Phillips High School - Phillipian Yearbook (Phillips, ME)

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'I HE PHILI IPIAN pocket book but overdraw hrs account at the bank as well Suddenly as they turned a corner rn the store, they saw a large Slgll advertxsmg a sale of lace curtarns, and pa stopped to look at them, thmlcmg of hrs numerous troubles slnce the tlme of Aunt Flma s present Ma ma, he crled suddenly, so 'oudly that lVIrs Crockett and Rosle came to htm runmng He stood by the counter holdlng a lace curtaxn hrgh ln the alr and pomted to the slgn pmned to It whlch read fifty cents marked dovsn from seventy five And the curtaln was rdentncal wlth those that at that tlme graced the Lrocl. ett home E Mnstaken Identity After glvlng a last look at the bread she had just put to rxse Hllda jones hurrxed over to her friend s house to get a cake recelpt What on earth has happened Hllda? exclalmed Rose as Hllda rushed ln Please get me that caramel cake re cerpt of yours and then do come over and help me out' Aunt Ahce has telegraphed that she wlll be here the eleventh and that IS today Mother wasn t expectmg her untxl the twenty fifth I dld so want to make a good lmpresslon on her, and now thls has happened' ' Of Course Rose readlly gave her ard and so when luncheon tnme came a temptmg array of food had been prepared Rose was obliged to le we then and so, Hilda merely ate a plck up lunch before renewing her labors When at last everythmg was rn readl ness for the guest Hllda took her new book and went out on the plazza to rest An hour later, the whrstle blew an nouncmg that rt was sxx o clock but If falled to arouse Hrlda who tlred out with her day s labor had fallen fast asleep ln her comfortable chalr Meanwhlle the tram had pulled ln and all the passengers, except one had gone A httle old woman wearlng a black shavyl and bonnet and carrylng a huge carpet bag stlll stood forlornly on the platform evldently lookmg for someone Fmally pluckmg up her courage she stopped a small boy and asked hlm how to get to ones s house After she had learned the way to one of the resldences belongmg to a jones famlly the old lady started off to find rt Hxlda awoke wrth a start Where was she' What trme was lt? Then she re membered and hastlly rose to her feet When she had hnally gathered her wlts the htt e old lady prevlously mentloned was commg up the path Be thrs .lones s house? I m Mlss Jones slster and I vsas told as how this was the place Be lt' the old lady asked Why' why' y e ess sald Hilda I am Hllda Jones llease come ln It s no wonder you dldn t remember your old aunt, seelngst how you d never seen her Well, here I be now Mfhere S your pa and ma? .. v . . 2 , Y . . . , . 1 y ' u ,, . w N . . , . 9 A 7 y ' 7 ! . . , , ' 1 ' 9 . . . . cc 1 9 , , v v I, . . ' . Y Y. Y . v ' H r . D .Y ! . . . i . 7 I . A. . P. 18. . 1 0 . HJ 1 n l , . . , . . . cr . H . Y ' I . 1 ' Y . . , rr . - V as . , , . , A . . . , . V Y . ' ' 'H , . . . - , . at ,, . . .1 - . . , . . . J . ,, . . 4, , Y . , ' Y V ' Y ' ' I 7 , Q 7 1 u ' ' D! 1 , -

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THE PHILLIPI AN Evcrvthlng was as neat as a pln the curtalns were put ln place by pa, superln tended and dlrected by Mrs Crockett Aln t they handsome, they must have cost a Slghf of monev she pralsed step plng back and tlltlng her head on one slde to gaze at the effect But seems to IHC the sofa don t look as good comln rlght ln front of em so Can t we havea new sofa pa, one of the green leather kl d to match the curtalnsp Well I klnder calculated to buy a po tato planter thls SDTID r and lf Now pa, there aln t no and lfS about t, cut ID 'Vlrs Crockett We don t need no potato planter and we do need a new couch, we had thls one when we nm! Dfffmbff Ebenezer Crockett, and I m a gOlH to have a new lounge 'I he next mornlng lVIr and Mrs Crockett, accompanled by Rosle, went to the CltV to select the new artlcle of furnl ture After they had purchased that, tlley declded that some new cushlons were necessary, and accordlngly bought some elaborate affalrs of sllk and enlbroldery When the couch and ctlshlons vlere ID place, the horrlfled Crockett famlly dls covered that the hltherto much ldmlred paper on the yy alls, now looked old and dlngy and must be papered agaln at O 1CC, so they declded to palnt the wood work at the same tlme lwhat IS ma and Rosle decldcd, and pa pald the blllS Several weeks later the room had been repapered and palnted, the curtalns and the couch whlch had been moved to glye room for the repalrs, were restored to thelr proper places 'md pa thought that he was about to have a llttle rest I'h n Rose sw that '-1 new rug was needed and ma selected an txpenslve brow l Elllil vreen one A reyolylng book case, a new fable and some costly DICIUTCS came next, lll of WVllICl'1 the protestlng Ur Crockett was obllged to pay for Une day, just after the latter were ln tfllled Hr Crockett comlng suddenly lnto the room beheld pa, standlng on the nt v table sadly IHRIHQ dovyn from the wall 'l card c n yhlch yy as nalnted amld a wre th of anple blossoms and forget me nots, Home Sweet Home Pa had refused to have lt banlshed to the attlc wlth the other goods whlch had an explanltlon for hls present occupatlon, although she was plalnly dellghted to see hlm rem wvln f the motto It aln t Home Sweet Home for me no lllore ylalla he replled to her ques tlons And that s all the gratltude I glt for tryln to Hx up a llttle, ma exclalmed After all the trouble I ve been to Eben, I do wlsh you d HPPFCCIHIC lt a llttle more But come I yy 'Ft you to hltch up and take me and Rosle un to the Clfl I want to glt a fern stal d and a bead portlere 'llr Crockett hopelessly went to the barn and harness d the horse He was at tht gate yy hell Mrs Crockett and Rosle came out, and they drove off qulckly Once l fl store the two women bought and bought, It seemed to poor pa lfflffflflflgfly lle declded that not only would they spend all the money ln hls ll v ' 37 - , , 1 . . -V . - I in . x ,- ' 1' f . . ' e i . at . , Y . 1 Y I . 1 ' - . 1, v ' I r ' ' 4 V V ., ' lt . . , 1 , v U Y .v . Q R , , v n v . . - ,- , N 1 . v , fl , is 1 , . 5. c .H 1 . ,, . . . , I 1. - - .yi v K - l ' v , 1 . . - - - i ' ra ' t A , l' Y A r ' ' U . , c - l ., ' - tl . ' . ,, . V H 1 U rl 1 l . . - - , A v . Is were married fffffy-Mm' Jffaf-f ago mmf furnished the room, therefore she sought . , L 7 ' Y D7 ' ' I ' I . . ' 1, ', l . . v . at . , 1 , ' I ' ' 1 N 1 v- yl - , f ' v - fel ' .I I , It V. Q , . . ' , wg x - Ja - . . V . V rt- I , V .N- , YA A yy . ' 2 ' ' , ' r ' ' , -1 ' ,, l Q 1 Av . rw ' ' -I v . ' - F. 3 s . v . , . . , . 'n l e L l

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THF PHILLIPIAV Hllda led the old lady unto the house after makmg excuses for her parents ab sence thlnklng meanwhxle how dlfferent her aunt was than she had lmagmed 'I he old lady ate very heartxly of the dehclous supper Hllda had prepared, and then mslsted on retrrrng Hilda had just returned from grvmg an account of her afternoon to Rose when a telegram arrived Hastlly tearmg rt open she fou.nd to her surprlse the followmg message Am delayed Bob scrlously Ill Wxll wrrte Aunt Ahce Unable to solve the mystery Hxlda had gone up stalrs to prepare for bed wonder mg meantime who the suck Bob mlght be as she knew her aunt was not marrled Suddenly the front doorbell rlng loud and long, I-Iurrymg to the door she found there an mdurnant woman who xmmedlately beffan speaklng lNow mlss I d hke to know what vou thlnk you are domg lteepmg my poor sls ter here a prlsoner I suppose you thmk rt very smart but I can tell you rwht now we wontstand for no such thmff whlle we have as much rxght to freedom as you have Now you just brlng her rlght out or I ll call a pohceman and have hun arrest you Jest because she dldn t know the ways of tnxs awful clty rs no reason for your actlons Now hurry up When she Hot a chance to speak I-Irlda exnlarned matters and succeeded ln qulet mg the irate lady who lnslsted, neverthe less on takmv her srster that mght de splte the country woman s protests Several days later after her mother had returned Hllda recerved a letter from Aunt Ahce part of whlch read I am so sorry to have caused you any extra work but I was unable to come on the eleventh because of the illness of my dear httle dog I am gomg to ask a great favor of your mother I am very desirous of seelng the Panama Exposmon I don t want to go on a personally conducted trlp, neither would I care to go alone If however, I may have the company of my only nxece I shall not hesxtate Please let me know as soon as possible lf your mother s answer IS yes or no and you won t let xt be no Iam sure as I must make all preparatlons before leaving home Lovmgly Aunt nhce the wonderful exposltlon she felt more than repaxd for her useless efforts ln her aunt s behalf but she never forgets the day she made her mistake ln ldentxtv NI B NICK 17 A Ghost Story It was a dark, cheerless night ln Cc tober just after a heavy ram I was walk mg home alone from a dance at the vll lacre 'I he moon had not yet rlsen and the farnt hght of the stars was obscured by the black masses of threatemng clouds Occasxonal puffs of wmd sxghed and moaned rn the naked branches of the trees The arr was cold and damp The chxll of . . lb I Y Y . , . . - 9 , , . ' 1 . . ll . I I . . . . . . , . , . Y Y ll l . - . I 1 . . , . ,, . ' 1 . - , . 4 , 4 , .V Al v v , , , , ' - C y y y - . . . at ,, l 7 . ,, ' , 9 . l K . 3 v I- ' . , ' . - , When Hilda returned from her trlp to 3 Fl . . . . - ' , C1 ' - . at f . , .Y V , J 1 , .l v I ' . . . . , - ' y 3' , , , , b . . . . , . ,,T -4... Y 1:1 I 6 I 1 v, A . - . , . Y . . , . , . v . Q , 1 1 - 1 y ,, . Y . . . ,, . Q N' v , , U . . - , . . 1 r- 1 ' - , , . .