The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1860-04-27
From the Holmes PENN County Farmer.
but True Love Story.

from tbe fsIUss x eHf CoHHst TdTWeF.
strange, but lTrue Love story.
In 1S47 there lived in the town of
Laudsbut, Bavaria, young mechanic
named Louis s., who had just ar
rived at the age 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
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 presumption OF
tho young man, who was poor, of asking
the hand of the daughter of one so wealthy
as be. The young man was driven nom
his house, and threatened with personal
violence should he return. With sor-
rowful heart and eyes wet with tears, Louis
bade adieu to Susan, for that was the
Young girls name, and set sail for America
on the 18th of April, 1913, in the ship
Calais.
The ship was ou two weeks, wildly
tossed on many a rolling billow, when one
stormy, dark night, the 9th ofApril, lo4S
she was struck by an English vessel, and
in less than twenty minutes sunk TO the
fathomless depths of the ocean, carrying
several of the passengers and crew to that
undiscovered country "f,om whose bourne
no traveller returns" Just as the vessel
WAS going down Louis S. and John Hersh-
berger, who in tho voyage had become in
innate friends, plunged into the briny deep
and fortunately almost Immediately got
upon large plank, and were quickly car
ried far from the scene of disaster.
The English ship lowered around for
several hours and gathered up number
Of the passengers of the Calais, but Louis
and Hersnberger had, in their frail bark,
got beyond hailing distance, and the yes
sci went on her way without them. For
thirty six hours they were Oh 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, 1S4S. Hershberger hired
with barber in Philadelphia, and Louis
came on foot to our neighboring county of
Stark, whore he worked two months, and
then came to this county and commenced
working at his trade rs partner in an es-
ta5lished shop. He was very fine work
man. sober and industrious, and soon gain
ed the confidence of his customers aud
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 acquaint-
ance of farmers daughter, of this coun-
try, and on the Goth of November of that
year he was married to her. lie continu-
ed to prosper, and in 1852 purchased a fine
farm and went to farming. In June last
his wife died leaving four chiidren-two
boys and two girls-to battle the storm Of
life without mother.
News had been taken back to German
of the loss of the Calais and most of her
passengers, and among them Louis and
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 thev
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 that he
might safely be carried over the painless
ocean; bnt when the sad news of his death,
reached her ear, she was for many months
almost frantic her rosy cheeks gave way
for a deathlike pallor, and her friends
feared that they would soon have to follow
her to the grave. Time, however, had IFS
effect, and she finally forgot the cause of
her troubles. Many were the suitors that
applied for her hand, but she refused them
all. In the year 1854, Ucrshberger, who
was scholar and 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 a paper in
Germany which fell into the hands of the
faithful girl, by which she learned that
Louis had been saved, but whether he was
still living, and still true to her, put her in
great suspense. Her father died in 1858,
leaving her large fortune. In July 1859,
she was in store in the town of Lansunt,
and while waiting on the merchant, who
was engaged to sell her some goods, she
picked up a copy Of Der DeutSche IN Ohio,
paper published by brother Raby, of
Canton formerly Of this county, 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 pro-
parations to sail for America and seek him
out. She arrived in this country, at the
house of Louis, on tho 21st of December,
and on the 10th of last month they were
made happy by being united in marriage
at the house Of the bridegroom.