Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1867-05-11


led from its proprieties at the
announcement, in gOssipping
circles, and shortly after in the
sensational papers, that Minnie
Boxer, the youthful daughter OF
MIR. Boxer, a millionaire. had.
in an evil hour, become enaruor-
ed of her fathers coachman, and
consented to secret marriage.
The foolish attachment became
known to the father whom too
late to remedy, and he subsc-
quently disowned the foolish aud
erring child. Having carried
off, with her fathers consent, all
her jewelry and personal effects,
she was enabled to set her hus-
band up in business-in a res
taurant, we believe.
Love in a cottage went on
smooth ~ until Mr.. Boxer died.
and it was found ne had not for
given his daughter, and, AS a
consequence, had not viIlrd one
cent of his immense possessions
to her. Mr.. Dean. the "coach-
man husband, had Il change
come DER the spirit Of his dreams
In his marriage lie evidently had
an eye to the main chance-thr
moncN-ba@s of his fnthrr-in law
-aud these taiIlnys in their
frultlon, his love for ~ iunir"
wancd, chilled, till GOODNESS be-
got neglect; neglect brought
forth weeping appeals from the
youthful victim; weeping APP
peals from the victim of a
romantic attachment bcgat abuse
from the husband and thus IN
the struggle and turmoil of life
Dean and his wife were lost to
public view, and the story which
had excited all Gotham became
a part of the dim past. "A sub
srquent act in the domestic ira
gedy has inst tran~pircd in this
gloomy city, which we will briet.
Iy relate
"A gentleman Of our city, VIII O
spends considerable time in allie
V ating the suffering and want in
the lower strata of human socic-
ty, was, some weeks ago. called
'pon to help a woman in the
lowest depth Of privation. and
in a personal interview with her
although the being before him
was dressed in the Scantv, rag
ged and coarse CARDS of squalil
poverty, and aItup' her breath
reekrd with the fumes Of villain
Gus liquor, yet there was that
1t her manners. her language,
and her tone, which surely midi.
Gated that she hal moved in
higher circles, and that she had
been familiar with virtuous life.
An examination revealed the
sad fact that the degraded and
poverty-strlken being before hmm
was the once celebrated Minnie
Boxer; that. abused, beaten and
starved by her husband, she was
finally compelled to leave, and,
alas for human nature, to drown
her grief and sorrow in liquor
The sympathies of the gentle
man were aroused, and be made
temporary provisions for her,
and afterward induced reli-'
gious society to take her in
charge and give her home.-|
Here she, remained, apparently
contentcd and grateful, for obvi-.
Gus reasons assuming another
namc-Sarah Milton. About a
month ago she told the matron
that q female friend Iral shawl
belonging to her, ana she was
going to recover it, aud under
this plea went out f ON the
Home. She was known to have
fifty cents with her, given her by
a female friend, to make some
purchases for her.
Since then she has not been
seen by any one Interested in
her, but definite rumors have
reached them that she had pur-
chased liquor at several low
"drinkeries.'
"This and nothing more" is
one of the saidest events in do
mestic life, but sorrowful tho'ts
suggest themselves which are
not creditable to human nature.
We cannot sec that the stern
father was justified, on any cor
rect principles, in thus abandon
ing daughter to Il fate which he
must have foreseen.
We most sincerely trust, for
the sake of, human nature. that