Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1904-08-30

must nave lldu the symptoms a
least "a hours, but underratet
their importance, or perhaps die
: not wish to alarm yon. In this dis
: ease time is ii most important ele
, ment Of the cure, and every mo
ment is precious. | know of nc
horse that you can convenient,
borrow or hire, and | cannot lend
you mine, but you are fast
walker. If YOU do not linger there
is little doubt that YOU can check
the disease until ! get there, which
will bc tomorrow morning. Now
go~
While talking he had made the
remedies into a bundle and slipped
them into my pocket, and now /
was off like a shot.
could not see my house, even
when | was clear of the town. but
| could locate it by the same in.
stinct that guides the hunter
through the forest and the pioneer
across the prairie This much j
had learned in my three years res
idence, aud l would have run all
the way home. but here new oh
stacle arose.
The sky had become overcast
during the few minutes | had been
housed with the doctor, and there
was even now a spit of snow in the
air the fOrerunner of a mountain
storm. recognized that here was
case where more haste was de-
cidcdly less speed, since deviation
from the direct route meant NOT
only delay but death. Yet time
was precious.
hurried up the slight incline.
the snow every moment thicken.
ing and more impeding my way,
and r0undly cursed the storm nj
every step. | do not remember
when | was SO eXasperated at ma
terial causes. 1t seemed so unjust
that the elements should conspirr
against my efforts to save life.
The snow increased in volume
and now the wind began to blow
the snow in Swirls. People in the
eastern and middle states who call
every violent snOwstOrm "bliz
zard' do not know what they are
talking about. In Il real blizzard
the wind blows in no, particulard i-
rectiOn. but seems TO come from
every point of the compass and
also up and down The eyes, are
blinded, it is difficult to breathe.
aud all sense of locality is lost.
Fortunately this was not IA FULLY
developed blizzard, or / should
never have lived to tell this tale
but ii was severe enough to ill me
with apprehension. and | bre;tthed
Il sigh of satisfaction when came
to Il huge bowlder that cropped
up on the plain, and l knew that I
was in the right path and fess than
Il mile from home.
Just as | left the shelter Of the
howlder fell over something on
the ground, and before could
rise hand clutched nay coat.
1t was Il man almost covered
with snow. He rose to his knees,
still holding to my coat, and in a
voice faint and almost inhuman
cried: stranger. for the love of
God, help me out of this"
THE road is straight before YOU
to the town." said, trying to
pluck away from him. Rest un-
der the lea Of this rock and then
push on"
II can hardlymove.' he moaned,
rising to his feet with great diff
Guilty. I'm clean beat--walked
20 miles since three o'clOck-I'm
chilled to he bone
Follow me then to my house,"
said, with rising impotence at
the delay.
AS | strobe forward he caught
me again and walked by my side
quite briskly for dozen steps,
and then fell back again like a
drag.
"Heavens, mann | cried, giving
him shake. Il am in urgent
haste. | cannot carry you-you
must keep up"
"I'm doing the best | can" he
replied through his chattering