Phillips High School - Phillipian Yearbook (Phillips, ME)

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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! ,

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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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THE PHILI Il IAN better for htm to keep srlent Sammv Ma contmued ll stan up nex ter Mrrandy an then I ll putjym my up srde er hrm INow, Qammv, take holt yer httle brother s han , an hang on, fer I like ter have my younv uns all up n thelr feet Jack go lay down t th end er t e hne, a I guess we re a yur a you c n jest step nn behmd an see t they behave emselves as they ought llnury, stralghten yer sash an don t have th puckers n yer dress, all ln front, Ann Ehzabeth throw hack your shoulders an ac s rf you had a bone n yer back Thys latter object of Ma s reproof, be mg of a fiery nature threw back her shoulders wrth a jerk and made herself look very much like a YVest Pomt cadet on parade asked Ma can t you hft yer chln a but an stan on yer trptots so we c n see th top er ver head? John Henry, dxdn t you know t wan t gentlemanly ter put yer han s n yer pockets, an make b heve yer Kung of Fnglan ey en rf yer he goln ter hev yer picture took? Ey ery body look pleasant now, an don t yer dare to move no matter how bmd yer want ter scratch yer head I ll jest step up her n front myself, so s ter be sure th whole er my new alpacy ll show, an I guess yve re all ready ter be tooked lWa Slmplclns concluded her monologue here, and wlth a smile hke a moon ln the first quarter, crazed expectantly rn the dy rectnon of the camera The photograph er stepped up behmd lt, and pulled the cloth over his head Sllcnce not a soul dared to breath, Click There sard lVa, mth a smgh that s over wlth All I ve done fer a sohd week IS ter vyash an rron an clean, an scrub an It ll be a long tune forel rub the skin all off my knuckles dom yt av rn Come no v, your uns vt ye hats on, cause we re yom home Dom t let out sech ear sphttm yells, fer mercy s sake tlll we git h ne but I ll admrt I feel bout th same s you do only rn a httle duff ru lf way Come Pa be a httle more spry n yer feet cause you ve got ter grt home er liy thrs trme, the complete famrly were rea ly to depart, but felt rt their duty to walt patrently untrl Ha was of a nund to accompany them Well ejaculated Ma looking around I guess we re all ready ter start Wert tlme I come ter the village I ll drop ln an glt some of th prctersyou flnlsh u an pay fer em Good bye lWxster Plcter Taker We ve had a nrce tune, havln our pycters too.c, an lf we ever have em took agaln, we ll be sure an come ln see yer They passed out amld the greatest con fusron lvla takrng the lead hke the cap able vyoman she was, and the rest of the household, followmg abyectly ln her wake The photographer sank vyearlly Into the nearest charr and thankfully srghed HW 18 1 Y . . x Q'- as ,, . U , y . 1 ' . 1 u at 1 - 1 1 - 11 - l 1 - 1 1 ' ' 1 . . T . , . . A , . - 1 1 9 ' Y ' - 1 1 5 I I Y - , 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 ' -. - , ' , , Y . , . . - - , . U 62 . ., - v y h n 1 ll . P V V - 1 A ' - - , I 1 t y Y l L, .., gl 1 r , , . . . , . V V . . , . . , . .I i : . s - 'I - 11 l v , . , , - - 1 , V1 , 1 - ' . I. . X I I , - Y 1 1 1 4 1 - 1 1 , . 01 , , I , . . . , . V , . , I - I . v r I 1, 1 - 1 V 11 .' 1 1 r . , . . V V . . , 1 , - Y Q , , an gut them pertaters all hoed fore sup- h I 1 ' I p 11 I I 4 . 1 ' .Q ut at I I 7 I 3' I 11 1 - , Pax 1 ' . . . . , , V . , ' . - V ' st V ,, V . 1 1 v Y . , , . ' . U , v ' 1 7 1 1 , , ' 1 . . ' , . - 1 1 1 Y 1 1 ' , . , . , . . , ' V ' ' V ' V 7 ps , v - v . . - ' ' ' I , V, . ' . 1 - v , . . . , 1 1 V , ' 1 I ' Y Q -' . - 1 1 1 1 1 ' 1 , an 1 +- . . e V 11 V 7 7 . Y! 1 1 1. if I - .U 1 1 I ' . . , ' . , ' Y I v I H 1 , . . . y I H. . . 17.