The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-28

was no escaping. and which made them
reori n the performance Of tho smallest
chore. one morning when IL was his turn
20 COOK the common hreakfalt., Weather
pee rolled out OF HIS blankets. and to the
snoring OF his companion lighted first
the slush-lamp and then the fire The
| Kettles were frozen hard, and there was
no water In the cabin with which 10
wash: Rut no did net mind that. Wait
! Ing for II TO thaw, he sliced the bacon
and plunged into the hateful task Or
brcad-makiuE. Cuth fert had been slyIv
watching through his hs,r-ciosed lids.
Consequently there was 4 scene. in
which they ferven;ly blessed each ther,
and agreed thcncciorth. that each do
his own cooking. \ week later. Cuth-
fart neglected his morning ADDITIONS.
| hut non" the less complacently ate tho
meal which he had cooked Weather
bee grinRcd. After that the foolish Gus.
tom or washing passed out OF their
lives
AS the sugar-rI,c ana other little lux
urics dwndled they began to be afraid
they were not getting their proper
lShares. and in orIar that they might not
be robbed, the fell to gorg!ng them
selves. The Injuries suffered in This
gluttonouS contest, MS did also tho men.
In the absence OF fresh vegetables and
exercise. their blood became impovc--
iShed. and a loathSomc. purpllsh rash
crept over their bodies Yet they re-
fused to heed the warning. Next. their
muscles and joints began to swell. the
flesh turning black. while their mouths.
gums and lips took on tho color Of rich
cream. Instead Of being drawn to-
gcther by their misery. each goated
over the others symptoms az the
! scurvy took It's course.
They lost all regard FOR personal an
pcaranCc. and for that matter. common
decency. The cabin became pIgpcn.
and never once were the beds made or
fresh pine boughs laid underneath. Yet
HOY tn hs1 I1.,,
they would have wished: for the frost
WIS inexornblc. and the fire box con
sumrd much fuel The hair Of their
heads and faces grew long and shaggy.
EUsied 2 raSpickcr. But they did not
care. They we're sick. and there was
no one 10 soc; besides. II WAS very
painful tn mnvn about.
To all this WAS added new trouble
tho Fear Of the North. This Fear was
III. Joint child of the Great Cold aud
tho Great Silence, md WAS born in the
darkness az december, when the sun
dipped below the southern horizon for
good. II affected them according TO
their natures. W"athrrbcc fell prey 10
he ErosS"r SuDerSt!r'nnS, and did hi;
best /" resurrcct tho spirits which
slept in tho forgotten graves. II was
fascinating thing. and in his dreams
they came To him from out nf tho cnld
and "nu"gird INTO his blankets. and told
him of their tolls ana troubles ere they
ulrn. lie S1fHnE away from the clam
my contact us they drew closer and
;wincd their frozen lirnhs abou: him.
and when they whispered IN his ra"
things (" come. tn" cabin rang with
his frightened shri"Es Cuthfcrt d:d
not undcrStRnd--for th"v no longer
Spnke---and when thus awakened he in
yarlnbly grabbed fnr his revolver Then
he would SIT up In bed. shivrrinr nerv-
oualv, with tho weapon trained on the
unconscious dreamer. ruthf"rt ii"cm"H
.hc man going mad ard so came TO fear
for his life.
His own malady assumed n lcsa cor
crete form. The nySt"rinuS art iSon
who had laid Tia" cah!1'. log by log. had
urEgni "a w!mdvanc tn III" r:hr"pnl"'
C'uthfrrt noticed II always pointed south.
and on" day. irrtai"d by II" s'"ahfa%t-
ness of purpose II" turned il toward
the east FGo watched eagerly. but n"H"r
= breath came by to disturb il. Thou
he turned tn" va:r (" the north. swear
ING never again 10 touch Il xiii tho wind
dId blow, I'u' the air frightened hiiu
with ita uururthlY calm. and Il" often
rnsn in the middle of ihr night 10 SEQ If
tic y;tur had vr"r..I--t"n degrees would
law. satisfied him. Rui no IL UciSrG
above him n unrhInCrahlc ~ fate. Ills
;,rnrtnatinn ran riot. til = became -
Lin, y frtirl Sonnet m"S h". followed
.hn rp,h il pointed n"ross the dismal
Inu,juiorG and all"wrd his soul % be-
conn saturated with the Fear. H." dw"lt
imam IN" un%"nu and rho Enku0wIi TIL
the burden Of eternity appeared 10 u"
crashing him Everything IN the North
land had that crushing cIfaft-thc all
4cnrr al iii" aud mnt!nn: the darkness:
the infinite peace "f the broodinE land;