Arlington High School - Indian Yearbook (Arlington, MA)

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ARLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL CLARION. THE LIZAKI) ON THE RUINS OF THE COLISEUAE Translated from the French of Lamartine. Upon the l)lood-l)esprinkled sand, Witliin the ruined i)iide of Rome — Vespasian’s ampitheatre grand — I sat with Tacitus alone. I read of Rome’s last crime-stained days, ' I ' he Empire at auction sold. And, one ambitious man to raise. The universe so basely rolled. I saw the idol-loving throng Applauding loud the triumi)hcrs ; In the arena gloating long (J’er the blood of gladiators. l pon the walls, corroded, worn, I recomposed, with toilsome care. The name the Caesar once had borne. Whose pride had raised this structure there. I slowly spelled the opening sign ; Hut intercepting as 1 gazed, A lizard slept upon tlie line Where once the Caesar’s name had blazed. .Sole heir of all the Roman race, -Sole dweller in these ruins gray. Among these stones, he took the place Of states decayed and passed away. Slow gliding from the fissures wide, ' ' I ' hrough all his frame with cold made numb. To warm again his green-scaled side. Upon the heated bronze he’d come. () Consul, Caesar, Imperator, Augustus, I ' ontifl- gods your jreers. This reptile’s shadow now seems greater Than all our glory of past years. Wise nature has her ironies. The unheeded book fell at my side. Tacitus, all your histories Have less contempt for mortals’ ])ride. Charles C. Tufts, Class of ’97. DAVID Jl DUNCAN, lor a I Decorator, Bedding Plants, Pal ms, etc. I ' LOWERS USMISHED OR FUNERALS. Wedding a occasions. HlS ' fORIC HOV.S. Boylioud is an uneventful time. It is only the great deeds of inaidiood that turn the attention of the world to the small tleeds of youth. ' I ' he tale of Wash- ington’s truthfulness in regard to the cherry-tree would have been unknown to history had he not later become the father of his country. ' I’he humble en- try of Benjamin I ' ranklin into I’hiladel- ])hia, with a roll under each arm and all Ids i)ersonal effects tied uj) in a cotton handkerchief, would have suffered also the same fate, had he not become closely connected with the early hi.story of his country. ' Fhe story of Abraham Lin- coln’s eagerness for learning, illnstrated by his working for the ])rivilege of bor- rowing bocjks, and then ])oring over their yellow |)ages by the light of a tal- low candle far into the night, would have been known only among his neigh- bors, but that at the time of the rebellion with an iron hand and hrm will, he broke the fetters of the slaves throughout our country. ( )n the broad canvas where history paints her noble figures, there are but few boyish forms. ( )ne we recognize as the Spartan boy, with his cloak drawn closely around him, hiding a stolen fox, while it gnaws at his vitals. I ' he iron hand of Spartan discipline has taught him to bear the greatest agony without flinching. Jfeside the stately form of William the Silent, stands another youthful figure. It is that of a little Dutch lad. who. re- turning from a visit to his grandmother, had noticed a small stream trickling FOR.... Fine S ioes AND.... Gents ' Fn rn isti ing Goods CALL ON.... L. C. TTLER, Panic Building.

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6 ARLI fGTON HIGH SCHOOL CI.ARION. however, than tliey began to (juarrel and dispute about the way to grow. Some thouglit they should shoot up with smootli, straight trunks, until they stood many feet in the air, before sjweading forth their branches: others wished to put out shoots while they were yet very near the ground; still others agreed with neither of these; they ])referred a me- dium course. Although all were striv- ing towards the same end, each wished to outstrip the others, and so jealousy became rife among them. There were complaints that some pushed and crowd- ed others, and that the strong took un- fair advantage of the weak. So each sel- fish little tree started to grow in its own way, with a heart full of ill-wdll toward its companions. I3ays and months sped by, and lengthened into years. The wdse Gar- dener never ceased to watch over the forest with loving care, sending the rain and the sunshine upon it in summer, and a soft blanket of snow to keep its roots warm in winter. Hut his heart was filled with sorrow when he saw how coldly each little tree- trunk stood apart from those around it. Surelv,” he said to himself, they are trying to jjlease me, and all look to the heavens as their goal; wdiy, then, do they not grow ' toward it together in a spirit of friendliness? Still, though he won- dered greatly at the i)ctty strife of the trees, he remembered how young they were, and ho])ed their generosity woul 1 grow with their branches. The years sped on, and each one saw the forest trees a little taller and the trunks larger than the year before. The blue skv did not seem so high above them now; their goal was drawing a lit- tle nearer. The Gardener was greatly ])leased to see them fulfilling his com- mands so well, but he was still grieved with the coldness w ' ith wdiich each treat- ed the others. Higher and higher grew the trees, and. as they came nearer to heaven, their minds w ' ere so filled with its beauty that they thought less of the little differences ami disputes which had disturljed them when they stood so stiffly near the earth. Gradually they stretched their branches caressingly toward each other, and each tree felt happier than ever before. When the trees had been growing for a hundred years, the Gardener looked upon them with pride and joy. The strong, graceful l)ranchcs had grow’u to- gether and interlaced; all disputes and earthly strivings w ' ere buried far below’ them and forgotten in a great and all- absorbing love for their Creator. Helene L. Buiii.ekt, Class of ’99. IVm. JVhyta Son, GROCERS, 24J Massaclnisetts Avenite, Assents foi- Kin, Arthur J ' lour. Rest in the 1 1 ' or Id. Fancy Norlhern Pack Tom a toes, $1.10 a doz. Best Southern Pack Tomatoes, $o.c)o (7 doz. Best Creamery Butter. Edam, Young American . Club House, Neufchatel and Piain American Cheese. II. M. C 7 A SB, Hack, Board in O ' Livery Stable. Carriages furnished for Parties, Weddings, Funerals, etc. Telephone 19. Arlington, Mass. J. Henry Ilartivelt tC Son, UNDER TAKERS, Warerooms : 12 Broadway, opp. Soldiers ' ' Monument , Arlington, Mass. Tel. Con. 26-4.

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s ARLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL CLARION. from the side of the dike. Realizing the danger that threatened the homes of the towns-folk, he thrust his hand in the opening, and, as it grew larger, his arm. .A.s he sat there through the long dark hours of the night, his arm became stiff and paralyzed; yet, in the morning, when a rescuing party came, they fonnd him with his hand still in the dike, sto])ping the restless waters. In a group of those who fought for lib- erty, there stands beside his noble father the small figure of Albert Tell. From childhood, he had been taught to have perfect confidence in his ])arents. A tv- rant, named Gessler, had seized the gov- ernment, and, hanging his hat in the market-place, had compelled all the citi- zens to how to it. William Tell, a pa- triot, refused to pay this homage to a man who had wrongfully seized the throne, and was sentenced to shoot an apple from his son ' s head. The bov fear- lessly took his place, while Ins father j)rc- pared to shoot. The arrow sped on its way, and split the a])ple in two. I ' ew hoys have figured more ])romi- nently in the literary world than the pale and wasted Thomas Chatterton, the hoy |)oet. He was the son of a j)oor widow, and received only a meagre education at a free school. Though everything in his training was against him, yet his writings were so wonderful that the people could not believe that a boy of sixteen was their author. When only seventeen years of age he took poison, because he failed to receive money for his writings, ' fhe judges of his poems pronounced him a masterly genius, and history did not show his equal in the eighteenth cen- tury. A more attractive figure is that of lit- tle Alozart, whom, at the age of six, we see playing before nearly all the sov- ereigns of Europe. We are pleased to know that his manners as well as his music made him so popular. With, all the attention that he received, he still re- mained obedient to his father. We regret to say that, while these lit- tle figures have been noted for their tal- ents and virtues, occasionally one is seen whose fame rests upon wrong-doing. This is the case of John Ilillington. His family had smuggled their passage to the New World on hoard the Mayflower. They were not at all like the Pilgrims, for they desired to come not for gos- ])el, but for adventure. ( )ne day, as they were sailing, John thought that he must do some mischief: accordingly, he went down into the h(fld of the vessel, and was later discovered shooting a match- lock beside the kegs of powder. If a spxirk had struck them, there would have been fatal conse(iuences. The Pilgrims resolved to watch him. but several times he got into mischief before he was found out. After they had landed, and every hand was needed in the village, it was found that John was missing. Three men were obliged tovtake a boat, and, af- ter a long search, they found him, decked in the feathers and war-paint of an In- dian. History does not tell us his future crimes, but, in such a case as this, they are not difficult to imagine. X PLEASANT STREET MARKET. F ' rank P. Whui, Prop. Dealer in Beef, Pork, Mutton, Lamb, Poultry, Vegetables and Canned Goods. FISH OF ALL KINDS. Headquarters for Ginger Ale and Hampden Cream. Fruit in their season, also Game.