The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-02
WISCONSIN CHeRE BoY ELoPEs
WITH a Young siLADY OF
NOBLE BLOOD.
PRECEDENT FOR. THE ACT.
HER MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER
HAD EACH ELoPED BEFORE
RER.
EXTRACTION FOR BURNS
He VIII BE Returned TO ST. Paul To-
day-Generai News of the
Northwest.

JAMES WILLIE, WIS, Dec. 1.-FOr
three generations back the maternal
ancestors of the Countess Ferselew had
eloped or married against opposition, so
when Miss Alice Arthur Starrett, hold
er of the title by reason Of inheritance
under the laws of Denmark, quietly
married Robert C. Tetzlaff, a poor
chore boy, without telling any one
about her plans, she may have simply
followed out a family custom"
Educated at the convent at Lemars
France, and having had every advan-
tage wealth and station could COM
mand the countess chose a poor stu
dent who cared for the fires and did
other chores about the home of the pro-
prietor Of the school that he attended
as her life partner. Thus was the
nuptial romance that runs through the
three generations rounded out by the
winsome young countess and the en-
bryo telegraph operator, when the
young couple went quietly to the home
of the Rev. G. Kaempflein, of the Ger
man Lutheran church, and were mar
ried. Then, as the young woman's an
first train out of town to wait for the
clouds to roll by.
During the civil war; J. B. Doe, for
mer president Of the First National
bank, was one of the leading men Of
this part of the country. He had q
daughter, Miss Martha, who was pop
ular with all. About this time Count
Ferselew came to America, the story
goes, to fight for the federal cause
The count met pretty Martha Doe and
fell In love. The attachment was mu-
tual, but it is said that the parents did
not look with favor on the proposed
union. One day, however, the young
couple decided to end it all by getting
married, and did so.
Their nuptial sky was rosy with bliss
for a time, but later Count Ferselew
and his wife separated, he returning
to Denmark and she remaining In the
United States. One child, a daughter,
was the result of this union. This was
the romance Of the grandmother.
The daughter grew up and became
fair to look upon, and when Capt. Star
rett, a handsome soldier, fell in love
with her, she reciprocated but her
relatives refused to sanction their we'd
ding because of the youth of the girl
ever. An elopement was planned and
carried out. To this couple, also, a
daughter was born, and estrangement
followed, the husband and wife separ-
ating. This was the romance of the
mother. F.. - ,.s.,-e e.
Like the other daughter who was
born to elope, Alice Starrett grew up
and became fair to look upon. One
do1 GOV hoI Nan
mark, and she went to that country
to become identified with the noble
house of FerseleW. Education and
polish were necessary, so it was de-
cided to send her away to school. The
famous convent at Lemars was Sc
lected. Here the good nuns devoted
their time to the pretty girl from
America, who was to be the heir of
her noble grandfather. They taught
her to sing and to play, to paint, to
oembroider, and to speak five Ian
guages. Then the count died. The
pretty young American girl was his
heiress, and as she had learned all
the accomplishments that the convent
could afford her, she was presented at
court and her title of countess official
ly recognized. '--- .'''
Shortly afterwards the countess re-
turned to America. Her grandmother,
Mrs. Ferselew, and her great-grand-
mother Mrs. Doe, were still living
here, SO the young countess came to
GAINESVILLE. Her stay, it was said,
would be brief. Time passed and the
countess remained here She was a
good-looking young, woman, under
twenty years of age She gave les.
sons in painting, embroidery, and
French to pass away the time. 1t was
natural she should notice the good
looking students, who passed her home
each day on their way to. a local school
of biography.
The couple met by appointment this
morning, and fifteen minutes before
the Milwaukee train left they appeared
at the depot as man and wife. The
bride had left no message at home,
whatever.
Mrs. Ferselew, the countess grand
mother, is a sister of J. B. Doe, who
was assistant secretary Of war I'M
der President Cleveland.