St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-03-22
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A GENUINE LOVE STORY.
STRANGE, But TRUE.

STRANGE, But TRUE
| In I84I there lived in the town of
Landshut, Bavaria, young mechanic
named Louis $, who had just ar
rived at the age of twcnty-onc years.
He became acquainted with a 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 blisstul anticipation
Of soon enjoying world Of happiness
in welded bliss. The matter was
mentioned to the girls father, who be-
came very indignant at the prcsump-
/ ton Of the young man, who was poor.
in asking 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 eyes wet with tears, Louis
badc adicu to Susan, for that was the
young girls name, and set sail for
America on the 18th Of April, lS49, in
the ship Calois.
The ship was out two weeks, wildly
tossed on many rolling bllow, when
one stormy, dark night, the 9th of
April. 1913, she was struck by an
English vessel, and in less than twcn-
ty minutes sunk to the tathomlcss
depths Of the ocean, carrying several
/ of the passengers and crew to " that
undiscovered country from whose
bourne no traveller rcturns.' just as
the vessel was going down, Louis
/ S and John lIcrshbcrgcr, who in
| the voyage had become intimate per-
sonal friends, plunged into the briny
deep, and fortunately almost imme-
diatcly got upon a large plank, and
were quickly carried far from the
scene of disaster.
The English ship hovcrcd around
ror several hours, and gathered up
number Of passengers Of the Calos.
but Louis and llcrshbcrGcr had, in
their frail bark, got beyond hailng
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,
when they were picked up by the since
Inflated ship City of Glasgow, bound
for Philadelphia, where they arrived
on the 6th of May, lS4S. Hershbcr-
ger hired with barber in Philadel-
phia, and Louis $ came on foot to
our ncighborinS county Of Stark.
where he worked two months, and
then came to this county and COM
menccd work at his trade, as part
ner in an established shop. lie was
q very tine workman, sober and indus
trious, and soon gained the confidence
Of his customers and neighbors.
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 farm
cr's da"yhtcr of this county, and on
the 29th of Novombcr Of that year, he
was married to her. lie continued to
prosper, and, in 1882, purchased a fine
farm, and went to farming. In Juno
last his wife died, leaving four child
rem two boys and two girls--to bat
tie the storms Of life withOuta mother.
News had been taken back to Ger
many Of the loss Of the Calois and
most Of the passengers, and among
them Louis and young llershbcrger.
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 50 that