Phillips High School - Phillipian Yearbook (Phillips, ME)

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THE PHII LIPIAN the nlght seemed to penetrate to my very bones and the uncanny darkness somehow unnerved me fllllng my mmd wrth vaoue half realized fancles and dread As I went on my mmd persrs ently dwelt on Poe s wtld fantastlc stones, so full of the horror of death Volces whxch were not of thas world seemed to Whlsper rn the nlght wmd, and my eyes began to plcture strange terrlble oblects n he darkness whlch pressed upon me and welghed me down hke an mvlsxble hand Somewhere off rn the nrght an unearthlv snarling crv broke upon the alr I started ln terror at the sound but reason told me that xt was only the cry of a fox Then the sxlence settled tn more elnll and death ly than before whlte at the left srde of the road It was oblong IU shap and had the appe rarce or a tombstone 1-iastuy scratchmg a match the last one I had I auvanced resolutely To my ehagrrn and strll more to mv rehef, If proved to be only a guxoc board Somewhat heartened to see how ground less had been my fe rs, I walked on and soon reached a place where the road ran through an especially dark a d gloomy bxt of forest On the rxght slde the la d lose to a consrderable helght, formrng an excel lent sheep pasture, whlle at some dlstance to the left was a deep treacherous marsh Close on both sldes of the road however, there was a belt of trees, wh ch threw thelr dark gnarled branches against the sk, and deepened the shadows below I had advanced some dtstance u to these woods, wher suddenly a y gue feehng that I was berng followed caused me to turn around Whether my ear had caught some shght rustlem the under brush or hoyv the yvarnlng came I can not tell Looklng back I sawawhlte object emerge from the shadows, several rods away, by the rlght srde of the road and come slowly IH my dlrectlon Cold drops of sweat stood out on my forehead, whtle my heart stopped beatxng for an ln stant ThlS could be no harmless guxde board, for lf came nearer and nearer and once a twlg snapped beneath lt Wlfh a half IIIZITICUIZIC cry, I turned and fled Never had I run so before Fear whxch had at Hrst held my hmbs lmmovable, noyv spurred me on Castxng a hasty glance behrnd I saw to my horror that the creat and even worse, that nt was gammg steadlly Un and or we sped through the dark ness, and soon I heard the sound of hoofs on the road behind Try as I m1ght these grew more and more dlstlnct ttll, just as we were emerglng from the woods they sounded close at my heels By thls tune the moon had rlsen and threw the pale ghostly hght upon tne sombre forest, yet I oared not look around, I only ran on wlth my last remammg strength Then suddenly my foot struck a rock and I yvas thrown headlong 1nto a deep mud puddle Wlth a Hnal desparrrng effort, I ralsed my self, drrpplng wlth the muddy water to a half srttxng posxtlon 'I here rn the road, not ten paces drstant stood the dread pur suer Nancy, my corset lamb' AFS'l6 lb . I Q ' Y. Y- , v A y f- va ' v V I Y - I A ' -' t . , ' I ' . ' , . . . . , . . C . s 1 I - I -I -I . . 9 ' 1 ' l S t . v . . - n 1 . , , . . . I . - l s I ' uv - A little farther tm I notlced Somethmg ure or whatever it was, was still following, ' e I a . .- ' Y. T. I Q Y 7' ' ' v ' ' . - 1 I . . . ' Y a ' ' ' . 'A ' I 7 - 1 . ' n fr ' ' 1 . ' ' n ' , ' 1 ' ' . D , , - '77 1 '- L.. v v

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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 ' - , , . .

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THE PHILLIPIAN Ma Slmpkms Has the Family Plcture Taken It was a rather warm Saturday after noon, when the whole Sxmpklns famlly filed mto the photographers studio to have their picture taken Ma led the lme w1th the ten httle Slmpkmses follow mg m the order of thelr ages, then came the dog Jack and last and seemmgly least, Pa Good afternoon, Mrster Pncture Ta ker began Ma excltedly we ve come ter gnt our pxcters took We want one oth whole famlly taken together an I thought I d brmg Pa an the dog along, so we d be sure n gxt our money s worth She turned and looked at her famxly who stood meekly awaltlng further orders, as rf she was proud to own such descend ants Then, after a second she went on Now all stand toes n a crack ln jest how tall ver oldes an talles so shell have ter come first Then Ann Elizabeth up slde er her Junmv S1mpk1ns,stop yer squallm thls minute There am t a thmg to be afeared of here up IH a row wlth yer the floor, so SI c n see b Sarah Jane the Here 'VIa paused so that her reprovmg words mlght smk deeper ln the mmd of the dxmlnutlve Jlmmv I guess John Henrys a lxttle mute taller n Sally even nf he IS ayear an a half younger an so he ll stan up nex ter Ann Ellzabeth hlmlry where s yer han k chxef? All this snxfllm makes me narvous Not waiting for Elmlry to find her own handkerchxef Ma drew forth from be neath her belt, a volummous artlcle, with large blue roses, around the edge, and patronlzmgly presented If to her tearful offspring Sally up slde er John Henry Mlrandy Slmpklns do fer land s sake act as lf you d be n some ere once fore n yer llfe, an stop starm at thmgs so Nllrandy came back to earth with a Jump and stammered Yyyes somethlng to the same effect Elmlryll have to come nex but It makes quxte adrop from Sally ter her most two years But what IS can t be helped I suppose The twms ll stan up sxde er Elmxry an mln yer don t querrel as ter who ll come first, fer t don t make no odds Yer jest as near alxke n length s both feet an don t look s xf yer Day er Judgment d come fer It am t Ma paused for breath and thought ln her own mmd, as she watched them, that even lf they dld have so many faults, they were qulte a remarkable collection after Mnrandy you step up nex the twms an take yer hnger out yer mouth The ldeal A great bug gurl most four and two thlrds years old Pa, hev you lost yer tongue? Why dont you help me ter range em up, an not set there ser dump rsh luke? Pa ln assent Jumped up, nodded hrs head vxgorously but dnd not say anythmg not because he couldnt thlnk of lt, but merely because he thought nt would be J 17 . . . - . . . I 1 - . ' l ' U . . , ... . . . . , . a a u n o ' , , , ' P 7 Y , Y ' ' ' ' 1 - 1 - 11 1 1 1 ' ' . ' H 11 44 . . 1 ' or 11 ' U 1 ' 1 1 1 H ' 7 I ' 1 1 ' , 1 , 1 - 1 , . , . I , , 1 1 ' 1 11 7 ' . ' ' 1 1 , 1 , . 1 , 1 1 1 ' - 1 1 l . 1 1 1 yer be n looks.-Sarah Jane, stan upn . , . 1 1 - U . . Y y , ' l ' ' I ll I ' Y Y ' . n , y 1 e' l . 3 3 Y 1 . . Y . , , . . . . . . , ' - all. . . . , . I as . v , . 1 1 I 11 . 3 ' . . . , 1 A 1 , - .-- . . . . , ex , . . , , 1 ,1 ' - 1 . . ,, Y , ! 1 u 1 Y 9 y ' 1 ' Y . - u . , Y Y 1 1 ' ' ' ' 1 , . . I! ,