The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-25
ONLY A BRIDE FOR A DAY
HAPPINESS OF COUNTESS BlUCa-
ER OF BRIEF DURATION.

Sn6 has TO Leave heF 1uSDd III e4-o
Eas Only the Ttle for Consolation.
When the Count Can Accumulate
Some Cash de VIII Get His Bride.
From the Chicago Inter Ocean.
There are three classes of noblemen who
come to the United States to track grizzlies
in the Rockies and incidentally to carry
wives burdened with drossy lucre back to
the effe;e monarchies.
To the first class belong the Lord Courte-
nays, who are simply not noblemen at all
and have coats-of-arms engraved upon their
cards out of mere diableris. These stay at
the clubs at which they have been intro
duced until their toady friends wonder why
they wear the same suit all the time. Then
they g away.
To the second class belong the bona fde
fellows. who actually believe in the divine
right and in themselves, and who wear
Scotch tweed checks at evening receptions
to show their naughty superiority.
The third class includes the second sons.
who are seat here on deliberate inspecting
tours, and who carry Bradstreet's in their
trunks.
Count H. F. Butcher might perhaps be
placed in No g. But his prOpltiouS star has
dawn of a few days ago isswallowed III CHM
merriam gloom.
COUNT BLUCHER
is grandson of the man who did not get
there in time al Waterloo He was for
time on the staff of the Emperor of Ger
many, but was thrown from his horse at
the maneuvers some years ago and 50 III
jured his foot that he was obliged TO leave
the service. He is q good~looding Teuton
of 80, with a herce military Inustache and a
slight limp, the result of his injury.
He did not happen to have the good luck
to have been born first, and SO his father
gave him $50 a month and packed him off
to che United States to increase his stock Of
knowledge, and to work his title and his
nice mustachios and dragoonish stride as
bait for msrriageable heiresses.
He located in Chicago and went into the
real estate business. Fighting broadsword
duels and wearing a shake on one ear had
not conduced to fit him for business, how
ever, and that is the reason he does not own
a large slice of this town. In fact his friend
Col. DeGarmo says that "he was trimmed
by some sharks inside of twenty-four
hoursn
ABOUT A MONTH AGO
he went to Elkhart Lake, Wis, where he
could have better chance to think and size
I'D the situation than in this iniqutous
town. After basking for time IN the te-
dimpled smiles of the enraptured maidens
of that pretty place be met Miss Alma Loeb,
the daughter of a prominent merchant of
Brooklyn, N. Y. who was staying with her
sister, Mrs. Morltz Fitchenberg, at Osthoff's
hotel.
Among Miss Loeb's charms were a luxu-
rious growth Of golden~hued hair on a
finey-shaped head, and an exquisite figure
The count capiuuiated. So did Miss Loeb
The world was a dellrium, a high noon in
Verona. But Miss Loebs people had heard
of her fascination for the count through
Mrs. Fitchenberg, and summoned her back
to Brooklyn forthwith.
Very well, she told her sister, she would
90. Her sister wondered at the time why
Miss Alma displayed so little distress over
the summons.
Miss Loeb Immediately had a secret meet
ing with the count.
Then she packed up, babe her sister good
by, and started, ostensibly for Brooklyn.
The count took the next train, announcing
that he had to 60 to Chicago to cash a
check
MISS LOEB DID NOT GO
any further toward the land of the rising
sun than Milwaukee, where she left the
train and registered at the Schhtz hotel as
coming from Brooklyn.
The count also registered at the Schlitz
hotel not long afterward. This was on
Friday afternoon.
Miss Loeb was indisposed all day Satur-
day and Sunday morning, and kept to her
room. Saturday afternoon the count
called upon her there, and this caused a
visit from the housekeeper, who politely
but firmly, informed the young man that
there were certain rules of propriety with
which he would have to comply. This
brought on the climax, which the count
yearned for, and he soon persuaded the
young woman to accompany him immedi-
ately to minister.
A carriage was called and conveyed them
to the church of the Rev. Mr.. Parkhurst,
where, at the conclusion of the services
then going on. the knot was tied. The
couple then returned to the hotel where
they registered as Mr.. and Mrs. H. K.
Butcher of Chic 4go. There was a quies lit
tie supper, which was joined in by Mr.
Won Alien of Wyoming, a former comrade
OF the count in Germany, and Charles
Graf of Milwaukee, also a friend of tie
counts. 1t was midnight when the party
arose from the supper table, and the lady
at once
RETIRED TO HER ROOM.
The count remained below for time and
got off these remarks to a reporter:
81 know that my father will consider this
| what we call a mesa!liance. but | can't heir
III. he expected LuaL would marry while
in America, but it was understood by him
and myself that l should only make a mill
| ionaire's daughter my wife. Such is not
the case, it is true, but am very we'll sat-
| isfed."
SO the count was satisfied, and everything
was perfectly lovely.
| But the next morning the scud began tc
| fly across a wintry sky. Mrs. Blucher'i
sister and her sisters husband had got wind
| of the marriage, and Mrs. FitchenberR
| turned up at the Sohlitz hotel pretty early
| Monday morning If a stenographer had
been present he could have given Alphonse
| Daudet son g data on the subject of scenes
| The count had to admit that he was not in
a very affluent condition. In fact, his
| finances were simply nowhere just at thai
! particular moment
Then what are you going to live onl'
Mrs. FItohenberg asked of her sister. Mrs
| Butcher did not know. Mr.. Butcher
| did not know. Mrs. Butcher wa.
passive and bewildered, and listened to her
sisters terribly practical discourse. So die
Mr.. Butcher. When she had gradually led
up to the grand finale Mrs. Fitchenberg said
| that there must be separation; that when
the count was able to keep his wife in the
way in which she had been accustomed
| etc., etc.
THE COUPLE LISTENED.
While they were deeply engaged in listen
ing Mr.. Fitchenberg appeared. To AIRS
| Fitcheuberg's persuasiveness Mr.. Fitchen.
berg added aGgressiveness. He drew up
| document by which the count pledged him
self to place no obstacles in the way of hi