The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-08-02
Romance of Denth-Thc Cp~ ami
Downs OF q brace Of Lovers.

Henry Busch, q German Wltnln q lew
steps OF the Wedge House, on Market
street. ra7ei gradually advanced to the
position of book Keeper. Busch had al
interesting. daughter named Minnie, be-
tween whom and Harry las Fazel was
called love sprang from intimacy. But
the fratcrnnl parent considered tho union
obnoxious, while the mother favored the
lovers. elimination and rccrimination
WAS INDUCED in between Busch and Fazel,
the clerk being more than once discharged
and retmploved. At last the grocery.
keeper became firm in his determination
to dissolve connection, socially and in q
, business sense, with his clerk, and he
called his daughter to him, and forbid her
having further intimacy with Harry, and
set himself to investigate his business. He
discovered the books full of errors, all OF
which were, however, finally explained,
So that he could only kick out the lover
with an imputation Of carclcssncSS, but not
dishonesty.
The lovers, forbidden 10 meet in the
house Of the parents, still kept up their III
timacy ly stolen interviews, while Henry
obtained 4 situation as bartender in the
! Star Saloon, next door to Busch'S, that he
might watch over his beloved. Thus mat
tiers continued up to last month-the father
'Steru and bitter in his refusal of the young
! mans suit, whom he dcnominatcd 4 worth
less fellow, the girl firm and steadtast in
her love ior Henry, a good-looking fellow,
and Henry himself DESTROYS to gain the
fair Minnie to wife, if not her fathers for
tune 10 dover. Last month, however, the
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So said Minnie's father. lie had been de
lcctcd in a liason with the servant girl
! where he worked; and Busch told 1t every
where, with such additions as his dislike TO
! the youth would induce. Minnie dishc-
I licvrd the tale, las what girl would not J
but il 50 worked upon her lovers ieeill'Ss
rs 10 make him nearly crazy. He was often
! heard f. declare that ne would poison HIM
sell. Thursday night he offered 10 wager
two hundred dollars that within six days
Inc and Minnie would both be in ctcr-
uitv, where SANDER could not poison their
peace, nor cruel parents irown upon their
love. Friday, however, he rode down
Market street in TN" cars, telling one OF
hi, friends thai he and Minnie were going
to Illinois to DC married. Minnie, at about
the same, time cvadcd her parents, and
came down town, where she met her lover.
They were together all day and though it
has not yet been aSccrtaincd what passed
between them, nor where they went,
there j. no doubt but that they arranged
their double suicide, which resulted so
PRACTICALLY 10 the Girl and So farcically to
tie lover. They returned nearly to Busch'S
house together, where they separated with
| az ypnpflnp IN lnnthpr
world. Nothing unusual was observed III
the manner of the girl till midnight,
when her mother was aroused by her
groaus. She admitted she had taken
poi>on-ar>cuic-and although phySicians
were called in. medical all wasot no avail,
and she died about : o'clock yesterday
morning. Her father says that she told
him lust before she died that Henry bought
the poison and gave il 10 her. Per co'fro,
Fa2cl saws that she asked him Thursday ii
hr was i'll earnest i'll saving that he would
commit suicide, and on replying that he
was, She said She would kill herself too.
In the mean time Fazcl had disappeared
carly in the evening from his accustomed
hauut~: hut no parents nor relatives were
near /" look after his disappointed steps,
aud il waS not until the %ncighbOrs heard in
the morning Of the tragic fate of Minnie
Bu>cl, that any one thought of him, and
ten those who had heard hin threaten To
/ commit suicide remembered that he had
said that he should die in BuSch'S garden
among the cahhagcS and flowers that his
love had planted and watcrcd, and with
his last glance upon the easement of her
! window: and thitlIrr they went by ones,
49,. ,r.l tIr... St.pI..IInr Qnllnr tI.a
/ walks. till they found him whcrO death
had apparently cast a shadow over his
face. \ bottle labelled laudanum was
near him. and his whole appearance indi-
Gated II %copious draught of that article.
lie was conveyed to the Missouri En-
change, near by, and DR.. Bates called in,
wio administered the usual remedies, and
al a late hour yesterday evening he had
nearly recovered, but persisted in saying
that the doctor would have his trouble for
nothing, ~ he would kill himself as soon is
possible.
The parents of the poor girl are nearly
distracted. The lovers left Il Joint letter
explaining the cause "l'thc rash act, which
wc were unable TO procure. Among the
effects Of Minnie was the following letter
FROM Falcl, which We publish:
ST. LOUIS, May u, 1866.
Dearest Mcna,-.As | am about to leave
the city on business Saturday, | thought
il my duty to give YOU notice OF it, so that
YOU do 40, think that | am Il going for
other purposes, or need to think so: but one
thing | think YOU will not like. that is, |
am going Ia stay at Elmira's Saturday
and Sunday night, that is, if YOU do not OBJ
icrt hut you need not he afraid of me.
will be as true TO you as 4 dove is 10 It's
young ones. She or any body cannot take
ne from you.
My love is only for you, and for you il
>laall hc rs long as there is breath in me.
The girl was never born that conld take
mc from YOU, nor never will be 50 do not
be afraid.
My love to You and sister. From yours
for life. HARRY.
Art thou not dear unto my heart.
oh search that heart aud see,
And from my bosom tear the part
That beats NOT true Ia thee.
But 10 that bosom thou art dear,
More dear than words can tell,
Aud If Il fault be cherished there,
'Tis loving thee too well. HARRY.
Please answer, and let me know if any
| objections arc on your side, or il YOU will
tAkc Il walk Friday evening.
The coroner was called, and the jury re-
turned q verdict that the young girl came
I" her death by poison administered by
her own hands,. L0utS Press.
\ CANDID BRrpE.-.A Young woman Of
the number class Was married Ill ParI>
the other day to Il young man i'll the same
sphere OF life. The priest had gone through