The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-28
AN ARCTIC NERVE CURE
BY WILLIAM BRADFORD ALLEN.
Copyright, 1904. by William Bradford Allen.

and then he'd call for us in September
and bring US back.
so we packed up everything we
could think of-canned stuff and tea
and flour. Sarah made me put in
my beaver hat in case we should meet
any swell people. And we took along
oil cooking stoves to cook on and cook
books to read. Then we bought a
huse. 1t all came to pieces so it would
travel easy and the sailors could put
it together for us to live in. The cap
tain told me we couldn't wear our reg
ular clothes up there, but his WIFE who
had been in Greenland with him and
was just Sarah's size, agreed to lend
her some Of her things that weren't
worn speck, and he arranged to have
some made to fit me.
when the day came for sailing the
whole family travelled with us down
to New Bedford to see us off. They
said goodbye and come back well and
strong, and we said goodbye and
don't let the children-those were out
grandchildren-eat green apples" and
we started.
You've taken sea trip? Then
there's no special use telling you of
ours. OF course we were seasick some,
but that didn't last long. and we en-
joyed the trip better than / thought
we would. Only Sarah was all the time
curious about those clothes of the cap
tain's wife she was going to wear.
Are you sure they'll fit and be
stylish?' she kept asking him.
He told her that she and his wife
were as much alike as twins. and the
clothes would be sure to fit, and as far
as style went, the people up in Green
land didn't change fashions very often,
and he tried to ease her mind Sarah
wanted IN Thorn and fry
but they were way down in the ship $
cellar and couldn't be got at easy, so
she had TO believe the captain, seeing
there was no other way. We kept on
sailing for a long time. and then one
morning there was Greenland Just
ahead OF us. and I'll be jiggered if it
wasn't green, too, with grass growing
the way it does here at home.
Naturally / was disappointed see
ing we'd come SO far to run away from
growing things, but after we'd sailed
along all day we came to a place here
there was nothing but rocks and ice.
i guess We'll stop here, | said to
the captain. 1T doesn't look exactly
inviting, but If we don't catch our
death of rheumatism or pneumonia we
ought to get cured from hay fever
The captain looked sort Of surprised
that I'd pick out just that place for a.
IOSOtls DuL L WAS DdYllR MN
to do as | wanted, so he stopped the
ship, and the next morning the sailors
commenced to take our things ashore.
Sarah was sort of disappointed when
she saw the place by daylight. Not
that it wasn't daylight all day and all
night up there at that time of the year,
but she was sleepy the night before
and hadn't taken a good look
Why. don't see any neghhors up
here, she said.
No. the captain answered: and
you won't see any wherever you look
all over Greenland, unless it's esqui-
maux or polar bears. Neighbors don't
grow thick around these parts
But what shall / do without folks
to talk to and tell them how I'm feel
ing to-day?' she asked.
1.-THE captain said something that
sounded like swearing, but Sarah
didn't hear, or else I'd have talked to
him straight, because / won't let any
man swear when my wife is around
Between us all we got Sarah into a
row boat, and the sailors put up our
house where l told them to-right out
on point sticking out into the sea
and covered with ice, where there was
sure to be no hay fever. They put
all the things we had brought to eat
in the house, so If there were any
pOlaI DedIS dEOuHu lucy WOulQn steal
things; and, seeing there wasn't much
room left in the house, they put the
trunk holding our clothes underneath
a stone heap in back. And then the
ship sailed away the captain saying
he'd call for us in September.
II noticed that Sarah was uneasy
all the time the men were working,
and / naturally thought it was because
we were going to be left alone But
just as soon as the ship started off,
I'm glad they're gone she said. Now,
can try on those things the captains
wife lent me-
" Well. / thought. Srahs hay
fever is better If she thinks of clothes
at this time But / opened the trunk
and brought her a bundle marked For
Mrs. Spencer. There was another
bundle marked for me, and we each
started to put our new clothes on.
Mine were made of fur, and they
were cut sort of queer. but / didn't
think much about 1t until Sarah yelled
out. 'Abner, that woman sent me a
Tair of pants to wear' Well, you