The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-10

Ia black and she had q pair OF DIAMONDS IN
her ears thai were worth . fortune. They
were great solifatses and they sparkied un-
der the soft light Of the Senate chamber.
These diamonds. however. were no
brighter than her big, black eyes. and there
was not senator in the chamber below
who did not now and then steal gances at
her. She has q warm, rich, dark conf
pIexion. Her forehead is low, her features
regular and her form that Of the Venus de
Medici. / saw even George Frisbie Hoar
stealing sly winks ct her. and / know that
his blood jumped at quicker pace through
his veins as he looked. She was, you
know, at this time, only about
half Tabor's age and she had been mar
ried before. Still when the wedding OF
Tabor was announced she was spoken oil
in the papers as Miss, and had re-asst med
her maiden name. She was the daughter
of merchant tailor at Oshkosh and she
married young fellow named Doe and
went with him 10 Denver. Her first bus
band was drunken fellow and she got
divorce from him after she had been In
that city some time. TABOR saw her while
she was still Mrs. Doe and fell in love with
her. After the two divorces were gotten
they were married, and at the second mar
rage here Tabor gave his bride necklace
which contained 80 900 worth OF diamonds.
The day sitter the wedding he sent out
cards which were round in silver three
quarters OF an inch deep, and shortly after
this he blossomed out in the gorgeous
coach that outranked that of Attorney
General Brewster.
The first Mrs. Tabor saw not long ago
at Denver. She is by no means bad
looking woman, and you would know her
for lady anywhere. She is apparently
about As years of age, and she went out
with Tabor to the West in q wagon over
the plains. She took boarders and kept
store and supplied the iced for the pros
pectors who struck the Little Pittsburg
mine that made Tabor's first fortune.
When the suit was decided she got slice
OF Tabor's fortune as alimony, and this
slice was worth perhaps $3U0.000. It has
grown in value right along. and Mrs. Tabor
Is probably worth Sl,0J0.O00 today. Sne
has good income, anu she is much re-
spected in Denver. she lived with Tabor
for twenty years, and | am told that she
has considerable charity for him today,
and that If he lost his fortune he might get
stake from her to found another. / am
sure that had he stuck TO her and brought
her on to Washington City she would not
have disgraced him.
HOW COMMODORE PORTER GOT HIS WIFE.
This runaway match of Admiral Porter
grand-niece Is TO q certain extent the result
Of heredity. The Porters have always been
bold in their l0ve-making, and Commodore
David Porter, who was, think. the father
of Admiral Porter, bulldozed his sweet
hearts family into allowing him to marry
his wife. Porter was commander at the
time. and Miss Evelina Anderson, the
daughter of William Anderson. rich
member of congress OF Pennsylvania, was
visiting at the navy yard. Evelina was
only 10 years old. and she was playing with
. doll when Commander Porter met her.
He fell head over ears in love
with her and straightway proposed.
She referred the matter to her father,
though she was perfectly willing herself.
The family, however, did not think much
of young Porter, and Miss Anderson's
brother. who was thought to be very
brave young man, was deputed to receive
him and give him his refusal. When Por.
ter called he was received by this young
man in the parlor. and was asked his bust
ness. Porter replied that he had not come
to see him. but that he wanted to see his
father, whereupon the young brother
jumped up and said: 'Well, sir, you've
come on FOOLS errand. Nv father can't
see you, and you cannot marry my sister,
or be connected with this family Com
mander Porter jumped from his chair. His
eyes flashed fire, and he stepped up towards
young Anderson and said: ''Sir, you are
meddling in . matter that does not con-
Germ you. / came here about marrying
your sister. didn't come to marry you,
and DIN you. If you don't leave the room
I'll throw you out of the window The
young man was decidedly frightened, and
he went ont and told his father that Porter
would cut everybndy's throat If he didn't
get the girl in marriage. The result was
that Father Anderson came in and got &C.
quainted with Porter. He liked him, and
week later he gave his consent to the
marriage. Upon their wedding he gave tine
young couple a very handsome residence
on the banks of the Delaware, and this is
/ think, still in the family. Admiral Porter
is authority for the above story.
SOME DEER PARK NOTES.
From private letters from Deer Park ]
recovered her health since she went there
She took walk of two miles up the noun.
tains the other day and came back as fresh
as a daisy. Mrs. Governor Campbell. oil
Ohio, has q cottage very near that of Mrs
Rusk. and Miss Campbell is one of the
bellies of the summer. Mrs. Robert P.
Porter, the wife of the census commissioner
is at the Oakland hotel, about six miles
away. She has her children with her, and
she frequently drives over to Deer Park.
Mrs. General McCook has cottage al
Oakland. and the general comes ND every
other Sunday from Washington and spend:
few days in the mountains. The
cottage is the finest one in the
village and it belongs to the county attor
ney. General McCook has taken it for the
season and it is his intention to go into the
mountains to hunt after the senate ad
journs. The Stephen B. Elkins house i:
some distance further up the road. 1t ha:
been packed full of visitors during the
whole summer. and Mrs. Elkins saws shs
never knows how many people she is coins
| to have at dinner or over night. The house
has ninety-nine rooms and she has quite &
farm surrounding it. The Elkins cottage
| at Deer Park is occupied this season by
Washington Mclean, and | am sorry tc
learn that this old stager is moi
| in the best of health. He ha,
been ailing for some TIME and has been un
| der the care OF the doctor. Near his cot
| tage is that owned by the CARROTS, and in
| the same settlement is that of Mrs. Sena
| tor Henry G. Davis. The Garrett cottage
is now occupied by Mary Garrett. and Mrs
| Garrett left Deer Park a short time ago
Mary Garrett is perhaps the richest single
| woman in the United States. Her fathe,
left her an equal share OF his fortune with