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Show WOMAN UfiES FAMILY SO WELL SHE WEDS 4 BROTHERS AND FATHER the third time Mrs. Primm packed her oods, and with her three boys, went ack to her father. As she would not return Jack got a divorce. For months she lived with her parents pa-rents and brought up her boys. Then her father- died and later her mother. There she was, all alone in the world i with three bovs to care for. ' DRESDEN, Tenn, April SO. In a handsome farmhouse Just outside tne Tillage live Mrs. Joseph Primm, Joseph Primm, Ms ttree stepsons, James and Jack, their three sons, John, Jr., James, Jr, and Jack, Jr., in perf act harmony in spite of the fact that at different times the woman has been the wife of each of the men, and is the mother of each of ths boys. The only question that bothers her after all is just what relation she is to herself. . She knows, however, that she is stepmother step-mother to her three former husbands: aunt to her own children, irandmother to her three children ana ner own sister-in-law; that she has a husband who is jjrandfather of his stepchildren and at same time their uncle. The trouble all started some years ago with Joseph Primm, the present husband of the woman. Joseph had a brother who, after three boys had come to him, died. Joseph liked his widow pretty well, and in time married her. Then she died, leaving leav-ing the three stepsons, John, James and Jack, for Joseph to bring up. This he did faithfully and well. As time went on the boys grew up, and John, the oldest, thought it time to marry. Next door lived prettv. Mary W'illiams. John paid her assiduous assid-uous court and within a year they were married. One boy blessed their union, John, Jr., and everything went along splendidly. The other boys liked Mary, and as she was a good housewife, everyone was satisfied. One day a quarrel came between Mary and John, which ended in her packing up her poods and' her baby. and going back to ner father. John tried to have her come back, but she would not, and so he got a divorce on the ground of desertion. Then came James. lie had long been vefy fond of Mary, and the first thing his brothers, knew he had married her and' brought her back to the'old home. Her first husband had no objection, ob-jection, and as a housekeeper was needed, need-ed, again everything went on smoothly: smooth-ly: In. time James, Jr., came, and was very welcome. One day Jim lost his temner and struck Marv. Again she packed up her foods and er two boys and went home, his time she got a divorce. At the end of about a year Jack Primm crossed the street and began paying Mary attention. She had always had a warm spot in her heart for him, and within a year she went back to the Primm mansion again as mistress, this time as Mrs. Jack. Neither of her former husbands objected, and again everything went on smoothly. Within the year Jack, Jr., came, and like his other brothers, was made welcome. wel-come. Nowhere in the county was so peculiar a family or so happy a one. Mrs. Primm often said that she did sot know which son she liked best. Some time ago there was a celebration, celebra-tion, Christmas, and in the course of the day John, remarking on the fine lot of boys in the family, said in a casual way: "John is the best; there's no doubt of that." "Not xin your life," retorted James. "Mr son is best by all odds." "Forget it,' cried Jack. "My boy has forgotten more in the short period of his life than your . boys ever knew." There was all kinds of trouble. Mrs. , Primm tried . to smooth matters out, but in the discussion, her husband declared de-clared that she favored the other boys and the upshot of .it all was that for i |
