Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1860-04-05
Strange But True Love Story.


In 1847, there lived in the town of
Landshut, Bavaria, a Young mechanic ma
med Louis S., who had just arrived at
the sc Of twenty-one years. lie became
acquainted with young woman, the
daughter Of wealthy citizen, noted for her
beauty, and many accomplishments The
two were soon deeply in love with each
other, and were living in the blissful an
ticpation Of soon enjoying u world Of hap
piness 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 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 sor-
rowtul heart, and his eyes wet with tears,
Louis bade adieu to Season, for such was
the young girls rane, and set sail for
America on the 18th Of April, 1S4S, in the
ship Calois. The ship was out two weeks,
wildly tossed on many e rolling billow,
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 fathomless depths ofthe ocean,
carrying several Of the crew and about
forty passengers q to that undiscovered
country from whose bourne no traveller re-
turns" just as the vessel was going
down louis S and John Hershhcrger,
who in the voyage had become intimate
personal friends, plunged into the briny
dcep, unG fortunately got upon a large
plank and were quickly carried far from
the scc0e Of disaster The English ship
hoyered around fer several hours and gath
cred up q number OF the crew, but Louis
and Hershbcrger had, in their fral bark,
got beyond mailing distance, and the YES
sci 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,
when they were picked up hy the since ILL.,
fated ship, City Of Glasgow, bound for
Philadelphia, where they arrived on the
9th CT May, IS48. Hershberger hired
with barber in Philadelphia, and Louis
S came, on foot, to our Eeiehboring
county Of Stark, where he worked two
months, and then came to this county and
commenced work at his trade, as q partner
IN an established shop lie was a very
fine workman, softer and industrious, and
soon gained the confidence of his custom
crs and ncighbors. The result was that
he soon had all the money he needed and
some to loan, which he was always careful
to put in safe hands. In the year 1850
he made the acquaintance of farmers
daughter, of this county, and Oh the Goth
Of November Of that year, he was married
to her. He continued to prosper, and in
1852 purchased fine farm and went to
farming In June last his wife died leay-
ing four chiidren-ewo boys and two girls
to battle the storms OF life without a
mother,
News had been taken back to Germany
Of the loss OF the Cai0is and most of the
passengers, and among them Louis and
young Hershberger The girl, Louis first
love, was sorrow stricken with the sad
news Of Lewis supposed death, for she
still hoped that fortune would favor them
SO that they might marry at some time
Hope springs eternal inthe human breast,
and it was this that strengthened the young
girl to bid farewell 10 her lover, and pray
to Heaven that he might safely be carried
over the pathless 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 death
like 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 sp-
piled for her hand, but she refused them
all. In the year 1854, Hershberger, who
was a scholar and a fine writer, wrote a
letter to friend in Germany, giving an
account OF the voyage, loss Of the vessel,
and rescue Of himself and Louis s..
This letter was published in paper in
Germany which fell into the hands of the
faithful girl, by which she learned that
Louis had been saved; bat whether he
was yet living, and if living, still true to
her, put her in great suspense Her father
died in 1856, leaving her large fortune.
In July, 1859, she was in store in the
town of Landshut, and while waiting for
the merchant, who was engaged, to sell
her some goods, she picked up copy Of
Der Deutsche in Ohio, paper published
by Raby, of Canton, formerly of this coun-
ty, and in it noticed the death of the wife
Of Louis s.. She concluded this
Louis was her old lover, and Immediately
she began to make preparations to sail for
America and seek him out. She arrived
in this country at the house Of Louis on
the 2lst of December, and on the 10th Of
last month they were made happy by be-
ing united in marriage at the house of the
bridegroom. Holmes county (Okio) Far
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