Andrews High School - Andronian Yearbook (Andrews, IN)

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The Diary of a Small Boy April 29--It's Monday again. Ylastorllay wuz an awful trial. But gee, I'm glad school is out in a way: still I'll almost as soon bl- in sl'hool for I'vp had to hola garlic-11 'most l-vlerv day. I llbil-ipfl mom to lot me go swimmin' hut sho sed tht- water ud hl: too cold. Q11-'l-' whiz a flaller has to git Folllf-' joy outa litla an' I tlon't think I do. It's plenty warm 'nougli out hoein gardvn. I'll lm--t I'll go swimmin' some day soon April 30-Mallla yJ,2ll'tl91l all mornin' and l-loaned yard awhile this afternoon. Toni Brown an' Bill Smith an' Tl-lilly Williams Ckllllf-' past while I wuz all-anin' yard Blld we lllat-ide-ll wlfll go swimmin' to-inorrow if wla hall to Sneak off. XYhic-h we will. And Jim, my kill hrotlil'-r, lwrd us talkin' an' sl-ll lil-'ll tlall mom of we llidn't take him along, Illlaglllv a kill like him a-swimmin'. I-Iawl Haw! I hoxc-rl his Pars for nihhin into other DPODl9'S business aiill mom made me- go to he-ll without my dl-se-rt but he llidn't te-ll on us. Hle's Sl'2lI'PIl of me. you just hot hr- is. If hl- had I'd of got even with him some-how. May 1-Aftvr I'll hoe-ll 2lWlllltl this morning I sl-ll to niom-,f:u+,-ss i'll walk over to 'l'om's awhile-. Git hal-k hy dinnl-r time-. .Iim walkl-ll llown to the- street with ml? an' sl-ll. l'in goin' along. I guess you wont, I se-ll rlaal quit-k. You'rf- too littll-, an' walkl-rl on. I-Io followl-ll nil- ElWllllt' Git homo, l sl-ll. I'll tell on you if you lltllltl take ml- I'll give- you a 1ll?ll'lllt1, a hlnl- onl- too.-I,lat llltl sae it, sl- sod. So I :ot rid of him. Tom sled lllllfl git thl- gan: togl-the-r an' wl-'ll go swimmin' this aftpr- iloon.-f-Wo went, Thi- water looked awful warm. I S011 to Teddy I new thl- watl-r wouldn'1 lil- l-old. I f,'Olllfl ot' told X011 that a long timl- ago. ht- sl-d. It was awful l-old but I sr-ll. it's not l-olll,-.Xltho tho l-hills was running up an' down mv suinlia- Toni sl-ll. no: his tl-l-th a l-hattl-rin: aiill lookin' kinda hiul- in lhl- l.lll'4', XX'l- llltl a finf lllllfl if it lialln't he-on so l-olll. Nlay Zi.-lint much to te-ll. I'm not ftltlllllg so good. having a t'l-arlwa ll9Hll2lt'llt' and soar throat. Any how I got out of hoe-ing garden tl-llay, I llon't no how I got it. IIOPIHK 21IFflf'll I 0Xll l'll H32 llt'+'1l kinda damp out lilfvly ot' l-vt-nings 'SIlPt'llllly. Mom put some- flannel around my Ilt'f li. it's awful stil'-ky an' hot. .lim Ilt'PliQfl his hlaad in tho door an' sled. I told you so-You dill not. I lil-1f,l.7XVt'll I nl-w it anyway. hl- sl-df Git out of hl-ro aiill whl-re you llttlflllg. It aint your llllSlllPSS an' if you llast tl-ll I'll liamnil-r you 'till you'rl- soft. I sl-ll, l'PHl llliltl. May 3-Foe-ling: he-ttor. Mom looklatl wise- klllll sl-d she expel-tell I hood too lllllfnll gardf-n an' lafflad. I wonder it' .lim told hl-r. lt' hl- has hl,-'ll bl-ttl-r watch out 'l'1lllSl-' I'm awful when I'ni mall. .Iini knows ity too. May 4 --Fe-eliii' all right only mom llltlllt' ml- keep tht- flannel on. Saw Tlalldy this afternoon. Ile- lookllll at thl- flannel an' sl-ll, 5'0ll'X'P hall it too, NVQ looked at l-al-li other and Qfllllltlll. lll- sl,-ll. do you suppose- swimmiu' caused that?-Good lllltl, no. Wo dill it all last Slllllllltll' an' it IIPYPI' made- us sivkf llo stall. llill's sick illlll so is Tom. .lust thl-n .lim Vlllllf' runnin' out aiill ll0ll+'l'Pfl as loiill as lil- Vtllllll that mom sl-d I should Ulllllf' in llllll ll-arn mv vl-rsl-s for Sunday svhool. So I wont in. I'ni glad Sunday lmly l-oml-s onl-l- a wl-l-k. May 5-We-nt to Sunday Sldllltll ol l'Olll'Htt. Nuthin' llllPl'ESllIl2 to toll. Ilarl to go to my t'uzin's in the ZlflUl'll0Ull. llall an awful lilllll. Ill-11-'S hopin' she tl0ll'I rain tobmorrow. Iluhy XYOIYF-l'l0l'l. l lltli'-Fl-ill'

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Like Father, Like Son Bobby Mt-Guire paused. Frt in fl remote distance came the hesitant notes of a Iell, chiming out two solemn strokes. The street was deserted and in the pale moon- light he Could hardly discern the hard gray lilies of the somber edifice which he valled home. The early morning air was damp with the t-hill of dew. The cause of his hesitant-y was the tact that. although he had solemnly promised his mater to be in at least by twelve, time had passed in gaiety and ext-itement of the party. and he was retutning two hours late. As he thought of what his father would say at tht- breakfast table in the morning a t-hill unlike that of the air struek terror to his heart. Realizing that he would gain nothing by waiting longer he slowly aseended the steps leading to the front door. .is he neared the empty black square of the doorway he fumblel in his povket for his latch key. In vain. It was nowhere to be found. afxain a t-hill. akin to that of an icy blast struck terror to his heart. Now he was in a predit-'inieiitl Tlierf- was no hopi til' his getting safely to his room without disturbing the household. .X pretty fix, that! .is he paused. under-ided, he heard the sharp, duiek steps of some other early niorning wanderer eoming down the street. He shrank into the shadow of the doora way. His heart leaped into his mouth when he heard the footsteps eoniing nearer. 'i'he person. whoever it was, was not passing. but was ascending the steps. Heavens! Xiith t'hattering teeth and legs svareely strong enough to support hitn he watt'hed the heavy bulk of a man draw nearer. Ile wanted to rtin. or scream, or to do anything to relieve the tension of the moment. His feet were as lead and sweat gatherel in htlge drops on his forehead. Ile felt as one in a nightmare, purstied by a monster of ltigillihtli mien. yet unable to run. The intruder. if stu-li he were, paused a moment at the top of the steps, then came on again. nearer and nearer. .Ks he tried in vain J to shrink futher into his temporary shelter. hobby recognized the vague outline of his t'atlier's form. Knowing that dist-orery was inevitable he ste-ppt-I from his hiding plaee and faeed his father. Mui-li to his surprise his father shrank from him. and was on the piint of running himsilf. Then with a low sh-h-h-li, lit- stepped to the doot' and it swung open with a clit-k. As Bobbie saw his father enter the lltlllst--i he. wonderingly, followed and silently elosed the door after him. He heard his father ast-end the stairs and as silently fol- lowed him. .Xt the head of the stairs the father paused and whispered a few words to the son. .X sudden light broke tipon the latter. He was not the only one who had broken a promise. With a vhut-kle the two parted and silently stole to their respet-tire rooms. The house bet-one still. Outside the milkboy eheerily whistled on his morning rounl and the world slowly awoke to a new day. .XII was well. th-rald Nlygrant. The Diary of a Yellow Dog March 30' Uh gee, the days are dreary. Only had two lights. got shot at three times and almost run over ont-e. Also aint had any thing to eat. But guess I'll go to befl now and tell you more tomorrow. March 31 - t'an't write much today. Am on my way to town. I killed a chicken and my owner is going to give me away. April 1-Oh boy, I'm in the finest home you ever saw: I got a niee little bed to sleep in, all I want to eat and last night I had the best steak you ever set eyes on andfOh well I c-an't hold in any longer-April Fool! April 2-Oh death where is thy sting! Last night I ate a bone that was old when Xerxes was a little boy and now I am so sick I can hardly move. I sure wont eat any old bones any more. April 3-At last. I'm able to move but don't say anything about bones to me- Fm'1ysF1 :'r