Eureka High School - Sequoia Yearbook (Eureka, CA)

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THE SEQUOIA It was soon after he l1ad gone That my mistress missed her goods, Wie searched all through the house andyard And then all through the woods, 'Twas th-ere we found 4De-kt in his cart, And with him all the go-ods. A second maid then took the stand, Miss Christie was her name, She was the cook, and made the beds, And tended to the galme. Her langualglel was quite flowery, On Dek,' she placed the blame. Lena McKinnon followed next, Her evidence was free. 'fl was a guest, saw the arrest, He is the man, quoth she, And Eden Lovejoy used the silk In her new factoryf' The latter, then, was called, and said: HI am af businless man, I have a factory in town And make a patent fan. 'Phat silk, by Tabor sold to me, XVas used to line the fan. The court a recess ordered now, To rest the juryls mind, So I had time to look around, To see whom I could find Among the many spectators YVho crowded up behind. There, seated 'monfgst her many friends, IVas Lady Hozelstong She has just returned from Germany, XVhere she His Highness won. She was Bell Carson when she left, But nlow shels Hozelston.

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THE SEQUOIA The jllIfY'S foremulii, Florine Ilart, XVRIS sented in her plan-eg She's now il fenmle clot-tor, Still very fair of fan-e. They say she cures the NVll0'0'plllQ,'-C'0llg'll In almost every ease. 'Phe sheriff Male Mc-Uurtly was, Anal 4-aptainl of the sleuthsg At the last election it was he Who watt-lietl elec-tion booths, To keep, the grafters from their spoil, And lllillii' them alll tell truths. Ile has invented niuny things- Puste tl'lZllll'0IlllS, pumps, and bells, An engine that 011 hot ilil' runs Anil for ten dollars sellsg Another instlrument emi read And writes, tlloes nmtll, and spells. Beside the slieriff, Tabor salt, llis first llillllll' f'lau-em-el isg Ile mzule 21 billion selling soup And NYll2lif is known as iizzg -Inst now for jail lll2lIPl'lEll'S, As agelit, he does biz. llistrim-t Attornley Ilentlerson Sat, near the platintiff's ehairg He has been known to proseeute Anil lay the rec-orcls bare, Of many ll2ll'll'9ll0ll l'I'IlIllIltl'lS, Till they brezltlleltl prison air. The first witness to testify, A S0l'V2lIlI.-Illilltl was she, Yes Eva Rrzlntlev is In-V 111111110 7 . . 7 I serve Miss N2l.llP'l 'll'S tea. ri , I saw the silk the day liek rumen To sell some gooltls to- nie.

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THE SEQUOIA The Duchess Augnaseo was there, She once was Irma l'r'att, And Beekwitlrs Genevieve, likewise, The Lady Ilansome-Bat. ller eoaelmian, too, sat just behind- l recognized our Nat. A milk111an 11ow came running i11, Ile l1ad a frenzied look. llis troubles to the judge he told- Someone had slwip-ed his book, And he, Steve Langford, did not know What milk to give the cook. Just as he Iinished, tliere arose A terrible hullabaloog A dippy man had broken: loose From au asylum new, And to the court-room he had come To see what he could do. The dortor, llattio Wloods, eame soon, And oiiered him some hay, It' he would come back home- with her And there would only stay l'ntil his family sent for him And gave 'tDoc', XVo-ods her pay. Judge Ilannah jumped up with a smile Then once againi looked stern-. 4' 'Till Monday sharp at one o'elock This court I now adjourn, For the lawyers and the jurors, too-, llave still some things to learn. The prisoner should have some steak, Potatoes more than one, Before thesession starts again On Monlday sharp at one. I now will look at Laing.5ford's ease And see what can be done.