Bancroft School - Blue Moon Yearbook (Worcester, MA)

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THE BLUE MOON 81 out to be. The brother, after nodding his approval, disappeared in the same fashion as he had come. It was late that night when Banna mounted the stairs, and was greatly surprised to find his bureau filled with snow, No pajamas tonight, said he, with an attempt at laughing. But when he went to hang up his suit and found the closet full of snow, he threw himself upon the snow-filled bed, and spent a miserable night, You may well imagine his anger next morning when he found that the guest he had treated so kindly, had pasted all over the town signs to this effect: BANNA THE GOOD-NATURED HAS LOST HIS GOOD NATURE To this very day the Babylonians, hospitable as they are, will never give shelter to anyone with an excessive amount of hair. This story partly explains why the early Babylonians had shaven heads. JANET PIERPONT, Class VII A DAY IN A WOOD ALL around me are trees. Underneath my feet is a soft carpet of pine needles. The trees form an arch and there is a soft whispering and sighing of the wind as it blows through the pines. Through a little vista among the trees I see a lake softly rippling against the shore, while in the dis- tance the opposite shore, with trees waving, is in shadow. It is warm day and birds are singing softly. Now the sun is just going down and a faint sunset is glowing. The water is beginning to color, and birds swooping to get fish make a faint splash. The birds fly off to their nests, but soon they will be back again. The sun has gone down and the woods are beginning to get dark. A whip-poor-will is just calling, and its mate has answered. Now they are quiet. The moon is peeping through the trees, and all is still. BARBARA HEYWOOD, Class VII OUR DOG FIFI FIFI is the name of our dog. She was born in Germany, and later she be- longed to a French officer. Fifi is a Rehpinscher, which means in English Hdeerpinscherf' When the French left the occupied zone at midnight, June 30, 1930, Fifi was found in an empty house which the French had left. The owner of the house dis- covered her two days later. He did not want her, and he was about to take

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80 THE BLUE MOON A NARROW ESCAPE CNE fine day at camp, the executives planned to have a horse show. The first and second prizes had been awarded, and I determined to win the third. The event was the three-gaited one, and there were seven competitors. When my turn was called, I entered the ring on a lanky, chestnut-brown mare. The judge told me to walk and then to trot. After I had done this, he ordered me to canter. I was half way around the track when the saddle suddenly loosened and then slipped under the horse. I tried desperately to keep my balance, but the slipping saddle made the horse go faster. The jarring loosened my hold, and I suddenly found myself in the air over the horse's head. As I landed, I doubled up to escape the flying hoofs. The mare veered as much as she could in an attempt to miss me, but I felt a sharp stab in my side which drove most of the wind out of me. Her hind hoof had grazed my ribs. I limped off the field with my hand on the cut, which pained every step I took. The horse trotted along beside me as if sorry for what she had done. I gave her a piece of sugar that I had in my pocket, and patted her. At the infirmary, I found that the blow had merely scraped the skin on my left side. The doctor treated me quickly, and the pain was soon gone. What worried me most was that I had lost the chance for the prize. I That night at supper, I was surprised to find that I had won third prize in spite of the mishap. THoMAs STINSON, Class VIII A BABYLON LEGEND ONCE, long, long ago, in the city of Babylon, lived a kindly man by the name of Banna Cmeaning goodness to allj. Also in those ancient days lived a man covered with hair from head to foot, who was believed to be a sort of devil. Now it happened that one cold, bitter night he stopped at the house of Banna for warmth and shelter from the blinding snow. He had heard rumors of Banna's goodness, and had determined to see for himself how good-natured he really was. After he had warmed himself with a cup of hot tea, and had decided that he had better spend the night under Banna,s roof, he said that he would re- tire, for he wanted to be off bright and early the following morning. Upon reaching the room he was to use, he clapped his hand three times, then sat down and waited patiently. A few minutes later the roof opened and there appeared a man of enormous size, also covered with hair, who said with an evil smile, as he stepped into the room, What sort of mischief art thou up to now? Whereupon his younger brother answered, Carry all the snow thou canst into Banna's room, and don't stop until every inch of his bed, bureau, and closet is filled. We shall see whether he is as good-natured as he is made

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82 THE BLUE MOON her to the veterinary to have her shot, when my aunt met this gentleman with the dog. She liked the dog so much that she took it home with her. When I Went abroad to visit my aunt, I spent most of my time with Fifi. We both liked each other very much. As I left to go home, my aunt gave me Fifi for a present. She is a very clever dog, and understands three languages-French, Ger- man, and English, She also can sing and almost talk in dog language. IRENE MCLAURIN, Class VI THE BOSTON TEA PARTY WE ALL like tea, And so you see The Boston people drank it. Taxed tea came in, And in the din Some Boston people sank it. It was this way- Ill-fated day- To Boston came some tea, The people said Noi Back it must go, It is taxed too heavily. It happened then Some Boston men Appeared as Mohawks dressed: Right down the street, With hurrying feet, They ran and yelled their best. They reached the floats, They manned the boats, And to the tea ships rovved. A motley crowd, They shouted loud, What feathers and paint they showed. The tea was dumped, The bottom bumped, Too bad it had been sent. And so the sea Got all the tea And did not pay a cent. BARBARA EMMONS, Class VI