Arlington High School - Indian Yearbook (Arlington, MA)

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8 ARUN(’.rON HIGH SCHOOL CLARION. THE NINTH INNING. The portly gentleman came upon the erandstancl hurriedly and seated himself beside a small, freckled-faced, and red- haired boy. He seemed glad that the inning had commenced ; for he had acted almost ashamed to come in. Unbottoning his coat, thereby revealing his spotless waistcoat, he accosted the boy by his side, — “What is the score, sonny?” “Three to two in their favor, first o’ the ninth,” replied “ sonny,” “ l)ut Lakeville will beat ’em yet.” “ l m 1 who’s that in the box ? ” The boy gazed at him with a look of surprised wisdom, and said, “Huh! don’t you know Jack? ’ Thought everybody knew him ! His whole name is .Arthur Jackson, but us fellers that knows him calls him ‘ Jack.’ He’s all right, too!” The man’s only response was an- other “Aim!,” and he settled himself to watch the game. ' I ' liere were two on bases now and the voices of the “ coachers” were heard hoarse- ly encouraging the men, — “ Come on, Sam, old man ! get off ! get off ! he da’sen ' t throw the ball! Look out!” — as the pitcher turned quit ' kly and threw the ball. “ Safe 1” shouted the umpire. Then “ Jack ” settled down to pitch. rhe next batter went out in one, two, three order; the large grandstand fairly shook; and the air seemed to vibrate with applau.se. “ What d’ 1 tell yer ? ” said the boy, with a self confident smile. “He’ll do,” and the stout gentleman shook with ill-suppressed mirth as he smiled into the lad’s ' glowing face. ' I ' hen a well-directed liner put another man on base, but sent the man “ Sam ” to third base only, amidst the applause of the neutral spectators. The excitement was now intense. The grandstand was silent, and every voice was hushed except for the occasional words of encoragement to the runners by those “ coaching.” Then Jackson pitched the ball. There was a sharp rap and the ball left th.e bat, struck the ground half way between home and the pitcher’s box and bounded into the air above the jritcher’s head. .A quick, high leap into the air and the pitcher had the ball in his glove. But then he forgot himself; for instead of throwing home, he threw to first. The sec- ond baseman shouted to first, “ Steady ; time enough,” and a swift throw home barely beat the runner, the whole taking place in one-third of the time it takes to tell it. The voice of the umpire was complete- ly drowned in the great sea of applau.se. “’I George, that’s the best playing I’ve seen for a long time 1” exclaimed the portly gentleman, trying to conceal his excitement. “ AWu bet!” said the boy, “and there’s more coming too!” “Batter up,” called the umpire. The first man stepped to the plate, gripped his bat, and sent a well-placed WALTER K. HUTCHINSON, Farm Products Faticy Groceries Poultry, Game, Etc. PrOvisiOnS Coffee We are agents for Chase Sanhokn’s Cele- l)rated ( ffees and Tea s. ..... Call and get a sample if yon are not qnite satis- fied with the goods you are using. 65 t«66a .Tass. Avenue. Arlington. 45 Park Avenue, Arlington Heights. o Implements. TELEPHONES Machines. ' III Woodenware. RICHMOND I (incorporated) 5 IANOd 2 NORTn MARKET STREET. BOSTON. f inii.vh ft A ' Appro r-od JJmpIo} ' OffS. Morcanfile, Agricultural. Horficalfural. TEiaiPIlONE men. B76. WM. WHYTAL SON, Spring— 1 904 — Summer ERNESTO GUARENTE, Fashionable Higii Grade Tailoring, 610 Mass. Ave., Arlington. T .AI!(;K A. ' Sortinent of lin))oi ' tfil and Domestic (ioods J suited to meet wants of the I5est Traiie. It is our constant care that no expenditure is simred either in re- spect to materials or intelligent workmansliip used on new lligli tirade Work, or in the leansing. Dveing. Iteptiiring, I’ressing or Altering of laidie.s’ :ind (‘ieiits’ Clothing. .Ml our work is done in onrow n store, under our own careful supervision, llicndore guaranteeing perfect stitisfaction til rciisonalile prices.

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ARLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL CLARION. 7 he rose to the surface, and found himself in five feet of water. Proceeding cautiously, he was soon out of the water entirely; but in darkness. After groping about for some time he came to the live coals of a fire. The cave was about twenty feet long and twelve wide ; and was held up by planks and logs. In this cave was a perfectly appointed distillery, with a water supply from the river. P ' ollowing along the tunnel, he came to a second outlet like that by which he entered. Retracing his steps until he reached the log across the tunnel’s mouth, he dove and came up at the feet of his companions. ' I ' here were several gallons of liquor in the tunnel. It was agreed to occupy the distillery and capture the gang on its re- turn. They did not care to reach the cave by swimming, so they dug to it. Just after da ylight the moonshiners re- turned and were seized one by one. For thirty-two years the distillery had been in successful operation. It had taken months to complete the tunnel, which had been made by de.serters from the Confed- erate Army during the war. Only a certain number of moonshiners were allowed to possess the secret of the retreat, as great danger had been faced in carrying on the business. It was the old story over again, great labor and ingenuity wasted, when perhaps one-tenth of the same cpialities better ap- plied would have brought profit to them- selves and to society. Arthur J. Hendrick, ’05. “EARLY RISING TO JOHNNY.” I believe that the mothers and perhaps some of the fathers will sympathize with me when I say that calling a boy in the morn- ing, whether big or little, is no easy task. And it is a little singular that the next hard- est thing to getting a boy out of bed is get- ting him into it, especially the big boys, who delight in going to see their lady friends for a short call in the evening; or perhaps it is from studying late evenings trying to find out why the square of the weeks in vaca- tion hasn’t the same ratio as the weeks of school divided by forty. The mothers know this; so do the boys. But the mother seems to go at it in the right way. She opens the door and gently procailms “ Johnny. ’ There is no response. “ Johnny.” Still no sound. Then there is a sharp, short “John,” fol- lowed a moment later by a long and em- phatic “John Henry.” A grunt mixed in with a gape and a few bed clothes, coming from the upper regions, signifies that an impression has been made and the mother is encouraged to say, “You’d better be get- ting down here to breakfast before I come up there and give you something you’ll feel.” This so startles the young man that he immediately goes off to sleep. The father all this time knows nothing about the trouble. He merely opens the door calmly and the “John Henry” rings all up and down that stairway and goes into Johnny like electricity, and pierces the deepest re- cesses of his nature. And he pops out of bed, into his clothes and down stairs with the running time of the “elevated.” It is rarely a boy allows himself to disregard the paternal summons, and if he does — not more than once — there will be trouble. But all the same Johnny believes that early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, or otherwise. W. M. Partridge. E. E. UPHAM PROVISION DEALER. The Choicest Beef, Pork, Lamb and other Heats. BUTTER, EGGS, LARD, CHEESE. GAME and VEGETABLES of all kinds in their season. TEL. CONNECTION. The Best Place to buy . . ( ’OXFEG’TK )NKRy . . IS at the Mystic Street Waiting Room« A. O. SPRAGUE. i: . i i. d. DTOiVTIST, 22 POJST OFFICE I5I.OCK, AHI.INOXON.

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ARLIN(rrON IHGII SCHOOL CLARION. 9 grounder between first and second. He ran hard, and was rewarded by the umpire’s ‘‘ Safe enough on first ! ” ' I ' he next man struck out miserably. The man following got out at first, sacrificing for the man on base, who easily took second. Jackson now came to the plate and gripped the bat. The relieved words, Ah ! here’s Jack.son,” could be heard throughout the L. A. faction of the grand-stand. “ Now you jest wait,” said tlie red-haired spectator, as he turned again toward the field. The first ball left tlie pitcher’s hand. “ Strike ! ” called the umpire. Nice pitching, old man,” the catcher said, as he threw back the ball. ' J ' hree balls and a strike then followed in succession. Lakeville began to lose heart. “ Just a hit, Jackie, now,” the men would plead, while the coacher redoubled his efforts to get his man to third. Then came a ball straight over the plate. Jackson swung hard and struck the ball fairly, and it soared far over the heads of the running fielders as the runner, dropping the cracked bat, sped around the bases. Then the grandstand seemed to go wild. Every one was on his feet ; even the white waist coated individual waved his hat until he grew red in the face. Jackson was running hard now toward home. Would the ball beat him ? Suddenly a shrill v oice rang out above the noise, “ Sli-ide, Jack ; ” and Jack slid. As the dust cleared, the umpire, run- ning up, shouted, “ Safe ! ” ' I ' he game was o ver. As the players left the field, “Jack ” was saying, “I would never have slid if my red- haired friend hadn’t shouted to me. I’d not thought of it. We’ll make him mascot, next year.” TAXI )ISK of the hiehest excellence, thoiin:li not necessarily of the highest cost, is the motto of the Central Dry Goods Co., 477 Mass. Avenue. R. W. LeBARON, Glectruian and Contractor, ... DEALER IN ... Electric, Gas and Oil Fixtures. Electrical supplies, etc, 474 Mass. Avcmic. ' I’wo hours later, Arthur Jackson sat in the fast deepening shadows of his room in Lakeville Academy, talking with the afore- mentioned gentleman of broad proportions. “ Well,” the latter was saying, “ that is cer- tainly the best game I have seen since our game of ’77, or its equal ! Perhaps I have mentioned it before?” “ Why, yes, just a little, father.” “ By the way, Arthur, will they elect you captain again next year ? ” “ They will if I stay, and let ’em,” re- sponded that individual, with a smile which seemed to indicate that something had been said on the matter previous to this time. “ If you stay ! And is there any good reason why you should not?” “It seems not,” laughed Jack, as they went to the window to answer the cheering below. Charles Gott, Jr. ’ 06 . THE NATURAL PERVERSITY OF INANIMATE THINGS. Mr. Pembroke had been away in the country on a vacation for about a month. He sent a letter to his wife, saying he would be home the following ' I’hursday. Of cour.se Mrs. Pembroke was very much jdeased, and wished to have things look very co ' Hw him. She told Jane, the maid, that she wanted Mr. Pembroke’s room thoroughly cleaned, and that she would also like a few A. BOWMAN, Ladies’ and Gent’s Tailor, 478 Mass. Ave., Arlington. Altering, Cleaning, Dyeing, Pre.ssing, Repairing. bittemorc’s The Most Exquisite Preparation for the Skin, Cures Chapped Hands or Face, Chapped or Irritated Skin, After wasliin and wiping; the parts affected, aj)])ly a little of tlie I.otion, rubbing- gently until dry. O. W. WHITTEMORE, pharmacist, Arlington, Mass. 1)1 . Gr. AV. Tel. con nection. POST OFKICE AKT.INOXON.