Ben Blewett High School - Brochure Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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awwmm JEJEIFZEN Lochmvar jumor Youn Lochmvar un1or came out of the west Of all the fast HIVVCTS h1s Ford was the best It rattled and squeaked and It all came apart And when he vsas ready the thmg Wouldn t start The Ford 1n whlch he had always been carr1ed Wouldn t go even though he was gomv to be marrled A bull came alon and gave lt a shove Whlch sent hrm a Hymg to Ellen h1s love When he stepped out of hrs old Jltney bus It rattled so much that he just had to cuss He stalked boldly 1nto Netherby Hall Where Ellen s old Father was g1v1ng a ball Oh come ye rn peace or come ye IH war? Saud the ma1d s schem1n Father to Young Lochlnvar I e en had forgot you Ellen my dear T111 I heard of a r1va1 then I hastened here tr She was marrymg the Duke of some other countree fHe had thought that the lucky man was to be he But Young Lochmvar rn h1s haste d1d forget That he had made no answer to the brld s Father yet I ll dance but one fox trot but one cup Ill drlnk Of Hek or of Bevo thats proper I thmk A cup wa then offered he drank wlth a frown Dardanella struck up and he set the cup down The Fathers cho1ce brldegroom stood just looklng on Whrle Ellen and Lochmvar danced toward the lawn Then Lochmvar wh1spered m her t1ny ear How about an elopement sweet Ellen my dear? Bet your last bottom dollar that sounds ood to me So endmg thelr fox trot they started to Hee H1 there you come back here the Father crxed loud Whlle the poor Jrlted brldegroom stood st1ll1n the crowd No more cf the car or the couple was heard For the Ford flew away as swift as a blrd They followed on horseback they followed rn cars But bx th1s tlme the Ford could have safely reached Mars osephme Hohn fS1r VValter Scott II J Q .A l W l 1 - ' 9 . . . 'H 7 U -4, v y - v v v - - V , . Q q , I . 4 . U v ,D - o' ' , to - Y ' v , . . U - - vw , . . . , . . U . Z3 .1 - A l ' Y . . ,, , . of Q . O, - v . A, N. . U - . . - 1 . - - H v v - 3 I . . , . I , . . . . v sf H 7 7 ' fr A -v O 1 ' b . - - lr - . n - l , Q v or L . - v . v I 1

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SZHNSEERQL mam the rrdge And Im a tellm ye right now lf lt don t ram rlght off well not have a thm to eat Everythrng just burnt up L1za exclalmed No tellm what well come to yet One year the r1ver overflows and takes all the corn away and the next un lt all drxes up There s so many of the folks around that s got the ager Thats a bad slgn My Ma always sa1d that when so many folks got the chills and fever lt was just puttm 1n fer a dry season Granny sa1d At Sundown the crowds grew restless chlldren crled horses stamped at the HICS and dust One by one the famllles crowded 1nto the wagons and dropped wearrly on the dusty quilts The old r men sa1d they must b a gettm home to mllk the cows and feed the stock Some remamed to quarrel or dance untll n1Oht but most of the folks have made It a day at sunset A MOONLIGHT ESCAPADE by Adrlenne Bedlglan l I EY joe yelled Bllly Smrth at h1s playmate s w1ndow c mon out Whata ya want was the rough rejornder as a curly head 55 emerged from the w1ndow Look at them cherr1es sa1d Brlly pomtmg a grrmy finger at a tree ln a nerghborlng field covered wlth r1pen1ng frult But they d catch us 1f we took any sa1d joe mournfully Oh we a1nt avom now scoffed Bxlly but to mght cmover by the fence we ll have a Jolly tlrne That mght Bllly Smlth and joe Banks both surprrsed thelr fond parents by W1Sl'llI'1g to retxre at an early hour On recexvlng th read1ly granted permrssron and blddmg a lovlng good mght both made a spe dy ex1t and ran Is that you joe? whlspered Brlly hldden under the fence as he heard footsteps approachmg Sure IS Let s go Under the moonllght two small boys smacked the1r 11ps as they crammed rlpe and unr1pe cherries Qwhlch nelther could dlstmgulsh by th pale moonhghtj 1nto thelr mouths But after a short tlme even B1lly and joe had had enough cherr1es for one nrght at least and accordmgly each went his own way home After several va1n attempts B1l1y succeeded 1n gettlng ln throu h the wmdow he had left open and carefully removmg h1s shoes he cautrously crept upstalrs just as he a ned h1s door one shoe fell to the Floor Wlth a heavy thud Thunder' ne exclaimed as he qulckly scrambled lnto bed Blllys mother awakened by the nolse on softly openxng the door a few mmutes later beheld an rnnocent though somewhat cherry besmlrched face restmg composedly on the whrte plllow A stocklnged toe protrudmg from the covers at the other end Emshed the story Blllys father attended to hlm as dld Joes to HIM and that together w1th the fact that both felt somewhat funny about the mlddle for the next day makes It needless to say th t nelther ever wlshed to go cherry plCk1I'1g by moonlxght after that one lorlous rnffht 8 Q 'I I - - ' . 4 - s - v . . . , . . , ' 1 . U . . ,, D ' ' ' - sl - 9 v - , . . . ,, , . . 1. v v U v ' 1 . . . , . ,, . , . 1 1 , . 0 1 . . . H . 9 S . , . ,, . 5 ' ' 7 , - f n - ' ' 1 - U s u v s , ' rv ' 'z 1 U . ,, V . . n 1 ' 1 . ' U . ,, . . . . . 0' y 1 u a . an - , . as ' 1 ' u vu ' u - v 1 5 Q v ' 9 s - ' n , . B . . O . . . . . - . A . , x. . M ,, . . . 1 ' 1 y u - 9 n 1 . . . . . . . e . . . Ov v 1 Y D v O' 1 . ,G . u n 3 - ' ' . . , . . , . . 1 a 1 ' 9 - 1 , . . , , . , . ' D 1 -- fi ' 0' l . Z3 b

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mam How Curls F1Sh HERE are generally about s1x gxrls They are usually arrayed ln if-1 Y lxght dresses and pretty colored bonnets As they carry therr iff long poles hooks and l1nes they are very proud As soon as they get to the rlver they look for a good place to get down the bank and the most venturesome one st1cks her boot heels rn the bank and makes two careful steps down then Ends herself at the bottom with both arms ln the water and a general feehng that everybody rn the w1de world lS lookmg at her and she feels very great The other glrls prohtxng by her example turn around and go down the bank on thelr hands and feet backward scampermg over the rlfts untll they fmd a shallow place where they can see the Hsh and shout Oh I see one' Where? Why there Let s catch h1m Who s got the ba1t9 You lazy thmg you re Slttlflg on my pole' All these exclamatnons are otten off rn a tone that awakens every echo Wlthln a nnle around and sends every fish that IS near 1nto galloplng hys terlcs Then the glrls by superhuman exertlon manage to get a worm on the hook and throw rt mto the water w1th a splash llke the launchlng of a washtub and awalt the result After a whlle a feeble mlnded sunhsh con tlnues to get fastened on the hook of a t1m1d grrl and she grves vent to her tongue Oh my' somethmg s got my hook' Pull up' Pull up' you httle 1dlOt' shout five exc1ted voices as poles and hooks are dropped and they run to the rescue The glrl wrth a bxte gxves a spasmodxc Jerk whlch sends the unfortunate sunny mto the a1r the full length of the four reel l1ne and he comes down on the nearest curly head w1th a damp flop that sets her clawxng as though there were bumble bees ln her ha1r Oh murder' Take rt away' Ugh' Take lt away' The nasty thlng' Then they hold up thelr SklItS and gather about that Hsh as he sklps over the logs one all the t1rne holdmg the pole m both hands with one foot firmly planted on the lme as though she had an evllly dlSpOSCd goat at the other end Then they talk lt over How w1l1 lt ever get off? Am t lt pretty? Wonder 1f xt a1nt dry? Poor httle thmg' Let s put it back How vsnll we get the hook from rts mouth? Pxck nt up' Plck It ap' says one of the xrls as she backed herself l0 1 - - ' . cc . . ,, 'gi 5 ' ' gs! l . . ,X A G' 3? ' f If ,' . , ns , , . 7 . Y Q Y , . ! 7 D I , . li Y! , . Il 7, KI l! , . KK 7 ' !, 4. . . .. LL ' V ' ' !! , , . 0, . b . . . . . H . , - . ,, . . ' 7 9 , l - - , ll ' I !I , . . ,, . . . ,, . . . . . , , . . . . . . ,, ,, . . ' v I Lt ' . ' ' S! , . . . . . Y U ' Y , . KL ' ' it C6 ' i ' Il Cl ' ' ' 1 V! LL . n , u D! 55 ' ' I! ,, . . . . I ,, U. . . g ,