Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-06-08

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IN lst7, their lived IN the town Of Land
shut Bavaria q yonne mechanic named
Louis p-s who had just arrived az the
ago OF tWenty-one years He became &C
quainted with eyoung woman, the daughter
of 4 wealthy citizen, noted for her beauty
end many accomplishments The two were
soon deeply in love with each other, and
were living In the blissful anticipation Of
soon enjoying q world Of hsppiness in we'd
ded bliss. The matter was mentioned 10 the
girls father, who became very indignant at
the presumption Of the young man, who
was poor, In asking the hand Of the dAugh.
ter Of one so wealthy as be. The young
man was driven from bic house, and threat
ened with personal violence should be re-
turn. With a sorrowful heart aud eyes wet
with tears, Louis babe adieu 70 Snsan, for
that ives the young grille name, and set sail
for America on the 18th Of April, le4s. in
the ship CafOis M NV
The ship was out two weeks, wildly tossed
on many . rolling billow, when one stormy,
dark night the 27th Of April; l94S, 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 from whose borne no traveller re-
turps.p Just IS the vessel was going down,
Louis s. and John Hershberger, who
in the voyage had become intimate per-
sonal friends, plunged into the briny deep,
and fortunately almost Immediately got
upon a large plank, and were quickly
carried far from the scene of disaster.
The English vessel lowered around for
several hours, and gathered up a number of
the passengers Of the Cdlois, but Louis and
HeTshberger had, in their frail bark got be.
yond hailing 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 aud thirst when they were
picked up by the since i'll fated ship City of
Gld$goaO, bound for Philadelphia where
they arrived on the 9Th of May, ls4s. Hersh-
berger hired with a barber in Philadelphia,
and Louis s. came on foot to our
neiRhboring 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 soon gained the confidence Of his Gus.
toners and neighbOrs. r-.
TIT result was that he sOon had all the
money be needed, and som to loan, which
be was always careful to put into safe hands.
In the year 1850, he made the acquaintance
of a farmers daughter, of this county, and,
on the goth of November, Of that year, he
was married to her. He continued TO pros.
per, and, in 1852, purchased a fine farm, and
to farming. In June last bis wife
died, leaving four children-two boys and
two girls-to battle the storm of fife without
a mother. as
News had been taken back to Germany Of
the loss of the Cdlois and most of the pas.
seDgers, and among them Louis and young
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 they
marry at some time. slope springs
eternal in the human breast" and il was
this that strengthened the young girl to bid
to her lover, and pray to Heaven
that be might be safely carried over the
ocean; but when the sad news
of his death reached her, she was for
many months almost frantic, her rosy cheeks
way for q death-like pallor, aud her
friends feared hat 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 suito.s that applied for her hand, but she
them all. In the year 1854, Hersh-
who was q scholar and a fine writer,
wrote a letter to a friend in Germany, giving
an account of the voyage, loss of the vessel,
and rescue of himself aud Louis s.
This letter was published iu a paper in
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,
her a large fortune. In July, 1859,
she wss in a store in the town of Landshut,
while waiting on the merchant, who
engaged, to sell her some goods, she
picked up a copy of Der Duetsche IN Ohio, q
published by Brother Rabyi of Cam
ION, formerly of this county, and in il
noticed the death of the wife of Ionia s.
She concluded this Louis was her old lover,
Immediately she began preparations 10
sail for America and seek him out. She ar
rived in this country, at the house of Louis
the 2lst of December, and on the 10th OF
month they were made happy by being
united in marriage at the house of the bride.
groom.