The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-01-20
A Little Marriage Coincidence


Three gentlemen happened TO meet
at break fast at the Grand Pacific ho-
tel one morning last week. They
were strangers to- each other. Sud-
denly one broke the silence with the
remark: "By Jove! She divorced
again." Noticing that his words
had attracted the attention of his
companions, he apologized aud ex-
planned that he had been much sur
prised TO see the divorce Of his quo
dam wife cLronicled in the legal in-
telligencer. "She and ! parted" he
said, in dreamy. Retrospective man.
her, Gin August, lS72-tllis wife with
a pot-lid determined me to destroy
my Lares and Penates--and two
months afterwards she married up In
Peoria u fellow named Tompkins."
"Tompkins ?" said the second gentle-
man, with sudden interest "Tomp-
kins," Peoria, October, lS72-was her
name Theodosia? Woman who had
limpid blue eyes and always had a
rolling pin under her pillow on nights
the lodge met? The same, stranger,
the same. Shake old pard," said the
first speaker; "and how was she ?
"She was all my fancy painted her.
replied the second. "But had rival
in q stove-liftsr for which she had
too much affection, and In January,
1875, the Courts of Lafayette, Ihd.,
dissolved the bonds between us. l
believe she married again-some
rooster named Green, heard" 81
am the rooster named Green, and am
glad TO make your acquaintance,
gentlemen. l knew your wife for
over a year, and barring her viyacity
with toasting-forks aud longhandled
frying pans, q better vile l never
had. But We parted last December,
as could get gut out Of the doctors
hands with fracture OF the skull Qn
conjunction with discussion con-
cerning getting up to light the fire
also bootjack) and thought thu
fact OF our divorce had been previous
ly announced.' "But" said the frs
speaker, "your name, my companion
In divorce, is Green the last time sh!
was divorced, 1t was from Brown.
Brown ? Brown1" said Mr.. Tomp.
kins, rcflectively; nthere was one fel
low named Brown who used 10 Tag
after her. It must be the same one.
"Gentleinen," said the first speaker
reflectingly; "thls Is most remarka
BILE coincidence. When shall WI
three meet again. 1 don't usuall,
drink after breakfast but this Is
special occasion and we may, mayn'
weY" So they ell went out TO tn
bar-room together to drink success
to Brown, and as they stepped up Z
the bar they mot man who said
"Gentlemen, this Is my treat. I'v
ljust been divorced, and my namei
Brown, and Pm going 10 treat tn
house. Give 1t name and call fol
the best in the house," His thre
friends shook hands solemnly, ex
changing three looks Of intelligenc
among themselves, when weak
eyed young man walked In diagona
ly and said: ''See here, you felleI
have got TO take a bottle Of wine wit
me. newly married man; bride
groom rejoicing to run a race yo
know .haye something 7" And sof
wandered on till, to get rid of hin
they agreed 70 90 up stairs to Il
ladies' parlor and be presented to h
!. newly made bride. They did 80 an
10 and behold she was their wifi
: The situation was sufficiently embn
rassing, but the woman didn't fain
: but simply remarked: "Oh, M
a Green, glad to meet you; your fa
seems familiar to me, Mr.. Tompkinl
Some how the name seems known
mo. Mr.. Brown. l seem to rect
lect your face and any relation,
the Browns Of Lafayette, Ind. ~ Al
so on. Truly truth is stranger th
fiction. Chicago Times.