The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-04-17
Thfice Divorced, Four Times Mar
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lFrom the Chicago Tribune, I

Three gentlemen happened to meet at
breakfast at the Grand Pacific Hotel one
Emorning last week. They were
strangers TO each other. Suddenly one
broke the silence. with theremark: .By
.Jovel She's divorced again. Noticing
that his words had attracted the atten-
tion OF his companions, he apologized
and explained that he had been some
what surprised to see the divorce Of his
quondam wife chronicled. in the legal in
lelligence. s.She and parted" he said,
August 1872--this wife with potlid de.
Penates---and two months atterward she
married up in Peoria a fellow named
Tompkins."
"Tompkinsp said the second gentle.
man, with a sudden interest; "Tomp
kins, Peoria, October, l872--was her
name Theodosia? Woman who had lin
pid blue eyes and always had a rolling.
pin under her pillow ON nights the lodge
metW "The same, stranger, the same.
Shake, old pard," said the first speaker;
''and how was sheT' "She was all my
fancy painted her." replied the second.
"Bpt had D rival In a stoye-lifter for
which she had too much affection. and in
January, 1875, the courts OF Lafayette,
Ind, dissolved the bonds between US.
believe she married again--some rooster
named Green, i heard.D
t'I am the rooster named Green, and
am glad to make your acquaintance.
Gentlemen, 1 knew your wife well Tor
over year, and, barring her vivacity
with toasting forks and long fry
ing-pans, a better wife never had. But
we parted last December, as soon as ]
could get out of thu, docEors hands with
fracture OF the skull Gin conjunction
with discussion concerning getting up
to light the tire-also bootjack), J, and L
thought the fact of our divorce mad been
previously announced"
But" said the first speaker, .syour
name, my companion IN divorce, is
Green; the last time she was divorced
Il was from Brown,v "Brown? Brown ~
said Mr.. Tompkins, re1eotiyely; there
was one fellow named Brown used to
tag after her." SIT must be the same
oneV "Gentlemen," said the first speak
er, reAectively, "this is q most remark
able coincidence. When shall we three
meet againp Idon't usually drink alter
breakfast, but this is q special occasion
and we may, mayn't WeW
SO they went out to bar-room to-
getber to drink success to Brown, and
as they stepped up to the bar they met
man who said: .Gentlemen, this is my
treas I've just been divorced, and my
name is Brown, and I'm going to treat
the house. Giye.it it q namo and call for
the best in the house"
His three friends shook hands with
him solemnly, exchanging three looks of
intelligence among themselves, when a
weak-eyed young man walked In diago-
nally, and said, "See here, you fellers
have got to take o. bottle Divine with
me. Pm newly married man; bride.
groom rejoicing to run a race, you know
have somethipgw Aud 50 -hetwandered
on till, to get rid OF him, they agreed to
GO up stairs to the ladies' parlor and be
presented to his newly.made bride. They
did 80. and 10 and behold abe was their
wifel
The situation was sufficiently embaF-
RAISING, but the woman didn't faint, but
simply remarked, 'sOh, Mr.. Green, glad
10 meet you; your face seems familiar
70 me, Mr.. Tompkinsp Somehow the
name seems known to me, Mr.. Brown
/ seem to recollect your face; any rela'
ton to the Browns Of Lafayette, Indi,
apaW
Truly, truth 10 stranger than fiction.