East Hartford High School - Janus Yearbook (East Hartford, CT)

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GON ERNOR VN 1th the graclous permlsslon of our Lord yye haye here come together Brethren to attempt to settle a grey 1ous dlspute betyyeen tyyo former frlendly trlbes VN easea pono of the Podunk Tribe murdered a sachem of Con nectlcut dyy elhng near 'Vlattabassett Thls sachem was a relatxye of Sequassen Sequasser as h1s relatlye co'npla1ned to us that Tantmomo has harbored thls murderer from Justlce Before appeallng to us S quassen sought ald from Uncas yy ho also had grley ances agamst the Podunks slnce Tantmomo had entlced away several of the Mohlcan yyarrlors Lncas actmg for Sequassen appealed to us to settle the case Where upon the maglstrates ordered that the sachems of both sldes appear at thls general court at Hartford VN wlll try to appreclate the V16Wp01llt of both s1des 1n thxs matter and w1th the co operatlon of all yy1ll attempt to settle th1s quarrel wlthout bloodshed Now that all have assembled Will Sequassen the pla1nt1f'f 1n the case state hls grlevances CSequassen shoyys strong feellng durmg the foregomg speech Slts for sey eral moments with bowed head then r1s1ng slowly corn mences D SEQUASSEN Brother vyhlte men and Indlans we haye come before the Whlte Ch18fS to settle Wlth Wampum a dlspute whlch 1n other days vye would have settled yylth our kmves We have co'ne to seek Justlce for the death of a Matta bassett sagamore who was closely related to me by blood He was yyalklng openly through the forests of our ancestors when th1s young Podunk by name Weaseapono leaped from behlnd a bush and stabbed h1m through the back He feared to stand before h1s y1Ctlm face to face as you or I or othel men yy ho have no fear and statlng h1s case fight vylth h1m on equal terms Then mstead of openlv avoyylng a Cflme of whlch a squayy would be ashamed he crept l1ke a snake through the pathless parts ot the forest to Tantmomo ey en as a snake xeturns to h1s hole Tantmomo gaye the vyretch protectlon and has smce refused to glye h1m up that we mlght see Justice done Now our Whlte Brother yye appeal to you yvho have alyy ays tr1ed to see that Justlce 18 done You haye requested that yye refram from open flghtlng and yye haye acceded to your request Our creed and vours too demands that the cr1'ne be ay enged Vle place the matter 1n your hands GOVERNOR Uncas IS th1S the case accordmg to your knowledge DNCAS Great Brother what my frlend Sequassen has spoken IQ all true We ask for Justlce only Justlce accordlng to your creed and ours 31 ,. . . . , v v. 1 1 ' V V ' V ' Y 1 1 ' I v . vs ll I v A . .v W . .v . .A ., , A N . . , e- ., . ' K 1 . . , . V V , . r. , , n A A n ' .' . ' . 'e . .I . V . '. . . . . . I . - . v. . . V . V . . . V V' V ' ' 1 ' 1 w .1 . V1 . , . . . . L a A 7 ' 1 Q ' V Y . . V V 1 . Y v. . . .. A - .. , . V . 1 1 V . . , . Y. . . N V , . . . . V. . 1 1 ' ' 1 .. , . W . v ' . . . A , vw . 1 ' .. . . , Y 1 u '1 ' v . K . . . , . . . V VV V .. . I . . . . . . ' 7 Y 1 1 .. V V V f V . V V . . . . . 1 V I ' V V V V V . ' - . lv - V .V I , A . .. . . . Y ' ., . V . Y Y . . , . . - .1

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CI ASS NIGHT COWIMITTEE Reuben Kammekx Cha1rman Blanche Ben1am1n Geo1ge Langreth Busmes NIanage1 Reuben K3DT1I1SkX Stage Nlanager Vl11be1t BlO1kll1HCl As 1 tmts James T0l1SdIIO Qdll Ander son Llghts Ill chalge of Geolge Langreth to tume 'XI inagel Elalne De'XIonte Ass1stant Floxence Patt1son Plopeltx 'llanagel Florence Patt1son The hlstorlcal facts used 111 th1s plax xxele taken from Joseph O GOOClXN1l1 s HISIOIX of East H3.ltf0lIl The second scene ot the plax 18 a dldmdt1ldIlOl1 of the poem On the VVoo mg of Nldlthd Pltklll Vlllttell hx ChdllCS knoxxles Bolton THE PASSING YEARS The Sen1o1 Class Plax based on the h1sto1x of East H ntford TIN O PAGES TOGETHER Kmsmen xou shall behold our stage Ill m1m1c HCIIOII reploduce the h1to1x of East Hartfozd 1n sxlxan settlng FIRST PAGE For manx xeaxs the Podunks l1x ed And through thlS countrx ran manx Brooks abundant 111 fish and lamprexs XI h1le Qxxampe along 1tS coulae xxele 11ch In musquashes and larger game SELOND PAGE In sl'-.teen hu11d1ed and flftx SIX In the to1t 1n L oodxxm s PISIUIC Occuued a quauel betxx een the Podunlxs And the Sequassens ox er the NIu1de1 of a sagamore bx Vx easeapono FIRST PAGE And o 11 bloodx xx dl to DIGX ent Thex sought the help oi then xx h1te B1othe1s xx ho dxx elt 111 the colonx ot l'l1ilIf0lIl SLILNI' I 'IINIF 1606 PLAI E At the I ene1 xl Coult held 1t H utfmd I OX I' RNOR In COIINICIEIAIIOII ot the IIXIIIQ' c11Lun1t1mts undu xxh1ch th1s INLQIIIH, xx IN L 1lled xx1ll the th iplun ple1 e t e Lold to ald u o 1 xtttmpts to ettlt 1 dlspute '30 W I , 1 , I I . .. f ' Q . u 4 l A u ' .9 9 . 1 S' GS A 1 1 . ' A- --' N I 1 1 'I O . 1 41.1 4 1 4 1 '14 if 4 sv .S S 1 .- . . , . . I 1 I r Q 0 f w . ' , s . 2 ' - 1 . 11.1 I A .1 1 u v I 1 v Q 4 lv 1 v. ,v -w nv v Q Q w u 1 ' 1 1 '. 1 .1 1 '11 ' - . l . . , . ,,,. . 1 ' v fi V .w nv 1 w I Q v .1 V, . . L . c . V ' v . K ' 1 Upon their lands 111 Podunk valley. 'w 7 I Y K - 1 1 'w I N vw ., . -. , A - ' Q ' E 1' ,uv 1 1 I 1 Z. n 1 14' 1 1 v Y , , 4 . . K . . . s 1 -. 1 . ' . v ' , . 1 . Y Y W Y 1 L A 1 ' . V ' 1 , ' -1 ' 1 1 . . 1 . u l C K K e . ,1 , l I J A 1 K-' -1 ' ' -1' 1'-1 52 1,-. ?. ' - .' 1 f 'as -z , ' 'z z as' ask h ' ' s Ill u'z 1 J S1 1 th s l

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GOI ERNOR: Brother, Indians, we, your White Brothers, seek to give justice in the fullest sense of the word. What proce- dure would you consider? SEQLASSEN Great White Chief considering the standing of the mur dered man in his tribe we think It only fair and the spirit of the muidered chief demands that ten men in cluding the murderer the Iemallllng nine to be hls friends and relatiyes be delly ered unto us that they may be tortured so his spirit may no longer yyander restlessly about the earth but find peace in the Happy Hunting Ground TANTINOMO Before denying the unjust demands of the great Se quassen I would condone the protection of which he complains and Justlfy 1n some measure the murder This sagamore whom Weaseapano kllled had mur dered the uncle of Weaseapano a great man among the Podunks a man of much wisdom and great brayery Weaseapano broodlng much oy er the death of his es teemed relative sought solace in the lonely woods One day while wandering thus alone he came suddenly upon the man against whom all his hatred was directed His anger suddenly burst lnto flame he drew his knife and plunged it into the heart of the sagamore Thus he took vengeance After contemplating the dreadful crime of which he was the author he became fearful of the strength of the great Mattabassets and came to me for protection Could I refuse a plea for protection which I considered Just? Could I after knowing all the circumstances of the previous crime and being also a friend of his brave uncle turn away from my doors the ay enger of his death Great Whlte Chief I seek not to Justify this muider for vengeance I seek only Justice fiom vou in behalf of VS easeapano Do you consider that the death of ten men is necessary to atone for the murder of this saga mole Weaseapano sought only the death of the mur deier His uncle yy as as great among our tribe as the sagamore yy as among the Mattabassetts VS easeapano noyy that his uncle s death has been ay enged is yyilling to glye himself up to the Mattabassetts to be toltured as they will but he is not vyilllng to haye any other peo ple totally innocent of the Cllme suffei yylth him I not that Justice l KDeput1es yy hlspex among them sely es I GOVERNOR This Qequassen is considered iustue accoiding to our layy What say you to Tantinomo s proposalo 3 . Y - 9 y . -y ' , . . . . . , . . .Y .Y Y L 9 K . ,L A A v v Y A L 1 . . 7 . v , . 1 9 1 ' 9 Y , . 7 - 1 , . l 7 7 c v s 1 ' 9 ' y 1 7 9 v , K A . ' Y. . . . J . ' . 1 , ' . . W . . Y . I L . ' . v 1 y - . . . .S K. . 5. 1 Y Y . .. .. , - ' 7 v '. .' ' . . . ,. .V . I N1 1 Q .. i, Y V. . v. . V v - ' . J - . , ,. . S . . , . . I . I . .y V .' '. N . v.i 1 .. .,s .. , . . l . , . , , ' v, 2