The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-08-20
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STRANGE vICIssITUDEs IN THE LIFE OF A NoBLEMAN
The st. Louis Republican records the death of an
old in that city, and in regard to his life furn-
ishes the following:
Many years ago Baron Frederick Won Oertel,
whose family was one of the most Independent and
aristocratic in Saxony, fell in love with poor girl
and determined to marry her. He thus incurred
the dlspleasure of his wealthy father who learn
ing of the proposed alliance, at once disnherited
the young nobleman and turned him from his
doors. This sudden reverse exasperated and mad
dened the lover, and bidding silent farewell to
the home of his childhood, and without informing
the object of his affection, he bent his course to this
country. On arriving here he joined the United
States army, and served ten years as soldier. 1t
is said that his bravery and true heroism on the
fields of Mexico won the admiration of all who had
opportunities to observe them.
AT the expiration of the ten years service, he
returned to Germany to ascertain how the estate of
his family was managed. He found that his pa
rents were in their graves, and that the property
was distributed equally among his brothers and
sisters, himself being wholly overlooked and dis
regarded in the will. To add to his dark fortunes
he ascertaned that the girl who was the innocent
cause of his ruin had married and moved away.
Won Oertel's mind had never fully recovered from
the shock this intelligence had created. Wander
ing in reason he returned to the United States and
came to st. Louis. Here he Frustrated by vio-
lent sickness for some months. When he conva-
lesced, he found himself entirely destitute of
means. His pride was thoroughly broken down,
and, for livelihood, the Baron actually took to
selling "bretzes," kind of pastry much in favor
with the Germans. He continued in this paltry but
honest business for sixteen eighteen years and
gained the appellatiOn of ''BretZel Fritz"
Three years ago, having saved up the snug sum
OF $500, and having met one of the opposite in
whom he thought he could conide, and whom he
believed would make him good and faithful
wife, though she was several years his Junior Won
Oertel was married. One day, few months after
wards, on going home with his basket, he found
that his wife had eloped with a seducer and not
" brnUinCr Enr hus tho nd 70 hod
taken his money and everything of any value about
the house, leaving him in possession of basket of
bretzels and dishonest heart. The old man, for
he was fifty-three years of age, quietly bore
his new grief, and again, with perhaps an impre-
cation on the false one addressed himself to the
one great task of his life forgetting.
"Bretzel Fritz" has been well known in ST.
Louis, wrinkled, slow-paced, STOPPING old man
with his basket on his arm and rarely a smile on
his face. In the last three years he has laid away
$500, the profits of his little business Yesterday
he was buried, having been sick three or four
weeks. Before he expired he benevoentlv be-
queathed his small possessions to the orphan chill
dren OF a poor man. well known to many of our
citizens, who died about year ago. And so ended
the eventtul career Of Baron Frederick Won Oertel
A PLEASANT ARRANGENENT.-The Providence (R
Journal states heterogeneous are in progress
for settlement with the robbers of the Hatters'
Bank The robbers are professional burglars"
and the arrangement is satisfactory to both par
ties The exact terms of this settlement are not
stated, but as the robbers are no common thieves
but professional burglars" it is but fair to pre-
sumo that they will be allowed such per centage
as shall afford them a living profit their business
and encourage them in their respectable calling.
The Oklahoma Ne'ns has seen a letter from the
Secretary of the Directory of the Mobile and Ohio
Railroad, to Col Eli Abbott, to the effect that
Judge Brown, President of this Company, has writ
ten from England that he has arranged the English
debt with the sterling bonds at IS cents, amounting
to $500: 1000, and is confident of his ability to secure
all the iron needed for the completion Of the road
The Mobile Adpertiser states that at Greenville,
Miss, family of fell victims to the "mik
sickness" Milk was daily article of food in the
family and they ignoranty continued the use of it
after their cows had been attacked by prevailing
disease and died.