The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-26
MERRY FOR THIS FAMILY.
Toung "Mat- Twice Married. .
TailoF's Daughter and Was Cut
OA-He Joined the Rough Rider.
and Wen Over His Pater's Love.

NEW HAVEN, Dec ga mothers love
and war record with the Rough Riders
last week broke down the threat Of a mil
itonaire and father 20 disinherit his son
for a runaway marriage. Now Matthew
c. Borden and his wife are spending the
Christmas holidays with the husbands
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Matthew c. d. Bor-
den. at the Old homestead In Fab River.
To<.ay was a merry Christmas and it viii
be a happy new year for three. II no. for
the four. actors in this strange, romantic
story.
This romance In the Borden family has
covered q period of four years, and there Is
enough material for a plot to equip Ell
entertaining book or play.
In lS4 young Matthew was in Yale. pre-
pairing 10 qualify himself TO succeed 10 his
fathers business. His father. a million
aire several times over. owns several cot
ton mills in Fall River, where the family
home IVES up 10 Q few years ago. The
business at that time HAD grown to such
large proportions that Mr. Borden moved
10 New York to conduct the affairs OF the
wholesale house. He established mag
nificcnt home at No. Is West FHty-sixth
street.
While young Borden was at Yale in his
first year he formed the acquaintance Of
Mildred Weghauer. daughter OF q humble
tailor who had established shop after
struggling as an ''ole cloes' man He made
suits for many OF the students, who were
attracted to the shop by the pretty daugh-
ter, her fathers helper. Many gilded
youths had tried to pay attention TO the
pretty miss. but the old man kept watch
full eye on her.
Won the Girl.
Borden was the first one to make an i'm
preston on the young girl He was a Sc
rious. gentlemaniy fellow. and Won the
fathers approval 10 escor. Mildred to the
local theaters and entertainments. The old
man did not know then that the two were
deeply in love. He might have prevented
the student from calling II he had for
Wegbauer is not the man to curry favor
with those above him in life. Besides, he
loved his daughter too much to jeopardize
her happiness by mesalliance.
One day Borden and Mildred eloped. and
when they returned showed marriage GER
tificate. It caused q nine days sensation in
Yale For a time the two were happy. al
though the elder Borden promptly told his
son that he must leave his wife, Finally
the agents Of the father induced the young
husband to leave his bride and he was sent
away on a tour OF the world. The bride
was sent to South Dakota. where she OBJ
taIned divorce. II Is said that she re-
ceived $4,000 or $4,000 for agreeing to do
this.
The boy was gone two years, but his trip
did not have the desired effect He came
back more infatuated than ever No sooner
did he land than he sought his divorced
wife here. and they We're again married.
Cut On His SON.
When the millionaire father heard this,
he declared that his son need never come
home; that he was son no longer, and
he would not receive a cent OF the estate
by will or otherwise.
The Bordens settled down in New Hav-
en-. living on the money the millionaire
had given to the wife upon her divorce
She fulfilled her contract. and the money
was herr.
Then the war broke out. Mat" went
with the Yale contingent. and Joined the
Rough Riders at San Antonio. Tex. He
was enthusiastic In performing his soldier
duties. and earned a record for bravery
and faithful service. At the front after
the battles, Mat" contracted typhoid
fever, and was Ill when he landed at
Mon,uak He was one of the FIRST men
shipped TO New Haven from Camp Wikoff.
His wife tenderly nursed him back to
health at their home.
When Mat" was brought here his wife
notified tho parents Of his condition. There
was great danger then, and this daughter
OF humble tailor wished reconciliation
above all other things, except that her
husband might be restored to health.
At first neither Mr.. nor Mrs. Borden
paid any attention TO the summons. Their
pride was greauer than their love. They
could not bring themselves TO visit their
erring son In his humble home. where his
wife was nursing him night and day.
Mothers Love Conauers.
Finally a mothers love conquered the ar
tffcai feeling Of pride. and Mrs Borden
FASTENED to her boys side. There she re-
manned until the bloom OF health once more
came into the sailow cheeks OF the Rough
Rider He did not beg for forgiveness: he.
too. was proud. He showed his mother
that his wife was FIRST to him. There was
nothing said, but the mother could read the
story In her boys eyes.
The elder Mrs. Borden was as much
pleased as tho young, when the idol OF
their hearts was able 70 sit up. They were
joyful when he was able to walk. Soon
their Joy became so mutual that a bond Of
sympathy sprang up between the mother
and wife. After they recognized this they
examined each other, critically at first. but
gradually ternpering their dislike. until
something more than sympathy resulted.
Pertkars Il was the wife's devotion 10 her
son that brought Mrs, Borden 20 write 10
the unrelen,ing millionaire. Anyway, she
wrote many, many letters. with little hops
OF success at first. But the mother now
has succeeded and the stern parent has re-
Tented TO the extent OF forg4ving his son
ard inviting the couple home 10 spend
Christmas.
Whether the young couple viii accom-
pany ths old folk back TO the New York
homo depends. Perhaps the father will
form as strong an affection for the young
wife as has the mother. The friends Of the