The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-04-26
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. The Colorado Man with tho sudden Nj
1ioDs-Tbe owner Of tbs Finest Operi
, House Ia the Countty-...Iis Domesti
Ansirs
Senator Tabor is one Of the funniest look
ing fellows ever saw, writes Washington
correspondent to the Philadelphia Press
He Is tail; he Is stOOp.shOu ldored; he II
long of limb and big.lOinted; bis hands are
like the feet of an ostrich, and feet are ike
a ferry boat; his ace Is dark and suileD; his
nose is large. his Jaw heavy and sensual,
and his mouth Is Ike soft clam-she hall
open. There Is no intelligence, 10 quick
ness, no sagacity, no comprehension IN his
face, so far as | can judge. He dresses in
diamonds and broadclOth, and is worth 1t
is said, about $l0,OO0,0OO. That's about
all there is in Tabor worth admiring. he
is free and easy fellow, and no doubt lib
eral in the spending OF his money. He Is
the better citizen million times over than
the millionaire who boards and pinches.
| His money does good TO the public at
large. He built in Denver the handsomest
and costliest opera house in The whole
country. spending nearly 100000 in It's
location and construction. His other
buildings in Denver are also the admira-
ton of strangers and the pride OF the beau
tiful city's residents. Mr.. Tabor had Il
longing for Washington. He made up his
mind he would come 10 the United States
senate. for had not Chaffee been a senator?
His fight for the prize was funny specta-
Gle. There were many poker players who
were candidates, and the boys called
the contest lack pots" What that
means / do not know, but ! under
stand it took about 100000 to open IL.
Tabor was elected to the senate for just
thirty days. He is now out, but he can
have Hon" put before his name on en-
velopes, and will be known as ex-senator
Tabor" as long as his money lasts. Posi-
bly, some day he may be known as "old Ia
bor." | am verv fortunate in having the
information from an undoubted source that
it. was the intention of the senator from
Colorado TO build great hotel here. cost
ing cool million of dollars, to be known
as the hotel Tabor, and to build an opera
house costing nearly as much, 10 be known
as the Tabor opera-house. SO when Tabor
drew the thirty days term and Tom Bowen
quite as good a pokerplayer) drew the six
years term, il was a bad day for Washing
ton. 1t is said, and it must be true, that
Tabor's ill-luck in his senatorial as
prations was due TO his treatment
of his first wife, who had done
more for him than be had ever done
for himself. His striking a good mine
required about the same amount of knowl-
edge and investigation as Rip Van Wrinkle
mountain. Tabor's wife, like Gretchen,
sraid at home and supported the family
while Tabor went TO the mountain. AT any
rate, Tabor became rich, and then he was
ashamed OF the patient and gentle help
ment hat had stood by him in hunger and
restitution so many years. Her hands were
rough, her tace was brown and wrlukled,
perhaps in the suns ant winds OF adversely,
and she lacked the graces Of The parlor. So
did Tabor, but you know society makes
difference in man and woman. Her homely
ways, her awkward motions, her incorrect
speech, her ignorance OF the polite world
these did not suit her suddenly rich boor of
a husband He saw the difference between
his poor wife and the giddy fools of fash
i'm and, like anything but human beilg,
with heart, he sought to get rid of her.
He accomplished his object, with large
expenditure of money, ard to-day she is IN
40 erviable position. She has $1,000 900,
tor may possibly be happy, too. He has
an immense fortune, he has $3.50 night
shirts, he has the blonde-haired belle OF
Oshkosh for a wife and he has an auto
graph book of his late brother senators.
He has had the president at his hotel din
ner-tabie, and he has for four weeks an
swe-ed TO his name in the senate OF the
United States. But, nevertheless and not
withstanding, you cannot make me believe
that his memory will not sometime 90
back to that sweet time Of youth when he
loved aud reverenced and felt proud OF and
gratitude tor his young Maine bride, who
followed him and succored him in his vaga-
bond wanderings. If he shall have no
thought of her, then he is in truth the mis-
cradle wretch his enemies paint him.