The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-13
Thrice Divorced. Four Times Married.

from The thi'uOo It1buue.
Three gentlemen happened to meet at
breakfast at the Grand Pacific Hotel one morn
ing last week rney were strangers to each
otner. suddenly one broke the silence with tho
remark " uy JoNcl SHE'S divorced again"
n ,cing that his words had attracted the attcn-
ton of his companions. he apologz'd and ex-
blamed that he had been somewhat surprised
to SEQ the divorce VI his quondam wife chroni-
cleo in the legal intelligence. She aud
parted" he said, in . dreamy. retrospective
lid determined INC to destroy my I.ares ana Pc
nates-and two months afterward $40 married
up IL Peeoia fellow named fomt kins."
"TompkinsH said the second gentleman,
with sudden Interest; " fomukns. Peoria,
October ls,e-was her name Iheodosia2 Wo-
man who had limJii blue eyes and always had
rolling-pin Under her pillow on nights the
lodge met = The same, stranger, the same.
shake, old patd.' snid the first speaker: and
how was shef' "Sle was my fancy painted
her" replied the second. d" But had rival IN
stove-lifter tor which she had too mucn anec-
ton. and In January. 1873, the courts Of Lafay-
cite. Inc.. dissolved the bonds between us.
believe She married again-sOme rooster named
Ut5en heard"
Il am the rooster named Green, and am glad
to make your acg uaintance. Gentlemen, knew
your Wife well for over a Year, aud, barring her
frying pans, better wife never had. But we
parted last December as soon "a could get out
of the doctors hands with n fracture OF III
skull On conjunction with discussion concern
Ing getting W to light the nre-hlso boot Jack,
ami thought the fact OF our divorce had been
previously announced
But" said the nrst speaker. "your name, my
companiOn Ia divorce. Is Green; the las: time
sho was divorced 1t was from brown" BROWN
BROWNE" sid Mr. Tompkins, re1ccivelY
There VS. one fellow med brown used to
tag after her" 1t must be- the same one. D"
dentlemcn," AL the nrst speaker. reflective
". " this is a most remarkable coincidence.
When shall We thu. meet again. / don't usual
" dunk after breakfast. BAT this ia special &c
CASTOR and we may, inaVu't we p
30 they all went out to the barrOom togeth or
to drink success to Brown. amt as they stepped
w to tue bar they met "A man who said " Cen
temcn. this Is ny tIcat. I've last been divorced,
anu my nIlns l. Brown. and I'm going to treat
the house. Give 1t a Lame aud cali for the best
In the house.
His three friends shook hands with him SOL
EMMY, exchanging three looks OF intelligence
among themselves. when weak eyed young
mdn walked IN III. gonally, and sid. " see
here, YOU fellers have got To take bottle ~
wine with me. I'm newly-marred man
bridegroom rejoicing to run race, you know
have something's And so he wandered on till.
TO get nd Of him, the, agreed To 20 up st-irs to
the ladies' parlor and be presented to his newly
made bride. hey did 50, aud - aud behold sne
was their wife
The stuati In WIS sufficiently embarrassing,
but the woman didn't fans, but slnpY re-
marked. "Oh. Mr.. Green, glad to meet YOU
YOU face seems familiar to ne. Mr. Tompkin,
Somehow the name seems known TO the, Nj.
Brown. seem to recolec, your face; any rela-
tion To the browns Of Lafayette, lndI"
Truly truth Is stranger tnan hctIOn.