Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-08-25
A SWEET, SAD STORY.
A Romance Of Two Countries.

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The end of sad and romantic career,
says New York correspondent, occur
rcd near here this week, in the death eff
Edgar Won Schroeder, well known and
clever journalist, and one of noble
Prussian family, whose ancestors had
distinguished themselves as diplomats
and warriors. His grandfather was
Chancellor during the reign of King
Frederick William the III. His father
made a great career for himself
in the Prussian army, and his uncles on
both sides had won renown as statesmen
and soldiers.
With his elder brother, now Baron
Won Schroeder, Edgar entered the army,
where he won distinction, and became
a great favorite with his brother officers
through his courage, unfailing animation
and good nature, while, his handsome
presence and winning manners made
him popular in the drawing room. Both
in love and war he was called the "The
Lucky Darling" but at last fortune in
one of her freaks changed from smiles
to frowns, and the poor fellow was shot
in two places at once, his ankle and his
heart The weapons were different to
be sure, carbine and pair of honest,
brown eyes, but the latter proved more
fatal than the former
|: 1t happened in this way, that one day
at military maneuver carbine, which
a soldier near him was carrying, explOd-
ed prematurely, and the bullet struck
the young Lieutenant, almost shatter-
ing the ankle bone. 1t was in the sum-
mer weather, and
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
was granted him until he recovered. He
went to the suburbs of Koningsberg, to
the chateau of an old friend, for rest and
care.
Among the inmates of the house, was
a young girl as nursery governess by the
name of Barbara Holet, originally pea.
SAINT girl, but one whose remarkable in.
telligence and thirst for knowledge had
attracted SO much attention that some
of the townspeople had paid for hel
schooling, and finally procured her {
situation far superior to that which il
usually attained by her class. Beside
lively wit and well-stored mind, sh,
had sweet and flexible voice, beauti
full face, and a naturally winning man
ner.
, There were no young people in thu
family of his friends, and it fell to Bar
, bara to perform many little services 70
E the wounded soldier. The consequence
| was, she so lovely and lovable as well a
| good and sincere, that the young sol
der, whose heart had been pricke'
. many times but never felt a wound, fel
9 madly, desperately and genuinely in low
g with her, and knew before long that hi
| love was returned. The selection wa
a bad one, for man Of his family t
\ marry beneath him,
q WAS A CRIME,
4 and as an officer it was against the la,
8 of the country to marry without hi
f bride bringing dot. Little time wa
4 left for deliberation, for in some way a
r account of the affair reached his rel;
r tives, who, however, after the mai
e ner of the European aristocracy, wei
ready to laugh at lialson, but whe
d they found he was even dreaming of
e marriage treated him like mailman,
n On his recovery he fell in with SOB
y daring republican spirits, joined in the
D. movements, resigned from the army, al
le finally made up his mind to come
i. America, to win fortune for himself al
le the sweet Barbara, who was to folio
t. him as soon az he had won position.
e- A brilliant mathematician and skill