Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-05-31
LOVES YOUNG DREAM.

Perhaps the most uninteresting pe- riod in the life of the average young nerson is when he or she treads the fragrant, Aowery lane that leads to marriage. To the outsider who looks on with the eyes of cold indifference an engaged couple presents a spec tacle that is far from pleasant. Their selfshness repels, their unconeealed dis regard of everyone and everything ex' cept their own little romance and their own foolish selves jars the nerves and irritates the best of good humor into iIl-natured remarks. They are so ob- viously self-satisfed, so perfectly inde- pendent of outsiders in the matter ot their happiness, so firmly convinced that no two ever loved as they love, and that no life was ever as blissful as theirs is destined to be, that the most long-suffering become impatient, and yearn to throw just a little ice water over the cup of their felicity.
 When a maid and youth have decid- ed that they were destined for each other through all the ages, and that they will fulfill the decree of fate just as soon as they conveniently can, all the visible world suddenly shrinks into insignifeance, and they find them selves treading the parterres of an earthly paradise hand in hand. Former friendships count for nothing, social obligations are spurned, and they sing sueh endless duets of joy for all man. kind to hear that the sounds thereof soon come to grate harshly on disin- terested ears.
 This state of things usually begins some time before the formal engage aent is announced. In fact, the first appearance of the condition supplies the knowing ones with hint on which they not only act but speak, and with a elew which they are quick to devel' op into full knowledge of the case.
 It keeps on growing more acute and conspicuous until the happy pair are welded, when they find it expedient to conceal the perfectly insane delight they take in each others company in the comparative privacy of the honey moon.
 During all this time the two are en' tirely useless to their friends. Theil conversation is disjointed,, incense duent, incoherent. Their personal ap pearance oscillates between extreme care (when the affinity is near) and most complete neglect (when the loved one is away). The time not spent 1T each others society is consumed 1T the writing of notes that are prepost erously long, and there is reason to sus pect, preposterously silly.
 Then there are a certain amount oi watery sighs and jealous misgivings and other proofs of affection. Non' of these things gratifes an outsider and if the outsider is a friend tryinI herocially to retain belief in the lov ers' common sense, he is hard put tt it. His only consolation is that i can't go on for ever.
 What may be called the maximum intensity of their affection is reached while they are honeymooning. Whel that brief time of ecstasy is passed and they return to the old world the, had deserted, society begins once nor to get the benefit of their existnce The paths they have been walking talk on their familiar earthen hue, the sil yer clouds show little of their dark CT side; in fact, all things regain thei accustomed look
 Then, too, old friends are remem
 bered, old ties renewed, neglected So
 elal obligations attended to. The hys
 teria is over; the principals in the lov
 comedy look back on their temporar
 madness as on period of delicious CT
 ehantment, and their friends remen
 her it as a very uncomfortable exp,
 rienee and thank heaven that it
 over.