The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-07
ROMANCES OF STATESMEN
CONGRESSMAN TAYLOR'S ELOPE-
rENr WITH MISS BABCOCK.

ct WashingtOn-Ahe brloe OF tne
Fifty first Congress.
From the Nelo York Press.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3.-Col. Abner Tay-
=. js the representative from the First dis
80, of Illinois He is also the Romeo Of
- the Fifty-first congress. The first Romeo
,rss under 81, bus the registers have it that
Col TAYLOR is over so. His love affair is
Variable for its business-like settlement.
listen TO the tale all who favor lovers:
For many years Col. Taylor has been
consistent at two things-business and
L..beIorhood. Everyone in Chicago has
,'noIvn him as a man likely some day to
1;r1s nm business aud cut wide swathe in
s,;tics but his intimate friends new or
ggUaamad he would one day be a bridegroom.
CT a C. Babcock was one of these latter.
De might. in fact, have been called his
hum When Col Babcock moved from
Fnlton county to Chicago few years
eco he met Col. Taylor. The two
Taylor was in the firm Of ]. v.
Tayyyell & Co. to big amount. He had a
.r;aing million in the Atlas National Bank,
I'D wnen the company formed to build the
TaTas capitol he bought lots of stock. Col.
pobcock took an interest in all these con-
Germs and chummed right along with Abner,
taking Texas politics or banking with him
when he dropped into his south side house
of an evening. Everything fOstered the
friendship The men were about the same
ace Col. Taylor being less than two years
1oun0er than his friend. Babcock was
cboleTic and testy, but withal good-natured.
Tavlor was genial, courteous, and very de-
cided when he set his mind on anything
Rabcock rejoiced when Taylor knocked
Durham out at the last election, and Taylor
bsIned Senator Farwell push Bedrock for
the United States marshalship of Northern
illinois. 1t looked as though the two
middle-aged men might chum till the end
If their DAYS. So warm did the friendship
grow that Col. Taylor moved a year ago
from his well-known bachelor quarters at
the Grand Pacific to Col. Babcock's Michi-
gan avenue house.
And now comes the tragedy. Col. Taylor
made little investment and did not let his
cronv in, There were two daughters of the
house. The eldest was Clara L., woman
mast 20. but refined, Of dark and sweet
beauty and ways that just fetched the most
inexorable bachelor in Chicago, for such
was the reputation of Col. Abner. the
dashing coquetries of Chicago girls were
now here. The red-cheeked country lasses
of Springfield, where Col. Taylor had spent
some time as a state representative, were
forgotten. Even the black-eyed beauties of
Texas couldn't make the catch Miss Bah
cocG made by her quiet, womanly ways.
For the investment in which Col. Taylor
went it alone was in the love of his hosts
daughter.
COL. BABCoCK DID NOT APPROVE.
Someone whispered it to Col Babcock
That worthy swore great oath.
"Egad," said he, eff he gets her consent
he'll never get mine. And you can bet
your boots on that proposition"
1t nettled the choleric colonel to think of
his crony calling him Father Babcock. ~
Things went on not smoothly, although
there was no open rupture. The brothers
things were going, but they didn't care to
let tie old gentleman know any more than
he knew already.
Col. Taylor saw the drift, too. He knew
his old friend well enough not to use argu-
ment. 1t was sore spot with Col Bah
cock and no one touched it. Finally the
bachelor got tired. Col. Babcock had not
yielded to his bear tactics; he would bull
the market
Miss Babcock agreed with him that time
would only make it worse, so one day-Sept.
T. last-they went to little town in Michi-
gan and were married. Their friends knew
and approved, but Father Babcock was not
told until quite recently. IL proved that
Col. Taylor knew his chum we'll He made
the best of it. When questioned he did not
rant and rear like an everyday Capulet or
Montague, but said quietly:
ats all post mortem now, and l won't
talk about it. l opposed it from the first,
fought it and did all could to prevent it,
but Taylor is my son-in-law and l can't
deny it. don't know where they got mar
ried and don't care. Its all one, whether
it was in Michigan or in New jersey"
Col. Taylor meant to spend his honey
moon in Washington, but business kept
him in Chicago and he did not reach here
until Tuesday Rooms had been engaged
at the Shoreham, the swell flat put up by
Vice-President Morton, and they went
direct to them. They will remain here for
week or more, until Col. Taylor persuades
President Harrison that his father-in- law
is the man for marshal of Northern Illinois,
or until the President definitely informs
Col. Taylor that the right man won't get
the right place this time They will return
here for the session of congress, when Mrs.
Taylor will be the bride of the Illinois dele
cation.
Col. Taylor has lots of money, and he
knows how to choose rooms in a hotel He
has the suite on the second floor, facing H
street, and they are superbly furnished.
his old friends who have seen him say there
Is change in the Chicago bachelor.
When saw him." said one, she was
sitting In his parlor in sort of dressing
gown, with blue tassels. His slippers were
embroidered, and over on trunk in one
corner was woman's hat and wrap.
Wouldn'6 swear to it, but l think he put
away thimble and some half-darned socks
as came In. Anyway, his face glowed and
ne seemed CHEEKY and the big room cozy."
congress has seen all sorts of bridegrooms.
pnt the big capitol has never looked on q
landsomer one than COL Taylor. He is
SIX teet tall, carries himself with the precis-
ION ION ot a soldier, and bears out the resem-
9lance by his iron-gray mustachios. He
dresses like prince or gentleman, but not
oandy, and society will not see finer
looking couple than he and his slender bru-
ne1te bride, who dresses with the elegance
al wealthy American woman. It is said
.na0 they will do what people ought to do
an society way. and it is pretty certain
.ney Will be pointed out by romantic peo-
PIE as ex-Gov. Long and his bride, or Con-
FRESHMAN Owen and his new wife were in
Tue last two winters.
RoMANCEs OF STATESMEN.
N and what romances those were! Col.
tuayiors does not surpass them. There was
Une handsome, polished Long, past so, and a
wIqo"er Tor many years. His daughters
we're at school. They had teacher scarcely
OIuer than themselves They adored her
anu sne loved them. Their father must
,neet ner. He saw her, and did not demur
~neh his daughters invited her to spend
ner vacation at their home. The school