Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1867-03-30
A Monrnfui Tragedy.
"Ah me how weak a thing
The heart of woman is"


Some wears ago the fashionable world OF
Gotham was startled from ITS proprieties at the
announcement, in gossjpiog circles, and shortly
afterwards in the sensational papers, that Min
uie Boxer the youthful daughter OF MIR. Boxer,
Ia millionaire, had, IN an evil hour, become en-
amorrd Of her fathers coachman, and COnseled
10 a secret marriage. The foolish attachment
became known 10 the father when too late TO
remedy, and lie subsequently dlsowned the fool
>h and erriug child Having carried off, with
her fathers cousent,all her jewelry and person
al effects. she was enabled TO set her husband
Up in busIneSs--ln a restaurant, we believe.
| Love in a cottage wcut on smoothly until Mr..
! Boxer ded and 1t was found that he had not
! furgiven his daughter and, as consequence,
! had not wrIIed one cent Of his immense posses
sors TO her. Nir. Dean, the 'coachman hus-
! band " had change come o'er the. spirit Of his
dreams. la tie marriage he evidently had an
| eye 10 the main chaDce-the money bags OF his
fatheT-in- law; and these failing IN their fulton,
| his loS c for Minnie" waned, chilled I'll cold
ness begat neglect; neglect brought tortn weep
| log appeals from the youthful victim; weeping
appeals from the victim Of a romantic attach
menI bcgat abuse from the husband; and thus
in the struggle aud turmoil OF life Dean and hiS
| wife were lost to public view, and the story
which had excited all Gotham became part Of
the dim past. a subsequent act in the domes-
tic tragedy has Just lranspired in this soody
city, which We will briefly relate:
gentleman Of our city, who spends cons!d-
erabie tine IN alIeyiatiug the suffering and want
in tie lower strata of human society, was some
weeks ago, called upon TO help woman IN the
lowest depths of prIvaton, aud in a personal III
teryIew with her ali hough The being before hlm
was dressed in The ScantY, ragged, and coarse
gatJs of squad poverty, aud although her
| breath reekel with the Tunes OF YllalnoHs IL
quUT. yet there was that III her manners. her
| language. and her tone which surely indicated
that She had moved in higher circles and that
she had been familiar with vrluouN he.
| An examination revealed the sad fact that the
degraded ana poyerry-,tricEen being before
him was The once celebrated Minnie Boxer;
that, abused, beaten, and starved by her hus-
band, she was finally compelled 10 leave him,
and alas for human nature to drown her grief
and sorrow in liquor. The sympahies of the
gentleman were aroused, and lie made tempo
Irary provision for her, and afterwards induced
a religious society to take her IN charge and
give her home Here she remained, appa-
renlly contented and grateful, for obvious rea-
sons assuming another namc-Sarah Milton.
! About month ago she told the patron that a
female friend had shawl belonging to her, and
she was going TO recover it, and under ibis plea
|
have fifty cents with her, given her by female
friend, TO make some purchase for her.
Since then she has not betn seen by any one
Interested in her, but definite rumors have
reached them that she has purchased liquor at
several low "drilkeries."
"This and nothing more" is one of the sad
dest events in domestic life, but sorrowful
thoughts suggest themselves which are not cred
liable to human nature. We cannot see that
the stern father was justified, any correct
principles, it, thus abandoning daughter TO a
fate which he must have loreseer.
We most sincerely trust, for the sake of hu-
man nature. that the conscieDces of the broth.
ers, who inherited The immense wealth Of Bo-
ker-thus increased by the worse than death Of
a sisier-are daily and nightly agita'ed' and that
they will continue so ill they seek out and pro-
vide for and save (for who will doubt that she
can be saved J an only sistey.-.NatiOnG Intel
iigencer.