The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-10-25
A UNIQUE TRADE.
A Nebraska Farmer Gives n Farm 70
Wife.

A Nebraska Farmer Gives n Farm for
Wife.
The detail, of one OF the most unique
trades ever consummated in this part of the
country have just come to light through the
filing for record of deed to tract oil land
in the western part of the county, says the
Beatrice (Nebr.) Dispatch to the Fort
Worth Gazette. The deed is from Chris
Christensen to Nils Jensen, and conveys
eighty acres OF farm land to the latter, but
the remarkable part of the deed is the con-
sideration given for the land. 1t reads
as follows: ''fOr and in consideration of
one woman, to wit: the wife of Nils Jen-
SEN" This queer document caused an in
vestigation to be made, and the following
romantic story was learned by the curious
newspaper man who went to the farm Of
Christensen.
Nine years ago Christensen left Sweden
for this country TO make his fortune, and
when he started he left in the old country
q Young woman who was to be his wife as
soon as he became able to send after her.
This girl, Nina Peterson, was the daughter
of a poor drunken shoemaker who led his
family dogs life and was continually on
the verge of starvation. After Christensen
left Nina expected 10 hear from him con-
stantly, but no letter ever reached her and
as she had no idea to what part OF the
United States he went, she could not write
to him. Among the young men of the town
was Jensen, who also looked with loving
eyes upon Nina, but she would have Moth
ing to do with him, for her heart was true
to Chris. As year after year went by with
no word from her absent lover the maid
came to the conclusion that he WAS recreant
and this idea was fostered as much as pos
sible by Jensen, who was at last sueceSsf III
in getting Mina's consent to marry him.
The drunken father also insisted that the
wedding should come of, and more to get
away from such an unhappy home than
through love for Jensen. Nina consented,
and they were married. This was five years
ago. After two years of hard times in the
old country Jensen determined to try his for
tunes in America, and with his wife and one
child he started for the New World.
After wandering about for some time
they landed in Nebraska with no money.
Jensen obtained work on farms in different
parts of the State, but was unable to get
ahead financially. The man and wife
drifted over the State, doing work at such
places as they could get employment, until
at last they reached this city, and about q
month ago they heard that man and
woman were wanted to work on farm in
the western part of the county. Jensen ap-
piled fur the place, and as chance would
have il the man and woman were employed
on the farm of Christensen, but the people
were so changed that no recognition was
had. Something familiar in the woman's
appearance led Christensen to make in
Quirirs, and he discovered that it was his
long-lost love. He said nothing to either
Jensen or his wife. but few shrewd aues-
tions show ed him that Jensen knew more
about the reason Tor his letters never reach
ing Nina than the husband was willing to
| acknowledge.
One evening he began telling n story to
his hired man and wife and recounted the
story of his life from begin ming to the pres
| ent. He told how Jensen had taken the
letters from the Post0ffice and destroyed
them, and when he got through the latter
was so overcome with what he thought was
| Christensen's knowledge that he confessed
his nfamy. The three talked long into the
| night about the matter, and before the
morning came it was decided that Jensen
would give up the woman, who openly said
that she did not love bin. and he agreed to
| get divorce and give up his wife and child
| if Christensen would give him start in the
world. Nina was willing and anxious, and
| the result was that the deed to the eighty
| acres of land was passed and the woman is
now living as the wife of Christensen. A
| divorce was procured and the marriage fol-
| lowed on the same evening. Jensen lives at
| the farm until he can build house, and the
whole lot seem happy over the new turn OF
| affairs