San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-04-11
ROMANCE.
One of Hans Christian Andersen's Stories
with a Local Habitation.

Among the victims of the great Chicago
fire in 1871 was gentleman by the name
OF Hooker. He was wealthy merchant
at the time, but like many others of his
class was utterly ruined by the great fire.
After this calamity the family was sup
ported by keeping boarders. Three or
four years ago there came into his family
to board two handsome young Swedes,
polished, well educated and apparently
the possessors 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 clearinghouse, and the reason
for the genuine satisfaction they dis
played over the matter will be better re-
allied when it is told how they were both
single gentlemen and how in the Hooker
household there was at least one I'M
married daughter, fresh, pretty, vivaci-
Gus young lady, who fitted about the
halls and parlorS like an angel, OCCASION
ally 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
mean time did not seem to care to en-
gage in any regular business occupation.
They gave it out that they had come to
America to study the manners, customs
and language OF the country. In the
latter pursuit they were assisted greatly
by the Hookers, and especially by that
daughter of the household, Annette, who,
by her careful attention to Olaf partic-
ularly, had him in few months so that
he could speak United States like a
native.
OF course there could be only one
sequel to all this mutually of feeling,
this kindly regard. 1t was announced
that Annette and Olaf were engaged, and
in the early fall of 1855 the twain were
made one. Their wedding trip included
avisit to Lake Minnetonka, where they re-
manned two weeks enjoying their honey
moon. From Minnetonka they returned
to Chicago, and bidding an affectionate
farewell to the old folks set out for Olaf's
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
surprise the bride found an elegant
equipage fitted out with liveried driver
and with footman awaiting them at the
steamship dock, and she heard her hus-
band give some directions to the coach
man by which she inferred that the
equipage was his own. She asked no
questions. The pair were driven through
the city into an aristocratic suburb or
namented with the fine residences OF
wealthy people and with the grounds
and palaces OF the nobility. When the
most extensive and most magnificent of
all the palaces was reached the coach
man wheeled his steeds in upon the
grounds. "Now," said Olaf, 1--WE will
alight; I 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
exhibited shyness at the thought of GO
ing in ard meeting the great people.
But her husband finally induced her to
take walk through it's halls. When
they came out he asked her what she
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 tho
rapturous compliments that poured from
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