Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-01-07
ROMANCE or TWO couN1Rlt,

An Illustration of AN incident Wb...
Truth Is stranger Than FietIo.~
The details Of one Of the most sipypla.
trades ever contaminated in this BAR !,
the country have come TO light tbrop.s
the filing for record of deed Of 4 trac, !
land in the western part Of the COUNT.
The deed is from Chris Christensen 10 y6.
Jensen, and conveys eighty acres Of far.
land TO the latter, but the remarkable ~.
Of the deed is the consideration given q.
She land.
Ii reads as follows;
.For and in consideration Of one won,,
- wit, the wife Of Nils Jensen" The aus,
document caused an investigation "a {
made. and the following romantic storr
was learned by the curious newspaper MAJ
who went to the farm Of Christensen:
Nine years ago Christensen left Sweds,
for this country to make his fortune ans
when he started he left in the old eountrv
a young woman, who was to become n.
wife as soon as he became able to S.,S
after her.
The girl, Nina Petersen, was the dauvb
ter of a poor shoemaker, who led his an.
ily a dogs life and was continually on TIA
verge of starvation.
After Christensen left Nina expected IA
hear from him constantly but no letter
ever reached her, and as she had no iGss
to what part of the United States he went
she could not write to him. Among tbs
young men of the town was Jensen, wbo
also looked with loving eyes upon Nina
but she would have nothing to do with
him, for her heart was true to Chris 4.
year after year went by, with no wori
from her absent lover the maid came Il
the conclusion that he was recreant, and
this idea was fostered as much as possible
by Jensen, who was at last successfulb
getting Mina's consent TO marry him.
The father also insisted that the wedding
should come off, and, more 70 get aEsr
from such an unhappy home than throsgi
love for Jensen. Nina consented and tier
were married. This was five years sco
After two years Of hard times in the "a
Jensen determined TO try his IA.
tune 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 Mt last they reached
this city, where they heard that man and
woman were wanted TO work on a farm in
the western part Of the county. Jensen ap
piled for the place, and rs chance would
have it the man and woman were wanted
on the farm Of Christensen. but the people
were so changed that no recognition was
had
Something familiar in the womans ap-
led Christensen to make inquiries.
and he discovered that it was his long lost
love. He said nothing to either Jensen or
his wife, but a few shrewd questions
showed him that Jensen knew more about
he reason for his letters not reaching Nina
han the husband was willing to acknowl-
edge.
MS hired man and wife, and recounted the
story of his life from beginning to the pres
mt. He told how Jensen had taken the
etters from the postoffice and destroyed
hem, and when he got through the latter
vas so overcome with what he thought
vas Christensen's knowledge that he con-
essed his infamy. The three talked long
nto the night about the matter, aud before
he morning came it was decided that Jen-
zen would give up the woman, who openly
aid that she did not love him, and he
Igreed to get a divorce and give up his
wife and child if Christensen would give
him start in the world.
Nina was willing and anxious, and the
esult was that the deed to the eighty
cres of land was passed, and the woman
5 now living as the wife of Christensen
divorce was procured and the marriage
ollowed on the same evening Jensen
ives at the farm until he can build a
louse, and the whole lot seem happy over
he new turn of affairs.-Fort Worth
iazette.