Mission High School - Mission Yearbook (San Francisco, CA)

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ho proud of him. l must hring tl1is to a, close--tlio rlosv of evorytlling save my wi-ll-rarnvd rvst. tlod forgivv you, NVilliam, as I haw donv, a11d may you never fool surh pangs ot' sorrow as you haw rausod your unhappy wife, HIt1iQl1C1lllG.v Wht-n hc- had tinishm-d hr txurnod on tho old man, and i11 tones of minglod scorn and hatrvd askrd: And are you proud of your son? 'l'ln- old man gazvd up at him with a vacant starr. t l'iino to ho movin', hm- niuttvra-d: shv'll t'r4-ozu to dt-ath out ill0l'i'.n 'l'hvn, arising, ho stulnhlvd to tho window, and opt-ning tho rurtains, lookod out at thu ilrvarv waste of snow. 'l'h4- moon rising ova-r tho tru-s vast a chilly, quiot splvndor on tho sleeping for- 4-sts and tht- winding road, now dumh with the whitv drifts. Suddenly ho rrit-d: Look, mang it is shift Rushing to tha- window, tho son gazod out on tho still wasto of snow, and tht- hlavk protilv of tho fort-st. Paintrd against its pitrhy hack ho saw, or st-4-int-d to soo, a whito spot-k, far NYlllfl'1' than the snow itsolf. Sm-Y rriod William. ttlt is my own littlo Ethrl como hat'k. With this ha- suddi-nly sprang to tha- door, through which ho vanishvd. Tho otht-r saw him tlvving at-ross tho snow. My God! hm- rrivd, 'tit moans doath for him in that snow. 'l'hvn, st-izing his fur rap, not waiting to furthvr prvparv himst-lt' for tho wvatlwr, out tho door ln' followed. 'l'ln- raw lll'i'ilVt'0ll tho two lapsvd into a. long run, tho .V0llllQJft'l' man straining t'Yt'l'.V in-rw, and tht- otha-r horm- along hy an umiatural vigor. 'l'h0 whitv spot-lc dam-od along thx- margin of tho forost, always romaining at tho samr dis- tanm- from tht-in, so that nvitlnfr roulil distinguish an outlino. Un and o11 tlwy strainc-d at tho strrn parm-. Ni-arvr and 1lt'2ll't'1' ramo tho forest. The youngrr man was wvll nigh spa-nt, and his hroath camo in little sohs. Suddenly thc- lvadvr sprang forward with rom-wvtl rnvrgy. Thi-y wort' nvar tho opening of thi- grvat pint- rangv, whon, at fully a hundrod yards from his son, tho fathor sprang into tho air and madly clutching at spam-11, ft-ll forward into tho still whiti- drift. At this tho othvr sprang forward, and in a ft-w soronds was on thi- spot. Wlwn hm- had gainod suftiriont hrvath, ho gasprd with all the fl'lltlt'l'1lt'SS ot' a son : t 'ain't-.yiin-sprak-dad'F' llut tho still, whitv form, whitvr than tht- drifts about it, was fast aslvop. 'Pho rhill splm-ndor of tho moon playvd on his silvrry lorks, and tho wan, 1-iiizlriatril t'tDlllllt'llilIlt't'. liaising tho form from its cold lwd, tho son laid his coat on tht- snowg thvn, rvposing him in his fornwr position, ho roinovod his fur cap. Now hr was rntirvly alonr, tht- sighing of tho pino trvvs mingled strangvly with his sohs as ht- t'l'll'tlf Into thy fold, 0 Lord, rorvivo him. H.xYMoNn SUMNHI: Ii1.xn'rI.E'r'1'. ..g GttP'fif'3G?4, 'iflfj fi 33' 2 3 12

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111111111111-11 1110 111 1111 so, for I fllll 111-111'i11g a 1111-ssag11- w11i1'11 1111181 111-111-liv1-1'1-11 111 11 111-1-son w1111111 I 21111 1111211110 111 111111-111-1l111s far. i'1V1l21t'S 1111- Ili11ll0?N i111111i1'1-11 1Villi11111, wi1l1 a s11-:111y gazo of 111111111-1-1-111-1-. William f1l'01lll'110l1,u w11s 1111- 1'1-1:-ly. 'l'111- 11111 1111111 8111111111 f1'11111 l1is 811211 111111 l1o11111li11g 111 1111- 111111-1 s si111-, 1-1'i1-11: Why, 1111111, 11121118 llly 11111111-. W11111 i11 11111118 llilllll' 1111v1- y1111 got' for 1111-? S1111'111-11 111 1l1is 11111l1111's1, 111111 21lll21Zl'L1 111 11111s 1111-1-1i11g1l11-1111111 1011110111 17119 11-111-1' was i111111'l'SSP11, 1111- yllllllglf 1111111 i11s1i111f1iv1-ly 1l1'1-w 11a1'k. Why, Mr. 1'1'0llll110Il,N 111- 111-131111, 11111' was 11111-1'1'111111-11 11y 1111- 1i1-1-1-1- 1-1-- 1111'11: 11i1'1- 1111- 1111- 11-111-P, 111- I'll ki1'kyo11 11111 111111 1111-s1o1'111. I11'l'111i1l1Q 1111- s1-al, 11111 11111 1111111 1l'l1ll11111llQ1.Y s111-1-1111 11111 1111- wl1i11- s111-1-1 111111 lwgilll 1111-111-1'11s11l. As 111- 1-1-1111 i1 slowly, 11111- by 11111-, his 1111111 111111-11 511111 11111-11- 1-111-11 by turns, 111111 as 111- 1-1-a1-111-11 1111- 1-11111-l11si1111 11 111-111111' 11ass1-11 UVOI' l1is f1'illIl1', 111111 1-l1111'11i11g 111 1111- 1111111-, 111' 11111-1-ly s11v1-11 l1i111s1-lf f1'11111 il fall. R1-gai11i11g l1is 1-o11111os111'1-, 111' 1-y1-11 11111 y111111g1-1- 1111111 with il gazv 1'1-11l1-11- wi1l1 11assi1111 111111 1111111-11. l o1' 21 111111111-111 1111- 1111111 sl1o1 11111-lc g121ll1'l' for 111111111-5 1111-11 1111- sil1-111f1- was 111-11111-11 11y 1111- 1-1111-1' lllilll. Do you 1ill0W 1111211 111111 11-111-1' says? 111- s111111111-11 11111. Ill 2111 i11s111111 1111- 111111-1', w11i11- wi1l1 1'11g1-, 1'1-1111-111-11 i11 s11-1-ly 111111-s: It is 11111 llly 11al1i1 111 11111-11 11-111-rs 11111 1111111-1-ss1-11 111 myself. I.i11r! l1iss1-11 1111- 11111 g,I1'11Z1'1'. You know, 111111, XV112l1'S 111111'1-, j'01l'1'1' i11 1111- Q111111-, 11111 I'll f1111l y1-1' nasty 11-11-ks, you 111is1-1 11l1- our you-1-o111i11' 11111 111 loaf 1111 1111' 11111 1111111, y1111 11111111y, 11111 1111, y1-1' 11011.15 y1-1' 1-1111 j11s1 gi1 11111 111111 1111111- w111-1'1- yer 1-111111- 111.19 l 111' two 1-1-aso11s I sl1al1 11111 1111 so 1'1-1111-111-11 11111 s11-1111g'1-1' i11 S102l11j' 111111-s. l i1's1ly, l11-1-a11s1- I 1111 11111 1-l111os1- 111, 111111, s1-1-11111lly, l11-1-1111s1- 1 sl11111111 l11'l'1N1l i11 1111- Sf01'lll.., Wou'1 go! s1-1'1-111111-11 1111-111111-1', wil11 wi111 1111111111-111 111,21-. I'll 11111 y1- 11111 1111-11. S11111l1-11ly l1is s111-1-1-11 s1111k 111111 21 faint g111'g.fl1-, 111111, swaying dizzily, 111- Silllk i111o a 1'112l1I'. 'CA 11I'1Il1i,', 111- wl1is111-1-1-11, 1111111111111 111 1111- 1-los1-1. 11 Hastily11111-yi11g.5,1111-1111111-1'f11111111so1111- wl1isk1-y, 111111, 1111111'i11g.1' 11111 21 g1-111-1'- 1111s Z1110W21Ill'l', 111-111 it 111 1111- 11111 111211113 li11s. S111111-w11111 1'1-viv1-11, 111- sa1 1111 111111 111111111111-11 1111- 111111-1' 111 21 sc-a1. '11 11i11'1 got 111111'l1 111111-, 111- lllll11l11'1'11, gazing anxioiisly at 1111- wi111111wg sl1e'1l be waiting f1-1' 1111-. 11111 sorry f1-P 111lki11g so 1111-1111 111 y0l', 11111-1ll1t y1-1' 1i110W it 1l1lI'1 1111- 11l1I'1j' 111111, as y1-1' s1-1- I 2111111 111111-11 11s1-11 111 s1-1-11 things, 111111 it was so s1111111-11. XYOI' lllj' son, anyhow, 111111 I'111 awful sorry 11-1' wl1a1 I 1111111- 111 y1-1' 1111111' 111111111-P, 111117 I- IIPTQ he was i11t1-111111111-11 by 1111- young lllilll, wl111, 111 1l1is 11is1-l11s111'1-, 11-11111-11 f1'11111 l1is S1-111, 31111, Q51-as11i11g 1111- 011l1'l' 11y 1111- 1 ' 1 arm, cri1-11: I rove 111' 1 T110 11111 111an 1111sl11-11 l1i111 f1-1-111y away 111111 1111111111-11: '1Tl11- 1l'f11'l'.n H11s1ily SI121tL'1l1I1Qf 11115 111issiv1-, 1111- 011191 111-gan i1s 111-rusal with 11111-11i11g glance. It bore 110 111111- or 116i1l11Hg, and 111-1111 as follows: Dear 1V1111ill1'l :-I have 111-lay1-11 w1'i1i11g111is 1111111 1111w, wl11-11 I f1-1-l 111111 1111 will 111- 11v1-1' in a. f1-w short 1111ys. I f111'giV1- you, 111111 111 111'11v1- i1 I 11111 s1-111l- ing as 111-are-1' my son, fi-11111 wl111111 I l1av1- 13011121-1111-11 llly illn1-ss 111111 l1is 111111-11- 111g1-. You will accept him as il 11l1-11g1- of llly 11111lR1I'l11Y love, 111111 11-1-at 111111 as you have nc-v1-1' 11-1-1111-11 1111-. He is 11 manly boy, 111111 I feel that l1is father will 11

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Ill En Elnhn KPHT5 Diana rose above the tcnnpled place, Sliadowvcl in siloncc and tho S1,'01'll of FYQ '2ll'S, lVith all hor sister' orbs, like brilliant 11-zu-s, f'lllSt01'0ll about on Hl12lX'L'11,S kindly facv. Tho otor-nal city slept and not one trace Of Nvro's rvvvlg the awaiting vars f lll 'llt only the st1 1110'o 1'llSil0 NVlll'1'l' thi- spm-ai-s f m ., 1 as 1 Of wown knot-grass nwt i11 fond 1-inbl-avv. The SOVUII Roman hills watc-lwd ow-1' him, Anil M1111 his lowd daisy flowm-rs hail wvptg Diana cast asialv hm' silvor 1'llllQ Stolo flown froin Ili-avr-n and kisswl hiin as hi- sh-pt. Tinufs 0ff0l'l1lg.f 1-anno latv-tlw 1'2ll'P was run. E112 human gratituclo 1'1':lvlw1l lli'l' dr-ai' Still. li.xY11oxn SVMN141: l!.x1:'1'1.1:'1 1'. In 1 Elgar A111111 Hur oak ravos tho blast about that t-ottagv 4loo1', NVil4l swoc-piiig U'0l' tho 1-avos to its 1lHlllZllllQ The lll0l2llll ll0lj' piuos with sail l'0f1'illIl, ,l'l'ilillU iilllillxl' syinphonios of thy llonoro. o solitary footstops 1-roali tho fioor, No lllllllllgilf Vigil's slooph-ss hours of pain- Xonv but tho slwctral lll0lll01'l0S 1'l'llliliIlQ lho sail 2li'f'llSi0llll'1l tasks aro thino no 1Il0l'0. Alono, aniiclst a world of tloubt thou sti-ow, Assailml by shadowy forms and 1'-ringing foarsg AA spln-1-11 of palv-vyval phantonns lllf0l'WOYl' About thy soul, through all tho lllll'l'l'l'1llll yvars. What might haw- lwvllf' 'Pho ll0il1't Wann-ml dm Thy songs 115-0i'l10,illllf thy voim-me is still. 'athly chill R. S. ll. 13