Natick High School - Sassamon Yearbook (Natick, MA)

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PAKE TWENTY THE SASSAMON Aunt Sarah ' s grasp Aunt Sarah : Thomas Weston, what does tliis mean? How could you be such a wicked boy? You are deserving of great punishment. Meanwhile Mrs. Sawyer has bundled on Dor- othy ' s things and has left the apartment very much upset and provoked. Tommy : But aunty, 1 didn ' t do Aunt Sarah : Not a word, young man. I could not stand a lie on top of this atrocity. hid picking up a ruler she marches the Pro- testing Tommy to the hall. Tommy: From the hall. Honest Aunty, it was Bob. Aunt Sarah: I saw the scissors in your hand and Bob wasn ' t in the room. That ' s evi- dence enough. Hold out your hand. And the ruler is heard from the hall... Meanwhile Bob slips in the other door and begins to straighten out the room Aunt Sarah appears at the door followed by the chastened Tommy. Aunt Sarah : I ' m glad to see we have one gentleman in the house. Robert, you may look in my bag and have the little box that you will find there. Pats Hobby ' s head. Bobby: Smiling angelically. Thank you, aunty dear, I always try to be nice especially when we have company. Waves to Tommy behind his back Tommy: His eyes suddenly brightening, All right, just wait till to-night, Bob Weston. I ' ve got a swell plan up my sleeve. Sticks a pin in him when Aunt Sarah ' s back is turned. Aunt Sarah and Bobby go upstairs T ommy. after making faces and shaking his fist, goes out the side door. CURTAIN

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THE SASSAMON PAGE NINETEEN I do hope the boys won ' t fuss for you to come home. I really can ' t Polly. Spying a mouse : Great Caesar ' s ghost ! A mouse ! ! Polly wants a cracker - - two crackers - - three crackers ! Aunt Sarah. Springing towards the couch. Oh horrors ! Have you a trap ? I can ' t abide mice. (Sees it ' s a toy mouse) Oh Polly, you wretch ! You shall have no peppermints to-night. Polly. Oh, have a heart-a heart-a heart. Bobby. Pst! Peps, Tom! Tommy. Making a very face. For Poll. Aunt Sarah. If you ' re going to catch the train you ' ll have to hurry, Mary. Exit Mother and Aunt Sarah. Bobby : Say, Tom, we gotta stand her for three days. What ' ll we do? Tommy: Play Sunday School till Ma gets back, I guess. Bobby : I dare you to grab Poll ' s tail. Tommy : Sur e, if you ' ll tickle her with this feather. They cautiously approach the cage and just reach it when the door opens and their mother and aunt come in. Immediately Bob says sweetly — Are you hungry Polly? Poll : Shrilly. Get out ! Vamoose ! Rude boys ! Aunt Sarah eyes the boys suspiciously but says nothing. MotherWeston : Good bye, boys. You ' ll mind Aunty till mother gets back won ' t you and not get into mischief. Boys : We ' ll remember mother. Kiss her. Exit all. Scene II. Same as I. Aunt Sarah is sitting in a big chair in front of the fireplace reading aloud The Moral Devel- opment and Training of Boys. Aunt Sarah : And you see, boys, the moral is always to obey your elders. Bobby : Yes. It ' s a dandy story. Er-aunty. can ' t we go out a while? It isn ' t raining now. Aunt Sarah: Robert, that is the fifth time that you have said ' ain ' t ' since I ' ve been here. Please correct it. Bobby: Yes ' ni. It isn ' t raining no more. .■hint Sarah holds up her hands in horror just as the bell rings again... An old friend, Mrs. Sawyer, and her six year old daughter, Dor- othy, are announced. Aunt Sarah : Oh, my dear Marion, how glad I am to see you. Do take off your wraps. Boys, you play with Dorothy while we go upstairs and talk over old times. Exit, Aunt Sarah tripping over a train of cars which had been left in front of the stairs. Aunt Sarah : Thomas, you are so careless. Pick these things up at once. Someone will fall over them. They go upstairs. Tommy : To Bobby Gee ! What a crumb ! Bobby : Well, Dot, whata you wanta do ? Dorothy : Primly My name is Dorothy, and le ' s play i dolls. Boys: Groaning. Oh Gee! Bob. you don ' t want to play that sissy game, Dot, Lets play Indians. Dorothy : Does it hurt ? Bobby : Grinning. Not a bit. You can be a captive and we ' ll tie ya to a tree and burn ya ! Oh-h-h ! ! ! Dorothy : Setting up a yell. I wanta go home. Mamma ! Tommy : Sh ! He was only fooling. Dorothy looks at him suspiciously but agrees to play The boys soon rig up a tent by pull- i ' W °ff the couch cover and putting it over the big table letting the cover hang over to form the sides of the tent. Bobby : All ready. Now you go over by that chair and we ' ll creep up and kidnap you an ' take you to our wigwam. Dorothy is delighted and readily lets herself he kidnapped. Tommy: How ' ll we torture her, chief? Bobby: Let ' s scalp her. And in a spirit of mischief picks up the scissors and Dorothy ' s beautiful golden curls fall to the floor. Sud- denly, glancing tozvards the stairivay he said, thrusting the scissors in Tommy ' s hand. Wait a minute, kids. I ' m goin ' to get some apples. I ' ll be right back. Exit very quickly. Tommy: Now you ' re a real good Injun, Dot. You ' d make a pretty good boy, too. Dorothy: Undecided whether to laugh or cry. Is this the way you play the game? Tommy : Well, not always, but A cry from the stairs and Tommy is firmly held in

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THE SASSAMON PAGE TWENTY-ONE ATHLETIC NOTES Natick vs. Holliston, January 14. Natick started its season on its home floor against a team that should have been easy. The game was well attended for a mid-week game, and all the fans expected to witness a good Natick team play rings around its opponent but, quite to the con- trary, they were sadly disappointed when the Natick team put up one of the poorest exhibitions of basket-ball that has been witnessed on this floor for a good whili. The team went on to the floor an acknow- ledged winner and was too confident. The passing was very poor, the shooting was worse, and grandstand play was much in evidence. Altho ' Natick won by the score of 19-9 it won no easy game for frequently Holliston threatened to win. The Score: Natick 19; Holliston 9. Baskets from the floor: Hickey 5, Bren- nan 3, Wardell, Dyer 3, Galanie. Foul Baskets: Brennan, Gray. Personal fouls on Hickey, Hughes 2, Galanie. Natick vs. Arlington, January 17 Natick played its first league game to a 31-5 victory over the Arlington High School in the Natick Gym, Friday, January 17. The game was fast ana well played throughout, both teams showing plenty of pep when it was needed and some times when it wasn ' t. Natick had certainly im- proved since Tuesday and played a good game. Brennan was the star of the game, shooting 9 baskets from the floor and 5 from fouls. The Score: Natick 31, Arlington 5. Baskets from the floor: Hickey 2, Bren- nan 9, Hughes 2, Smith, Coolidge. Foul Baskets: Brennan 5, Geary. Personal Fouls on Hickey 2, Coolidge, Brennan. The second team defeated Arlington second between the periods to the tune of 11 — 1. Natick vs. Watertown, Jan. 24. On this date Natick journeyed to Wa- tertown, to engage the league leaders. The game was close and fast throughout, Na- tick leading at the end of the half, 4 — 3. Watertown came back strong in the second half and scored 15 points, or enough to give them the long end of the score by 5 points. Altho ' many are satisfied that Na- tick got a poor deal by the referee, the team played gamely to the end. Brennan was the Natick star, while Cousineau starred for Watertown. The Score: Watertown 18, Natick 13. Field goals: Brennan 3, Hickey 2, Cou- sineau 4, Fetter 2, Shanahan 2. Foul goals: Brennan 3, Cousineau 2. Personal fouls on Shanahan 3, Fetter. Referee: Keliher. Time 15-10-10. Scorer Griffin. The second team was defeated by the Watertown seconds 13 — 4 between periods.