The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-10-29
A Happy Man.

happy MAI.
In several ofyesterday's papers appearedths
following advertisement extraordinary which
we doubt not created some excitement through
out the city:
'.Birth--Neso Orleans, Oct. 8, 1855-Ths
Hon. Mrs. MARCEL1NE AUBRAN gave
birth to fine daughter this morning, at z
o'clock Mother and the child doing finely"
Yesterday we found out all about it, and. ~
none of the parties concerned can read, and,, in
consequence, will not have their feelings lace
rated by seeing themselves in print, we shall
tell our readers oft. oJ
Mr.. Aubrand, the husband Of the honorable
lady and mother above advertised, is an eccen-
trio old Frenchman who keeps a 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 a while she returned and opened negotia-
tions with him for divorce. He being will
ing, the knot hymeneal was severed by due
course oflaw, and each returned to a life ofsin-
gle blessedness. After a lapse of time, how
ever, their blessedness degenerated into misery,
their "affinities" brought them together again,
and, after brief courtship, they agreed to get
Ispliced again, and everything was got in readl-
ness for the event, Justice Gaenne being select
led as the officiating priest. On the day preced-
ing the wedding, however the intended bride
Igaye 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 courtship of forty eight hours, he
married his housekeeper, Miss Kate. Being
lspunky, withal, he published his marriage in
some Ofthe city papers, the notice being pre-
ceded by one announcing his first marriage and
subsequent divorce. This was about two years
ago. A year having passed after the last mar
riage without offering the husband any promise
or even ray Of hope that the one wish of his
heart would be fulfilled, his divorced wife who
had returned to the city with her husband mali
ciously circulated stories through the neighbor-
hood that he was nothing but an old dry-bones
who was never intended by nature to be a fa-
ther; telling this, as one who had right to
know. Aubran, though considerably nettledat
heart by this, made believe that he didn't care.
and threw the taunt back, by telling her not to
brag till she had presented her second husband
with an heir--a thing, by the way, that she
has not done yet.
Within the past year, the neighbors became
aware ola great change in Aubran. He became
risky, good -humored, and some what younger
in appearances; and as months rolled on he be-
came more and more so; all which was rather
wonderful, he being in his fifty fifth year.
Within the last month, he has been to 'cer-
tain extent "wild." On Wednesday morning
the grand event came off, and the old man
then flew off the handle" entirely. He few
round the neighborhood as if his house were
lafre, greeting his friends with hand wringings
land exclamations of "All right, old fellow-all
right! all righta' The first outburst ofenthu-
siasm over he reflected awhile and then deter
mined topublish the glorious news TO the.world.
Being unable to write English, he got friend
to act as amanuensis, dictated to him the
unique notice which heads this article. The pre-
fix, 'Hon." to his wife's name, is speciality,
intended to compliment her. and at the samo
time to crush forever the satanic gfee and the
ltattlings of his divorced wife. tl
In the advertisement, the mother and child
are announced as doing well. We are gratifi-
ed in being able to add, that the father also is
getting along splendfdly. He is at last in the
honey moon ofhis existence.-[ NO. Crescent.