Answer:
Story writing.
Explanation:
This is the story of the hunter who kept on sneezing. He was supposed to be hunting in the nearby forest when he was caught off-guard by the bout of sneezing that made him unable to concentrate or be quiet. So, he had no option but to wait to see if the sneezing would get over soon.
But even after hours of waiting, the sneezing did not stop. Thinking if he had inhaled some dust or pollen, he washed his face at the nearby brook. For a while, it seemed to solve the problem. Happy about the result, he went ahead to hunt. But just as he was about to silently get a deer, the sneezing bout came back, and, unable to control the impending sneeze, he frightened the deer so much it ran away.
Dejected in not getting any game and still stuck with the sneezing, he returned home empty-handed. The unending sneezing bout had taken the better of him and made him unsuccessful in his hunting.
The lingering sickness in his body fled, gone for good. He had never seen nor heard of sorrow or sickness or poverty. I felt a sickness in my stomach at the news, in spite of having surmised as much. ...
Answer:
The war in the West and the blockade were putting pressure on the South.
The answer is watchfulness