Lincoln Academy - Lincolnian Yearbook (Newcastle, ME)

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THE LINCOLNIAN ed swlftly away leaving a saddened moth er Th1s was Frau Hedrxchs first defeat Fritz had broken a real promise to her for the first tlme in h1s life In 1933 when Hitler came into absolute power Frau Hedr1ch saw st1ll less of Frltz His two or three notes that she recelved every month spoke only of the vast reor gan1zat1on that was taklng place a reor ganlzatlon that would shake the very foundatlons of freedom and brotherhood ln years to come And as the months and years went by the notes grew shorter and came less frequently Frau Hedr1ch was an older woman now and she knew that l1fe would not last many more years ln the at mosphere 1n whlch she found herself Frau Hedr1ch was not surprlsed when World War II broke out She had surmlsed that the Fatherland was about to embark on a daring adventure that would take the l1ves of many Fr1tzs Karls Pauls and other German youths The notes from Frltz had ceased entirely for several months The nlght of September 15 1941 was an eventful one 1n the life of Frau Hedr1ch Llttle d1d she know as she ate her meagre blte ln the darkness whlch enveloped the entlre c1ty what would befall her that ev emng Her meal was typ1cal of the type that was belng eaten throughout Germany that night It cons1sted of a p1ece of black bread and a dlluted cup of coffee whlch she had been savmg for two days Her one consolatlon was that Fritz was enjoylng a hot large meal on the Russlan front The officers always had nlce meals the first note this year from FFIIZ had Sald so Frau Hedr1ch coughed as she swallowed the last bit of cold coffee The knock at the door d1d not surprise her greatly for she had long ceased to take any notice of l1ttle happenlngs She was m hopes that this was the weeks rations as last weeks were completely gone A gray uniform turned 1nto a blur as she heard the words Frau Hedr1ch the Hlgh Command regrets to report that your son Frltz was kllled 1n action somewhere on the Russian front yesterday You have here a statement saylng that you have g1V en a son for the Reich' That is all' He1l Hitler' This was the second defeat for Frau Hedrlch What l1ttle hope that she had had before thls blow was gone completely now She sank 1nto a chair a llfeless soul 1n a llvfng body a thoroughly beaten 1nd1v1d ua How long she remained there she d1d not know When she came out of her trance the sirens had Just started Up above her ln the sky swarmed at least 100 Br1t1sh bombers They were maklng Berlln feel the smart of bombs Just as the Ger man bombers d1d in London many months ago They were l1ke angry hornets swarm 1ng around somebody who had kicked thelr hlve They were after revenge Frau H6dTlCh heard those bombers and suddenly her bltter sorrow turned 1nto bitter hate for her country She flung open the door and ran 1nto the street gazlng up mto the sky Wlth a sort of fanatlcal won der Those Br1t1sh bombers were her frlends They had somethlng m common the destructlon of the rotten reglme that had harmed both of them so The bombs began to fall then Frau Hedr1ch was Spled by a German warden as she ran toward the explosions that were now rocklng the entlre sectlon of the c1ty where she l1V9d When the warden finally caught her they were both helplessly trapped wlthout a chance of escape The bomb that wiped out the1r lives came screaming down and exploded xn their midst That was how her l1fe ended Frau Hedr1ch had saved her self from a third defeat On September 16 ln a leadmg Nazi newspaper there appeared the following excerpt The very bloodth1rst1ness with which the Br1t1sh bombers prey upon their lnnocent victims was clearly demonstrated last nlght when Br1t1sh bombers struck dehberately at the residentxal dlstrxct out s1de Berlm Among the v1ct1ms were many women and children who gallantly swore their revenge on these beasts This IS the story of what one mother went through for the Glory of the R81Ch Jascha French 43 BILLY WILLIAMS FORTUNE It came at 9 30 Friday mormng and It read WE ARE GLAD TO IN FORM YOU THAT YOU HAVE INHERITED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS STOP WILL CONSULT YOU AT EARLIEST POSS a ' - . . , . . . . . . , , - ! ' . , . Y - ' v ' . . v ' s y . - 1 ' 1 . . - , Y 7 7 Y I 7 a 7 , - 1 , ' . l . ' 3 ' . ss ' - ' ' . 7 , . ' ' , ' ' 7, , . l ' ' , u ' H as ' ' ' 1 v ' . . . . U - 17 1 A -

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26 THE LINCOLNIAN saw the swaggermg flgure of Red Barber Red and Joe had always been rlvals and sometlmes thelr rxvalry had become bxtter Lately Red had been maklng the most of Joes fear of the water H1 Buzz grmned the blg red halred boy Come on 1n the water IS f1ne What d1d your pal Joe come along for to watch your clothes Forget It Red sa1d Buzz angrxly Joe may go 1n wlth us 1f he feels l1ke lt If he feels l1ke lt sneered Red That s good' what w1ll he do go wadmg' Joe however had walked rapldly away and was down by the sprmgboard watch mg some of the other boys Red was ID an ugly mood so he decxded to make the most of th1s opportunlty to annov Joe Look gang' he yelled Watch the red head dlve off the brldge Th1s IS lesson number one for the SlSSy boys that are a frald of the water know that water IS too shallow for d1v1ng from that hexght But Red was already scrambllng to the top of the brldge The shouts and warn 1ngs of the other boys were of no ava1l Wlth a cry of trlumph on hxs l1ps the reck less boy plunged mto the shallow stream below The rest of the boys held thexr breath thelr faces Whlte wlth fear He s staymg down began one of them ln an awed volce H1s words were lnterrupted bv a splash and the boys saw that Joe clothes and all was taking to the water 1n a runnmg flat d1V6 that would take h1m about mldstream A qulck struggle agalnst the fast runnmg water two or three desperate dlves and Joe appeared on the surface wxth the red head of Red Barber under h1S arm As J oe struggled toward the shore wlllmg hands rushed to hls help and lay the unconsclous form of Red on the ground Blood stream ed from a bad gash 1n Red s forehead That evemng Joe went to vlsxt Red Bar ber at the latters request and as thev shook hands over the bed where Red lav rather whlte and qulet both of them knew that they understood each other as they never had before THE REWARD OF A GERMAN MOTHER It was the sprlng of 1923 when Fritz first became lnterested ln the meetlngs Frau Hedr1ch reflected as she plucked the last feathers from a chlcken the Chrlstmas dlnner for her and Frltz At first Frltz had not mentloned them much He had Just sa1d that th1S fellow H1tler had some good 1deas and that 1f the vouth of the R61Ch followed h1m Germany would r1se agaln The nlght that Fr1tz had stood up and defied h1S mothers wlshes that he would stay at home stood out thls Chrlst mas day 1n Frau Hedr1ch s mmd Thls was Chrlstmas day 1932 and Frltz was now a Lleutenant ln the German army Perhaps her only son knew what he was dolng when he had wholeheartedlx supported the Nazx paltg from hls fourteenth to hls twenty fourth year but there was Stlll that feelmg ln Frau Hedrlchs heart that were together 1n thexr llttle cottage on the outsklrts of Berlln To Frau Hedr1ch Frltz was her only valuable possesslon After her husband had been kllled ln the World War Frau HQdT1Ch had turned to her task of brlnglng up young Frltz wlth a heavy heart Her love for hlm had grown untll she had hated anythlng or anvbody that mlght take her Frltz away from her Suddenly Frau Hedr1ch awoke from her deep thought The past was the past To day her Fritz was com1ng home for Christ mas For one long day she would have her own son to herself wlthout havlng to heal Frltzs hurrled excuse about an lmportant meetxng at headquarters She turned her attentlon to the chlcken and lt was soon IH the oven bakmg to a crisp golden brown The rest of the d1nner was long smce ready was now s1tt1ng on the old stove wa1t1ng only for the arrlval of Frltz At the sound of the doorbell Frau Hedr1ch hurried to the door How good lt would seem to look upon the earnest face of Frltz' When she opened the door Frau Hedr1ch recelved a sudden surprlse In stead of her Frltz there stood a young German prlvate not over seventeen He spoke curtly as he snapped Herr Hedr1ch w1shed me to lnform you that he w1ll be unable to attend luncheon todav Frau Hedr1ch' Turnmg h1S back he walk C Y , . . . ,V 44 ' 99 ' I ' ' 4 , ,t y . i' ' . Q H -- . , U 0 H i . 1 H . . . . . ,. , . . . YH ' ' ' ' . , . 0 f Ki ' ' 77 66 7 ' y , . . . . . ,, . , -- , . , . , y v . . - , - . . , . . - l A . 7 7 l ., . ' ' Sl 77 LK .I D , . . ' V1 ' , V - - . ' - 91 . . ' 7 . , Take it easy, Red, called Buzz. You longed for the days when she and Fritz . ,, . . . . . ' - . 7 ' V . l . ,. . . - . . . . . v D - , h tg 7 1 --1, I n l . - ' . . , ' l I ' 3 , . . Q y v . , . . . , V . 7 , ' , 3 . . I V ' Q , . l . I, - ' 1 , - l - 9 v ,, v ' ' L v 7 A-4 , . . . , ' ' .1 v . ,, . . -

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28 THE LINCOLNIAN IBLE MOMENT STOP BAKER AND BAKER ATTY S AT LAW Young Wllllam W1l11ams reread the w1re ln a sort of dazed sllence he notrced 1n a detached sort of way that h1s knees were tremblmg and that he would soon need a chalr wh1ch was fortunately just behmd h1m else he would have found hlmself rn the ungentlemanly pos1t1on of s1tt1ng on the floor The clock 1n the hall tlcked off three full mmutes before B1lly came to h1s senses then Wlth a yell that would have done credlt to a Moro bushman he dashed 1nto the kltchen 1n search of hls mother and s1ster Mrs W1ll1amS who was to be truthful only Blllys step mother suddenly found her kltchen 1nvaded by what she took to be a young tornado A hand grabbed her by the arm and a telegram was dangled be fore her eyes She read It and turned to B1lly Wlth a happy llght sh1n1ng ID her eyes B1lly she sa1d lf what th1s says IS true then all our worrles about sendlng you to college th1s fall are over but lf lt IS not true we are doomed to a terrlbla. dxsappolntment for I cannot remember any of your relatlves who could posslbly have had so much money unless She thought a moment I dont know you had an uncle once who was supposed to have had money You run along Ill Wlfe h1m and see B1lly dashed out the door IH search of h1s s1ster He found her under the old elm tree talk1ng to Dora Brown whom he conslder ed to be everlastlngly stuck up the reason belng that she was the daughter of a sena tor He passed the telegram to L1la and no tlced even rn h1s breathless haste that Dora Brown was readlng 1t over her should er Then an astonlshlng change occurred Whlle h1s s1ster st1ll sat 1n a daze Dora looked up and gxvlng h1m one of the sweet est smlles 1mag1nab1e sa1d Why B1lly you lucky boy I can t lmaglne anyone who deserves this more than you Why didnt you tell me you had rxch relat1ves'7 B1lly could falrly see the honey and sugar coat1ng on her words and h1s answer was characterlstlc of hls frank attltude to wards llfe Aw gee Mlss Brown I didnt know It myself untll I got th1s and he waved the telegram Excellent she laughed You always were a good Joker B1lly B1llys eyes narrowed He had never spoken more than a few words to th1s glrl IH all h1s llfe She had never spoken to h1m unless C1Vll1Z6d courtesy absolutely de manded It She had alwavs lmpressed h1m as th1nk1ng that he and mans other m1d dle class people were far beneath her Why th1S sudden change unless It was the money? Soon howex er M1ss Dora Brown depart ed leavlng B1lly and h1s sister an unheard of thmg an 1nv1tat1on to attend her monthly party an 1nv1tat1on they both a greed to forget about That afternoon the news was all over town The majorlty of people were glad for B1lly Wxlhams was an honest and very hkeable youth B1lly had scheduled for that afternoon a Hshlng tr1p w1th h1s eternal compan1on Tom Owen When two oclock came and Tom had not arrlved B1lly declded to tele phone and see what was hold1ng h1m He d1d and was lmmedlately connected w1th Tom thought we were golng fishlng I heard you d got a lot of money I fig ured you wouldn t care about me or about fishmg anymore Get th1s sa1d Bxllv my gettlng money doesn t mean anythmg to my real frlends You get your thlngs and meet me 1n front of the house They met and walked up Maln Street together People that B1lly never knew exlsted before spoke to h1m IH a frlendly fashlon He was surprlsed at h1s number of new frlends but was glad that he st1ll had h1s real ones An hour later two local boys who had been fishlng along Muddy Rn er rescued a half drowned old man who had sllpped IDIO the rlver from a ledge whlle he was admlrmg the scenery The man was Mr GlldhUfSI a m1ll1ona1re and the boys were Tom and B1lly Mr Glldhurst had come to town to correct a very grave mlstake made by h1s lawyers Baker and Baker B1lly took Mr Glldhurst home brought h1m dry clothes and left h1m to talk w1th hrs mother a Ll 77 S5 . . Y 1 vs - V yy, . . . . . , , 7 . , . . . y . Q 7 . I s , V y ' - Y . . Y . . . . . . , , ' Y 7 . ' 7 7 ' 7 , - . Y . ' 7 4- ' vv ' sa' ' ' ' I I 7 7 - , . . 7 Gb 7 77 ' GL - - Whats the matter? asked B1lly. I ' ' H H . 44 a H ' y - 5 1 , ' .77 ' ' 77 . is ' 77 ' ' L6 ' ' 7 JY . . . Y ' . ' . ' 97 , - . ' 9 7 7 ' . . . , ' s ' V , .v -y v . - ' , ' - 7 . ' ' 7 . . ' ' 31 . . '. 1 ' ' ' I . ' a a 7 - , I . ., . . , . . s 1 1 . , . . . ,, . . . 7 7