The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-01-27

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the Head.
They had been keeping company q
wear. He told her Friday afternoon that
he would be up early Sunday evening, rs
he had something of great importance To
tell her, and present to give her. With
wonan's keen intuition she knew what
the something of Importance would be,
and she looked forward to the hour with
sweet expectation. He was there on
time, but hardly in the condition he de-
sired. A heavy cold had tackled him
the night before, and his eyes were red
and inAamed, and his nose was nearly
twice its natural size, and shone with q
lustre that would have appeared to much
better advantage on door plate. Sin
gularly enough, the young lady was sim
flarly conditioned. She ushered him
into the parlor, and without any prelimi-
nary ceremony they were on the sofa to-
gether. He took out his handkerchief,
and, finding a dry section, wiped his nose.
This reminded her of duty she owed
herself, and she attended to it at once.
He held 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 deafer-ah-ah-ooh Ia prompt ap-
plication of the handkerchief cut off the
sneeze in its bud) dearer do be thad libe
-ah-ah-th&d id-oo-ooh-ker chew, ker
chew, ker chew" A moments pause.
"Pbe god ad awyul CODE" he explains,
with due solemnity.
"Sobe l." she sympathizingly replies.
A moment is devoted to the silent use
of the handkerchiefs, and then he con-
tinues:
"Darlig, you must hab seed all de- tibe
how mudge-ooh-o -ooh-ker-(the hand
kerchief again saves himl how nudge ]
hab thoughd OBJ you. Ebry hour OBJ de
day or nide-ah-ah-ooh-ooh -ch-chcac,
KER CHEW, KER CHEW! Thid id aw-
yul," 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 en-
deavor to look languishing, but, owing
to the watery condition of the former,
and the fiery glow of the latter, she ap-
peared to an unhappy advantage. But
he did not notice it. He felt of his pro-
boscis tenderly for moment, and then
returned to her side.
"Darlig, I cad no lodger lib widoud
you. Widoud you ibe would indeed be
wilderness; wild"
She impulsively raised her hand:
"Ker-ker ker chetD" she shouted.
He paused and gazed tenderly out Of
his infamed eyes upon her convulsed
features.
"Darlig," he softly continued, seeing
she was through, "you cad neber know
how NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. chew,
ker-wish-sh-sh-er-r ker chew-ooh
my! o dearp' he walled, impetuously
grabbing for his handkerchief, while the
tears ran down his cheeks.
She took advantage of the lull to unob-
trusively apply her handkerchief.
"Susad,S he began again, grsspipg her
hand with fervor, and clutching his hand,
kerchief with equal earnestness, "'whad
id libe widoud lub? Noddig. Darlig, do
yoo, cad 700 lub be enough do be by
ah-ah-ooh-ker chew Heayigs, thid id
awvulp
he mopped the perspiration from his
troubled countenance, and then waited
until she re-appeared from behind her
handkerchief, when he resumed:
"I ask agaid, darlig, cad 700 lub be
enough to be my wibe ?"
The young girl dropped her head upon
his breast, put her arm around his neck,
and was just about to speak the glad an.
swer, when a sudden spasm shook hel
frame, and she went off into series ol
sneezes which fairly endangered the safe
ty of her fair neck.
20, by lubi o, by brecious~ he sym
pathizingiy exclaimed. "Speak O.
speak abooh-ooh-ke chew, ker chew
ker chew p he roared.
She fell into his arms again, perfectly
you'll be bide, all bide," he gasped
IT will, Henry, viii" she hoarsely
whispered. :.
He drew her to him with all hi
strength, slipped the ring upon her trem'
bling finger; and there they stood to.
gether, their Redeemed and half-closed
eyes blinking in sweet, holy ecstacy upon
each other, while their exhausted nostrils
shone with dim refulgence.
"My poor darig has god sudge bad
code,' be sympathizingly murmured.
$50 id my Hedry," she softly whis'
pered back.
ri dode gare for myseld. /" he sud.
denly put her away, recovered his hand
kerchief, and instantly went off in par
oxysm of sneezes.
90" he sighed, as he gained perpen'
dicular again, and mopped off his face
which was now almost purple in hue.
"You must take sub medicid for that
code, donide," she said.
"Both OBJ u.s." he added.
eyes, a'd you'll zoak your feed in hoe
wader?"
II will; a'd you'll zoak yours?" he
eagerly asked.
II will" she solemnly replied.
"Heavig bless you, my darlig,, my
precious darlig," he murmurmed, clasp
ing her again to his breast. And ther
he stole out into the darkness and she
fingered moment at the door, and hearo
his dear voice ring out on the night all
as he passed away:
"Ker chew, ker chew, ker chew
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