Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-03-08
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From the Holmes Co. (ohio) Farmer.
A STRANGE BUT TRUE LOVE STORY

In 1871 there lived in the town of Landslut.
Bavaria, young mechanic named Louis S.
who had just arrived at the age of twenty -one
years he became acquainted with a Young
woman, the daughter OF wealthy citizen,
noted TOR her beauty and many accomplish
ments. The two we're soon deeply in love
with each other, and were living in the bliss
!ul anticipation OF soon enjoying world of
happiness 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, i'll 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 babe adieu to Susan for that
was the girls name, and set sail for America
on the 18th of April, lo4S. in the ship Calois.
The ship out two weeks, wildly tossed
on many a rolling billow, when one stormy,
dark night, the 9th OF April, l84S, she was
struck y an English vessel, and i'll less than
twenty minutes sunk to the tathomless depth
OF the ocean, carrying several of the passen-
gers aud crew to "that undiscovered country
from whose bourne no traveller returns" just
as the vessel was going down, Louis S. and
John Hershberger, who in the voyage had be-
C me intimate personal friends, plunged into
the brlny deep, and fortunately almost imme.
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quickly carried far from the scene Of the dis
aster.
The English ship lowered around for several
hours, and gathered up number of the pas
sengers OF the Calois, but Louis and Hersh-
berger had, in their frail barque, got beyond
halling distance, and the vessel went on their
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 i-tated ship City of Glasgow, bound for
Philadelphia, and Louis S. came on foot to our
nlighboring 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 a very fine
workman, sober and industrious, and he 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
farmers daughter, Of this county, and on the
29th OF November of that year, he was mar
RED to her. He continued to prosper, and, in
1897, purchased a fine farm and went to farm
ing. LII June last, his vile died, leaving four
chlldren-two boys and two girls-to battle
the storms of life without mother.
News had been taken back to Germany of
the loss Of the Calois and most of her passen.
gers, and among them Louis and young Hersh-
berger The girl, Louis's first love, was sor-
row stricken with the sad news of Louis's
supposed death, for she still hoped that fortune
would favor them SO that they might marry
at some time. Hope springs eternal in the
human breast, and it was this that strength.
ened the young girl to bid farewell to her low
er, and pray to Heaven that he might be safe.
ly carried over the painless ocean; but when
the sad news of his death reached her, she
was for many months almost frantic; her rosy
cheeks gave way for a deatn-like pallor, and
her friends feared that they would soon have
to follow her to the grave. Time, however
had its effect, and she finally apparently for.
got the cause of her troubles. Many were the
suitors that applied for her hand, but she re-
fused them ALL In the year 1854, Hershber-
ger, who was scholar and fine writer, wrote
letter to friend in Germany, giving an ac-
count OF the voyage, loss of the vessel, and
the rescue of himself and Louis S.
This letter was published in paper in Ger
many, which fell into the hands Of the faithful
girl, by which she learned that Louis had been
saved; but whether he was yet living, and if
still true to her, put her in great suspense.
Her father died in 1858, leaving her a little
fortune. In July, 1859, she was in store in
the town OF Landshut, aud while waiting on
the merchant, who was engaged TO sell her
some goods, she picked up copy of Der
DuetSche an Ohio, paper published by brother
Raby Of Canton, formerly of this county, and
1t noticed the death of the wife of Louis S.
She concluded this Louis was her old lover,
and Immediately she began to make prepare
tons 10 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
beng united in marriage at the house OF the
bridegrnom.