Arizona citizen., 1876-02-19
Sad Story of the Epizootic Lovers.

JcdIf I1o IOIu uOT HEluh1 o1tSIuOO
 that he would be up early Sunds
 evening, as he had something of grea l importance to tell her, and presen , to give her. With a womsn's kee l intuition she knew what the some thing of importance would be, an, she looked forward to the hour witt
 sweet expectation. He was there ol
 time, but hardly in the condition h ] desired. A heavy cold had tacklet
 him the night before. and his eyes wer
 red and infiamed, aud his nose wa nearly twice its natural size, anC
 shone with lustre that would hay,
 appeared to much better advantage or
 8 door-plate. Singulsrly enough
 the young lady was similarly condi-
 tioned. She ushered him into the
 parlor, and without any preliminary
 ceremony they were on the sofa to-
 gether. He took out bis hsndker-
 chief, and, finding Q dry section,
 wiped his nose. This reminded her
 of duty she owed herself. and she attended to 1t at once. He held, one of her hands in his and his hand
 kerchief in the other. Then he spoke :
 "Susad, I cub to hide to dslk do you of subdig desrer-sh-sh ooh Ia prompt application of the hankerchief cut of the sneeze in it's bud) desrer do be thad hbe-ah-thsd id-oo-ooh-ker chew, ker chew, ker chew" A mo- ment's pause. "Pbe god ad awvul code" he explains with due solem- nifty.
 "Sobe l." she sympathizingly re- plies.
 4 moment is devoted to the silent use of the hsndkerOhiets, and then he continues:
 "Darlig, you must hab seed all de tibe how mudge-ooh ooh-ker-(the handkerchief again saves him) how nudge I had thoughd ob you ebryI hour ob de day or nid-ah-ah-ooh-' ooh--ch--ch-chew, ker chew, ker chew! Thid i'd sw-vul." 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 endeavorl to took lsnguishing, but, owing tol the watery condition of the former, and the fiery glow of the latter, she to an unhappy advantage. | But he did not notice it. He felt of his proboscis tenderly for 8 moment, and then returned to her side.
 Darling, cad no lodger lib wid- Oud you. Widoud you libe would indeed be wilderness; wid-"
 She impulsively raised her hand.
 "Ker-ker-ker chew!" she shouted.
 He paused and gazed tenderly out of his inhamed eyes upon her con- vulsed features.
 "Dsrlig." he softly continued, see- ng she was through, "you cad neber know how mudge-sh ooh-ooh-sn-ker thew, ker- wish sh- -sh- er-rer, ker chew 'oh my! 0 desr!" he walled, inn grabbing for his hsndker- thief, while the tears ran down his ,heeks.
 She took advantage of the Hull to lnobtrusively apply her handkerchief.
 "Susad," he began again, grasping Ter hand with fervor, and clutching lis handkerchief with equal earnest less, "whsd i'd libe wIdoud Tub? Nod lig. Darling, do yoc, cad 700 Tub be nough do be by-sh-ah-ooh-ker hew. Hesvigs. thid i'd awvul,"
 He nopped the precipitation from is troubled countenance, and then 7aited until she reappesred from be- ind her handkerchief, when he again 
 1 ask agsid, darling, cad 700 Tub e edough to be my wibe!"
 The young girl dropped her head pon his breast, put her arm around IS neck, and was just about to speak le glad answer. when @ sudden ossm shook her frame, aud she went II into 6 series of sneezes which fair endangered the safety of her fair eek.
 O, Dy lub he sympathizinglyl "Sbesk, o, sbeak-sbooh- oh -ker chew, ker chew, ker chew," g roared.
 She fell into his arms again, per ctly exhausted.
 You'll be bide, all bide.' heI ssped.
 " l will, Hedry, will" she hoarse- hispered.
 He drew her to him with all his rength; slipped the ring upon her finger; and there they pod together-their reddened and llf-closed eyes blinking in sweet, 'ly ecstscy upon each other, while cir exhausted nostrils shone with a Tn refulgence. L !" By poor darling has god sudge bad code" he sympathizingly mur- ured.
 "So id by Hedry," she softly whis- red back.
 |" dode gare for byseld. l." be ddenly put her away, recovered his HuhetculeI, anu instantly went off 6 paroxysm of sneezes. 70, he sighed, as he regained 8 rpendiJulsr again, and mopped off face, which was now almost pur- 3 in hue.
 " You must take sub bedicid for 3 code, do-nide," she said. ' Both ob us," he added. :, Yes, a'd you'll zoak your feed i'd d water ?''
 "I will, a'd you'll zoak yours?"
 eagerly asked.
 :" will she solemnly replied. " Hesvig bless you, by darling, by eoious dsrlg," he murmured, clasp her again tightly to his breast. Id then he stole out into the dark ss; ; and she fingered a moment at