Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-28
VOORHEES, ROMANCE.
rr.erience Of the Indiana Senator'S
Son in Detroit.
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Detroit F0sl.
..r was surprised to read in the Post a
.-v davs ago that Charles ;. voorhees,,
-ra son Of the Indiana senator Is the
Crugressman-elect from W ashlAS'1Iln Oh ~. 1el
- > said 4 we'll known young Detroit
- Of fine Michigan Exchange last
-'--sSir, The surprise is due TO the dli-
$500 between his present position ana
~ Situation when ne was resident OF
when did he live here:' asked a Post
..Ir ne spring Of 1881. He was here
..---lI weeks. and I'll wager he VIII
---sr forget his Detroit experience, es-
-zsiaIIv as it included his marriage TO a
u-r8it GIRL"
..Tell us the story"
me paragraph in the Post stated that
---r- voorhees, played Hamlet once,
--arce only. some years ago, at an In
f5-r4n0Iis theatre. But that was not the
---r lime he appeared on the stage. He
v-4- thoroughly stage struck and Joined
r.7 NcCullOugh's company, coming
-- win that organization. He played
-,5..- narts and Overacted them TO an
---ar+ that caused him TO be
.--reI bv the audiences. voorhees,
.T Mccullough if the latter thought he
-r-.rf ever become an actor, and Nc
r-uau.h told him he would never be-
..--a 4 great one. III was a proud feI-
-v ANA Immediately left the company.
rr. F4I mo- money. and to obtain means
- Exchanged his clothes for shabby
--aaT suit and some money at Van
T-rlau-s pawn shop and engaged board
~ Mrs EIark's. whose house is above
g--rI River avenue. An acquaintance
f-.r.ft Voorhees, TO me, thinking l could
Eli him I'm obtaining employment on one
al -re Detroit newspapers. l took him
- Mr. QuinbY. Of the Free Press,
rHa thought voorhees, was an i'm
-4-.er and would have nothing TO do
with him. Then / took nm to an
aa.-rrlr uaDer publisher, who told the
senator's son TO write a sample article
arI submit it. Instead Of writing on
I--r subject. Voorhees, contributed a
cushing love story, and was told that that
-.rra IT literature was not what was
wanted 1n the paper. That ended the
~#mrt To- make newspaper man OF nm.
s-sr ms '..i'ure l saw nOt3lng OF loor-
--.- far several DAYS. One evening the
T-.r-haII at our house rang, and when 1t
MAS answered Mr.. Voorhees, and lady
v.-1 admitted. He astOnished me by
artirr the lady as his wife,
r-r.r- iust been married by Father
Nan DYKE. The lady was Miss
Elur.a. pretty frehcn GIRL WHO
v- boarding at the same house,
sri with whom voorhees, had become
suirtau. A brief cOurtship resulted in
tra marriage. Miss Baubie having sutl-
Gent faith iu and love for'the YOUNG man,
i- spite Of his impecuuiOsity and failure
10 obtain employment. The newly mar
r. couple passed the evening with US,
tle walk 10 the house and back to the
larIuz-pllce making up their bridal
trr Getting married did not improve
t6 Young mans financial condition,
although / don't know as it hurt it any,
and after standing the strain as
Er- as he could ne was CON-
ue-eI go apply to his father for
assistance. Il came at once, and
iraeclrdance with Senator Voorhees, di-
r.e-aus the ex-actOr and his bride went
tl Washington. / heard nothing Of him
until read Of his election 10 Congress,
ard as you can we'll imagine, the news
surprised me. 10 illustrates the marvel
Ces change four years Will make in an
average Americans life. 1t seems funny
90 ruua that the man who was poverty
stricken and unable 10 obtain work in
Detroit Don 1851 is in 1851 a member-elect
..r ..-.ez