Anderson Union High School - Aurora Yearbook (Anderson, CA)

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No, shes not like me but she's agreeable. Would you want me to arrange a meeting? Say a lunch down town 7 Yes, it would be Fine. Cousin Mary came to town as she had promised. jack left his work to take her around town, as you remember he was very fond of her. They were standing on a corner talking when she happened to hear him make some remark about Miss Adams. - So she's the one, jack? Well, er-I don't know. You see- Of course, I see. Why shouldn't I? Tell me all about her. All the way down the street he talked about her until his cousin asked, When is it to be? What? The wedding. Whose wedding? asked jack, innocently. Yours and Janes, said Cousin Mary. Why, I haven't asked her yet. You mean to tell me that you can talk about a girl for six or seven blocks and you haven't even asked her to marry you? I'm surprised at you. Where does she liye? I would like to apologize for you. Wouldn't it be better to come in and take lunch with her? The very thing, We'll have lunch at 'The Eagle' Excuse me a minute and I'll telegraph her. He scribbled this note: Meet me and Mary at 'Eagle' at 2 o'clock. Rush that, he said to the operator. Certainly, messages like that always go rush, replied the operator. jack looked puzzled because of the reply but went on out. Soon afterwards, a messenger delivered it to jane. She tore the telegram open and exclaimed, lsn't it what we might have expected? She im- mediately wrote the following reply: Of course. Mamma comes with me. Telephone Dad. When the message was handed to jack, it puzzled him. He handed it to Cousin Mary, saying, Maybe you can make it out, I cant Oh, I suppose she wants me to meet her mother and father. jack had scarcely finished speaking when jane rushed up to him, kissed him and told him he was the cleverest man in the world. jack was bewildered. He didn't know what to do, so he simply said, I want you to meet Cousin Mary. ls she to attend? asked jane, breathlessly. Of cousef' h Everybody began congratulating him and telling him what a lucky man e was, jane, clutching jack's arm, exclaimed, I just think your idea of proposing by telegram the cleverest idea ever heard of . At last, it was gradually dawning on him what had happened, so he only blushed and smiled modestly. I shall always keep it, declared jane, pulling it out of her bag. I.et's see it, said Alice, one ofjane's friends. I have always wanted to hear a proposal but it is some satisfaction to read one. She read, Meet me and marry at 'Eagle' at 2 o'clock. .. it lPage Twenty-eightl

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551 U-'UI 1 '74-av -iff: -M Ffilli a,lfla'lllIi E uhh wil. 1 1 ' I I I - I What's In a Name? ACK WILLIAMS was inclined to be bashful. jane Adams found out that the one subject on which he could talk freely was about Cousin Mary. Let a girl mention books or literature to him and his mouth became dry and his tongue felt as if it were glued to the roof of his mouth. Yet, jane was his ideal girl. Therefore, when jane discovered that he liked to talk about his Cousin Mary, she was wise enough to ask him about her very frequently. No, Mr. jack Williams was not afraid of men nor ill at ease when among them. I-Ie called at Mr. Adams' office bright and early one morning and calmly asked for the hand of his daughter. Well, jack, said Mr. Adams, I certainly haven't any objections. That s to be settled between you and jane. Why, er-I haven't had the nerve to ask her yet, replied jack. When I was young we didn't go and ask her father if we could marry. We got married and then asked the old man where we could live, said Mr, Adams, ichuckling. Yes, but- No 'but' about it, he continued, the times haven't changed that much since I was young. Say, jack, the lamp have I bet you that a nice cozy room, a pink shade and ruffles on caused more than one proposal. I-Iow about it? And you mean to sit there and tell me you havent proposed yet? I did propose. You gave your consent. But you are not going to marry me, are you? I understand it was jane you wanted. Talk to her. Now look here, Mr. Adams, I asked you. It's the same thing. Not by a hundred miles, jack. If I told jane that, she wouldn't be home the next time you called. You don't know women! If you haven't courage enough to propose to a girl, what are you going to do if she marries you? You've got to have some spunk. Oh, I've got the spunk all right. But you know how I feel. Say, jack , let me give you some advice. When you propose to a girl, you don't blurt right out that you want to marry her. You don't? said jack, looking surprised. Certainly not. There are lots of ways. Figure them out for yourself. Then you mean I've got to ask her myself? questioned Jack. Sure 'il can't do it, Mr. Adams. I-Ionestly, I can't. Well, I can't spend any more time with you this morning. I've got to get busy, replied Mr. Adams. So ended the interview, with ,lack no better off than he was before. That night, jack went to see jane. By way of making conversation jack exclaimed, Oh, Cousin Mary is coming to-morrow. ls she? Oh, I'd love to meet her. If she is anything like you, she must be very agreeable, responded jane. A lPage Twenty-sevenl

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'A Then jack knew what had happened. Mary, let me introduce to you the future 'Mrs Williams' Oh, you wretch! and this morning you didn't tell me a word about it, said Mary. jack telephoned to Mr. Adams, and on his way back to the wedding party he stopped long enough to hand the operator ay five dollar bill. Thank you, sir, said the operator, I thought I had made a mistake in your message. You did, said jack, joyously, you made the biggest mistake in your life. Zelma York, '24. 914 ali SPRING! Of winter winds the earth was weary, Of winter skies so dull and dreary, The Howers, longing for the spring, Still to their earthy beds must cling. When Spring peeped shyly out one day, Smiled on the earth so cold and gray, Old Winter knew his reign was o'er, Went raging over field and moor. Spring paused and hid behind a cloud, Old For Winter made for him a shroud, he was oldg his wrath gave way, And gentle Spring at last held sway. She smiled for joy and wept for pain, Thus mingled sunshine with the rain, She blew her breath upon the flowers, And in the woodland wove new bowers. She She She She danced and frolicked o'er the hills, freed the little frozen rills. kissed the ferns and called them up, drank in full her joyful cup, So working, singing, day by day, Swiftly passed the hours away, 'Till Summer came to take her place, As Spring looked up with saddened face. Her blossoms drooped 'neath Summers heat, The grass was brown where trod her feet. Spring smiled at them a sad adieu, And said, l'll come again to you. Gladys Beidlernan, '24. lPage Twenty-ninel