Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-08-27


living, and as for moving, why that
was agony. But you mual keep on
moving. for there WIS something to
fight off. something tha At first came
At lone intervals ana went away di-
geetl1. ana which you felt must never
once be given 4p to. 1hcn when 1t
came al shorter and always Shortening
intervals and stayed longer and al
ways toHeer. 50 such tie more must
yoa c0aut upon il unccasns near in
oue form or auother- walking, talk
=ine.ufitiaa reading working actively
alVays al SON atHine.
Al last Il came and refused 10 be
driven away. that horrible. gHastIy
sensation II the upper half Of The II.
side Your head tHtt sensation that
was w0rsa than acute pain. for pain
ran be- =bafae somehow if yea will to
Dear it.=h hat ta4 hollow, halt.eold, half
hot emptiness, what is one to do when
ii stays ana VII rot be fought off any
loneor2 Yen did noGauite succumb
even then You recall chat fact With
a degree OF cDmpIacency even after
the lapse Of all the ages since then.
You dragged your heayA.feet, when
momentarily grew heavier, out for a
walk at the end Of a certain cycle ol
time which passed with other people
for day. With all Your thinking you
could never think how you got back,
but you have an indistinct. remem
brance-th9t at tea that evening the
VauIt1ike vacancy had reached To the
lower half of your head, and YOU Won
dered how anything so empty could
be SO heavy, for You could not hold |
1t up without the help of both hands |
and arms. which were so heavy, too. |
and so full of aching.
What came next? Well every one |
talked. and you talked more than any |
one Sure? No, not quite sure, FOR |
how came you all al once i'll your own
room looking over a box OF new sum
mer gloves and stocks and belts? Then
how came you all in another moment
to be lying in bed talking to yourself
and the clocks to be striking and
your light still turned on full blast?
Above all, how came you to be lying
supinely there at the mercy OF the
enemy and letting your cheeks ana
hands yet the temperature of fire, your
feet like ice melting under MONDAY
sun, your head-but is it your head
that reaches from Italy, is it, or Al
ghanistan, to the klondlke?
Breakfast? Who said breakfast!
You loathe the thought of food, but
you must get up and dress. But what
is this that holds you back with arms
of steel and pins you to the hot SAND
from the desert of Sahara, which some
body has put here in place of your
pillow Your old enemy Somebody
help you to fight him off now, for you |
have done what you could. BrlnS
crushed ice for your checks. and for
the great column of molten lead run
ming down your spine, bring hose o1
water, only perhaps would better be
hot, for there are Jumps OF ice which
the lead has not lAe power to nett
bring a blanket aud a hot water Tag
for your feet and some electric fans
and then. perhaps. you eau conquer
the enemy vet Your eyes are Two
great balls Of fire. Some ice water
them. please They are not trust
worthy, either. for is it your father
or the person for whom of all the
world you feel most antinathy sitting
beside you2 Il IS net that person
smelye3 10y weald neAey 1aAe let
her come baie t. taUz 10 YOU noW. OR
Is Il the =t9r a ,aur bedside bon
send for tha doctor Yet 1t would be
too riatru}7Hs - eall Aim just lae tnis
Yoa arc rea s,cls Nou ralaao to be
eicb. aud pauu1c can f2lJ o.f e.ehoe9s
ii 1fa,y VIII. So Hae@eoal Hoal Hlnds
ave uaH: 80. thcm.=Ard Eanr aeaa
is not ANY 2arpa0 thaa aa ordinary
barn. aa5 5h15e sHa use. What arc
yoa la8gh#s a52 Why inst at mann
my, al youI I'd oalosed mammy' with
hcf iue4Ua5j# ta8 ef hot mustard |
water Tor Eam teet, Hcr old aaadote |
for aI lie Ills that aeSh is heir %
II you sbotHd break yeHr arm or apraln