Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-09-12
MARRYING LIVING SKELETONS.
A Philosophical View OF the subject

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An otherwise splendid girl has been
married to living skeleton in side
show. The case of the Philadelphia
girl who last year married living skele-
ton and came home the next morning
before daylight yelling frantically and
Historically, "Take it away" should be
fresh in tie minds of all girls who are
susceptible to the charms of the opposite
sex.
The poor Philadelphia girl went as
crazy as a bedbug, and had to be con-
fined in a lunatic asvlum, ald all the
time she was yelling "Who left the door
omen ?" and "The wind blew it in" and
such things, and if she heard anything
rattle, like the sla;s to blind, or any
thing that reminded her Of the rafting
bones of her husband, she would get be-
hind something and beg to be protected
from what she supposed was the remains
she had married. Poor girl, her fate
should have been lesson to all girls.
but it seems another has fallen under
the wiles of the uhmuzzled living sRele.
ton. There would be some excuse for a
thin girl to marry giant, or fat freak
in a museum, because there is some
warmth in robust persons, and a CIR
could at least be comfortable, but for a
warm girl marrying a living skeleton
=. seems the greatest possible crimina
|. waste of valuable material one coulC
imagine.
1t is a singular fact that living skele
b ton is always Hooking in the face
and he has pitiful look on his counte
nance which is apt to draw the tende
hearted girl towards him, but it SHOULD
90 no further. 1t is noble to pity thos
who seem to be in distress and who ar
short of meat on their bones, but it
Is not necessary to marry them. The ]iv
Is ing skeleton is all right in his place, bu
II as bridegroom he is not a towerin
III success, and the girl who slarries one {
Il them, however pure her motives ma
- be. is going to be disappointed when sh
a. inventories the bones. The skeleto
N NAV have wealth and be good provide
ot and girl may think that a home
worth the sacrific., but when she come
" to be folded in the embrace of the skel'
&c ton and feels bone after bone cling
ty her. instead of q sensation of beaven'
II peace aud loving don't-care- darn-a-tiv
ness, an out pouring of soul, and fan
i' experience of bliss too sweet for an
Mt ewes 10 witness but those two souls wit
sh a single thought, and all that, she fee
;s rs though she had been run away wit
and pitched head first onto an ire
he picket fence, and she instiDctively Loo
by for the patrol wagon to rescue and tai
is her to hospital.
A well-meaning girl may marry III
ing skeleton with her eyes wide ope
re and she may think she has gre
r mission to perform, that it is her duty
he make his life happy by lowering aroul
90 him. and keeping the cold winds avn
from his frail frame, but she will regr
ne it. If she could fold him up like tow
OIL rack, and hang him up, or unjoint 81
res like bamboo fishing rod and lay hi
IF away IN push llHeu Cdsc, nci W.
would be easy, but when we reflect tt
ny all those bones have cot to be kept !
nut gether and kept warm, we can 1eall
M that the wife OF living skeleton is
= sinecure. Girls who think of marrvi
~ living skeletons should stop and Iefi
Use before rushing into matrimony. The
ng are men enough who are not thus atfii
nd ed fo- all the girls, if they wait. a
-. there is no necessity of enlisting tor
'ee as a warming pan, with prospect
$, ,eu always being compelled to shut hl
~, band up like two foot rule, at mig
a na and put him to bed, and open him
ny In the morning in time TO get him TO
ne museum. Don'tlet us ever hear of
'e.; other girl throwing herself away on
Vi living skeleton. Peck's Sur.