Berwick High School - Navillus Yearbook (Berwick, ME)

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THE NAVILLUS onds the sun yvould sl1p behmd the Locarnos then It would grow dark very qulckly Further up the mountalnslde was an old corn loft small at the base and groyylng larger toward the top Down on the banks of the Mag glore were whlte narclssus fields and as far as she could see were noddmg Whlte blossoms It was Sprmg and people yvere laughlng and slngmg 1n the old chateau l1ke they used to years ago The mus1c box yvas back on the organ too Grandma would be verv happv lf she were there C ESCHMANN 44 HANS DISFOW ERS PARADISE Motlon of the hlgh shlp rocked Hans lnto a restless slumber Horrld dreams haunted by hxgh booted IPOD helmeted men bombs death and hunger twlsted h1s t1ny body 1nto knots of pam Wakmg w1th a start he crled then suddenlv realized he was beyond these terrors and headmg for a new land a strange and brlght one to a small SIX year old Surely Aunt Mary and Uncle John would be waltlng to help h1m When mother b1d h1m a tearful good bv on the 1a1ny p1er she promlsed they would loye and care for h1m unt1l the horror of war was over Mormng, arrlved and the shlp anchored ID a large harbor Busy httle tugs puffed and pushed huge shlps forward and back They remlnded Hans of bossy black beetles leadmg elephants by the trunk Hans stared around stared at the large ladv yy 1th a crown on her head holdlng a huge torch up to the sky The pushlng crowd at the ra1l called her the Statue of L berty Any l1ttle boy that knew what l1be1ty meant knew It was a precxous thlng and so rare 1n these days In a httle whlle quarantlne was oyer and doyyn the gang plank walked croyy ds of unkempt refugees Checkmg throuf h the customs took a long tlme Hans head began to nod and h1s eyes closed It was ey emng yyhen he yy as lead gently through the wxre nettlng and before he 191llZ9d It he yyas l1fted h1g,,h and gathered 1nto the arms of 1 sweet smelhng lady who k1SS6d and crushed h1m untll h1s snub httle nose was completely burled IH furs so thlck that he was almost smothered 'Nlext a tall man shook hands w1th h1m 'md asked ln a dlgmfied yvay hoyy he enjoved the trlp Hans was then hurr1ed 1nto the mght and led carefully mto the stream of people yy ho vyere hustlmg and lftughmg as they hurrled along Oh' It can t be mght thought Hans certamly not the black terrl fymg ones he had knoyyn slnce the world trembled and shook Ey erythmg blazed wlth hghts horns sounded yy h1stles blew soft motors purred strange smells and forelgn sounds surrounded h1m He was hur11ed 1nto a sh1n1ng car a pretty one all green and s1lyer llke a beautlful tree growlng 1n the Black Forest Uncle John started tho motor whxch was soft but powerful and thev ghded mto the stream of swlftly movmg traflic It s l1ke flvlng thought Hans On and on they went Rushmg clatterlng trams WhlZZ6d oy erhead whlle others popped out of the ground llke black terrlfied creatures M11 l1ons of hghts streaked the heavens l1ke fingers of flame Suddenly they C339 -us--sus.ax--x.-s..g,.s1-xns.-g.v-x.-xnxuX--sus.-s..g.-x..x.,s-.s-.x.-x.-gns.fxns.-Q K - , . Y . . ' - . . , . , Y - K K x 1 . , L A' 1 L 1 ' . . ' ' 9 - 1 1 K L A . . . 1 . w - . . . . . . I W l . a 9 v a . . i . . . . . . . . . 1 . v . Y ! ' v w v . 1 I 1 . . , . n ' Y - a v I 1 - . . . . I 4 . . . a ' . 9 K r . J v 1 l 1 . . V . 7 5. 7 . L Q Y Y ' . ' . ' f . . r . v Y' , . . . C L1 Y . v T ' ' J s s Af A' 1' 1 y. ' v 1 1 . . . . . K. v ,- Y 1. Ly , , Q 2 . . V S . . 1' I r . S 2 V . . ' l ' . . . Y . v . . . . , , . . w v . . . . . . . J. . . c S ' v . . . . W . l A 1 1 6 1- L nv I U v ' as - Y . ' 7 ! - ' Y U 7 1' . . u Y . . , . . , . . . , , s . . 1. . W . . . v , . 1 A I , K' , 5 ' A .1 . l . . Q , ' ! Y ,, L - - as 7 - - an r ' ' 1' r . . r N , , Y . T . r . ' . . k , L 7 v . Y . , . A . - L' Y k x A. bv s v

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IHE NAVII I US Back home agam he sat by the fireplace wlth the llttle globe 1n hls hand As the fire before h1m cast shadows on the wall he stared dreamlly at th.e llttle SWISS cottage the trees the couple standlng on the brldge and the snovx drlftlng around them He saw 1n thexr place Cla1r and hlmself Would Clalr ever stand on a brldge wxth h1m 1n front of a llttle cottage and just gaze at the snow fallmg around' Would Clalr ever stand stlll long enough to get her before an altar to say I do '7 It seemed that she was always golng somewhere else when he wanted her to go wlth h1m She was supposed to be 1n Cal1fo1n1a now x1s1t1ng a cousm Just then there xx as a knock at the front door He heard Dora the maxd go open lt then he heard Clalr s warm laugh He rose 1ust as she came mto the room The muslc box was stlll tlllkllllg, 1ts happy l1ttle song and she heard It Ph1l hovx loxelx' Where dxd you get 1t'? My father bought a SW1bS chateau Th1s xxas ln It It s beaut1ful Let me hold It D1d you exer hear such a loxely songq Oh gee I m glad xou re home agam Phll I m1ssed you a lot I mlssed you too Dld xou haxe a mee tlme ln C xlxfornm' I d1dn t go X ou d1dn t Whx 'I Im tlred of runnlng all ox er the cot ntlx Phl It s a funny thmg but I haxe a strange feelmg that I xx ould l1ke to lxxe 111 a l1ttle cottage lxke thlN one xxlth trees and a garden If I happened to be l1x1n Ill the same ho1s xx ould It poll the at mosphere'7 Plobablx but I dont xxant to IIYQ alone for the rest of my llfe Thex xx ere mu r1ed two xveeks later On the boat returnmg to Luxope the two of them stood lt the rall and looked o1t ox er the endless expanse of xx ater The moon xx as balanced on the edge of the horxzon and Clalr xx hlspered I m xerx happy Phll He d1dn t have to sav anx thm After spendmg a month III I+ 1ance they tarted for Sxxxtzerland Th 1nn looked Just about the same the long dr1xe up the mountaln road th glant scrolhng on the 11011 gate the flared eax e carv ed shutters and heav oak door xxlth 1ts lion s head knocker Inslde IH the summer parlor that had been shut up for years guests were s1tt1ng and chattlng, before the great nreplaee It xxas not dalk yet so no one had started the fire Ph1l1p s father was talkmg, to some of the x lllage folk Three ch ldren were playlng Jackstones ln the mlddle of the floor Franz was Slttlng on the organ bench and Adel beslde a beautlful harp Ph1l1p and Clalr walked over and surprlsed h s father and lntroductzons were made Wlederkehr Klopfenstem Schlldknecht Tobler and Meerkamper Adel was watch ms, Ph1l1p He held the muslc box 1n h1s hand He smlled at her and xx alked ox er to the organ Thls IS where I found thlq guess Ill put It back It sort of belongs there don t you thlllkv he asked Yes It does look nlce there she answered Franz called her and she ran outslde to the horse wagon She looked doxxn on the xallev Wax down at the left xvas the vlllage at the rlght was he I ago M3ggIOT6 xx 1th the red sun l1t skx reflected IH It In a few sec , Q , ,,,,,.X..g..s..gux..Q-fx.-g.-x.-sa-xnsug.-gng.-x--Q.-sux.nxnxnsux-nx.-x.-sus.-Q . ' . . . . Y , K 1 ' 1 Y W . ' . 1 v 1 7 I . ' 1 1 . , w . l . . . , . - Y ms ny V . W Y . . . . . . Y. w. . . , . v . , , Q I , 1 W i . ' I ' T L' L , .I . - - - yu U 1 7 Y T U 7 . ' U v 5 I ' 1 1 ' w y ' ' U I . . L . ca 9 , ' ' H A4 ' , v , v 7' I . U , , . . . ,, ,. 1 1 s s v , , V , . . I . fl ' , w , ' v A V I . I , I I . l K ,, r , . V -1. 1 . 44 - s va 4. v ' r Y yu an 9 ' ' . . . . ' Y ' . Y I -I , A p Aw I y , . V . K- . y v v . r A. v' s 1 7- H , . . H . . . . . ' 1 ' V 'fl ' W g . .1 .J is ,- Y n xl , v I I . I , ' vu . v K ' . y 4 v ' ' . 1 . , , . 4 . , . . . . f 3 - v . x , . c I . . , , V w 1 3 ' ' . . L , ' Y - N an 7 , y , - n - s I Y , ' H. 1 . , N L , . . v M 5, . . Y . - 1 1 Y C . Y. 0 U . s, . X . . Y I . A v a 9 Y ' ' ' fn 1 v H V 1 'v . , J, . . , J ' Y. . H . , w v. . N . . . . , e 1 L V ' Li, Y A L' L' r , ,. 4 l . I vi v 1 I , - ' 9 - . . , . . . ' ' ' T 7 I I J .. . . , 7' . S . 9 . ' 1 x I e .x , . , v . . .. . H - I , , , . I LI. 1 kv u V , at ' ' ' s - ' l bf x , 1 9 - 79 gg - a k V , I U bf , A - sv , I . , K k L I . v yr 1 7 ' ' . N W . , . . , . Q V X 1 . ' 1. 1 Y , ' ' K K7 . '

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IIIIA N XVII I US ar11x ed xx he1e the bU1ld1II1IS xx e1e tallu and t1lle1 l1ke faux land lw0thCl had told h1m about bedlltlflll plaees a11d castles SUIQIX these brllllantlx hghted toxxe1s xx Ole ladde1s 1each1ng 1l1tO pd1dd1S8 VVhen he asked Lnele John lf that xx ere ught John chuckled patted Ha11s head and Qa1d Mx son xou 1110 11ffl 1 F01 poor, opp1essed, weary, and hea1ts1ek people Amellea IN ee1t Illllx 1 pa1 1d1se L uddled elose to Aunt Ma1x, xx alm and s 1tc Hans fell lnto .1 pleasant sleep D1eams nlled xx 1th good fd1lIkS SIIKLI 1a11les a11d tables g10dIl111gl' xx1th good1es, c1ept 1nto hls NIIIITIIJCI H 111s had found h1s pa1ad1se JUM5 knxe 46 sl L01 ls WOWMIN Phe door' 111to IIISIDGLUDI Daxles p11xate othce opened sottlx lhe Ill SIIQCIUI looked up t LII NITIIIQCI Oh hello lee A11x tlllllg' Ill xx el mn1 I glless x0 the Ills1JCllOI mumblec xx1t1 1 txxlnkle 111 111s exe Do xou 1emen1l1e1 Cdlld Stlldll ' Slllt xx ho xx ouldnt I 1st IIljJ,'l'll somebodx lulled he1 Iee emltted 1 long loxx xx h1stIx Hoxx he ask I Gun It must haxe lumen someone sh: I-xllt xx 1e.1l xx ell No slens ot UIIQIIIIO and tl1e1e xxele poxxdu IJLIIIIS 1110 nd the hole S leldc n11xl11 ' And ple11tx ot people xxould ladlx haxe lumped he1 off 18 th t ec Rlqht ok ISDKLIUI no oo 111s 1 l1l1e o te xou 1s1 ou a11d XOIII NIOIIQN the IIINIISLUJI 11 III ed ax eo a e Lee settled Illnlself Ill a eomto1tal1le D0s1t1OIl, e1ossed h1s legs l1t 1 c11ra1ette and bepan mout txxentx Q1 htx111s 11,11 1 1 le enl xxas IOIII Ill kt Io 1 In txt C1 xxas a 01N m1 xxo1 e1, txxcn x' xe1r o Cl an 1 xx1t S1 xxas a 1oma11t1e xounsx lllllljj so she called he1 babx glll Ca1lott1 The S101 OLISIKI fflmllx l1x ed Ill one ot the rlcketx old tenement I1 1ld mgs lll the slums ot St IULIIN and s0 llttle Carlotta IIGX C1 had a11x play mates but the Lllllillell ot the slums He1 IIlOtl'161 d1ed xxhe11 she xxas tbll xef11s old C111lot 1 had he11 I XXOIld9Ifl1l SLOIIGS t1 on1 he1 mothe1 about 11ch people xx ho ate thl ee me 1! a dax ex e1x dax 111 the xea1 and xx GI en t cold and wet xxhen the xxe1tle1 xx as load and xx ho Cllllllt haxe to xx o11v about where the next month s rent xxas eommg t1om Ca1lotta hld alxxfavs DIOITIISEECI he1 selt shed bt 1111 these people somedav So xx he11 she xx as ffllllteell she xx ent to lnvh fhool She got 1 1ob xxo1k111g afte111oo11s IH a l1ttle 1estau1ant nea1 he1 home Thls xx ax she xxas 1hle to hex' he1self some clothee and haxe a good tlme 134 ..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..-..x..x..,.i,..MN.-..g.Qx..,..,..,..x..x..a..,..,..,..,..s . '. v V ' A ' ' K1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1-, ' ' 1x1 , D , ' . 1 ' ' . 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 1 ' '1 1 ' y- 1 1x1 1 1 1 1 -L1 v 1 l - ' 1 11 'S A t 1 I . ' 1 1 1' ' 5 . iv X ' I ' cs , , , , , ,,' .L 1, I . ,N 1 11 1 I1' 1 1 1 v' 11 'L1 o 1 ' 2 ' L' 2 1 12 'A1 un 1 1 1 1 ' 1' 1 ' 1' , 1 1' - A 1 .1 14 1 1 1 -1 1 1 ' . 1 . V 7 Y ,. 71 ' 3 ' ,1 . - 1 1' 1' 11 ' V1 A- ' vi ' - VV1l-h , .- 1 .1 ,- ' I, l 1 ' ' ,. U , V . .,1. 12 .' ' 3 -1 K' 1 2 ' 1 1 f ' ' I. '? 1 'Q 'eo F ' ' ', ' , ' ' I ' ' .' ' ' ll 1 -U ..K1u,- X it, I doubt it. fl2l1'l2l Stuart is11't the type xx'l1o'd commit s11ic11le. 'L I I 1' ' f ' 51 ' ' ' 1: 1' il the il1a? KI ' 7' Lo ', I1 .' A' '. ii' j'UII.l'Q t t l my I'l 1 t All K' 1 .'lJ1'j'.H Y j ' Q 1 x ' ' 131 t . Ok j -.l1 ad. a. w x . -. Al 'w j- 'bfi' j la 1 f 2 l'tt 1 j' ' Sl ' ' .1 . .1 l X1. I- 'z h ' '- Q ' I' l'.fh 'll- ' -kv '1 T, .' 2 1 ld ' th- hX: 'he '1 K1 l 1 5 . B v l L1 L1 s A14 I y I I A 1 2. ,, R V . t . v . V . A . ., V U. h A jlv . u . 1 . i L1 51. 56 u u . v u 'a 1 v 11 I 1 Ia v 1 11 N. 1 .N 1 v 1 v' 1 ' 1 1 , 1 L L i .IN v ' I N 1 1 1 ' - 1 1 v Q 7 1 H 1 2 3 VA. 'n Y I 1 L V. . I . 4 ' ' ' ' ,1 1- L1 . ' ' . . T. 1 Z . K . A1 1 -L1 ' A1 ' 1 ' 1,1 Ls 1, , C , . L ' I' - L1 r A1 ' - K1 1 M -'71 S3 , ' L 2 .. v 1 Y I s K1 1 1 L1 A 4 Q u r