The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-02-27
WOMAN's DEVOTION.
a Swede Girl Follows Her Lover
Across the Ocean.

DENVER, February 25.-About six
months ago there arrived in Denver
direct from Sweden bright looking
Swedish girl named Christine Olafson.
She could speak but a few words of
English, but she had such proposes
sing appearance that it was not long
before she was singled out in an en-
ployment agency by a lady on South
Fourteenth Street and given situation.
The girl was bright and intelligent,
willing to learn and SO neat that her
mistress would not have parted with
her under any consideration, though
teaching her the English language and
American cooking at the same time was
an annoyance few women would stand.
As Christine increased in wisdom;
that is, learning to speak English, she
made confidante of the mistress and
told her the history of her life. She
was born in Stockholm. Her father
was cigar-maker and owned a little
shop. In his employ was young
man named Hanson. Christine fire.
quently worked in the shop stripping
tobacco, and as Hanson boarded with
them and as they were always together,
falling in love was as natural as
duck taking to water. Hanson took a
notion to come to America. He had
saved up some money and wanted to
branch out for himself In the world. He
and Christine plighted their love and
he sailed for the shores of the tree. He
promised to send for her in few
wears. For the first two years Hanson
wrote to his sweetheart regularly from
all parts of the United States, showing
that shortly after his arrival h. had
Joined the noble army of tramp cigar
makers.
Eighteen months ago he ceased to
write. Christine waited for nearly a
year and then resolved to seek
her lover in America. Her father
and mother had died and her fortune
consisted of $500 derived from the sale
of the household effects. With that
she left her old home and came to the
| United States in search of one, who
had probably forgotten her or was
married to some one else. In
New York City she met cigar maker
who knew Hanson. and who told her
| that he was in San Francisco. Christine
bought a ticket for San Francisco and
started across the continent. In Kan
1 sas City she met man who pretended
that he knew Hanson and that he was
| in Denver. He induced her TO sell ner
ticket and buy one to Denver. She be-
lieyed what he told her and did as she
was told. Her new-found friend then
robbed her of her money, over $500, and
fed. She had her ticket to Denver and
SIS. and had 81 of that left when she ar
rived here.
Christine would often cry when tell
ing her story, and abused her lover for
having forsaken her, but she had not
forgotten him. She saved hel
wages, and about a month ago, just
as She was beginning to be OF some
service to her mistress, she gave her
notice to get another girl, as she wa;
going TO quit. The reason given was
that she had money enough 10 go Il
San Francisco and must look fol
her lover. Her mistress tried 10 per-
suade her out of the notion. but 60 sh'
would and go she did. Yesterday :
letter was received from Christine by he
former Denver mistress. The lettel
was short and to the point. She hat
found Hanson and they were married
! He did not have much money, but n
mad a lob and she had work.