Albion State Normal School - Sage Yearbook (Albion, ID)

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Zlaunchp Mit By Hillarcl K. Cooper One day late in the fall, a small hunchback boy was walking along the street shivering in the cold wind. He was just wondering where he was go- ing to get his supper when a man drove up in a buggy, jumped out and throwing the lines to Tim, said Here kid, hold my horse 'til I come back. Tim gladly stepped forward to take hold of the lines and the man went inside the large building just in front of them. Tim wrapped the lines around his arm and put his hands in his pocket to warm them. He stood there about fifteen minutes when the man came out. He dropped something in the boy's hand and jumping in the buggy rode quickly away. The loy moved over in the light to see what the man had given him and, there to his great surprise, he saw in his hand two bright dimes. This was more than he had ever had at one time before in his life. He soliquized thus: I bet I have a swell sup- per to night, I can buy a cupof hot coffee, a plate of baked. beans and some biscuits and still have ten cents left for tomorrow. I tell you that 'er man what give this money was a dandy. He started towards the restaurant and had got about half way when he saw two little boys, smal- ler than himself. They were very thinly clad and were very cold. They looked at him appealingly and he walked up to them and said. Cold? 'Betcher life . was the answer that came from between the chattering teeth of the larger of the two. Hungry? asked Tim. U 'Betcher life answered the spoksman of the other two. What's yer name? Mine 's Tim Mulligon, volunteered Tim. The boys call me Brick Top and him Speckledn answered the larger boy again. Well, said Tim, I'm not rich but I suppose l Kin put up a lunch for three ter-night. I have twenty cents and that will buy quite a lunch. Shall we do? 'fWell l should say so, cried both boys in unison. Tim went into the restaurant and in a short time came out with some things under his arm and called: Foller me an' 'llll take ye to a place Wl191'6 we can eat this and be comfortablef' He led the way to an old deserted lumber shack about twelve by twelve feet and there spread the things on a box for them to, eat. In a short time they had eaten all of the food and nothing' remained but the things the lunch had been calmed i11. Tim then turned to the others and said, I guess there is room for three under those blankets. They crept under and were soon asleep. But there was not enough blanket for three and about eleven o 'clock Tim awoke and found that he was very cold. He began to think he was going to die and he wanted to, so he thought he would pray. Did he know God? Yes, for there was once a kind lady who told him ofthe Almighty God who loves all poor little boys without homes, food or clothing, Tim raised on l1is knees, clasped his hands and there-- Dear God, if there is any place in Heaven for a poor hunchy like me, I would like to go. Please take me. Amen. Then he lay down again and some how he felt Wa1'1ner. Then he passed into that delicious sleep from which there is no awakening and poor little I-lunchy Tim had found a home at last, a home where he would know no more of hunger and and where all would be bright and happy.

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isupular Superstitiuns What a queer and foolish thing it seems when We see our co-workers and friends refrain and Sven deny themselves many things because they believe in the insupportable belief of others. On the other hand we again see ourselves smiling, pro- bably behind our sleeves, at some people who have been fortunate, Cas they thinkl thru some good work of superstitious. I Superstition is said to be the excessive rever- ence for, or fear of, that which is unknown or mys- terious. Superstitions have begun far back in past history. The ancient Greeks and Romans feared their gods whenever they misbehaved. Certainly, this is a good example of superstitious. But do these people live in the same fear now? No, they have outgrown. . The ancient Celts believed and had faith in the Unknown, in this case God. Their ordeals, the System of punishment, required a pure faith and trust in God to pronounce the criminal guilty or Ullguilty. After the rise of Christianity and thro, the medium of the Reformation and Renaissance these ancient and peculiar beliefs were abandoned. There are many popular superstitious of today. many of which are not common to all. Almost QYGTY community has several which are totally different from the neighboring one. However, there are some which are common to almost every 0I1e,.as for instance, If you put anything on wrong Slde out and leaving it on, good luck will result. Breaking a looking glass will bring bad' luck, for Seven years, killing a frog will bring ram. ' . Probably those not quite so common will be more Interesting. ,Since we- are indulging in supersti- tlons just for amusement none of these need to be taken in earnest. , When I was a little girl I found that supersti- ii0ns could not be too foolish for the Catholics to believe. A queer, old lady used to tell me that if ,l would fast all day on the 24th of December J would that night see small, golden pigs crawling on the ceiling. NVhat a pity superstitious ever exist! After I. told my neighbors about it we used to waste our energy trying to study out how all this could happen. I-flow often then we would wish we could only leave the food alone for that day and be rewarded at night by that wonderful vision. l. might also cite an instance where superstitious were of some value. Once a girl had short, thin hair. No amount of cutting would do it any good. Finally another old lady suggested that this girl should trim her hair off every month at the time of the new moon. Rhoda formed a habit and for almost a year she waited patiently for the new moon. By that time her hair had become beauti- ful. flt was thick a11d long and where she had once worn small, attenuated pig-tails, she now wore her hair braided and encircling her head sev- eral times. Undoubtedly she thought the new moon was the cause oi the rapid growth. How- ever, we came to the conclusion that it was not the moon but the regular cuttings. Of course the new moon was and is as regular as anything else but many other 1'egular occurences could have been substituted for it. Thus it is seen that superstitious may or may not bring about that which is said that they would. Time is only needed to prove that foolishness of them. Once upon a time we were firm believers in witchcraft, but that has now been completely wiped out. And. so, today, the various scientific proofs and teachings are bringing to light the absurdity of other beliefs. Soon we will be able to find that all. we believe will be pure and sound truth and nothing but the truth.

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L 012132 !lBiamnnh Afiecklace By Harriet Church Robert De Monyal was a young Frenchman who had recently come into the society circle of La Grande. Ile was a dashing young man, and had created quite a sensation among the younger set when he first entered their circle, but as valuable articles began to disappear, one after another, he was l0oked upon with suspicion, a11d accused of theft, though he could never be caught in doing the Sllghtest thing of this kind. Still a strong suspic- IOI1 rested on him and this he was fully aware of. .lt was about three weeks after he was first sus- Dlcioned that the announcement of Mrs. Du Pont's large ball was announced. The main purpose of this affair was that Mrs. Du -Pont Ca rich young widowl might display the family jewels which were usually kept in a vault fOr safety. The most valuable of these jewels was a magni- ficent diamond necklace of immense value. Mrs. llu I'ont's friends had begged her not to Wear this necklace, saying they feared it would disappear as so many articles had done lately, but She assured them that she would carefully watch the necklace and she really must wear it as this was intended to be the most fashionable a'l'l'air of the season and of course she must be at her best. u Several daysbeforevthe ball, Monseuir ,De Mon- lyal came to Mrs. Du Pont and begged her to hire 21 detective to protect her jewels. I suppose, said he to Mrs. Du Pont you know that I am suspicioned of having taken the ar- ticles which have lately disappeared and if your Hecklace should be taken I would of course be ae- CUSed of taking it. I do notwish to be put in Such an embarrassing position so in order that 0Verything may go well I ask you to hire a de- tective. I wish to attend this ball but cannot do so unless you have someone to watch the jewels as .l would certainly be pointed out as the thief if they were taken and of course you know that would be very unpleasant to me. . Mrs. Du Pont consented to this plan and prom- ised to secure a good detective. . On a back street in a small two roomed house lived a young woman known as Miss Bessie Gray. She was small in stature, quick in her motions, had wide open eyes and always wore a merry smile. ' Miss Gray claimed to be an orphan and .lived by herself in this small house, doing nursing as a means of earning her bread and butter. At present she was taking care of Mrs. Du Pont 's little boy. He had been very cross today and as she sat idly sipping a cup of tea by the stove in her little room she was wondering how much longer she would have to keep this tire- some work up. But never mind, she said half aloud, Hpehaps my time will come some day Robert is doing all he can and I am sure I am doing my part and who knows but that we may be as rich as Mrs. Du Pont herself someday. She half chuckled to herself and her thoughts wandered dreamily into a maze of diamonds and glittering jewels. A knock at the door somewhat startled her. She arose and opened it and to her surprise saw Mrs. Du Pont standing there. Good evening, Miss Gray, said Mrs. Du Pont. You undoubtedly think it strange to see me here at this hour but I came to make a special re- quest of you. I was so busy with my social duties today that I forgot to mention it to you and as I was out driving I thought I would stop in and tell you. You .know I am to give my grand ball tomorrow evening and wear the family jewels.