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

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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

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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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When john Told the Truth OHN MILLER seemed to be in deep thought, and at short intervals he would shake his head and say, No, it's not that, and then he would sink into thought again. john was a very handsome lad with curly brown hair and sparkling grey eyes. But to-night he looked far from being happy, as he sat there on his bed thinking. Two years he had lived in Cronwell, Oregon, and for years he had gone to high school there. It was only a small high school and yet john was not popular. He had entered school this year with the determination of becoming popular but to-night at the return party of the Freshmen, he had seen that all of his efforts had been in vain. Helen Carrey had again completely ignored his presence, and this was what hurt most of all. Three days later, while john was walking home with his friend, jimmy Marshall, he said, jim, what's the matter with me? I have done everything that I know of to become popular at school and see where I am-no nearer to the goal than I was two years ago. Aw, forget it, .you're all right. No, jim, it's the truth I want. What is the matter with me? The boys were now standing at the gate before jimmy's home. jimmy looked at john a long time before he spoke. Take Fred Taylor for instance. He's the most popular boy in school. He's not very good in his studies and he always talks about what he can do. But if he believes a thing, he always says it regardless of consequences, and he never says anything he doesn't mean. But the point is, what's the matter with me? said john. . I was just coming to that, said jim. You are too considerate of other peoples opinion. If anyone asks you for your opinion on a subject, you always evade the question because you are afraid of hurting someone s feelings. You always readily agree with anyone on any matter, regardless of your own view. Yes, you're right about that, but how can I remedy it? The only remedy is, to say, when asked for your opinion, just what you think. In other words, tell the truth, the simple truth, said jim, smiling. That's easy, said john. Is it? I'll bet you five dollars you can't speak the truth for one month. Called! said john, and after a few minutes more of discussion as to what was meant by the truth, john went home. ' That'll be the hardest earned five dollars john ever made, said jimmy, chuckling to himself as he finished relating the story to his mother. Two days later an argument arose in the history class, as to whether President Wilson or President Roosevelt was the better president. The teacher, Helen Carrey, and several others were in favor of President Wilson, while an equal number were in favor of President Roosevelt. The argument was at it s height when the teacher, remembering john's readiness to agree with other people s opinion, said that as there was an equal number of people on each side, they would have to leave the decision to john, lPage Thirtyl .,v nh- sushi: