The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1892-01-04
SOLD His FAMILY.
An Incident Which Illustrates tho Force
of tho Old Saying THAT Truth Is
Stranger Than Eiction-A
Romantic Story.


The details OF one of the most singu.
lar trades ever consummatcd in this
part of the country have just come to
light through the fling for record of a
deed of tract of land in the western
part of the country. The decd, says
the Fort Worth Gazette, 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 consideration given for the land.
1t reads as follows:
''For and in consideration of one
woman, to wit; The wife of Nils Jen-
SEN"
The queer document caused ali in
vestigation to be made, and the follow
ing 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 a young woman who
was to become his wife as soon as he
became able to send after her.
This girl, Nina Petersen, was the
daughter of poor drunken shoemaker,
who led his family dogs life and was
continually on the verge of starvation.
After Christensen left, Nina expected
to hear from him constantly, but no let
ter 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
nothing 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 possible by Jensen,
who was at last successful in getting
Mina's consent to marry him.
The drunken father also insisted that
the wedding should come off and, more
to get away from such an unhappy
homo 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 fortune
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 nc
money. Jensen obtained work on
farms in different parts of the state, but
was unable to get ahead financially.
The man and wife driftcd over the
state, doing work at such place&as they
conld get employment, until at last
they reached this city, and about a
month ago they heard that a man and
woman were wanted to work on q farm
in the western part of the country.
Jensen applied for the place, and rs
chance would have it the man and
woman were employed on the farm of
but the people were SO
changed that no recognition was mad.
Something familiar in the woman's
appearance led Christensen to make in
quiries. and he discovered that it was
his long-lost love. He said nothing to
either, Jensen or his wife, but few |
shrewd questions showed him that Jcn- |
sen knew more about the reason for his |
letters never reaching Nina than the
husband was willing to acknowledge.
One evening he began telling story
20, his hired man and wife and recounted !
The story of his life from beginning to
Bhe present. He told how Jensen had
taken the letters from the post Office
and, destroyed them, and when he got
through the latter was SO overcome
with what he thought was Cbristcn-
sens knowledge that he confessed his
MANY. The three talked long into
he night about the matter. and before
he morning it was decided that Jensen
would give up the woman, who openly
aid that she did not love him, ard he
greed to get Il divorce and give up ais
wife and child if Christensen would
rive him start in the world. iIina
vas willing and anxious, and the result
vas that the deed to the eighty acres
# land was passed and the woman is
low living as the wife of Christensen.
divorce was procured and the mar
iage followed on the same evening.
cnsen lives at the farm until he can
uild house, and the whole lot seem
Apply over the new turn of affairs.