Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-27
HOW A 'STOwAwAY" BECAME A
BRIDE.

New York SUM-
Olivette NielsoD the girl who ran
away from her home in Copenhagen and
came 70 New York as a stowaway on
Thingvalla line steamship, was married
yesterday to the young man for love of
whom she undertook the adventure.
The wedding was at the Barge office.
The Rev. Mr.. Dalton a Barge Office
missionary, performed the ceremony.
Olivette was not put into any great
state of nervous excitement by the we'd
ding. She is d sedate young person of
| 20. with pink and white complexion
and tow hair as near white as ever
| came out of Sweden. She Is quite un-
| able to understand why her way of
coming from Sweden to the United
states should call for comment. 1t was
some time before the Barge Office peo-
| pie could make her understand that her
behavior was such that she would have
Ito explain 1t or go back to Sweden.
/ When Capt. knudsen, of the Norge.
turned her over to the Barge office au-
thorities he simply told them that the
igirl had come aboard at Copenhagen
land had kept in hiding until they We're
itoo far out at sea to send her back, and
/ that she said she had come to this
Ecountry to find her lover, because she
was not happy a home without him.
The immigration board persuaded her
Ito tell them that her lovers name was
Arson Gottorman and that he lived 215
Twenty seventh street, South Brooklyn.
They sent for Arson and he came at
4 once. They took him to see Olivette.
LAY ouda, Olivette," said Arson. and
slgrew red and almost grinned
"Ay ouda, Arson. she answered and
Hooked at his feet. Then she reached
tout and took hold of his hand. Neither
Iof them looked the other in the face.
i Neither of them said a word more until
the Interpreters began to question them.
Arson said that it was perfectly true
4 that Olivette was his sweetheart. He
would take her horne to live with his
lsister in Brooklyn and by and by they
would be married. He stopped down and
gathered up the girls kerchief full of
lclothing.
Come. Olivete,' he said.
The inspectors stopped him. They told
him that young men We're not allowed
10 come to the Barge office and carry off
their lone sweethearts with SO little
!; ceremony. This was not paternal
form of government. but it was mater
nal enough for all practical purposes
He must marry Olivette before he took
her away. She must pay the $40 fine
that stowaways always pay to the gov
eminent.
"AlI right" said Arson. The two stood
for half an hour thinking 1t over. They
7 moved only once. That was when tbs
2 girl let go of the boys hand. and the
4 boy took hold again. Nobody heart
them say anything. Both of then
looked conservatively happy.
We'll. what are you going to do abou
. it?" asked an inspector who had beer
: waiting for them to come to decision
: They both jumped a little.
i Arson asked If Olivette could stay a
|, the Barge office over night. He wa
e told that she would have to. He snit
: good bye to her. said he would be bacl
: lin the morning, and went away.
3 He was on hand early yesterda.
: morning with his brother-in-la an
: his sister. Arson paid Oilvette's fin
= with $40 he had borrowed from hi
2 brother-in-law and the Rev. Mr.. Dalto
n married them.
le They went home and sat all the after
noon on tbs plush sofa in the parlo
with their arms around each other. OH
d vette. when questioned, was not In
J. clined to dwell upon her adventure.
/ She went on board the Norge when nc
!. body was looking and crawled into
- berth and kept quiet until they cam
= for her ticket. What then? She had n
y, ticket. that was all. The captain VIC
lie kind to her She went around with III
lg other passengers just as II she had
le ticket. If she had been a man st
~ would have been put to work in II
IN stoke hole. But she wasn't man an
Nh she was glad Of 1t.
e. Good Roads Convention at Waterlo,
is sept. IS, 1899.
" For this meeting, one Of the mo
ce practically beneficial to the communit
he the Chicago Great Western railw,
=, will, on Sept. %, sell excursion ticket
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