Smyrna times., 1875-07-07

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A MATRIMONIAL ITEM-An event which
creates no little interest transpircd i'm tLi,
town last week, to wit the marriage of =
lady who, for the Serc,,h time, has bowed at
the altar OF Ilymen to brave old gentle
man who, for the second time, consecratcs
himself at the same shrine; and, to add to
the interest, if possible, both parties to
the nuptials are we'll up the ascending
grade to SO years. We have alluded to
tins remarkable woman beforc-on the
occasion OF her sixth wedding, when She
was lead 10 the altar by EX-SheriT Henry
Pratt, i'll October 1869. 1t was then thouoLt
a strange circumstance that woman who
had followed five husbands TO the grave
should so inspire Cupid AS to begule him
into hurting the sixth dart in her behalf
and succeed i'll piercing the heart of a
stalwart man of SO years and over. But
such was the case. He contracted sickness
from cold, however, in the winter Of 10
and after about seven months in wedlock
he, too, shared the common lot of all He
died at the residence of his son in Nav of
the year above named. Shortly after becom-
ing sick, as if alarmed Ly the conscious
fate that had befallen his SUCCESSORS who
had shared her joys and sorrows. he aro.o
from his sick bed and walked to his sons.
only to meet his fate in the end-in about
month. lie had been remarkably
healthy man up to the time of his last
illness, and the health of his large family
had Deen even more remarkable than his
own. Ills descendants, children. grand
children and great grandchildren, at the
time of his marriage, he informed us.
numbered over one ku,u}red anil 6ft.e;, and
yet he had never then had but one deathin
his tamily-his first WIFE He was a man
OF line physique, standing about six feet in
height, with am avoirdupOs of about 2lO
and withal most remarkably upright,
consistent and worthy man. He was a
remarkably self-rrliant man. lie never
borrowed dollar in his life, it is said. and
never had to pay cent of cost in suit. of
law, on his own account. We may add. as
another matter of interest with reference
to him, that he was the last anti. Demo.
cratic Sheriff who has filled that office in
this county. lie was elected Sheriff in 1914.
10y the Wings. SO we are informed.
The present husband, Mr.. Abbott. is =
quiet, unassuming old man, with means
enough particularly if combined with her
income) to meet his not very numerous
wants.
Now for Mrs. Abbott There may be
some matters Of interest connected with
her mucll-married career Her namcs
have been eight in all-Miss Williams. Mrs.
Truax, Mrs. Farrow, Mrs. Riggs, Mrs. Wal.
lace, Mrs. Berry, Mrs. Pratt, and now Mrs.
Abbott In every instance, save the first,
she has married widowers, some of them
with Soodly number Of children; She.
however, has never sustained the maternal
relation by cOnsanguinity. She was reared
III THIS community, and as have been all
her husbands, so far as we can learn. and
hence her record has been as an open book
to all her seven companions, vet record.
age, nor nothing else seems TO work |
fatality to " the charm that wins" whatever
that may be-and to find that out is the
rub. The five years and over of witlowbooJ
that existed between her last and her
present husband is the longest she bss
endured, we believe. This, however. may
not be wholly her fault, as we are certain
that in one instance at least she offered To
share her comfortable home with one of
our most worthy old citizens, but the mere
filled him with fear and tremb. |
ling, and to avoid a repetition he hurriedlv
married young lady yet in her teens. with
whom, and his little prattler he is now en-.
Joying the fullest share of domestic bliss
We have no intimatiOn, however. that her
numerous conquests have been made by
open, direct assault. On the contrary. we
think they have not. 1t has been assorted |
on good authority, that she has confessed
to presentmcnt that she should have
seven husbands. She now enjoys the full.
illment of this prohetic notion, and. hale
nearly and seventy odd she wears bar
seventh bridal wreath with bocoming
dignity. AS we said to her last bushani
SO we will say to her present one-nmnv
fortune favor the brave"
One day last week little son of NJ
VIM. L. Morris, residing near WV Man.