Milford chronicle., 1892-03-11
A WESTERN LocHlNvAR.
He Stepped in at the Essst Moment ~
Won the noctoy.sa Tsi,ornfsasI Rrida.


Won the Doctors Promised Bride.
A wedding that occurred. one evening in
he north part Of the city had connected
With it little story that was not printed
n the account Of the nuptial ceremony.
The bride, who, by the way, is a very
PrepOssessing young lady had just passed
she three-quarters post on the spinster
race course that unmarried women are
imposed to pass over at q very slow pace
with no attempt whatever to break the
Secord, and to this fact are undoubtedly
Rue some of the rather unusual occurrences
that preceded this wedding ceremony.
Be that as it may, it is certain that for
three years past the Aforesaid young lady
has been engaged to q certain young
/ homeopathic physician who looked anx-
lously forward to the day when he would
feel able to support wife and take unto
himself this hoping, trusting, waiting
maiden, who finally accumulated such b,
stock of deferred hope that she grew sick
At heart.
But the doctor was loath to fix the day.
A month ago he invested some of his sur
plus cash in diamond ring that soon
afterward adorned the foremost finger of
his intended. Even then he was unable to
name the happy day but h g. Nv ~
dicted as before that it would -
little longer" It came sooner me
thought. A famous eoadan-f s..rtain
baseball team once remarked to a timorcus
base rS;nneT that "he who hesitates is lost, -
but the matrimOnially inclined doctor never
played in that team, hence he never re-
ceived the benefit Of such Invaluable in
struction, else this sad tale might not have
been written. He persevered in his fatal
ftrn ~ aks.sI
cinch on the fleeting moments.
A good looking stranger came to town
and called on the family of which the
young lady is a member. He was warmly
received, and then ii trahspired that he
was renewing the acquaintance of other |
days. He was an old schoolmate of the |
young lady, but had not seen her nor any 4
Of the family for seven years, He had |
been improving his time. however, and !
was general superintendent OLA bank ao- /
count of very respectable proportions All /
in all, he was decidedly eligible, and fur
thermore was in search of a wife,
Right here let it be stated that the pros
Dectiye mother in-law had never regarded
5he suit of the medical practitioner with
tavor, but the newcomer enlisted her sym
pathies at once. She not only encouraged
lim, but set to work to make her daughter
likewise smile upon him. An evening at
he theater was followed by proposal of
but time was demanded before
giving an answer.
The young lady sent for the doctor and
sd the case before him. She said she
lad waited a good while, and life was
hort and time was heeting, If he was
bout ready all well and good, but if not
he was sorely tempted to embrace the
ther opportunity.
The doctor was thunderstruck md aid
hat if his aflianced wife could 7 Rr
lent consider such propositions n
now but he was willing for her toraccept
:. The indignant lover little Thought that
e would be tossed aside, and when the
irl said she would think over the matter
while longer, he thought tine day was won. ;
hat was another time that he was mis- a
iken. The girl pondered only another :,
light, and the next day the new suitor was =.
ccepted with Rs much avidity as was con
stent with good taste The doctor was v
gain sent for, the ring was returned and 81
e was informed that his brOtherly affec- Y
on would be warmly cherished.
That was all so far as the doctor was O.
for the wedding of his manor ri
a and his energetic rival occurred on the
flowing evening. Six months of travel is
e next thing on the programme, but the
lctor will not be one of the tourists. He A
Ill stay at home and eat crow, and alter CO
.tely curse and bless his peculiar luck m
ID the maternal ancestor of the woman a,
did not marry.-Omaha Bee. X