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

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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

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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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Hivunnvi-E num vi- thi- wi-sta-rn hills, tho glowing sun, NM-:1l'y nl' his gre-all lll2ll'l'll zwrnss fha- sky, lmlwul in thi- NlPl1'llll0l' of flu' WEIVUS' l'llll!I'ill'l'Q Sinks iluwn, 'Fon glzul that night is nigh. l unilly llw fIl'l'ill 2ll'lllN 1-lamp hini lu thi-il' uwn, Sli-ailing l'HS.V lill--llloml frmn his lwzn-lg 'l'h4- nu-llinff lhutsti-ps of his ln'ig hl l'UlllIM'l'l'S Q! Q 'l'1-ip ont, Anil sliiinnwr as flu-ly part. X Ilillll0ffl2lllll'lllI0llfll1'I'lllllllllgflbillll, X flush ol' K'l'llllS0ll llilllllg into whilv, 1- l'ill'l'W0ll glllllllll'l' un lhv lvvm-l plain, Anil lu, Ili-lmlil thi- sanulaillm-il night! ll iv vvvl-x' snnsi-I 4-ruwn thi- sill-nl walls Ul sunn- n'1-ll-n'illn-rm-il hill,:1n4l allways iinml X llIll'l'Ul' ol pnrc- 1'l'YNlill. to 1-4-lla-vl 'l'hi Il.nl Ul' glory l1'l'1 lwliinml. ' wln-n lln- twilight j,Iilllll'l'S into night, Xn lu llll'llllll'2llll'l' of thv lallvst snnsa-I wzikm-s al gusty slnnluws lluwi- nn llw lzlwn. Uni' soul l 4n' thv illllll'U2ll'lllllQ llilWll. ll. S. ll ll