The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-02-26
LOVE IN A DIME MUSEUM.
Passionate Devotion Of the Living
Skeleton to the Fat Lady.
Chicago Tribane.

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Flossie, / yield to the magic oil
your charms. lay my heart and my
fortune az your feet. /"
The eager, passionate voice was that
OF the living skeleton. He was adj.
dressing the fat woman.
II would cherish yoa, oh. so tender
ly, Flossie," he went on pleadingly.
Give me the right to shield and pro-
tect you from the perils Of LIES tenn
pestuous iourney--to stand between
you and the barbed shaft of malice,
the yenomous foot of SANDER, and the
stuffed club OF injustice
'Lyeurgus," replied the far woman,
with downcast eyes and tremor in
her voice that shook the room, while q
blush suffused her fair cheek and cast
a pinkish glow on the cage of the per-
forming snakes. this comes upon me
so Unexpectedly, so embarrassingly.
scarcely"
.Flossie, . said the living skeleton
gently, forgive me if / have shocked
You by the suddenness OF my avowal.
Yet you must have seen that have
appeared more Ill at ease in your pres
ence and less possessed, less
naughty and dignified, 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 il toto liv-
er complaint-or-or corns. | am so
inexperienced, you K now, Lycurgus, ("
she continued softly, 80 unused to
the ways of men, that IL"
My darling" he exclaimed, with
startling energy, .your maidenly hes
itation, your arIless and innocent
timidity only deepen the passion
that possesses me so entirely and con-
tirm me in the resolve 10 =sn you.
Permit mei''
With an effort that swelled the veins
on his forehead and nearly broke his
back Lycurgus picked up one of her
gloves that had fallen to the floor and
placed 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, I'M
daunted:
'.Flossie, in my professional career
have accumulated a competence which
is ample for us both. Ny financial re-
sources-beg pardon, did | step on
your toe ?'
II think not, Lycurgus, she muir
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
that hairless dogl Get out,
you NANCY brutel He shah not harm
you, Flossie---be 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 ex-
penses / was about TO say, are natural
ly heavy, but my income IS far heav-
ier- 1t may require q whole bolt OF
silk 70 make you dress or an entire
calfskin his voice faltered slightly
ITO make q shoe for YOU. but | can face
all this cheerfully, bravely-''
Say no more, Lycurgusi'i she said,
with shy, bewitching tenderness.
Your manly devotion has won my
gust Be kind TO me- Be tender"
ladies and gentlemen. yelled the
excited manager, appearing at the out
side door and waving his arms wildly
at the crowd OF passers-by on the
stress, 1.-THE Twin skelienton. the most
specimen of skin and
bones that ever drawed the
breath of life, is at this iden-
teal moment a-sparkin' of Big Flossie,
the mountain of flesh, the most colos-
sal hunk OF humanity that ever lived
Together with 1000 other curiosities.
Ten cents admission to all. Pass
right in"