The marvellous country, or, Three years in Arizona and New Mexico.: Containing an authentic history of this wonderful country and its ancient civilization ... together with a full and complete history of the Apache tribe of Indians .../ By Samuel Woodworth Cozzens. Illustrated by more than one hundred engravings.

A DIAGNOSIS.
"Atin, atin too much; me atin too much!" said
Jimmy. "Do I look like a mon that's atin too much?"
and here another violent paroxysm of retching seized him.
"May the saints'furgiv yez, docther, fur standin' thare an'
seein' a human craythur pirish, widout liftin' up yez hand
to save him, an' on his weddin'-day, too."
"What's that, Jimmy? Were you to have been married
to-day? Who to?" asked the doctor; "for I must save
you, even at the risk of My own life."
"Go at it quick, thin, docther, for I've not more thin tin
minnits to live. Jist look at that, now," and another fit of
retching came upon him. Hlere I asked Jimmy if he felt
qualmish.
"No, I don't fale clamish at all; but I fale as tho' mi
boo+s hed cum up thro' mi stumick."
Both the doctor and myself assu'ed Jimmy that if he
could go to sleep, he would feel better by morning; and at
last he became quiet, and sank into a slumber, from which
he did not arouse until late the next morning,, when, pale
and ghastly, he informed us that he wouldn't be able to
"stir from his bid inll a wake," at which statement we were
much rejoiced, and also convinced that tartai emetic hath
its perfect work.
The doctor having forbidden Jimmy to rise from his bed
without his permission, we went to our breakfast, which we
relished most heartily, notwithstanding Jimmy's doleful
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