Jackson High School - Jacksonian Yearbook (Jackson, CA)

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TOY SHOP TRAGEDY All was serene in the Little Toy Shop 'Till the arrival of the new doll, Hi Lung Hop, A wicked Chinaman with a long black queue Who spoke a language that no one knew. Soon everyone in the Little Toy Shop Crew to hate the leering Hi Lung Hop- Once he kicked the stufiings from the Teddy Bear And poured molasses on Raggedy Ann's fiery hair One night when the village clock struck three The toys were full of pranks and glee. Everyone was having such a merry time, When Lung committed his gruesome crimw- With a knife he slashed Miss Muffet's head Which went rolling under the Baby Doll's bed. Then he fought like a mad wolf at bay But the Tin Soldiers got him ere he ran away. Then the enraged toys, right then and there Hanged him on the highest rung of a rocking chair The Spinning Top lent them his rope And said, 'cIt's strong enough I hopef, The coming of dawn warned them to stop For it was the hour to open shop. So they returned again to their usual places And the blank expressions returned to their faces The Toy Shop keeper opened the creaky door And saw Poor Miss Muifet lying on the floor- Well, what has happened here, he said As he picked up the doll's shattered head. The keeper sadly shook his snow-white hair When he saw the Chinaman under the chair. He looked at his toys with piercing eyes But they were quiet and still as mice. What was the cause of this toy shop tragedy? To him it would always remain a mystery For he would never understand The mysterious language of Toyland. A Norma Vincigueria SESSION'S FORD She may not be a limousine, But, gee, I love her thrills, She carries me most any place, And brings me fun-and bills! ' A. M. '34 I241

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As the men became more tolerant of Nanny and respected her rights as one of them, Nanny became more aggressive and despotic and like the old Roman rulers, exacted more and more tribute from her followers. With her increas- ing feeling of importance, her desire for pomp and display led her to evict the occupants of the bank building and take the place as her own residence. The former occupants were of course uput outi' figuratively as well as literal- ly and the same day as their eviction found them at the foot of the steps lead- ing to their former domain vowing to show that blame goat who's boss . Nanny at this point, appeared on the threshold as if challenging them to come further. One man had once paid the penalty for forgetting to fill her schoon- er and was not anxious to repeat the experience. The idea of proceeding by himself did not particularly appeal to his companion so they retired to their new but not so desirous quarters. And so it went. Every day saw Nanny become more tyranical. The choic- est viands were hers for the taking. She no longer confined her butting prow- ess to the saloon. Many a Weary worker quietly going to his shanty for rest between shifts, suddenly sprawled in the dust of the highway-at Nanny's instigation. Of course, those who suffered were in favor of taking violent steps to curtail Nanny's activities but the rest of the camp championed her and so nothing was done. Then came a day when the railroad crew was ordered on to complete work elsewhere. Lone Tree was again deserted except for Pat and an old crony. Pat had done a most profitable business and planned to follow his former patrons to the next place of abode in as short a time'as possible. A week later found Pat and his friend still in Lone Tree awaiting some delayed merchandise. Their tempers were stretched almost to the breaking point for they were forced to live entirely on the contents of cans, which after a few meals be- came intolerable. One night, both slightly inebriated from the still large supply of whiskey in their possession, they sat talking in the twilight. Nanny, who seemed to sense that all free drinks were over and now no longer came to the saloon, appeared at the window of her home. The two men both realized for the first time what-her presence meant to them-MEAT. Pat quickly secured his shotgun from in back of the bar and taking careful aim at the unsuspecting Nanny, very neatly bored her heart. After carefully cooking one of Nanny's legs, the two men sat down to what promised to be a banquet. With the first bite, the age of their victim and the enormity of their crime dawned upon them. Stories ofthe dear de- partedis escapades were remembered and retold until the hour of midnight. The tender memories roused by this story had their effect on Pat and he and his crony that night slept the sleep of the righteous while the moon shone upon freshly turned earth at the head of which was a roughly inscribed sign bear- ing the words: Here lies Nanny, h - Who came to an ignominious end at the hands of her friends. ,Elsie Thomson K2-3l

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THE SPIDER MURDER CASE In a small town in West Virginia lived a woman known to her neighbors as Ruby Jones and her young husband, Clyde. Mrs. J ones had come to the little town a few years before, met Clyde, and after a short courtship, had married him. Beautiful, young and always perfectly dressed, usually in black, she was cordially disliked by most of the villagers, who never having been out- side their own limited sphere, were jealous of those who had. Nothing was known of her past life, much to the disappointment of the town gossips who had decided that her past would make pleasant conversation if only some- thing definite could be learned. Even without knowing all they would have liked to about her, Mrs. Jones was often the main topic of discussion. To be sure, nothing shocking had ever been heard concerning her, but she kept to herself a great deal and seemed to hold everything she found in the small town in contempt. Those two facts 'had been conjected upon so often that they had assumed magnanimous proportions and it was agreed that it was too bad that the nice Jones boy had married her. For as the rocking chair guild often reminded each other, no good would come of it.', One day the town was startled by the news that Clyde Jones was found, a short time after luncheon, dying in his office. Doctors were summoned im- mediately by his efficient secretary, but J ones was beyond their help. How the tongues did Wag! Especially after it was found that J ones died of a poison, the name of which was unknown. The usual proceedings were followed by the local police who found that after preparing a light lunch of coffee and rolls, Ruby had taken the 10:25 train for the city, intending to spend the week-end there. She had returned immediately upon hearing of Clyde's death and was apparently so upset at his sudden demise that no satisfactory statement could be obtained from her. Gradually all questioning was dropped and the town forgot the incident and settled back into its usual lethargy. wk wk :nf af as wk Two years later, Ruby remarried, this time a man of whom, like herself, nothing was known. It was not a happy marriage and no one was surprised when, after a few months, they separated. An epidemic of diphtheria lay siege to the town a short time later and Ruby's husband fell a victim to the dread disease. Nurses were not be had at any price, and he asked that Ruby fill the role of one and attend him. She complied with what everyone considered a dying request and had him moved to her own home. Ruby showed an unusual adeptness at nursing and in a short time Arnold was on the road to recovery. Then, apparently having a relapse, he died. No one was especially interested in his death, being too occupied with his own troubles. On the day set for his funeral, a neighbor revealed to the local chief-of-police her belief that Arnoldis death was not from natural causes. Questioning brought forth the following information. She, Addie David, had gone over to Rubyas to borrow a little sugar. The door was open and she could see Ruby, who had apparently not heard her, pouring the con- l25l