The Grenada gazette., 1889-02-21
DIME MUSEUM LOVE.
How the Living Skeleton Wooed an
won Flossie, the Fat Lady.

bD" tnt Living ShtIctoh "o"Su -"
Won Fiossie, the Fat Lady.
"Flossie, yield TO the magic Of
your charms. | lay my heart and my
fortune at your feet"
The eager, passionate voice was that
Of the living skeleton. He was ad-
dressing the fat woman.
Il would cherish you, o so tenderly,
Flossie," he went on, pleadingly. Give
me the right to shield and protect you
from the perils of life's tempestuous
journcy-to stand between you and the
barbed shaft OF malice, the venOmOus
tooth Of Slander and the stuffed club of
injustice"
"Lycurgus," replied the fat woman.
with dOwncast eyes and a tremOr in her
voice that shook the room, while a
blush sutfuScd her fair cheek and cast
a pinkish glow on the cage Of per-
forming snakes, this comes upon me
SO unexpectedly, so embarrassingly,
that | scarcely"
"Flossic, " said the living skeleton,
gently, ''forgive rue if have shocked
you by the suddenness Of my avowal.
Yet you must have seen that | have
| appeared more i'll at ease in your pres
ence and less sclf-possessed, less
naughty and dignitiel, If may so eX-
press myself, for some months past
than you formerly knew me to be.
II have observed it, LycUrguS, she
replied. but attributed it toto
liver complaint-Or-Or c0rns. | am
so inexperienced, YOU know, Lycur-
gus she continued, softly; 80 un-
used to the ways OF men that H.
"My darling." he exclaimed, with
startling energy, "your maidenly hesi-
tation, your artless and innocent timid-
ity, only deepen the passion that pos
sesses me so entirely and confirm me
in the resolve to win you. Permit
| me-
With an effort that swcllod the veins
on his forehead and nearly broke his
back, Lycurgus picked up one OF her
gloves that had fallen to the floor and
replaced it on her lap.
! The fat woman thanked him with a
quivering sigh that appeared to lift
him from his feet, but he went on un-
daunted:
"Flossie, in my professional career
bn :.
ample for US both. My financial re-
sources-beg pardon, did step on
your toc?'
II think not, Lycurgus." she mur-
INJURED. Il did not feel it,
''--Are ample to any demand that
is likely ever to be made upon them.
My personal expenses for clothing and
-bIistcr that hairless dog, Get ont,
you NANCY brute. lie shall not harm
You. FIossir-bc careful, my darling,
You are about to step on the tail Of
that stuffed otter and make a beaver
out Of the animal--my personal eN-
penscs, was about to say, are natur-
ally heavy, but my income is far heavi-
er. 1t may require a whole bolt OF
silk 10 make YOU dress or an entire
calfskin' voice faltcrcd slightly
ito make shoe for you, but | can face
all this cherrfully, bravcIy -"
"Say no more, Lycurgus, she said,
with shy, bewitching tenderness
"Your manly devotion has won my
heart, am yours. But 0, Lycurgus'
Be kind to mo. Be tender"
"Ladics and gontHmcn" yelled the
excited manager, appearing at the out
side door and waving his arms wildly
at the crowd of passers-by on the
street, the livin' skelleuton, the most
| remarkablo specimen OF skin and bones
that ever drawcd the breath OF life, is
at this Identical moment a-sparkin Of
| Big FlO5sie, the mountain OF flesh, the
most colossal hunk OF humanity that
| ever lived. Together with forty thou
sand other curiOsitics. Ten cents ad-
mits to all. Pass right in!"-Chicago
| Times.