The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-12-03
THE DOCTORS WOOING.
he Married q Woman Who
Never Said She Loved Him.

He Married q Woman Who
Never Said She Loved Him.
Kittic Markham was the mcrriest,
prettiest, most provoking daughter Of
Eve that ever existed-at least
thought so-though. perhaps. l was
not an impartial judge, for l must
confess was deeply in love with her.
and. in fact. doubt II could rcmem-
Der time when l was not in love with
her. 1t certainly was not when a
youngster Of twelve took her under
my especial charge At school, feeling
proudcr Of her than would now Of q
mine Of gold; nor when tall. awk-
ward boy Of sixteen. first ventured
70 ask for her company home from
singing-school; or still later. when.
after four years absence from my ma
tive town. returned and put ont my
sign Willard II. Campbell. NJ. Din
the little Office where DR.. Banks name
had hung from time immemoria!.
Cuivcrton was remarkably healthy
place. or else the good people were
fearful Of trusting their lives in the
hands Of such a young scapegracc as
they had known me 10 be in my
younger days-at least. | knew my
horse and buggy were more frequent
~ employed in carrying kittic Mark
ham 10 ride than they were in profess
II Z. ~su..
of my time was spent in Deacon
Markham's pleasant parlor than in
either the study or practice Of medi-
cine Some Of the neighbors slyly re-
marked that must have very sick
patient there 10 require such frequent
visits One thing is certain il had
no patient there. all the patience l
ever had was required there at times.
for OF all the tantalizing little witches
that ever fascinated and provoked q
poor fellow out Of his senses. Kittie
Markham was the worst
There Is an old adage about the Wild
ness Of minister's sons and deacon
daughters. and was about TO say he
lieved II was true. but ! neither knew
nor care about ministers sons. this one
deacon's daughter was enough for me;
20, = wilder saucer romP never pro
vckso me scanuai y 800 o'u N9"
England matrons; ana mere was II
wizard 4. SamPpei'. -. nstanu,ng
SIX ieet TWO IN my stocking ieeL pig
enough 70 nave knowh ustser, tnat Il
surc-ied ABOUT ~ tna' little eIs com,
M ana gong =. ner every DECK anu
Gail. IKE the Great simpieton tnat WAS
ior mere ) nau pcen playing Yours de-
yo'tu'y ior ~ months, anu. - =, =
iconiu sec. was no nearer winning Is! !.
.nan nns; /; Re ,h nsa ah;s an g +.
Out speak 81 iove OF marriage ana
mignt rs wei taik 20 stone wall u !.
htenthg post LOT ~ sne sense : wou,u
81 rom ner. no mater now cautiously
might approacn tne SUBJECT sns was
always Ieauy Win sone On m
swer' as lat from what ucs'reu q me
tropics rom tne Poiesi 1nu' = VA a.
mo-. ~ uesPa'r ply ,nai-lasnion' more
eager after every failure
III, al i. : ialr N love ana VA 4. az
che result q strategy on my willful
Httie lady love. One nne morning =
We were about starting on 2 horsepack
iide' and ! was assisting Mss Mite
lnto the saddle. ner morse become very
rcstiye-of course the Jagged pits q
ron ! had cautiously inserted beneath
me saddle had nothing 70 40 with it'
by the time she was ia.rIy seated ne
was rearing and prancing * an alarm
ing rate finally throwing her from ms
back; q course caught her before she
touched the ground. No sooner was
s s, N safety than with deep groan