Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-04-10
From the National Intelligencer.
A Mournful Tragedy

Some years ago the fashionable world OF
Gotham was startled fromits proprieties at
the announcement, in gossiping circles, and
shortly afterwards in the sensational papers,
that Minnie Boxer, the youthful daughter tof
Mr.. Boxer, a millionaire, had; in an evil hour,
become enamored of her fathers coachman,'
and consented to secret marriage. The
foolish attachment became known to the faith
er when too late to remedy, and he subse-
ouently disowned the fot rsh and erring child.
Having carried off, with ner fathers consent,
all her jewelry and personal effects, she was
enabled to set her husband up in business
in restaurant, we believe. Love in cot
tage went on smoothly until Mr.. Boxer died,
and it was found :hat he had not forgiven his
daughter, and, as a consequence, had not
wiled one cent of his immense possessions to
her. NJ. Dean, the "coachman husband, ~:
had change ccme DER the spirit of his
dreams. In the marriage he evidently had
an eye to the main chance-the money-bags
of his father in-law and these falling in their
fruition, his love for " Minnie" wanted, chill
ed, till co!dness beget neglect; neglectbrousht
forth weeping appeals from the youthful VIC
tim weeping appc.ls from. the victim of a
husband; and thus in the struggle and txI-
moil CT life, Dean aud his wife were lost TO
public view, and the story which had excited
all Gotham became part the dim past.
A subsequent act in the donesti: tragedy hos
just transpired i'll this goodIy city, which. We
will briefly relate: ,'1i- 20
A gentleman OF our city, who spends co,i-
siderable time in allevia,ing the suffering and
want in the lower strata Of human society,",
was, some weeks ago, called upon to help a
woman in the lowest depths Of pr:ration, and
10 personal interview with her, although
the tcing before him was drcsse! in tho scan
ty, ragged, and coarse garb Of sQualid poT-
erty, and although her breath rcccked with the
fumes Of villainous liquor, yet there was that
in her manners, her language, and her tone
which surely indicated that she had moved.in
higher circles aud that she Lad been familiar
with virtupus life. .'io.
An examination revealed the sad fact that
the degraded aud poverty. stricken being be-.
fore him was the once celebrated Minnie Bo.
ker; that, abused, boaleil, and starved by her
husb band, she was finally compelled to Icave
him and, alas for human nature to drown her
grief and sorrow in liquor. The sympa:Lies
of the gentleman were aroused, and lie made
temporary proyisipitio for her, and afterwards
induced o religious society 10 take, her in
charge aud give her q home. Hero sheYez.
maincd, apparently sooa:cnted aud grateful
for obvious reasons assuming another nsmc
Sarah Milton. About month ego she
told the ma.ron the. g female friend had Il
shawl belonging to her, and she was going to
recover it, and under this plea went out i.onl
the home. She was known 10 have fifty cents
with heT, given her by female friend, to
make some purchase tor her.
Since then she has not been seen by any
Que interested in her, butdeiiuite rnmors have
reached them that she las purchased liquor
at several low " drinkerios" .,
THIS and nothing more is one Of the sad-
dest events il domestic lie, bat sorrowfnl
thoughts suggest themselves which are not
crcditab!e To humane naturc. We cannot
see that the stern father was justified, Oh any
correct principles, in thus abandoning a
daughter to 6 fate which Lc must have fore
seen.
We most sincerely trust, f3r the sake Of
human nature, that tho consciences OF the
brothers, who inherited tie immense wealth
rf Mr. BoSer-.hrS increased b. the worse
than death Of sis!cr--src daily and nightly
agit;ted, and that they will continue so till
they seek out aGd provide lor ard save
(lor who will doubt that she can be saved?j
an ouly sister. Y,