St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-04-06
DIME MUSEUM LOVE.
How the Living Skeleton Wooo0 sat
Won Fioaaie, she Fat Lady.

aew the Living Skeleton Woos1 sad
Won Fioaaie. she 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 i'd
dressing the fat woman.
Il would cherish you, o SO tenderly.
FlOssie. y he went on. pleadingly. 'Give
me the right TO shield and protect you
from the perils Of life's tempcstuous
journey-to stand between you and the
barbed shaft Of malice. the venomOus
tooth Of slander and the stuffed club Of
Injustice" F8P- It. I'D
'i-ycurgus." replied the fat woman.
with downcast eyes and tremor in her
voice that shook the room. while .
blush suffused her fair check and cast
. pinkish glow on the cage Of per-
forming snakes. ''this comes upon me
SO unexpectedly. SO embarrassingly.
that I scarcely"
''Flossic." said the living skeleton.
gently. forgive me IL I have shocked
you by the suddenness Of my avowal.
Yet you must have seen that I have
appeared more ill at ease in your pres
ence and less self-possessed. less
naughty and dignified. if may SO ex-
press myself. for some months past
than you formerly knew mo to be-"
II have observed it. Lycurgus. she
-orl;o1 I Hn t0
liver complaint-or-or cOrns. am
80 inexperienced. you know. Lycur-
gus" she continued. softly; 80 un-
used to the ways OF men that t-I-"
my darling-' he exclaimed. with
startling energy. 'your maidcnly hesi-
tation. your artles and innocent timid-
ny. 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 :welled 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:
"Ffossie. in my professional career I
h&ve accumulated a competence that is
ample for US both. MY financial re-
sources-beg pardon. did step on
your tOe?"
Il think not, Lycurgus," she muir
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 aud
blister that he.irless dog! 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 beaver
out OF the :lDimal-my personal ex-
penses, was about TO say, are natur-
ally heavy but my income is far heavi-
er. II may require a whole bolt OF
silk ID make you dress or an entire
calfskin"-Ais voice faltered slightly
'to make \ shoe for you. but can face
all this cJ,eerfully, bravely--"
"Say no more. Lycurgus!" she said.
with shy, bewitchins tenderness
''YOHr manly devotion has won my
heat! am yours. But U. Lycurgus!
Be kind to me. BE tender"
Ladies and gcntlemcn!' yelled the
excited manager. appearing ut the out
side door and waving his arms wildly
mt the crowd of passers-by on the
street. 1.-The livin' skellentOn. the most
remarkable specimen OF skin and bones
that ever drawcd the breath OF life. is
at this Identical moment a-sparkin' Of
Big FlOssie. the mountain Of flesh. the
most colossal hunk OF humanity that
ever lived! Together with forty thou
sand other curiosities. Ten cents ad-
mits TO all Pass right in!"-ChicagO
Tines