The Opelousas courier., 1889-02-23
DIME MUSEUM LOVE.
~ the Living Skeleton WooSd an
Won FIosste, the Fat Lady.

~ h Living Skeleton Wooed and
WON Ffosstes the Eat Lady.
tFlossie, I yield to the magic of
charms. lay my heart and my
/, NAne at your feet"
We eager, passionate voice was that
Of lie living skeleton. He was ad-
dres ing the fat woman.
/" would cherish you, o SO tenderly,
Floss" he went on, pleadingly. "Give
me tx right to shield and protect you
from > perils of life's tempestuous
iourn@to stand between you and the
barbet haft of malice, the venomous
tooth Il lander and the stuffed club of
injusti@"
"Lyo, gus" replied the fat woman,
with dc ,cast eyes and a tremor in her
voice is / shook the room, while a
blush SUI Coed her fair cheek and cast
a pinkishwo ow on the cage of per-
forming sd, has, ''this comes upon me
SO ~unexpectt nT, SO embarrassingly,
that I scarcely"
"Flossie," sat hethe living skeleton,
gently, forgive ,~anslif 1 have shocked
you by the s~uddenhitls of my avowal.
Yet you must have sll1S2n that I have
appeared more i'll at cas- Mn your pres
ence and less self-pog Sped, less
naughty and dignifed, if law niY so ex-
press myself, for some mo-. past
than you formerly knew me to By dep
II have observed it, Lycurgus, *rfle
replied, ''but I attributed it to-pr
liver complaint-or-or corns. l am
SO inexperienced, you know, Lycur-
gus" she continued, softly; $50 I'm.
used to the ways of men that III
my darling!" he exclaimed, with
startling energy, "your maidenly hest
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
mel"
With an effort that swelled the veins
on his forehead and nearly broke his
back, Lycurgus picked up n of her
gloves that had fallen to the floor anG
replaced it ON her lap.
The fat woman thanked him with 6
~quivering sigh that appeared to lift
him from his feet, but he went On I'M
daunted:
"Flossie, in my professional career ]
have accumulated competence that i
ample for us both. My financial re-
sources-beg pardon, did | step on
your toe?"
/ 81 think not, Lycurgus," she muir
INJURED. Il did not feel it."
Are ample to any demand tina
is likely eve to be made upon them
My personal expenses for clothing ant
blister that hairless dog! Get out
you NANCY brute! He shall not harm
you. Flossie-be careful, my darling
You are about to step on the tail O
that stuffed otter and make a beavel
out of the animal-my personal ex
penses, / was about to say, are natur
ally heavy, but my income is far heavi
or. 1t may require a whole bolt o
silk to make you a dress or an entr
calfskin"-his voice faltered slightly
..to make a shoe for you, bG01 can fac
all this cheerfully, bravely-"
"Say no more, Lycurgus" she said
with shy, bewitching tenderness
sYour manly devotion has won m
heart I am yours. But 0, Lycurgus
Be kind to me. Be tender"
"Ladies and gentlemen!' yelled tn
excited manager, appearing at the out
side door and waving his arms Wild
at the crowd of passers-by on tn
street, 1.-The livin' ~skelloaton, the mos
remarkable specimen of skin and bone
that ever drawed the breath Of life,
at this Identical moment a-sparkin' c
Big Flossie, the mountain OF flesh, til
most colossal hunk of humanity tina
ever lived! Together with forty thou
sand other curiosities. Ten cents ad
mits to all. Pass right in!'-Chicag
Times.