The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1860-04-07
GENUINE LOVE STORY.

/ In 1847 there lived in the town Of Land
shut, Bavaria, young mechanic, name
Louis S., who had just arrived as the az
Of twenty-one years. lie became aequaint
ed with young woman, the daughter Of
wealthy citizen, noted for her beauty an,
many accomplishments. The two were sool
deeply in love with each other, and wer
living in the blissful anticipation Of sool
enjoying . world Of happiness in wedds'
bliss. The matter was mentioned to tn
girls father, who became very indignant a
the presumption of the young man, who wa
poor, in asking the hand Of the daughter o.
one 30 wealthy be. The young man wa
driven from his house, and threatened wit!
personal violence should be return. Will
sorrowful heart and eyes wet with tears
Louis bade adieu to Susan, for that was thu
girls name, and set sail for America on th,
18th Of April, l84S, in the ship Calois.
The ship was out two weeks, wildly toss.
ed on MANY rolling billow, when one very
stormy, dsrS night, the 9th Of April, l848
she was struck BY an English vessel, and il
less thantwenty minutes sunk to the faith
omless depths Of tie ocean, carrying sever.
al of the hepassepgers md crew to /" that un'
discovered country fron whose bourne nc
traveller returns." Just ~ the vessel wai
going, down, Louis s. and John Hcrsh-
berger, who in the voyage had become init
mste personal friends, plunged into tbs
b,iny deep, and fortunately almost imme-
dately got upon large plank, and where
quickly carried far from the scene Of dfsas-
ter.
The English ship hovered around for sew
nj
passengers of the Calois, but Lewis and
Hershberger had, in their frail bark, got be-
yoad hailing distance, and the vessel went
on her way without them. For thirty
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 ill-fated ship City Of
Glasgow, bound for Philadelphia, where
they arrived on the 9th of May, l848.-
Hershberger hired with barber in Phil
adelphia, and Louis s. came on foot to
our neighboring county of Stark, where he
worked two months, and then came to
this county and commenced work at his
trade, as a partner in an established shop.
He was very 6ne workman, sober and in
dustrious, and soon gained the confidence OF
his customers and neiglbors.
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
on the 29th of November Of that year, be
was married to her. He continued to
prosper, and, in 1852, purchased fine farm
and went to farming. In June last, his wife
J;aJ loor;cc fou~ nh,1dvou tro hovs nvI
two giris-ts battle the storms of life with
out q mother.
News had been taken back to Germany
Of the loss d the Calois and most Of the
passengers, and among them Louis and
young Hersberger. The girl, Louis first
love, was sorrow stricken with the sad news
of Louis supposed death, for she still hop.
cd that fortune would favor them so that
they might m.rry at some time. Hope
spring eternal in the human breast" andit
was this that strengthened the young girl
to bid farewell to her lover, and pray to
Heaven that lie might safely be carried over
the pathless rean; but when the sad news
of his ea,hreached her ear she was for
many month ,lmost frantic, her rosy cheeks
& We way foi 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 suffers that applied for her hand,
but she refused them all. In the year 1854
Hershberger; who was scholar and /" fns
writer, wrote letter to friend in Germa.
ny, giving an account of the voyage, loss of
the vessel, and rescue Of himself and Louis
S..
Tns letter was published in paper in
Germany which fell into the hands Of tho
true and faithful girl, by which she
learned thst Louis had been saved, but
whether he vas yet living, and if still true
to her, put her in great suspense. Her
father died in lS4S, leaving her large for
tune. In July, 1850, she was in store in
the town ofLandshut, and while waiting on
the mercha,t, who was engaged, to sell
her some goods, she picked up copy of
Der Duetcle in Ohio, paner published By
brother Ra,y, of Canton, formerly of this
county, ant it noticed the death of the wife
of Louis S.. She concluded this Louis
was her ole lover, and Immediately she be-
gan to malp preRsrations to sail for Amer
ica and seel him out. She arrived in this
country, atthe house Of Louis, on the 2lst
of December, and on the 10th Of last month
they were made happy by being united in
marriage at the house of the Bridegroom
Holmes county Ohio Farmer.