The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-25
Brandreth's Pills.

ice. leaning Ike the tower OF Pisa. over
the sea TO the right Of us J saw that the
berg was moving in a circle. The ray OF
light which stood out Of the darkness.
then. must be cast through the center OF
the berg. And SO it was for when we
cautiously entered beneath the door
way We found ourselves In an immense
cavern. II was doomed, OF fine white ice.
thin and translucent like glass. The moon
beams came through a great slit running
from the water right up 20 the roof, and
formed "a second entrance. but smaller
than the one we had entered by. a hut
tress had fallen away. for part of &c lay
upon a broad terrace that shot ont half
way across the cavern
Everywhere there were huge icicles.
One specially noted was as large as the
mainmast Of full-rigged ship and stood
up from the middle of the terrace. The
moon set straight on a.. and 10 cast a
shadow Ike sun dial upon the white
water.
But what took us from these things was
a cry which Murdoch gave out.
'Guid sakesi but the Lord haze mercy
upon us. what an awful sichtw ana he
pointed with his finger TO a part of the
wall close by the main door and almost
fiat with the water.
1t was "A little I'm the shade. but when
my headlights did set true my henrt
gave thump that nearly strained mi,
rlb tlmDers, and then suddenly stoned
Ike There was a man's face. showing
clear through the wall az though n were
set In window. I never wish 10 see thar
face again. 10 as the most drawn CHASTITY
race ! ever looked on, and the unwinltinr
stare of his eyes set my very hair ON enI
ana made the cold sweat break ouf All
over my body, although but "A momauf
before my limbs were numb with the ter
rible cold.
Inc men We're more terrified than NV
sell Inc ghostly cry in the fog. and our
exhausted condition, all conduced 10
suenglh their natural superstitions. Ar
ter that exclamation OF Murdoch tbev
made no sound. They wer past thet. The5,
only looked and looked as though tltev
would fix that deadly face upon their
minds forever And then silently stnl they
dipped their oars IN the water. ana We
glided out OF that floating sepulchers
We were far out on the moonlghthd sea
before WORD was uttered. Then Murdoch
who was always mouthplece to the resi-.
said solemnly, laying on his oar.
"Weel, If that waurna kelpie we saw,
anoo, ! kenna the look O ane It's q dead
woner we werena at tine bottom o. that
deirs caldron; forbye there's nay fire am
brimstane there ether things iist as waur.
It's a deils trick, and he's mony o. them. -
Shortly after TO our ineXprossible ioy. we
sew Jul hppA sup tNAuk WIN iOffsAllS
backed not half q mile away. We were
soon on board. and never shall forget the
feeling Of gratitude which rose UP within
me when my foot once more touched her
deck
II was easy for me to reason out the
tragic fate Of him who looked white agony
at us out Of the dusk Of that horrible
cavern; how, shipwrecked he had found
shelter there, but died Of want and cold;
how, by falling away Of the great but
tress the balance Of the berg had deepencd
TO his side, and so only his face showed
over the black water cncased IN its COW
eriug of glass-lilSe ice, which had fallen
as water from the roof and frozen on his
features. Although all this seemed very
possible and even old Murdoch said vera
true" but with that intonation which /
knew meant just the opposite, the others
would never have II else than 1T was
just a speerit," and even now ] ann I'M
able 10 divest myself OF that horror Of the
\ unseen which fell upon me In that drift
ing berg of the far Cape Horn.