Sutter Union High School - Gold and White Yearbook (Sutter, CA)

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Goto AND warm 15 The :Rustic Spring. It ripples quietly along Within a shady place, And o'er its waters crystal clear, Green branches interlace. No storm disturbs its placid face, But quietly it lies, And mirrors in its narrow bounds The brightness of the skies. Upon its brink of hardened clay, Grow ferns and mosses cool, And lilies, with a fragile grace Bend lightly o'er the pool. The magic concert of the birds Makes music in the shadeg But this sweet spell is far out-charmed By a fair and lovely maid. walks among the shrubbery, Trips lightly o'er the grass, And uses this phase of nature As her rustic looking-glass. MAYBELLE SCHELLENGER, '11. She -1- -x- -2- Cfhe Three Wishes. There was once a wise emperor who made a law that to every stranger who came to his court a fried fish should be served. The servants were directed to take no- tice if, when the stranger had eaten the fish to the bone on one side, he turned it over and began on the other side. If he did, he was im- mediately seized, and on the third day thereafter he was put to death. But, on each of these days the cul- prit was permitted to utter a wish, which the emperor pledged himself to grant, provided it was not to spare his life. Many had already perished in in consequence of this order, when, one day, a count and his young son were presented at the court. The fish was served as usual, and when the count had removed all the fish from one side, he turned it over, and was about to commence on the other, when he was suddenly seized and thrown into prison, and told of his approaching doom. Sorrow-stricken, the count 's young son begged the emperor to allow him to die in place of his father, a favor which the emperor was pleas- ed to grant him. The count was ac- cordingly released from prison, and the son was thrown into the cell in his stead. As soon as this had been done, the young man said to his jailers: ' You know I have a right to make three demands before I die. Go tell the emperor to send his daughter, and a priest to marry us. The first demand was not much to emperor's taste, nevertheless he felt bound to keep his word, and therefore complied with the request, to which the princess had no kind of objection. This occurred in the times when kings kept their treas- ures in a cave, or in a tower set apart for the purpose, like the em- peror of' Morrocco in these days, and, on the second day of his im- prisonment, the young man de- manded the emperor's treasures. If the first demand was a bold one, the second was not less sog still the emperor's word was sacred, and having promised, he was forced to keep it, and the treasure of' silver and gold were placed at the prison- er's disposal. On getting posses- sion of' them he distributed them

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14 Gow AND WHITE. knew they were false? and he was ready to forgive. Manning steadily grew better and when he was able to listen, Mor- ris told him the circumstances un- der which he came to be in strange apartments. On hearing the story, the boy turned his face to the wall and would speak to no one that day. On the morning of the next day, when J ack came up to see how his patient was before going to school, Manning grasped his hand and Whis- pered hoarsely, Jack, I have wronged you terribly. I found my watch soon after I spread the re- port. I had misplaced it. I told that to Manwell for I knew he would spread it over the school and I want- ed to make you lose your popularity for I've been jealous of you ever since you came. If you'll forgive and forget that childish incident, I 'll be your friend forever. That's all right, George. We'll start over again and be friends. Now tell me how you came to be in that lake. VVell, I started to go across the lake hunting. My gun was loaded and went off and shot a hole in the bottom of the boat. I guess you know the rest better than I do. Now give me your hand again and say we are to be the best friends. I do say it, answered Jackg and each was as good as his word. LEOLA GIBSON, '12. fi'

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16 GOLD AND WHITE. among the courtiers, and soon he had made a host of friends by his liberality. The emperor began now to feel exceedingly uncomfortable. Unable to sleep, he arose early on the third morning, and went, with fear in his heart, to the prison, to hear what the third wish was to be. Now, said he to his prisoner, 'ttell me what your third demand is, that it may be granted at once, and you may be hung right away, for l am tired of your demands. Sir, answered the prisoner, I have but one more favor to re- quest of your majesty, and, when you have granted it, I shall die con- tent. lt is merely that you will cause the eyes of those who saw my father turn the fish over, to be put out. t'Very good, replied the Em- peror, your demand is but natural and springs from a good heart. Let the chamberlain be seized, he con- tinued, turning to his guards. I, sire, cried the chamberlain, I did not see any thing-it was the steward. Let the steward be seized then,', said the emperor. . But the steward declared, with tears in his eyes, that he had not seen any thing of what had been re- ported, and said it was the butler. The butler declared he had seen nothing of the matter, and that it must have been one of the valets. But they protested that they were entirely ignorant of what had been charged against the count, and so it turned out that nobody could be found who had seen the count com- mit the offense, upon which the princess said: If nobody saw the offense com- mitted, the count cannot be guilty, and my husband is innocent. The emperor ,frowned, which brought frightened looks over the faces of the servants, but soon smil- ing again he said: Let it be so, let him live, though I have put many to death for a light- er offense than his. But as he is not hanged, he is married. Justice had been done. CLARA WEBB, '13. fi'