Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-06-06
Almost Persuaded to be a Chris
tian, or the Maid Of Athens.

Athens, Georgia Qocket edition Of
the classics) ,emulous Of the renowned
love romances of her Grecian name
sake, presents us with the most mar
velous love tale of modern times. Ii
is marvellous in lis startling original
ity, for its herQine will go down to
incredulous posterity as The Cir
Who Was Afraid to Get Married.
Observe we say "the girl" not "a
girl constrained thereto by the fact
that this Maid of Athens is the first
one of her mysterious sex ever known
to have the least fear of matrimony,
or any of the rights, privileges, du-
ties, perquisites, and consequences
thereto appertaining.
Mr.. Christian, aged twenty-three
years, was betrothed to Miss S. A.
Lochlin, of Athens, aged nineteen
years, and the last Sunday in April
was set for the nuptials. There
would have been fitness of things
had she set April |, but she didn't.
The lovers were of the first rank, and
the beauty and chivalry for many
miles around were invited, OH per-
fumed cards, to see the Maid OF
Athens take up the cross of marriage
and become a Christian. The morn
ing of the wedding day had arrived ;
the brides trousscau and the bride
groom's trowsers. were ready, when
the following letter, signed by the
young lady, was handed to the UNI
happy Christian:
"Dear Lacey-Again l am tempted
to fly. and | can not resist it. know
love yOa but my weakness has over
p ,wcred me and must rb y the call
Love prompted me To sulicr you IL
kiss my lips and TO lay your arms
around my neck and waist. Yes, |
do love you: and then why is it | can
not marry. | would to God | knew,
"By the time the sun rises | was to
be going over the road that will shut
me out from old Madison forever and
saddest of all, shut me out from the
only person | expect to love, let life
be long or short. I've made every ar
rangement to-day for our marriage
even prepared our supper-with the
hope that might be able to sue, IL MT
my cowardice, but it is impossible
You will find incloscd s. to pay you
for the license and other expenses
that you have had. Goodbye, my
long-loved one goodbye
Sweet Romcos and Juliets of all
ages, without respect of sex, ''color OF
previous condition of the affections
affections, paste this in your scraI
book, for never will you find its fel
lowl Cupid here feathered his ar.
rows for a new departure, as the po
liticians say. Eve, had she know
how to write would never have in
dited such an epistle to Adam, nol
Helen to Paris, nor Henoise to Abe
lard, nor Ophelia to Hamlet, nor vo
luptuous Cleopatra to her royal low
ers, nor even the shrinking Sar;
Bernhardt to her countless admirers
Incomprchensible, inscrutable girl
Even as the sable Georgian fiddle
was tightening his fiddlc-strings ant
rosining his bowl to tickle the breasts
of the dancers with music's volun
tuous swell, and the soft eyes of tn
Athenain beauties Cooked love Il
eyes which speak again." the alright
ed Lochlin Fed. She pleaded that sh
! was Htempted toilyp ~,
The last two nights before the wed
ding-day she calls the most misera
, BILE of her life, Probably heartbur
f or collie. A pinch of soda or te