Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-05-04
A Romanoer's Rom..

York World gives a BIZ !, W
Robert Louis stevensoos I've
history' Stevenson came hss"
eight years ago to get marr,ss -
bride he had met In France w..
was the wife OF a CALIFORNIA; ''1 n,
Stevenson was taxing that t,,n
bore fruit In his book. aAn
Voyage" he met in Paris M. q
Osborne, of San Francisco. Shs y
OF Dutch parentage, her maids. I
being Van Degritt but she had No..
Soung Sam Osborne. who was - ut
secretary 70 Senator Stanfora
somewhat OF a protege Of the sn.
millionaire. She was h-na
brunette, with the vivid colo,I.. Nj
many OF the tastes Of gVn.,
husband had gone with her IA.
vacation. but he had been reenn.s IA
business. and she was then ~. ID
with friends in the French ssnll IA
She and Stevenson fell IN love 5,
sight Their literary and pe,. M
tastes ran in tho same chADnsl.
the author spent much time Il
company. n
When she lefther home II vas M H
stood that she was To ger a al,
from her husband by means o. the I'll
processes Of the California court, III
when this was accomplished steve, En-
would come out 10 the Golden I, n
and make her his wife. Every Il q
was carried out according 10 III ,l
gramms. When Sam Osborne
told OF the desire OF his wife he d Els
no objection, but. like a model An IA
can husband, gave his wife ali the #
In his power. The result xas TIA. &
obtained her freedom. Then the
ings were sent 10 the distant lover Il
he prepared 10 come 'oul into iii
west" for his inAmorala- @
Original In every thing, sieYsa VI
determined 10 take u trip ia novel N
ion. So no engaged passage ID III
Storage Of ono o. the greaioosan III
with tho design Of writing up BIS ii
perlenees, He secured plenty q NJ
teFiai. for the voyage vas rough. III
BIO had u sorry tims among lhe III
grants. who were herlsd together I'd
sheep. This experience, Aowe IL
didn't cure him. and no took pas Ii
In an emigrnnt chr and crossed III
plains In that fashion. This ii
worse than the Storage trip. ~ HI
people were packed closer. and III
journey. oSing 10 many delays III
slow time. consumed two weeks
When Stevenson rcached San ! &
cisco no was a sorry object. He B NJ
hacking cough, spai blood and bad
trastsd u troublesome skin disease IN
herding with unclcAh cmigrAnis II
air and poor food had reduced M
strength. and no was scmi.inva
Ito was received. however. wish 9
arms A. soon a. no was cleaned "
BY sorics of sulphur baths a.
tribe recovered from tho fatigue d ~
long journey. ,ha wedding vas }
Tho remarkable feature d Il uaa
Sam OsboCnc Vas present and
away tho bride. his ex.wlie. viii "
hehrtiucss Of manner that might
hcon expected 10 tho most dislnieF
ed manner. while hC capped Tie eli
Of his performances By lntroiucsa
tho bride and groom handsome
siylishly. drcsAcd young womaa %
afiinanccd wifc.
Tho marriage feast was very
and soon after II was over Steve M
went with his bride 10 deserted N
Ing camp on Howcll Mountain, in "
county, TO rscuperatc his health
II Il curious fact that OsboFug
whose good mature Stevenson "a q
dcbtsd for his wife. disappeared q IN
~ after his second marriage
dropped out Of bis old life and his #
haunts here between two days, an
one ever learned any trace Of him