Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-03-14
Strange but True Love stery.

Strange but True Love stsTy.
In Is47, there lived in the town d Land
shut Bavaria, young mechanic, named
Louis S., who had just arrived st TIE ago
Of twenty-one years. He became aseu1nted
with Q young woman, the dauettsr Of
wealthy citizen. noted for her befuty and
many accomplishments. The tEo were soon
deeply in love with each otter, and were liy-
ing in the blissful anticipation Of som enjoy
ing world Of happiness IN welded bliss.
The matter was mentioned to the giri's "a
ther, who became very indignant ct the pre-
sumption 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 bis house, and threatened with personal
violence should he return. With sorrow-
ful heart and eyes wet with tears, Louis bade
adieu to Susan. for that was the young girls
name, and set sail for America on he 18th
Of April, 1S4S, in the ship Caiois-
The ship was out two weeks wildly tossed
on many rolling biIlow. when one stormy
dark night, the 9th Of April, 164s she was
struck by an English vessel, and in less than
twenty minutes sunk to the fathumless depths
Of the ocean. carrying severxlsof the passen-
gers and crew to that undiscovered country,
from whose bourne no traveller returns ?--
just as the vessel was going down, Louis
S-and John Hershherger. who In the voy-
age had become intimate personal friends,
plunged into the briny deep. aud fortunately
almost Immediately got upon iaigs plank,
and were quickly carried far from the scene
Of disaster
The English ship hovercd around for several
hours, and gathered up numbered the pas
sengers at the Calois, hui Louis, and Hersh-
berger bad, on theis ffsii bark. got beyond
hailing distance, and the vessel went on her
way without them. For thirty six hours they
were in the middle ofshe ocean, enduring
allthe horrors Of anxiety hunger and thirst,
when they were picked sp by the since
illfated ship, City Of Glasgow, hound for
Philadelphia, where they arrived on the 9th
Of May, 1913,
Hershberger hired with / barber IN Phil
adelphia, and Louis S-caue on foot IN the
connty efStark. where he worked two uonths,
and then ctns TO this CO Icty and CON-
menced work at his trade, as . partner in
an established shop. II, was : very fne
workman. sober and iudusu ious and soon
gained the confidence Of his customers and
neighbors.
The result was that be soon Ind an the
money he needed and some TO lftn, which
he was always careful TO put IN SAFE h1nds
In the year 1850 he made the 4eQusintzncs
of a farmers daughter, Of this county, and
on the 10Th Of November, Of that year, he
was married to her. He continued q pros
per. and in 1882 purchased fine farm and
went to farming. In June last his wife died,
leaving four children, two boys and two girls,
to battle the storms Of life without mother
News had been taken hack 10 Germany
of the loss Of the Ca,ois and most Of the pss-
sengers, and among them Louis and young
Hershberger The girl. Louis first love vas
SORROW stricken with the sad new Of Louis
supposed death. for she still hoped that for
tune would favor them so that they might
marry at some time Hope springs eternal
in the human breast,p and il w,B this that
strengthened the young girl to bid farewell
to her lover, and pray 10 hearen ihsk be
might safely be CARED over the pathless
ocean; but when tie sad news Of his death
reached her ear. she was f,r many months
almost frantic; her rsv cherks esss way
to deathlike palor, and her frimds feared
that they would soon have to follow her to
the grave. Time however, had its eject and
she iaally apparently forgot the sause Of her
troubles Many were the suitors hat sp-
Piled for her hand. bet she refused them all
In the year 1854, Hcrshberger, who was
scholar and fine writer, wrote lctier to
friend in Germany, giving an Account Of
the voyage loss Of the vessel. ard rsecus Of
himself and Louis s.. This letter wns
i. published in paper in Germany, which fell
into the hands Of the faithful eifl By which
she learned Louis had beensaved; but wheth-
er ne was yet living and If still true to her.
put her IN great suspense Her father died
Z. 1905, leaving her large fortune.
In July. 1859. she was in st1rs IN the
town of Landshak and while waiting on The
merchant, who was engaged to ssll her some
rf1a rsT1 Ea1 -
sche in Obi, "A paper publishei By brother
Raby, Of Carton fyrmerly Of tais county
and in it noticed the deash of the wife Of
Louis s.. She concluded that this Louis
was her old lover, and immeniafely be<an to
make preparations to sail for Ataesics and
seek him out. She srrivedSn this county at
the house Of Louis, on the 2lst Of December
afsi on the 10th Of last month they were
made happy BY uniting in masriageat the
house Of the bridegroom = Holsxs Ob4nfv
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