The evening times., 1898-01-01

Lexington. ny, Jan. 1.-The marriag ge
OF millionaire J B. Haggin and Miss I'eal
VOnI hies at Versailles was the culminati'n
OF !; peculiar roma nee, or, rather, of two
rotaances. Miss Noorhies' father, George
II Voorhies, was Confederate soldier
AMI a member OF Kentucky's best IA n
lilies. His father. William Voorhies, was
forI cry one of kentuckys weaithlest
cit,zenS, hut ne lost his fortune by es-
pouSinC tie cause of the South. Miss
vo..,t,ies' mother was Miss Saunde's,
aIsp of tie first families. Mr.. and Mrs.
VOORHEES, did not live happily together
they uuarrelled frequently, and the re
sui was a divorce, the custody of the
child. Pearl, b.ine given To the mother
10y the oCurt
The pretty. mgh-spinted Divorce was
ouurted toy the wealthy banker, James L.
| An,sden. a friend of Mr.. Hagin. The
ccurtship was short. ard Mrs. VoOrhies
became Mr.. Amsden. As her new has
b.. no was a friend OF Mr. Hagin, ami her
sis;e, his wife. tie two families we're
| thu VI. much together. alt hough ne!
! lived Z; thousand miles apart.
I
| lin a. sin. called Mr.. Hdggiu. and he
was equally ia love with the child. lie
took a great deaf o interest m her childish
| whims, aud a. sae hegan 10 blossom li,o
vounu wor. unhuod he was desirous that
she should have a finished education. III
| is not certain that he contributed money To
that end hut he gave her trips a abroada am
through the far West. which had an edn-
| eating effect on the impreSSioua5le young
/ woman
Mr.. Haggiu was born IN Franklin county
| near Frankfort. his father being James
Us,rin. uis mother was cha rlotte Ben Ali
a Turkish woman. whc had fled TO this
country e. escape persecution because ne
embraced the Christian religion She rlrS
earned a living in New York gOvernesS
and finally drirtrd 10 Kentuck ky and became
= u1hltc school teacher she was a woman
| Il much ability aud refinement. IL is said
that she was the daughter or a Turkish
noblenan. and that her parent triedto have
| her return home.
Haggin went to California an ~ anc
struck il rich at the start.
Euring the Efrirnr ~ the first Mrs Hag
,i,, a., tt,,diy sttanSton, Of Uncle jim
| l,d mot prrvoke unusual comment, bu'
i
artaf,.nt that he wash hove with = earlie,
as hc called his wife's niece, tnat a. wa'
wl,i>I,, red ;,rouad that they were goinS Il
D., married. Mis- EuorhieS denied ties'
REPORTS. az did also the members If Hel
family. Rur sli, continued u visit It li
. home. AMI taev Travelled all over th'
| country.
During muc!. uI the past two years dr
I al a. ~ Tx
| aua a. sucl times ni> first wife's niece va
| very SuIicituu~ al-ow him. She waited ol
! ! liu Ike a dauphter AID when his m~al
. | were sent IN. o. his room >h" served tncn
| to him. Tie. devotion she showed to rim
| was matter at general comment at tht
hotels where they stayed in their travels
| and not a few persons believed the'n 4
br father aud daughter. During the ionl
! rrins they took together ia His private ca
|, SD, is said 10 haye been FUZZY a. dttea iv
40 MIN As sh,. ,ya, Ia the hotel, IN,
: when the report that they were 40 b
: married gained circulajion last year rher
: Urre few WHO did not believe il.
The vererablr miner and turfuian wa
: most devoted lover. and since the l.
, or November Eo has scarcely left his swce,
. hearts : side for a. much sS day a I time
II il certainly a case uf lose on the oil
lmap'S mart. ana Il seems that his young
bride is IA hove With him. A the sam
time. Sic Has beer very sensitive on "a
: subject of their maria E'
When any of her girl friends have tease
: her about Ter rich old millionaire, and as
> how long il would he before they WEI
| married. she wcud fly into a passion, an
/ on some occasions She shed tears or angel
owing To l.er beauty and grace she ha
. many suiturS. but she had the peculiar tar
. 1 for kerping them al distance
= A we'll known turfmau. who KNOWS NJ
Uargir well. and Whois familiar with man
. 1 OF the GctaiIs oI the coBrtship. - nj TO-DAY
The ole man has been in loT, Tith Mis-
Pearl ever since she Wa> child ana 81
has always tbought great deal OF hin
During has spells Of illness She has nurse
!, and cared for him if she had been h
own child: and the old fellow was lone
without a wife, and thought he would pr
e fer young woman he had known all IA
life to wait on him anu take care of hi
y his old age know he worshipS be
and believe that shc, like the dutiful gi
81 she is I, YES him.