Albany Academy for Girls - Academe Yearbook (Albany, NY)

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thought th tt my dope eould ehmb 1 tree but lfrnst, betng no ordtn lrv dope fell out ot our apple tree und rtpped thole nn lns long bl tek stoekmg I hrs seeretly pleased us, but not belng hends, we eonslderttely deetded to ttke hrnst down to the flood to sktp stones We dtdnt expeet htm to be tl le to sktp but we thought he mrghr derne some small pletsure out of eontemplattng our skxll So we hlled our poekets wlth small, Hat p1eces of shale and sl1d dow n the steep embankment, etrefully ayotdtng sttckers md thorns When we re ached the bottom, we looked b lek tnd stw Ifrnst, hterllly I'OlllllU through a brtar bush ohn grotned despatrlngly ts ltrnst trrned wtth a bump H sat up, and, rubbmv h1s head, rem trked cheerfully That wax rather strenuous Iohn turned green, and no wonder Ernst had sand rawther Instead of rather l hasttly began to sktp stones Iohn yotned me, but hurled hrs stones wlth such vehemenee th tt they sank When our supply of shale wts exhtusted, we stt on the fence md wltehed the torptd vs ues rlhe Hood was vomg down all rtght ln 1 week there would be only mud to ree 111 the lllllllkl like l looked at Ernst lf he was lmpressed, he dldnt appear to be so I looked tt my brother He was suryeymv the water w1th enthuslasm Say' Look at that' He pomted to 1 large, half submerged stump protrudlng from the wtves I wtsh we eould get out there, he sud wlstfully We eould pretend Wll1lxCLl at me elaborately and turned to Ifrnst Say Ernst' he sud, grmnlng erafttly, I bet you couldnt wtlk out there' It was a dlsttnct dare I watched Ernst He looked puz7led Walk? Sure, 1t lsn t deep ohn measured the depth wtth hrs lm tnd But, what for? asked hrnst Oh just for the heck of If CY wan l dare you' hrnst frowned I wondered what he was Illllllilltg He lalel hrs cap slowly on the fence post md walked out to where water and the tangled grass melted together He turned and looked at Iohn pleadlngly Cro theadl cllled ohn recklessly I remonstrnted He wont really do tt, w1ll he Ntw returned Iohn scornfullv He s yust 1 slssy Frnst was stlll standrng there A sudden gust of ehlll wtnd ruffled hls fur ha1r so that tt stood hke an aureole tround Ins head He looked yery weak and alone, and suddenly I wts frlghtened He took a step forward and 1 wne hcked his shoe Hls new shoes' Oh, no' I cllled but only III my hetrt He dtdnt hetr me Another step forvy 1rd up to hrs tnkles The water wts ley He shlyered bee, ohn maryelled hes nuts You re nuts, I returned sharply Why el you tell lum to do If Hell probably drown or somethmg, and we ll get Ill trouble Well gosh, I dldnt thmk he would Ifrnst walked faster novs He wts ftrther out llthousrh the mud must lm ne bogged htm dovyn Flhe wtter re tehed hls knees We vs ttehed m shocked stlenee He vyent further md further we sflsped ohn was se tred Page SN A 1 1 .. . 1 4 Q. . 1 I .y . 1 ' ' U. . A v 1 H- . 1 'I 1 1 N ' Y 1 ' . . ' ' 1 - ' . . - ' U 1 I ', . . , . - - , ' ' ' A W 1 l s 1 4 l - s . w . Y s -, . V ' ' . ' . , - V '1 ' ' 1 ' 1 fl . 5 ' 1 D K., ' ' 5 . I 1 ' 3 ' . 5 1 ' . e -1 1 I -s 1 1 - V it r . U . 1 , vw ' as .I .1. I . I ' .1 1 ' st sw - - - - - 1 . . . 1 s . . -. . . -. , . - . ' ,. V.- ,L h qi . L ., . . 1 D Ll 1 Hi ' i i . I S - n 1 st .' W 1 av. g s, ' is bk A ' L A If was a desert ISIZIIMI. He was stlent for about two nnnutes. 'Ihen he as 1 vs X s . - 1 I - H W Q , . 1 j 1 77 ' ' I Ki 39 sc ' 'i u vv i A ' -i LK W! Q 1 1 56 ' I ' NY V V1 9 - s , - . . 1 g ., l 1 I LA 5 ' ' NH! ' F lt 1 V9 2 W LA Vx ' N i'sx 3, 1 ' 3 -1 1 ' . ' ' . , - , 1 ' e . Y bk Y! ' ' 5 J ' '1 , fl ' 1 - lf ' f. ' Q ' . I , -- ' '. r ' i ' ' 73 lb ' Y ' s Il , . . Q 1 ' 3 '. lf 1 1 g . 1 ' I ' . - 1 -1 ' ' 3 ' t1 ' 5 3 '. 'A 1 '- ga: . I

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LITER RY SECTIO SPR1xc FLOOD fgx The river was narrow and slow IHOWlllg most of the vear but when meltmg snow poured down from the h1lls, the 1ce broke up tn huge chunks Then 9W1fI eold torrents surged free of thexr Ilmlts and spread sllentlx oyer the ll1t fields below our house My brother 1nd I s.,,Q.. halled rhls annual lnundatxon w1th delight All that wlter held Great fascrnanon Warned not to approach lt, we nevertheless played qulte ne1r, 1nd became pro f1LlC'IlI 111 sklpplng stones on the vast surflce of our back 1 1rd oce lla One hne d1y my brother and I were snhng bo1ts ' made of flat shlngles when Mother 1bruptly called us 111 We shuffled IIIIO the hung room somewh1t UIIQFILIOLISIY to be confronted by 1 sm 111 blond boy of 1pproX1mately ohn s 1ge I-Ie stood by tl1e hrepI1ee IWIQWIYLIIY IS lf he felt wery Ulletffllll I suppose he ehd I-Ie st1red at us Illtl we st1red If lum Hls elothes 1ston1shed us 1nd we gxped more th 111 LISLI I-Ie elutehed 1n outI1nd1sh e1p w1th both hands 1nd wore smort trousers, hwh bl 1eIe woolen stoeklngs 1 sleeveless swe1ter 1nd tle tl I oo ed like 1 h11r rlbbon Hls h11r w1s muel1 too long 1nd when IL 9 'Vw IPPFO 1ehed us to be lntrodueed h1s obwrouslv new shoes SQLICIICCLI hxdeously When Mother told hrm our n 1mes he 1etualIy pl1eed h1s CIP oxer h1s he 1rt lllkl bowed 1 yerky heel Cllelilllg bow, whlch embarr1ssed us to de 1th When we dlscox ered th If we were to tlke th1s oddlty out to play our horror knew no bounds As my brother propelled Ilrnst to the door I Ilngered to eomplaun Vlother was 1shamed of me Th1s l1ttIe boy c1me all the way from Germany I-Ies a refugee, and he s neyer played wlth my Amerlcan chxldren before Now I want you to show hum how HICCIX you e1n behaxe Her no-nonsense look sent me seurryrng 1fter the boys My brother klcked a stone fiercely and plunged hls hands deep 1nto h1s pockets What do you want to do he muttered Frnst hesltated and finally Sllll tlmldly Whateyer you wlsh, please My brother glanced at htm SLISPICIOLISIY Frnst spoke wlth such pI'CCl5lOI1 that ohn thought he w1s Illllxlllg fun of hlm I could see hlm doubhng hls fists so I h1st1ly tnter xened, 1lthouUh I h 1d httle symp1thy for the Il1SLlI'l:Cl'11I5Ie Prnst Wh ll 1bout t1g We trled to pln Ilg but I1rnstw1s so 1wkw 1rd that he was alw1ys It IlLSIlll.S he Lllllllf LIIILILFSIIDLI the U1me IIILI most of the time he lust flll III elreles I-Ie w IS no better ll mumblety peg lllkl 1fter he h 1d 1Imost put my e e rut w1t1 ol111 s 11eIe Iilllft we deele ed th II nt w1s too duwert us e Page Ivuc' A I HK, NN ' ,1 . , 1' 3 Q' 'jj A . 5 L 'f ' ' I 1 y , 1 ,X . . , V ff I I . 4 1 J 'Ney ' 1 Q . 1 ' 1 1 X - . ' flw 1 f s , - 5 A 1 g . . , I 1 . 1 e - y I - - - 1 , 1 . '1 '1 . L, ,N J, K L ee 1 1 'Q fh, A . . 1 1 ,1.' ' ' 1 . Q ' . ' ' A 1 ' 1 . J ' 3 1: 3 ' 5,1 ' 1 ' 1 .'11l. ' ' ' ' 1 1 J '1 ' Q, 1 ' ' :I J Z., 1' ' ' ' 5 ' 5, 1 3 ' 5 '1 ', 1 ll ' 111 I lc' '1 1 - . 5 1 if ' ,1 ' I' . x I I ' rf' 1 v 41 .s 1 Y I- 1 1 ' 1 , ' ' 5 1 . Vx . yr L 1 1 v 1 .v . V V 1 1 . , ,. . I , , . 1 ' . LL ' ' N 1 1 1' . 1 i V -1 . , ,, 21' .' . -4. ' I 1 Ak 1 gt v ' 1 ,v V 1 1 . .1 , . . . ' ' 1 1 . ' . '-' . I ,,. 'A n 1 1 A -v 1 y . N 1 5 i ' -4 I-3 :V' I 1 1 11. KI L v 4 - L. - le K V e 1 - n ',' A., ' 1. L hm ,e 1 . e .' . .1 , ,,. , 1 1' , . 1 , 1 . 'v'1 'II Q 1 - '. ' I' 1 '1. 1,,'1.. W'

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