Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1860-04-06
5rlettro Alisfellanp.
Strange but True Love story.

In 1S47, there lived in the town of
Landshut, Bavaria, young mechanic
named Louis S., who had Just arri-
we'd at the age Of twenty-one years. He
became acquainted with a young woman,
the daughter of a wealthy citizen, noted
for her beauty and many accomplish
ments. The two we're soon deeply in
love with each other, and we're living in
the blissful anticipation of soon enjoying
world of happiness in welded bliss
The matter was mentioned to the girls
father, who became very indignant at
the presumption of the young man, who
was poor, in asking for the band of the
daughter Of one so wealthy as he. The
young man was driven from his house,
and threatened with personal violence
should he return. With a sorrowful
heart, and his eyes wet with tears, Louis
babe adieu to Season, for such was the
young girls name, and set sail for Amer
lea on the 18th Of April, 1848, in the
ship Calois. The ship was out two weeks,
wildly tossed on many rolling biiiow,
when one dark, stormy night, the 9th
Of April, 1913, she was struck by an
English vessel, and in less than twenty
minutes, sunk to the fathomlcss depths
Of the ocean, carrying several of the
crew and about forty passengers q to that
undiscovered country from whose bourne
no traveller returns" Just as the vessel
was going down, Louis s. and John
Hershberger, who in the voyage had be-
come intimate personal friends, plunged
into the briny deep, and fortunately got
upon large plank and were quickly
carried far from the scene of disaster. r.
The English ship lowered around for sew
eral hours and gathered up number of
the Calois, but Louis and Hershberger
had, in their frail bark, got beyond hail
ing distance, and the vessel went on her
way without them. For thirty-six hours
they we're on this plank in the middle of
the ocean enduring all the horrors of
anxiety, hunger and thirst, when they
were picked up by the since ill-fated ship
City of Glasgow, bound for Philadelphia,
where they arrived on the 9th of May,
lS48. Hershbefger hired with barber
in Philadelphia, and Louis s. came,
on foot to our neighboring county, of
Stark, where he worked two months, and
then came 10 this county and commenced
work at his trade, as a partner in an es-
tablished shop. lie was very fine
workman. sober and industrious, and
soon gained the confidence of his CUSTOM
ers and neighbors. The result was that
be soon had all the money he needed and
some to loan, which he was slways care
full to put in safe bands. In the year
1850, he made the acquaintance Of far
mer's daughter, Of this county, and on
tho 10Th Of November of that year, he
was married to her. lie continued to
prosper and in 1852 purchased fine
farm and went to farming. In June last
his wife died, leaving four children--two
boys and two girls-io battle the storms
Of life without mother.
News had been taken back to Ger
many Of the loss Of the Calois and most
" WV po09ehES'D, anu dmOUK tnem
Louis and young Hershberger. The
girl. Louis first love, was sorrow stricken
with the sad news Of Louis supposed
death, for she still hoped that fortune
would favor them so that they might
marry at some time. Hope springs
eternal in the human breast" and it was
this that strengthened the young girl to
bid farewell to her lover, and pray to
Heaven that be might be safely carried
over the painless ocean but when the
sad news Of his death reached her ears,
she was for many months almost frantic,
the rosy hue Of her cheek gave way for
a deathlike palor, and her friends feared
that they would soon have to follow her
to the grave.
Time, however, had its effect, and she
finally apparently forgot the cause of her
troubles. Many were the suitors that
applied for her hand, but she refused
them all. In the year 1854, Hcrshber-
ger, who was scholar and foe writer,
wrote letter to friend in Germany,
giving an account Of the voyage, loss Of
the vessel. and rescue Of himself and
Louis g. This letter was published !