The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-10-05
THE CIRcLET OF BLUE.

Was there ever q story without a
srqueii Hardly ev--that IL 10 say
very seldom. Kra,lvrs of the Argus
wili possibly remember seeing in this
paper some nioiflhe since uii accUnal
Of lhc nishap OF u beautiful young
lady who unfortunately fell II victim
To the then famous tstlvu craze. She
was, rs the Story goes, engaged to be
married 10 u young man wliU hceinei
In ever, way the soul of irvthi nnd
20 great was tho confidence rlIe 70.
pused in him that she determined to
SHOW HER LOVE
by having his name intioed on hcr
person with lndiu ink. She pianncd
1t Ms an agreeable surprise, and often
pictured 10 herself her lovers aston
ishuicnt aud qualification when (afier
marrlagc, OF coursc) he should acci-
denially discover what -he bad done,
Accordingly, W. i'll the assistance OF
ian old woman who understood The
art. tile young girl, TO make the otory
slibrt, lad her lovers full name TAI
loed on her leg jusl above her knee,
She further ornaiucnted her shnpely
limbs with n pair OF indelible gar
1 ters, aud scrrncly awaited the tinle
when George should find out how
entirely devoted she was 10 him.
| Ala.! Ior the poor girl that time
came not, tor the pcrfdious George
torsuok her aud marie, ano'her. Io
-ay that she WAS intensely
MORTIFIED AND ASHAMED
Of her romantic foolishncss would DC
awing IL exceedingly mild. She
was frantic aud Tor long time IN
ronsolnble. Finally, seeing that the
affair hnd by some means coine TO 'lie
knowledge ol the newspaper men,and
tearing that hci name would become
known, although innumer1ole
pledges Of sccrery had been given
| ,he lady left the city, ostessihly on
| visit, hui realty TO take up her per
mnupnt residence elsewhere, Before
sbe left, however, ,lie tried ever,
means TO get rid Of the now haiet
name. but without success. II clun.
| TO her closcr than the shirt OF Ncssus
Now this Young lady we shall cal
hM Sarah, mainly because II Ia no
| her namc,is MS we have sai,l,a beauty
HER FIGURE IS PERFECTION.
Her face combines the tints of th
, lily and the rose she has bcaulil,
, hand aud arm, aud her feet are mod
: cls OF beauty, while her every move
r mcnt il grace itself. Therefore q
!. her new home she did not long lacl
!. admirers. One dav. while crostinI
in a very muddy street, she was CON
: uelled 10 show her ankles. a gen
!. ileman who happened TO be l'sssinI
I caught a glimpse of the ravishin
pedals, aud was so struck with thel
: symmrtry that he followed her,
i respectful di,iance. until he fo,ln
= where she resided. and then straigh
: way began TO cast about for an intro
duction. This he acconiplishe
through the efforts OF gcnilcma
friend, who was acquainted with he
, One nigh, John--,liai'sa good nam
for hinl-was taken to the home
the lady. as per arrangement, aud y
iroduced, Sarah, with pardonah
vanity, had attired herself IN b.
wilching costume which showed Q
: her superb figure to advantage. viii
n did not trench on the domains
immodesty. Her rounded arms, ba
nearly to her shoulders; her Will
\ meek, her golden hair, tho sweet g
A preston OF her face, all combined
q complete tho CONQUEST already III
made by the sight Of her pretty ie'
So what could tho poor fellow do D
what he did? Before he lett I
house lie became satisfied that 8
was il,e ono woman in the world
him, and thereafter proceeded 70 y
siege 10. her heart sarah, on !
part, was. much prepossesscd VI
y her new admircr, aud (as the read
+e ID aware, having a spice Of romance ,
her composition, felt little tender
rty toward him ut very first sight. MI
ss ~, ters went on smoothly, and she
ns- came conscious OF the fnct that 4
m m, loved Johu, Ito had already giy
.rts her 10 understand that hc loved h
'ilc In more ways than one, ana
~" awaited the time when llc sho
propose. lfany thought other
mer lover crossed her mind, II y
speedily dismissed. She was
deeply in love that she would not
low that tlisagrceable episode tot
= turb her. Finally the auapieious
= Tor rather nighD came, and ~
S asked her 10 be his wife. She, a
s. the customary hesitaion,s said
3 would, and then he put lns a.
8 around her aud kissed her, Z
called her all the pct namcshe CO
E think OF, and was sorry because
"a couldn't think of some more, ana
- well, she stood up to Il like ~
q Trojan and V
r GAVE HIN KISS FOR KISS, +
md sometimes more, but not IL
could help 1t. She was 20 happy
didn't know what else to do, and
= WAS hog enough to take mil
Ikisses if he had time. John Z
=. that night until the old folks tho,
int. about firing him out. After his.
oar parturc, Sarah went up stairsand
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