Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-12-01
A HAPPY MAN.

In several OF yesterdays papers appeared
the following advertisement extraordinary,
which we doubt not created some excitement
throughout the city:
"BIRTH.-New Orleans, October Q, 1855.
The Hon. Mrs. Marceline Aubran gave birth
to a fine daughter this morning at I o'clock,
mother and child doing finely"
Yesterday we found out all about it, and
as none Of the parties concerned can read
and, in consequence, will not have their feel
ings lacerated by seeing themselves in print
we shall tell our readers all about it.
Mr.. Aubran, the husband of the honorable
lady and mother above advertised, is an &C.
centric old Frenchman. who keeps grocery
on Euterpe street. Some years ago. the wife
of his bosom, not being able to present him
with an heir became disgusted with him and
ran off. After awhile she returned and open.
ed negotiations with him for divorce He
being willing, the knot hymenial was severed
by due cohtse of law, and each returned to a
life OF single blessedness. After a lapse of
time, however, their blessedness deienerated
into misery, their "aflinities" brought them
together again--and after brief courtship,
they agreed to get spliced again, and eyery.
thing was got in readiness for the evens. JUS
tice Gaienne being selected as the officiating
priest. On the day preceding the wedding,
however, the intended bride gave way to her
ancient fckleness and ran off to Mobile with
another man, who married her there. This
made Aubran so "pizen" mad that after a
courtship of forty-eght hours he married hi.
housekeeper, Miss Kate. Being spunk,
withall he published his marriage in some OF
the city papers, the notice being preceded
| by one announcing his first marriage and sub
sequent divorce. This was about two years
ago. A year having passed after the last
marriage without offering the husband any
promise or even ray ofhope. that the one
wish of his heart would be fulfilled, his divor
ced wife who had returned to the city with
her husband, maliciousy circulated stories
throughout the neighborhood, that he wa:
nothing but an old dry-bones. who was never
intended by nature to be u father; telling thi:
as one who had good right to know. Au
bran, though considerably nettled at hear
by this, made believe that he didn't care ant
threw the taunt back, by telling her not t.
brag till she had presented her second hus
band with an heir thing that she had mo-
done yet.
Within the past year, the neighbors becam,
aware of great change in Aubran He be
came frisky, good humored, and somewha
younger in appearance and, as months rol
|
which was rather wonderful, he being in hi
ffty-fith year. Within the last month, h,
has been, to certain extent, "wild." o.
"Wednesday morning, the grand event cam,
off, and the old man then "hew of the han
die" entirely. He few round the neighbor
hood as il his house were a6re. greeting hi
friends with hand wringings and exclamation
of "all right, old fellow-all right all right I
The FIRST outburst Of enthusiasm over, he re
fected while, and determined to publish tn
glorious news to the world. Being unable L
write English, he got friend to act as aman
uensis, and dictated to him the unique motto
which heads this article. The prefix "hon.
to his wife's name is a speciality intended I
compliment her, and at the same time I
crush forever the satanic glee and the Ia,
things Of his divorced wife.
In the advertisement, the mother and chill
al announced as doing WELL We are graf
} fed in being able TO add that the father ais
is getting along spendidly. He is at last /
: the honeymoon Of his sxistepee.--N o Crs
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