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

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I3-5I.D AND WHITE. 17 Q4 Sophomore? Dream. How I Was Taught My Geometry. A lesson was I to take, Many shapes was I to make, Thus he commanded me without imploring He placed me like a lame hen, Upright like other men: Now you are perpendicular to the floor- ing. Next I was forced to kneel, And the Prof. made appeal For the Sophies to observe the fine rec tangle: He lifted me once more And stood me on the Hoor D And then he bent me all into a triangle But Till When he a circle tried, I thought I should have died, Especially when he tried to square it, After the trapezoid I felt an aching void: The faintness grew until I scarce could bear it. I gasped and tried to speak, But really felt too weak, Just then I was a parallelopipedg When arcs and sectors come, They made me feel so lame I thought I was a most unhappy biped. Supposlng all was o'er, I sank upon the floor, when my teacher to desist consented, A-stick each, the Sophies siezed, And yelled, and sang, and sneezed, I was almost. if not quite, demented. CHRIS JACOBS, '12. QQ M i 4 I 1 7 Q: VRS ll K.

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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'

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13 GOLD AiND WHITE. Huga Holbrookfs Rebenge. It was an awful nightg such a night as strikes terror into the hearts of the bravest. Through the inky blackness, which closed down over the mountain in an im- penetrable mass, the rain, driven by the raging, roaring tempest, cut the flesh like rod-hot iron. l'oal upon peal of thunder rolled and crashed overhead, reverbcrating from canon to canon, followed by blinding flash- es of forked lightning which smote the mighty pines, converting them into thousands of tiny splinters, which were whirled away before the breath of the on-rushing blasts. It was as if the elements, mighty in their fury, were bent upon the de- struction of every living thing and the leveling of the mighty moun- tains over which they raged, to the earth below. lt was an awful night, one which would tend to dissuade even the bravest from venturing forth and subjecting himself to tl1e fury of such a storm. But nevertheless, on such a night a young man labor- ously and with great pain, was slow- ly making his way through the great forest which covered these moun- tains, the forest which was a play- thing in the hands of this terrific blast. He was unarmed save for an automatic Colt's which lumg at his hip, he had long since thrown away the carbine which greatly im- peded his progress over the moun- tains. lf one could see his face he would see that his mind was upon something far removed from his present surroundings and that he was evi-dently paying no heed to the storm which beat upon him so sav- agely. Every now and then an ex- pression of deep pain would settle upon his pale, handsome face and he would increase his pace, cursing the storm which held him back, until his worrying brain and unstrung nerves became more composed, when he would slow down again into the steady tread which had marked his progress from the time the storm had burst upon him. As he fought his way along the narrow path, he heard, or was indif- ferently conscious of, a terrible, blood-curdling scream, which arose above the din and roar of the temp- est, not ten fet away. He knew that this scream could have come from the throat of but one animal, the ter- rible, blood-thirsty mountain lion. But he paid no heed to the beast, only pushing on with a greater de- termination and energy, he did not even take his gun from the hol- ster. It was plainly to be seen that his mind and soul were set upon some undertaking from which they could not be diverted, no matter what turned against him or stood in his path. He had traveled for three days and nights, without food or rest. and was now nearing the end of his fatiguing journey. But his strength and fortitude were al- so nearing their end. He could not face such a storm much longer, and every few minutes a prayer to the Maker crossed his lips and floated out in the storm. 'Nh God 1 he moaned, but Srive me strength to save her from those devils and I can die in peace. And then he would push on with renewed energy, his whole mind and soul bent upon reaching his destina- tion. At last he came to the end of his journey. But the little log cabin which he had hoped and prayed would be there, was gone, and in its place lay a pile of hissing embers, as if it had been burned but a very short time before his arrival. My God, he groaned, too late! r Then he sank in a heap on the ground. But his faintness was only momentary, for the next min- ute he was on his feet, his energy so nearly spent, returned in great- er forceg his mouth was set in a hard straight line of determina- tion, his eyes contracted to narrow slits, and he was seized with a vio-