Year: 1870

The remark Is often made that 'truth Is


stranger than fc,ion." bus It's application was


never more forciblv illustrated. we think says
the New York Erenin9 AEu7. than by the
brief history oftwo persons. which eliminated
at the Astor House in this city. IL runs as
follows: About twenty two years ago Mr..


NJ. northern gentleman, married MiSsSaI..,
of this State. To all appearances it was
what the world would denominate ga happy


marriage" About one wear after this uuisn,
/ Mrs. VI presented her husband With ai1e


boy. whose appearance seemed to he on pd-
di'ional living and breathing bond of affection.
The happy couple lived together for about
ten wears. whom. by reverse Of circumstances
in Mr.. NJ 3 business, over which he had no
conirnl. he became quite poor Passing over
details. suffice it to say that divorce crimi-
mating neither party was easily obtained in a
court Of one Of the States, whose loose laws
now offer inducements to the discontentei to
violate 'he solemn ordinance of marriage with
impunity. But This was not a trap sprung by
one party without the knowledge of the other.
1t was n mutual divorce


Mrs. VI. was healthy, fue>looking woman,
and in few years became the wife of we'll
tn.do-vrntleman. This was happy marriage
throughout The second husband died littlo
more than wear ago. leaving the widow
small fortune Of abOnt twenty thousand dollars.


Dnring these eight or nine years nf life
with a second husband the lady did not
forget her first born; nor the son lnse sight
of the mother The Affection in both was
strong. The hoy was the divine magnet
which attracted ihe'divnrced mother and tho
wandering father from his search for business
and happiness in distant Costa Rica. AT the
death of the second husband. the son had
II
his feelings he came to realize the real
situation of his father and mother One
single man the other widow One an
unhanry wanderer. still without sufficient
worldly goods to make life worth living for;
the OF her the occupant of hushandless house,
with nlenfiful larder Ever present was tho
thought thar one yet lived whom she had
sworn before God to Glove and cherish" lie
was the father of her son The son. who
loved his mother loved his father not less -
The mother could not gaze into the face of
her only born wiihnu, behnldng the image of
his father. Time passed. The son brought
his divorced father and widowed mother
together. They talked over the past. They
agreed upon the future. The son was tho
centre OF attraction He was flesh of their
flesh, bone of their bone. The ties of nature
were too strong for resistance. Like two
drops of quicksilver the two hearts united
Yesterday, in this city. the son had the happi-
ness tn celebrate the anniversary of his twenty
first birth day by the extraordinary scene of
the marriage of his own father aud mother
This WAS joy enough for one day. History
does not afford the parallel of this picture.


MIR. and Mrs. VI . accompanied by their son
and several friends. dined at the AstOr House
yesterday afternoon. aud afterwards left for
Boston, on their bridal tnur. TO enjoy his
second nnd~her third honeymoon. The son,
who is a prominent, fine,looking young man,
is a telegraph operator of excellent abilities,
aud employed in this city.