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».»Nlt;A Maine Conundrum.West!Tin' way people cun mixed up them-solve* end their relative* in the melter of marriage wn* perhaps never bettor Illustrated than In the caoo of a backwoods Maine family, of which a correspondent wrlkw jA father, non ami grandson married three riaUn.That looks simple enough, doesn't it?It hasn't dawned on you yet ?Well, nee hero:1. Amo*, the father, married Abigail.2. Benjamin, son of A moo, married Betsey,3. Chartos, eon of Benjamin, married Caroline.Whet then ?Amoe fa brother to hie son*Amoa fa brother to hie grandson,Amoa in grandfather to his daughter.Amoe ih grand father to hfaabter.Amoa la father to bin wife.Amoa is father to hi* grandson.Amoa ia hia own grandfather, his own eon and brother-in-law to himself.Iknjamin it brother to hia father.Benjamin fa brother to his son.Benjamin ia brother to hia mother Benjamin la brother to his daughter. Benjamin is the son of hia mater.Benjamin is the husband of h|a sister. Charles fa brother to hia father.Charlea fa brother to Ufa prnnclfalher. Charlea fa brother to his mother.Churle« fa brother to hfa grandmother. Charlea fa grandnepliaw to hfa mother. Charles fa granduopbew to hfa wife.Charles fa the grandchild of hfa aunt.Charlea fa married to another aunt.Charles »h tin* Min of hfa aunt.Charles fa the husliand of hfa sister.Mm no is rvaponsibto for n good many | Q things, lait the foregoing will aliow that she fa still engaged in the good work. I LuTill/I'llSt*)'AfteiTMmm%BPm
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Newark Delaware Ledger
Newark, Delaware, US
Sat, Sep 04, 1886
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