St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-30
TWO MRS. BROWNS.
Curious Mode of Life of n Prominent
But Eccentric New York Minister.

Curious vi ode OF Lie Oh n prominent
But Eccentric New York Minister.
Special to the Globe.
NEW YORK March 29.-The Rev.
Oscar Brown, whose mysterious disappear
ance some weeks ago. and strange discov-
cry by his brother.in-law who found him
occupying apartments at No. $50 East
Sixty-frst street with n lady and two
children, appears to have been the hero of
other escapades. Two years ago, while
pastor of the Church of the RedeemeT on
West Forty-first street, he paid great atten-
ton to widow in his congregation. One
evening, the lady. who had hoped soon to
celebrate her silver wedding with Rev.
Oscar Brown, heard her husband
deliver most sympathetic sermon,
and waited in the vestibule while he
changed his clerical garb after service. The
widow also dallied. When Mr.. Brown
emerged both ladies made toward him by
common consent. Most men would have
quailed under the circumstances. Not so
Mr.. Brown.
''My dear Mrs. Brown, this is Mrs Brown
number two" he said as suavelv as though
he were introducing two women who never
could by any possibility meet again.
The brown eyes of Mrs. Brown number
one looked daggers into the black eyes of
Mrs. Brown number two. which responded
ably. The dominic looked on with an
amused expression as the two women glared
at each other. Mrs. Brown number one
submitted feebly as he drew her hand
through his Bonded arm and marched
off. tipping his hat jauntily to Mrs. Brown
number two. Matters marched to their
conclusion very rapidly after that. Although
Mrs. Brown posed as much-injured and
indignant wife, she continued to appear in
public with her husband who profesSed utter
inability TO see why she should complain of
| his little eccentricitieS. The veStry, how
ever. were constrained to move, and while
they were debating the best way to bring
Rev. Oscar Brown to an accounting, that
eminently impractical gentleman relieved
them of all responsibility by resigning his
pastorate. A reporter of the GLOBE
Knocked yesterday at the door of the ground
floor back of a ive-stoTy tenement, No.
$50 East Sixty-6rst street.
us this Mrs. BROWNE" the reporter
asked of the only person old enough to
have given the invitation to come in.
Il am" said black-eyed, dark-haired
woman with features that miGht have been
more pleasing il her hair had lot been done
UP IN paper cTimpS-
e2She held ON her lap boy with black
hair and eyes as dark as her own.
The wife of Rev. Oscar BROWNE" the
reporter asked.
May ask who you are and why you in
quire?' the lady demanded. with glance
around at her scantily-furnished apartment
| Its furniture was scanty, the carpet wa:
patched and the few ornaments were GER
tainly not expensive, but everything wa:
neat and looked as though the most haC
been made of very few resources to give
the place a homelike air. The scribe tolC
her his errand and waited reply.
II am not Mr.. Browns wife," the lady
replied.
Have you known him long?"
''That I'd rather not answer"
do you object to telling how and wheI
he came to you last-that is, since his dis
appearance three weeks agO?''
"Well, l suppose it is three weeks since
/ came i'm one evening and found him here
He seemed depressed and nervous"
HAS he been viii you constant!
since?"
Excepting when he went down to bust
ness"
HAS he business?"
''He has told me that he did some worl
for men in Wall street that he became &C
quainted with when he was banker dow