The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1882-02-21
THE DISCARDED LOVER,
Or the Dry Goods Clerks Rsvens

In the deliberately furnished parlor
OF Il baIatia residence in Frogtown,
the bewiicllingly beautiful Pauline
Muldoon, the only child of the HON
John Muldooii, The solid man, stood
silently before the grhte with her
deep, dark eyes gnzed steadily ~ the
burning anthracite. Her right pedal
extremity rested tightly on the lender
and the slight elevation OF her purple
velv, dress exposed to view q shape
iy ankle. lit for an artists model, and
a high arched dainty foot encased
in handsome slipper. having blue
bull pup worked IN silk OH the loe-
Indicating that Patrician blood
coursed through the veins OF The
proud and beautiful daughter OF the
mousse of Mnlhoon. Oh! how can |
ev,r Tell himb she sighed ~ she lett
the fire. aud gracefully rcciined on
the fduteuH which stood near the
piano. sand he win be near In
moment. IIarki there's tho bell
now!
The parlor door opened, and T.
Fi'zmaurice Waisinghain, the Broad'
way dry goods clerk WAS ushcred
into the presence OF the fair Pauline.
bv Cal Smedley. the liveried inlet de
chdmbre. lie (Fitzmaurice, not CALI
gently entwined his arms around the
beautiful girl. and NJ her head rested
OIL his liver pad, he slipped the nee
tar Of her Hips in q lingering, passion
ate nineiy.deyrees-in tho shadc-os-
culation.
Aw, Pauline, dawling, how
WEAKLY charming you are lookil z 10.
night? Pom me word WEAKLY never
saw such magnificent creature in
all me life!
There that will do Mr.. Fi'zmaurice
Walsingl.ans please release INC from
your embrace. I've had quite enough
Of your failSfy, and besides, you are
as insipid and seuselcss as an ehiio-
rial IN the Ecening paper. sent for
you to come 10 ipc tonight, sir, 10
iell you tint Ill ne'cr love you more
In fact sir, l am this Present moment.
desperately 'niashed' On Reginald
Mcguire, and rs lie viii be here IN
few minutes TO escofi me to Lady
Florence Maloney's reception, l
wonid advise you to make yourself
scare, unless you wish 10 come In
collision with him.
Weginald Mcguire, the shoe clerk.
can IL be possible that my successful
wival Is ihnt horwid vulgah fcl'ah ?
The yerwy illeah of being iilted Tor n
shoe clerk Oh! il is too much. lbhall
be wevcnged for this, Paulincl
dweadiully wevcangcd, ard Fitzmau
rice Waisliingham went out into the
Cimcrian darkness OF the sifcets O'
Frogiown, discarded lover.
Half an hour later Reginald Ma.
guire was welcomed at the Mulldoon
mansion, and after giving a lovers
sanitation TO the gushing Pauline, he
stepped to the buffet, helped himseI
10 q bumper OF Muldoon's best six
year old sour mash aud cigar. ID.
tho way, Pauline, remarked Reginald.
as was coming up town | stepped
into Boyd s. Wash's to geta Glove
and whom should see there but that
fellow Fi,znaurice Walsingham; h.
was looking terrible cut up about
something. aud was drinking heavily.
Yos, Reginald, | ain not Used;
he was here this evening. and MS !
promised Won would do, | told him
| did not desire him to consider me
the object of his affections any longer
lie seemed terribly angry about ii
aud went way swearing that HI
would he "dweadfully wevenged."
| hope he won't do anything dcspcr-
ate.
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Later ia the evening Pauline aud
Reginald appeared at Lady Florence
Maloncy's reception. Ii was the
most recherche aflair OF the season.
the elite were out in full force, and In
all that brilliant asscmblage of fair
women and brave inen there was mol
!, more distiagne looking couple than
his Alliance, Pauline.
While the enjoyment was al its
height, terrible shrek Of agony was
heard aud man staggered wildly
Into the entire at the dancing room
FL at the feet of Pauline.
I,'s FiisnlaGrice. and my conduct
has killed him, screamed Pauline as
she swooned in Reginald's arms.
Yes, Fiiz,uaurice was dend-drunk.
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