The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-02-09

Among the victims of the great Chi.
cage fire in 1871 was a gentleman by
the name of Hooker. He was q wealthy
merchant At the time, but like many
others of his class utterly ruined by
the great fire. After this calamity the
family was supported by keeping board
ers. Three or four years ago there came
into his family to board two handsome
young Swedes, polished, well-educated
and apparently the possesso!s Of money
one called Sven and the other Olaf.
Mr.. Hooker's family is American. That
makes no difference. The Swedish visitors
were well pleased with their boarding
house, and the reason for the genuine
satisfaction they displayed over the mat
ter will be better realized when it is told
how they were both single gentlemen and
how in the Hooker household there was
at least one unmarried daughter, a fres l.,
pretty, vivacious young lady, who fitted
about the halls and parlors like an angel.
occasionally pausing to illuminate some
dark corner with her bright smile.
That bright smile it was that haunted
one of the affable young Swedes-young
Olaf. The Swedish gentlemen in the
mes ntime did not seem to care to engage
in any business occupation. They gave
il ont that they had come to America 10
study the manners, customs and 1anRuage
of the country In the latter pursuit
they were assisted by the Hookers, and
especially by that daughter of the house
hold, Annette, who, by her careful atten-
tion to Olaf particularly, had him in few
months 80 that he could speak United
States ike . native.
OF course there could be only one Sc
quel to all this mutuality of feeling, this
kindly regard. 1t was announced that
Annette and Olaf were engaged, and in
the early fall of 1885 the twain were made
one. Their wedding trip included visit
to Lake Minnetonka, where they stayed
two weeks enjoying their honeymoon
From Minnetonka they returned to Chi
cago, and, bidding an affectiouate fare
we'll to the old folks, set out for Olars
native land, where Olaf had proposed they
should spend the remainder of their days.
After brief stay in London they sped
across to Christiania. Much to her sur
prise the bride found an elegant equip
age fitted olt with hveried driver and
with footman awaiting them at the steam
ship dock, and she heard her husband
give some direction to the coachmau by
which she inferred that the equipsge was
his own. She asked no questions. The
pair were driven through the city into an
aristocratic suburb ornamented with 6ne
residences of wealthy people and with the
grounds and palaces Of the nobility.
When the most extensive and most mag
nifcent of all the palaces was reached the
coachman wheeled his steeds in upon the
grounds. Now" said Olaf, I've will
alight; l want you to come in and look
over this palace and see how the great of
the land live" Annette gazed with awe
upon the noble pile AT FIRST she exhib-
tied shyness at the thought of going in
and meeting the great people. But her
husband finally induced her to take walk
through its halls. When they came out
he asked her what shs thought of it. The
young bride expressed her admiration for
what was really the finest palace in the
vicinity of the great city Of Christiania
He listened to the rapturous compliments
that poured from her lips.
Aunette," he said slowly, " this is
your future home" It was afterward
explained to her that her husband was
the son of nobleman with q fortune of
$l3 3,000, 900.
Olaf and his bride are now living hap
PLY together in the great palace in the
suburbs of Christianla.-C Chicago Zri-