Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1858-08-27
a St. Louis Romance.

Inc 81. Loull tePub.ica1 records the
death ofaa old man ia that city, end in
Tegasi to his life furnishes tie following :
.i-ay Jcar5 ago, Baron Frederick Won
Oertel, wh"ge family vas one Of the most
independent and a-;s'oc-ati, in Saxony,
fell in love With poor girl and determined
to marry her. lie ta7s Incurred the dis
pleasure of his wealthy father, who, ou
learning of the proposed alliance, a, once
diSinherted the young uobleman and turn
ed him from his doors. This sudden re-
ve.cc ezaspelated and maddened the lover,
ani bidding silent farewell to the home
I OF his childhood, and without informing
the object Of his affection, be bent his
course to this country. On arriving here
/ be joined the United States army, and
served ten years as soldier. 1t Is said
that bis bravery and true heroisn on the
fields of Mexico wou the admiration OF all
who had opportunities to observe them.
At the expiration of the ten years ser
vice, he returned to Germany to ascertain
how the estate Of his i.mily was managed
He found ths. his parents were in their
graves, and that the property was distrib-
uted equally among his brothers and sis
ters, himself being wholly overlooked and
disregarded IN the will. To add to bis
dark fortunes, he ascertained that the girl
who was the innocent cause Of bis ruin
had married and moved aS3y. You Ger
tells mind never fully recovered nom
the shock this intelligence had c:o@tel.
Wandering in rsasan. Ia. ratnrn.d a.. a..
United States and came to =. Louis.
Here he was Frustrated BY violent sickness
for several mouths When he eouyalesced,
he found himself entirely destitute Of
means. His pride WIS thoroughly broken
down, and, for livelihood, the Baron
actually took to selling ''bretzels," a kind
of pastry much III favor with the Germans.
He continued in this paitry but honest
business for six or eigh, years, and gained
the appellalion of ''Bretzel Fritz"
Three years ago, having saved up the
snug sum of $500, aud having met Que of
the opposite sex in whom be thought he
could copGde, and whom lie believed
would make him good and faithful wife,
though she was several years his junior,
Won Oertel was married. One day, few
III, CisaO-, ne IC'0Hu
eloped with seducer, and not content
with bringing her husband to disgrace,
had taken his money and everything OF
any value about the house, leaving him
in poss, ssion Of basket Of bretzels and
dishouored heart The old mah, for be
was now 6lty.thres years of ags, quietly
bore lis new grief, and again, with per-
hays an imprecation on the false Que, ad-
dressed hlulsef to the one great task Of
his liie-lorgeltiug.
"Bretzel Fri,z" has been well known iu
S.. Louisa wrluk!ed, slow-paced, stOop-
ing old man, with basket on his arm
aud rarely a smile ON his face. lu 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 be1ev-
olently bequea'Led his small possessions
to the orphan children of poor MAXWELL
I known to many Of our citizens, who died
abou. year ago. And 90 ended the
eventful career of Baron Frederick Won
Oertel.