The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-08
SOME ODD MARRIAGES.
HER HUSBANDS WE'RE SEVEN. But
THE FIFTH WAS THE BEST.

ding, bridegroom, Was "A Youth IO7
Years OId-YOungest Bride in the
WOrId-Daughter of n NObIeman,
/ She Was EspOused at the Age OF
Two.
From the Hartford Times.
| Max Nordau has not said so, but in
/ the matter OF repeated ventures in the
sea of matrimony the present race seems
/ to have sadly degenerated. Somtimes
/ we hear of a person having made a third
venture, and occasionally of one who has
/ been Courageous enough to make a fourth.
/ but it seems to be the limit. 1t was not
so in the earlier days. Hundreds of cases
might be cited wherein the number of
wives or husbands ranged anywhere from
five to sixteen. The latter. however,
touches the top notch. The venturesome
individual who accomplished this remark
able feat died at Bordeaux in 1172, having
led to hymeneal altar no fewer than six
| teen ladies.
Four years earlier there died at Flor
ence Elizabeth Mase, who had marrlNl
seven times, and outlived the whole OF
her partners. Her last venture was at
the age Of TO- On her deathbed she re-
called the good and bad points of eacn
husband, and having weighed them impair
TALLY, expressed a desire TO be buried by
the side of her fifth.
The story is told of a young farmer
who. one day, took five young women
in his cart to religious service. To
| the one who sat on the front seat with
him he proposed, and on arriving at
the church the pair were united. A
year later the wife died, when he pro-
posed to another of the five and was
accepted. Like number one, she did not
| live long, and in succession he married
third, fourth and hfth of these young
women. Whether he buried the last, or
she him, is not recorded.
Very early in the century there died
! in Ireland a Mr.. Coorslin, whose age
was 1o4. This venturesome old gentle
man led to the altar his seventh wife.
He was then 50 years of age. At his
death he left behind forty-three chill
dren, two hurdred ane, thirty-six grand
children ana nine hundred and forty
four REORGANIZATION little
nation.
At Chester, in 177S one of the blush
ing June brides was Catherine W God
ward, aged So. The bridegroom was
George Harding, a youth OF lOi This
was his fifth matrimonial venture, mis-
last previous essay being at the age Of
lO5. His bride had been married three
| times. A record OF the event STATUS lNdl
Mr.. Harding's diet for thirty years had
consisted OF buttermilk boiled with
little flour and bread and cheese.
Turning from the marriage OF antigua
rians to that of children, we find a num-
Der of cases equally remarkable. The
youngest bride on record in civilized
country was undoubtedly the daughter OF
Sir William Brereton, who, in the six
teenth century, was united in the bonds
of matrimony when only years or age
to a bridegroom who was only one year
her senior Thew were carried into church
and their elders spoke for them The OBJ
ject of the parents was TO unite property
About the same time Emma Talbot, o
years of age, was married to boy OF D.
In this case the bridegroom's uncle held
him up and spoke for him, while the bride
answered for herself, as she had been
AS for the mating of December and May.
| many interesting instances are record
| ed At 80 years of age Robert Cumming
walked forty miles for the purpose Of es-
! pousing "a bride of 20; While an octogena-
rian lover walked fifteen miles to lead
15-year-old bride to the altar.
A very extraordinary case was that of
the marriage of William Hamilton in
Scotland. Hamilton was a noted old
bachelor. He was so deformed to be
utterly unable 10 walk, his legs being
drawn up to his ears, and his arms twist
ed backwards, and almost every member
of his body being OUT OF joint. Added to
this he was 80 years of age. Nevertheless,
a handsome girl of p had the courage to
marry him, and that without any pros
The Derby Mercury for January, 1853,
contains the following communication
from a correspondent: "Sir-Last Satur-
day al the Chapel of Sheldon, was solein-
nized the nuptals of a widow Gentlewo
man of about eighty years of age TO
young lad (by the consent of his parents)
of about fourteen. AS she was rendered
incapa BILE of walking by a complication of
disorders, she was carried in her chair 10
the chapel, where the ceremony was per-
formed; after which she was carried home,
the music playing by her orders, lively
hornpipe before her. TO which las she was
disabled from dancing) she beat time with
her hands on her petticoatS till she got
home, and then called for her crutches,
commanded her husband TO dance, and she
shuffled herself as wen she could. The
rest of the day was spent with ringing of
a bell and other joyful demonstrations.
and the popuIace were literally treated TO
excellent liquor.
These festivities would seem to have
been too exciting for the gay old lady,
however, for the announcement of her
death occurs the very same month.
The marriage columns of the newspa-
pers often show very curious combina-
Halter was united to a Miss Rope; while
the officiating clergyman was must ap-
propriately named Rev. NJ. Knott. At
Barnstable the Rev. John Gates Joined
together for better or worse Mr.. John
Post to Miss Sarah Rails.
In Washington May bride of 1884 was
Amelia Bushel. The bridegroom was
Joshua Peck. Concerning this union a
local poet penned these lines:
All cookers, ropes ana wedding cakes
What change of measures marriage
makes;
Quick as a thought at Hymen's beck,
Bushef changed into a Peck.
On the marriage Of James Anderson
with Miss Ann Bread the newspaper poet
was again in evidence:
While toasts the lovely graces spread,
And tops around them hutter,
I'll be contented with Ann Bread
And won't have any but her.
In March, 1914. Miss PAMELA January
was married to Mr.. Samuel Winter Miss
January was not one of those frigid Bos-
ton girls, as a joker might make her
name imply; she hailed from Washing
ton