted:
sob! thank God, John, Eve found you
ut last!"
He put her into his coach and drove her
to his humele nome in Harlem. He placed
her under the care of his mother, after
explaining who she was.
1t is probable that the happy couple
will be married in a day or two, or as |
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