Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-04-05
DIME MUSEUM LOVE.
How tho Living skeleton Wooed m
Won Flossie. tho Fat Lady.

| How tho Living Skeleton Woood an
Won Fiossie. tho Fat Lady.
"Flossie. yield to tho magic Of
your charms. Hay my heart and my
fortune ut your feet"
The eager, passionate voice was that
OF the living skeleton. lie was ad-
I dressing the fat woman.
Il would cherish you, o so teuderly,
Flossie, he went on. pleadingly. "t;ive
mo the right to shield and protect you
from the perils of lifc's compositions
journey-to stand between you and tho
barbed shaft OF malice, the venomous
tooth OF Islander and tho stuffed club OF
injustice"
''Lycurgus. replied the fat woman,
with downcast eyes and trcmor in hor
voice that shook the room. while n
blush suffused her fair cheek and cast
u pinkish glow on the cage OF per-
forming snakes, this comes upon me
so unexpectedly, 30 embarrassingly,
that scarcely"
"Flossie,n said the living skeleton,
gently, ''forgive me II have shocked
you by the suddenness OF my avowsl.
Yet you must have seen that | have
appeared more Ill Mt ease in your pres
cnce and less self-possessed, less
naughty and dignlfed. II may so ex-
press myself. for some months past
than you formerly knew me 10 be-"
II have observed 1t, Lycurgus, she
replied, but attributed 1t Toto
liver complaint-or--or corns / am
so inexperienced, you know, Lycur-
gus" she continued, softly; $50 uu-
used to the ways OF men that II"
My darlingT he exclaimed, with
startling energy, your maidenly hesi-
tation, your artless and innocent timid-
ity, only deepen the passion that pos
sessos me so entirely and confirm me
In tho resolve to win you. Permit
mem
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
TtpiuCSu ~ OH HtT zap.
The fat woman thanked him with n
quivering sigh that appeared to lift
him from his feet but he went on I'M
daunted:
"Flossie, in my professional career I
have accumulated competence that Is
ample for us both Ny financial re-
souroes-beg pardon, did l step on
your toeP"
"a think not Lycurgus," she muir
INJURED. II did not feel it."
AFRO ample to any demand that
is likely ever to be made upon them.
My personal expenses for clothing and
-blister that hairless dogl Get out
you NANCY brute! He shall not harm
you, Flossie-be careful, my darling!
You are about to step on the tail Of
that stuffed otter and make q beaver
out Of the animal--my personal ex-
pcnses, was about TO say. are natur-
ally heavy, but my income is far heavi-
er. 1t may require whole bolt OF
silk to make you dress or an entire
calfskin"-his voice faltered slightly
ito make a shoe for you. but can face
all this cheerfully. bravely---"
Say no more, Lycurgusw she said.
with shy, bewitching tenderness.
Your manly devotion has won my
heart! am yours. But o, Lycurgusl
BE kind TO me. Be tender"
Ladies' and gentlemenr' yelled the |
excited manager, appearing at the out
side door and waving his arms wildly |
at the crowd Of passers-by on the |
street, 1.-The Twin skellenton. the most |
remarkable specimen OF skin and bones |
that ever drawed the breath of life, is |
at this Identical moment a-sparkin' Of |
Big Flossie, the mountain of nesh, the |
most colossal hunk OF humanity that
ever livedl Together with forty thou
sand other curiosities, Ten cents ad-
mits to all Pass right inm-Chicago
Times.