The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1876-02-10
A KER CHEW DUET.
The Fun of Popping the oues-
ton with a cold in the Head.

AN AttN S~SA NNS pm i N0Au tlAAia
a year. He told her Friday after
noon that he would be up early
Sunday evening, as he had some
thing of great Importance to tell
her, and a present to give her.
With woman's keen intuition she
knew what the something of impor
tance would be, and she looked for
ward to the hour with sweet expec
tation. He was there on time, but
hardly in the condition he desired.
A heavy cold had tackled him the
night before, and his eyes were in
famed, and his nose was nearly
twice its natural size, and shone
with q lnstre that would have ap
peared 20 much better advantage
on a door-plate. Singular enough,
the young lady was similarly con-
ditioned. She ushered him into
the paalor, and ithout any prelimi-
nary ceremony they were on the
sofa together. He took out his
handkerchief, an6, finding a dry
section, wiped his nose. This re-
minded her of duty she owed her
self, and she attended to it at once.
He had one of her hands in one of
his, and his handkerchief in the
other. Then he spoke:
"Susad, 1 cub to hide to dalk To
you of subdig dearer-ah-ah ooh Ia
prompt application of the handker
chief cut of the sneeze in its bud)
dearer do be thad hbe-ah-ah-thad
id-ooh-ooh-ker chew, ker chew, ker
chew" A moments pause. ''I'be
god ad AWFUL code," he explains,
with due solemnity.
"Sobe L" she sympathizing ly re
plies.
A moment is devoted to the silent
use of the handkerchiefs, ,and then
he continues:
"Darling, you must hab seed all
de tibe how mudge-Ooh-ooh- -ker-
(the handkerchief again saves him)
how nudge I hab thoughd oh you.
Ebry hour OBJ de day or nide-ah-
ah ooh -ooh-ch ch-c-hew. KER CHEW,
KER CHEW! Thid id awvul," he
protested, walking around the room,
for the final explosion had raised
him to his feet. She wiped her eyes
and then her nose, and made an
honest endeavor to look langaish-
ing, but, owing to the watery condi-
tion of that former, and the fiery
glow of the latter, she appeared to
an unhappy advantage. But he did
not notice it. He felt of his pro-
boscis tenderly for a moment, and
then returned to her side
''Darlig, cad no logger lib widoud
you. Widoud you libe would in
deed be a wilderness ="
She impulsively raised her hand.
''Ker-ker-ker chevr' she shouted.
He paused and gazed tenderly
out of his inhamed eyes upon her
convulsed features.
"Darllg," he softly continued, see
ing she was through, ''you cad
neber know how mudge-ah ooh
ooh-ah- -ker-chew, kes wish-sh-sh-er
rer, ker-ehew-ooh myl o DEAR" he
walled. impetuously grabbing for
his handkerchief, while the tears
ran down his cheeks.
She took advantage of the lull to
unobtrusively apply her handker-
chief
"Susad," he began again, grasp
ing her hand with fervor, and
clutching his handkerchief with
equal earnestness, "whad id libC
widoud lub? Noddig. Darlig, dc
700, cad 700 iub me enough do
be by-ah.ah-ooh-ker chew? Hea
wigs, thid id awvnlr'
He mopped the perspiration from
his troubled countenance, and then
waited until she re-appeared from
behind her handkerchief when he
resumed:
81 ask agaid, dariig, cad you lut
be enough to be my wibeY'
The young girl dropped her head
upon his breast, put her arm around
his neck, and was just about tc
speak the glad answer, and sh'
went of into a series Of sneezes
which fairly endangered the 'afety
Of her fair neck.
20, by lubl o, by breciousT' he
? sympathizingly exclaimed. "Sbeak
o, sbeak-abooh ooh-ker chew, kel
chew, ker chewF he roared.
She fell into his arms again, per
fectly exhausted.
you'll be bide, all bide," h,
gasped.
81 will, Hedry, viii, A" she hoars
, ~ whispered.
He drew her to him with all hi.
strength, slipped the ring upon hel
, trembling finger; and they stood
together. their REDEEMED and hal
! closed eyes blinking in sweet holy
ecstaey upon each other, while theil
: exhausted nostrils shone with 1
? dim refulgenee.
my poor darlig has god sudge
bad CODE" he sympathiziugly mur
INJURED.
$50 id my Hedry," she softlJ
whispered back
81 dode gare for myseld. r
he suddenly put her away, recovered
his handkerchief. and instantly wen
i. of in a paroxysm Of sneezes.
"Oh," he sighed, as he gained 1
perpendicular again, and moppes