The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1906-03-30
CUPID'S GREAT CATCH
How Professor Crook, Once Un-
kissed, Became Engaged.
MET HIS FIANoEE AT TENNIS GAME

Charming Teacher of ChiIlicothe, o.
who Fears Not Love Germs, win
wed Northwestern University Edu-
Gator who said lie Had Never I1iss-
ed or Rugged a Girl, Smoked or
Touched strong Liquor.
Rogue Cupid and all the marriage
able girls In the country are laughing
together In one grand, sweet, hilarious
chorus, says a special dispatch from
! Chillico,le, o., to the New York World.
"Ha, ha, haw whispers Cupid to the
| girls, who are holding their plump
sides. "Ha ha, ba! Professor A. b.
| Crook Of Northwestern university at
Evanston, ILL.,, is engaged to be mar
ried, lie is the truly good man who de-
clared more than three years ago that
he had never Rugged or kissed a wo-
man or girl. You Will remember, he
said, the scientific atmosphere Is In
imlcal to the love germ He had
stoned TO death the kissing bug with
the rocks of the geology and mlnerolo-
gy he teaches. The learned professor
must have been neglectlng his studies
lately, ell, my chlldren2 lie has felt
the brush Of her curls against his
cheek he has looked into her inviting
eyes; he has seen her blush; he has
thrilled with the thrill Of her warm lips;
he has kissed; he has been slssed.
After forty years Of life he has learned
n llttle-a very llttle-of what Solomon,
much wiser, comprehended not at all,
the way Of man with a maid Ha,
ha, haw
Laughing Cupid is right. Mr.. and
Mrs. John Purdin OF Chillicothe an
nounce the engagement Of their daugh-
ter Miss Florence Purdn, to Alta b.
Crook, professor Of geology and miner
ology IN Northwestern university. Miss
Purdln, a charming woman, IS Il teach
err In the public schools Of Chlllcothe. |
Her fance-Dan Cupid loves the word .
her dance is native Of Chlllicothe. |
His father, the Rev. DIR. Isaac Crook, Is J
presiding elder of the Methodist ,y5u.
ference
Miss Perdln first ret Professor
Crook at tennis tonnament. He IL
sturdy atlledc man, as should be
one Suo never has touched strong liz.
our, smoked or chewed tobacco or
Rugged or kissed woman or girl. He
plays tennis well, just as he shines In
all athletic games, Miss Purdin, 1.-THE,
graceful, a fine American young wo-
man, plays tennis well too While they
played they could not know that Cupid
swung Il racquet in the game. Rumor
has it that the round, full mooa was
shining bright; love germs swarmed
In the lazy night air, each kissing bug
was chlrplng happily to its mate, when
It happened.
The professor kissed and was kissed,
his IS certain, for he is engaged to be
married.
When Professor Crook awoke TO find
himself famous three years ago, when
he whole world wondered mt him, he G
made the supplementary statement that @
le had never intended TO pose as {
public example, that he had only adj a
Used wild student to do as he did
lcver to kiss. hug. swear, and so forth.
But the whole world, particularly the
women I'm II, discussed the professor. e
I Is said that the dowagcr empress Of
nina, old ms she Is. expressed strong RI,
esire to see him. Women in Seattle
nd women IN Calcutta wrote love let
crs TO him. Now ii
He has been kissed. And any woman b
rho wears nm engagement ring will tell +,
ou that it's q box OF marrons glaces =,
guinst that other candied chestnut, 81
ISIS, that he has Rugged.