The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1906-01-26
'PID'S GREAT CATCH
w Professor Crook, Once I'm
kissed, Became Engaged.
I HIS FIAEOEB AT TENNIS GAME

nrninR Teacher of ChiIIicothe. o.,
Eho Fears Not Love Germs, WIN
Wed Northwestern University Edu-
ntor who said He Had Never KISS
I'd or Rugged n Girl, Smoked or
Fouched Strong Liquor.
Rogue Cupid and all the marriage
BILE girls in the country are laughing
bgether in one grand, sweet hilarious
horus, says a special dispatch from
Chllllcothe, o., to the New York World.
. TIA, Ia, ha" whispers Cupid to the
girls who are holding their plump
sides. "Ha, ha, hal Professor A. B.
Crook Of Northwestern university at
Evanston, ILL.,, is engaged to be mar
ried. He 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
imical to the love germ He had
stoned to death the kissing bug with
the rocks of the geology and minerolo-
gy he teaches. The learned professor
must have been neglectlng his studies
lately, ell, my chlldrenI He has felt
the brush Of her curls against his
check; 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 kissed.
After forty years Of lie he has learned
a little-a very little-of what Solomon,
much wiser, compreheuded not at all,
the way OF "a man with a maid Ha,
ha, ha"
l Laughing cupid Is right. Mr.. and
Mrs. John lurdin of ChllllcOthe an
nounce engagement Of their daugh-
ter, Miss Florence purdin, to Alta b.
Crook, professor of geology ana miner
ology in Northwestern university Miss
Purdin, a charming woman, is a teach
er In the public schools of Chlllicothe.
Her funce-Dan Cupid loves the word
her fance is native Of Chilllcothe.
His father, the Rev DR.. Isaac Crook, is
presiding elder of the Methodist con-
ference
Miss Perdln first met Professor
Crook at a tennis tournament. He IS
a sturdy athletic man, as should be
one who never has touched strong liz.
our, smoked or chewed tobacco or
Rugged or kissed a woman or girl. He
plays tennis well, just as he shines In
all athletic games. Miss Purdln, 1.-THE,
graceful, a fine American young wo-
man, plays tennis well too While they
played they could not know that Cupid
swung a racquet In the game. Rumor
has 1t that the round, full moon was
shining bright; love germs swarmed
In the lazy night air, each kissing bug
was chlrping happily to its mate, when
It happened.
The professor kissed and was kissed,
this is certain, for he is engaged to be
married.
When Professor Crook awoke to find
himself famous three years ago when
the whole world wondered Mt him, he
made the supplementary statement that
he had never intended to pose as n
public example, that he had only ad.
vised a wild student TO do as he did
never to kiss, hug, swear, and so forth.
But the whole world, particularly the
women I'm IT, discussed the professor.
1t is said that the dowaEer empress Of
China, old as she is expressed a strong
desire TO see him. Women I'm Seattle
and women in Calcutta wrote love let
tiers to him. Now
He has been kissed. And any woman
who wears an engagement ring will tell
you that it's a boz of marrons glaces
against that other candied chestnut,
kiss, that he has Rugged.
rnnnArlnM AGAINST OnnS