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Despite Their 144 Years, Aged Couple Take Marriage VowsHomanre, fV*g«n at Sunday MfSlng«,With John Swope, 70, and Mr*.Hi lard, 65, as Principals, Ou I ml* nates in WeddingiA man Is said to be as old as be feels and a woman as old r«* she looks John S. Swope of \n. 1420 Jackson avenue, Is 79 years old. Mrs. H. E. HI lard confesses to M summers and as many winters. I When the venerable couple met, are, ^ J anrl flirted, at the tabernacle during the Sunday meetings last winter neither heeded the other's gray hair, nor thewrinkles which Father Time had left In their faces, ft mattered not to Swope that he had lived with his first wife fitly-one years, nor to Mrs. Htlard that she was the mother of several children and that one of her grandchildren Is 17 years old.John S. Swope at the age of 7ft was not a Lothario, albeit he began to woo Mrs. Htlard as ardently as lie did the first Mrs. Swope when she was arrayed In the hoopsklrts they wore In antebellum day?. Hardly an evening passed when Neighbors failed to notice Swope enter or leave the Hillard home. And. as his visits became more frequent, there sprang tin in the hearts of the 7ft-y ear-0 Id swain and tf-year-old damsel a strong mutual regard. Ho it Wf-ft only natural that a few w’eeks ago Swope should for the second time in his life muster up courage to pop the question to Mrs. Htlard.Mrs. Htlard failed to murmur. This Is so «*udden. John,” hut she did give her consent to an early marriage. So at 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon Swop© climbed the long stairway leading to til© office of Justice of the Peake.Earll.Could Judg© Earll arrange to marry a couple in an hour? Heing told his request was reasonable. Swope inquiredcould he perform the ceremony for a man 7ft years old and a woman K5 years old. A similar reply, after the justice of the peace recovered hie composure, was greeted with a warm handshake and an order to forthwith arrange the preliminary details.One hour later John S. Swope, 7ft years | old. and Mr**. S. K. Htlard. years old.• were again united in rnnrrtage. The ! bridesmaid was a 17-year-old grand -i daughter of Mrs. Swope, nee Htlard.
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Joplin Daily Globe
Joplin, Missouri, US
Fri, Jun 03, 1910
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