The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-03-07
Strange but true Story:


In 1847, there lived in the town of Land.
shut, Bavaria, a young mechanic named
Louis s., who had just arrived at the age
Of twenty.one years. He became acquaint-
ed with young woman, the daughter Of
wealthy citizen, noted for her beauty and
many mplishments. The two were soon
deeply in love with each other, and were
living in the blissful anticipation of soon en-
joying world of happiness in welded bliss.
The matter was mentioned to the girls faith.
er, who became very indignant at the pre-
sumption of the young man, who was poor,
in asking for the hand 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
sorrowful heart, and his eyes wet with
tears, Louis bade adieu to Season, for such
was the young girls name, and set sail for
America on the 18th of April, l84s, in the
ship Calois. The ship was out two weeks,
wildly tossed on many rolling biIow, when
one dark, stormy night, the 9th of April,
1885, she was struck by an Engligh vessel,
and in less than twenty minutes, sunk to the
fathomless depths of the ocean, carrying
several Of the crew and about forty passen.
gers '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
become intimate personal friends, plunged
into the briny deep and fortunately got upon
large plank and were quickly carried far
from the scene Of disaster. The English
ship hovered around for several hours and
gathered up a number of the Calois, but
Louis and Hershberger had, in their frail
bark got beyond haiIing distance and the
vessel went on her way without them. For
thirty six hours they were on this plank in
the middle of the ocean, enduring all the
horrors of anxiety, hunger and thirst, wher
they were picked up by the since il.fatec
ship City of Glasgow bound for Pbiludel
phia, where they arrived on the 9th of Nav
l048. Hershbergcr hired with barber ir
Philadel phia, and Louis S. came, on foot
TO our neighboring county of Stark, wher,
he worked two months, and then came tt
this county and commenced work at hi
trade, as a partner in an established shop
He was very fine workman, sober and in
dustrious, and soon gained the confidence o
his customers and neighbors. The resuI
was that he soon had all the money he need
ed and some to loan, which he was alway
careful to put in safe hands. In the yea
1850 he made the acquaintance of farmer
daughter, of this county, and on the 29th o
} November of that year, he was married Il
her. He continued to prosper, and in 1856:
purchased fine farm and went to farming
In June last his wife died, leaving four chill
dren-two boys and two girs-to battle the
storms of life without mother.
News had been taken back to Germany O.
the loss of the Calois and most of the pas
sengers, and among them Louis and young
Hershberger. The girl, Louis first love
was sorrow stricken with the sad news o
Louis suppoced death, for she still hopet
that fortune would favor them so that the,
might marry at some future time. "Hopt
springs eternal in the human Breast" and j
was this that strengthened the young girl tt
bid farewell to her lover, and pray to Heave,
that he might safely be carried over th,
painless ocean but when the sad news o
his death reached her ear, she was for man,
months almost frantic, the rosy hues of he
cheek gave way for death-like palor, an,
her friends feared that they would soon hav
to follow her to the grave.
Time, however, had its effect, and she f
nally apparently forgot the cause of he
troubles. Many were the sutors that ar
piled for her hand, but she refused them al
! In the year 1854, Hershberger, who was
scholar and fine writer, wrote letter to
friend in Germany, giving an account of tn
voyage, loss of the vessel. and rescue OF hin
self and Louis S.. This letter was pull
lished in paper in Germany which fell int
e the hands of the faithful girl, by which sh
D learned that Louis had been saved bu
whether he was yet living, and if living sti
true to her, put her in great suspense. He
father died in 1856, leaving her large fo
tune. In July, 1859, she was in q store j
the town of Landshut, and while waiting fc
the merchant, who was engaged, to sell he
some goods. she picked up copy of De
) Deutsche in Ohio, paper published by Rabe
: of Canton, formerly of this county, and in
noticed the death OF the wife ofLouis S.
, She concluded this Louis was her old love-
and Immediately she began to make prep,
e rations to sail for America and seek him ou
3 She arrived in this country at the house
d Louis on the 2lst OF December, and on tn
10th of last month they were made happ
by being united in marriage at the house
the bridegroom.-Holmes County Farmer.
6T"Cesar, dis chile's gwine to Wasl
ington to ply for offs oh de Government.