Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1858-08-28
| st Louis RoE,ance-St Strange Ticissi--
tn.ies iii tho I.ifo Of q Noblcman.

The St. Louis Republican records the
death of an old man in that city. and 10 re-
gard 70 his life furnishes the following:
Many years ago Baron friedrich von Osrte',,
whose family was one Of the most lndepeE-
dant and aristocratic in Saxony, fell in love
| with poor eirl ard determined to marry
her. lie thus incnsred the displeasure of
his wealthy father, who, on learning of the
proposed allialoe, at once disinherited the
young hob.eman and turned him from his
door. This sudden reverse exasperated and
maddehsd The lover, ard bidding silent
farewell to the home of his. childhood aud
without informing the object ofhis affection,
he bent his course to this country. On ar
irving here lie joined the United States ar
my, and served ten years as q soldier It
is said that his bravery and true heroism on
the fields of Mexico won the admiration Of
all vic lad opportunities 70 observe them.
At the expiration of the ten years service
he returned So Germany to ascertain how
Tie estate of his family was managed He
found that his parents were in their graves,
snd that the property was distributed equal
ly among his brothers and sisters, himself
being wholly overlooked and disregayded in
the will. TO add to his dark fortunes he
learned that the girl who was the innocent
cause Of his ruin had married and moved a.
way, Won 6ertel's mind had never fully re-
covered from the shock this intelligence had
created Wandering, in reason, he return
ed to the United States, and came to St.
Louis Here he was Frustrated by violent
sickness for come months When he con-
valesed he found himself entirely destitute
of means. His pride was thoroughly bro
ken down. and fot i livelihood, the Baron
actually took to selling ".5setzels," kind of
pastry much in favor with the Germans. -
He coltinted in this paltry but honest bu-
siness for eighteen years, and, gained tho
appellation Of '.Bretzcl Fritz"
Three years ago, having saved up the,
snug sum Of 5000, and having met ons Of
the opposite sex in whom h. thocsat Is
could confde, and whom he believed gou!d
make him a good and faithful wife. though
she was several years his irr;oc, Won Osg-
tel was married. One DAY .. I'm uort.s
afterwards, on going home aith liz b>=zet,
he found that his wife had .el7pa3 with a
eeducer, and not con.ent nth bringing her
u0oUaH- ~ y y s'oC3 ASN S'-.SG lio lloASJ
aud e7erythins G any value ancnt the honss;
leaving him in poseessior Of 3asket Of bret
zels and dishonored hearth The old man,
for be was now ffty-three yaa's Ct age.
quietly bore HE lev get, st.d sgs;n. With
perhaps sn imprecation oa t,.8 false one. sd
dressed himself to the one great task Of hH
llfe-forgotting.
"Bgetscl Fritz" has ceen we'll known in
St. Lolia--a wrinkled. sio~ paced, stcop!
ing old man with his basket on bis arm and
rarely smile on his face in the last three
years he has laid away $4O0, the profits Of
his little business. Yesterday he vas bu-
ried, having been sick three Or four weeks.
Before he expired lie bsiie7olently bequossh-
ed his small possessions to the ORPHAN oh;i-
dren Of poor man we'll known to many Of
our citizens, who died about year ago.
Aud so ended the eveutful career of Baron
Frederick Won Oertcl.