I Begin This Morning With A True Story About True ...  PRO

I begin this morning with a true story about true love.

He first saw her in Sunday school when he was six and she was just five. Many years later he would recall: "She had golden curls and beautiful blue eyes. I thought she was the most beautiful and the sweetest person on earth." They graduated from high school together in 1901, went their separate ways but later both moved back to their hometown where he began his 9 year campaign to win her heart. He began by writing to her, eventually penning over 1300 love letters. Since she was from a well-to-do family, he began several business ventures, none of which were very successful. In 1911 he finally popped the question. She turned him down. He persisted. Finally, she fell in love with him. In 1918, when he left to fight in WWI, he always kept his sweetheart’s picture in his breast pocket. He was overjoyed the day he received her letter promising to marry him when he returned home. His...

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