Bethel High School - Key Yearbook (Bethel, NC)

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THE FRIGHT OF TWO BROTHERS (With Apologies to Milton) (By Annie Gertrude Jones) Alice, her elder brother and her younger brother, wished to go to the inauguration of President Harding, but neither of them had money enough to go, unless they should attempt the journey on foot. Alexandria was about twenty-five miles from Washington, but in spite of the distance they were determined to go, as neither of them had ever witnessed an occasion of this kind. Early on the morning of March Z, 1921, the three having made preparation for the journey started to Washington. Thinking they would make the trip safely by night, they carried lunch enough to last during the day only. Five o ' clock in the afternoon found them seven miles from their destination, and the brothers saw that Alice was too tired to go farther. Thus it was decided to spend the night in the forest, and make an early start next morning in order to reach Washington in plenty of time for the celebration. The two brothers at once set out to hunt berries for their sister ' s supper, and on departing they gavo her instructions not to wander from this place. In spite of her promise, Alice disobeyed her brothers, and when they returned to the spot where they left her she was not to be found. Both of the brothers were alarmed at the disappearance of their sister, but the elder brother s attitude was entirely differ- ent from that of his younger brother. The elder brother re- marked at the darkness of the mghc; not a ray of light could be seen, not even from the heavens. The younger broth- er was distressed greatly at his sister ' s disappearance and was wondering where she was at the time and whether her person had satisfied the hunger of some savage beast. The elder bro-

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Eighth, To Edward Burroughs we will and bequeath Clarence Whitehurst ' s art in French. Ninth, To Lucile Martin we do will and bequeath Frances Smith ' s poetic talent and Nannie Whitehurst ' s style of theme writing. Twelfth, To Lillian Carson we will and bequeath Frances desire to will Clarence Whitehurst ' s habit of sitting on the bar- rel under the old China tree with Nell Parker. Eleventh, We will and bequeath to Myrtle Lewis Nannie Whitehurst ' s art in flirting. Twelfth, To Lillian Carson wo will and bequeath Francis Smith ' s quietness and modesty. Thirteenth, To Samue Whitehurst it is our deepest desire to will Clarence Whitehurst ' s talent in music, both voice and piano Fourteenth, Robert Burrough desires us to will to Frank Whitehurst his remarkable talent in puppy loving. Fifteenth, We will and bequeath to Ida Whitehurst Frances Smith ' s art in making eyes and to Dodie Martin, Nannie White- h ' .:rst.wills her style of arranging her tresses. Sixteenth, Robert Burroughs wills to Luciie Martin his privi- lege 01 remaining down street untii- after chapel each morning his argument for willing this privilege to a girt is that now wo l-.avo equal suffrage. Seventeenth, To the entire faculty we wish to express our appreciation for their co-operation with us during the past year. We wish them the greatest success in their work Eighteenth, We appoint as executors those members of the Junior Class who shall continue with the school for another year. We admonish them to carry out the provisions of this vlil according to its true intents and purposes In witness whereof, we do hereby set our hands, this 24th Clay 01 May, VJ21. (Signed) Senior Class of Bethel High School.

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ther, too, was distressed about Alice, but he did not take such a melancholy mood as the younger brother. He said, What need a man forestall his date of grief. And run to meet that he must avoid? How bitter is self delusion. Or if they be but false alarm of fear. He believed that his sister was perfectly safe and that noth- ing could harm a girl as virtuous as she. But the younger bro- ther still feared for his sister ' s safety. He said : Beauty, like the fair Hesperian tree, Laden with blooming gold had need of dragon watch with unenchanted eye, To save her blossoms and save her fruit, Front the rash hands of bold Incontinence. While the two brothers stood arguing, a clear, sweet voice founded from within the depths of the forest with enchant- ing ravishment — a voice which sounded as if something holy were lodged in the breast from whence it came. How sweetly did they (tones) float upon the wings Of silence, throguh the empty-vaulted night. At! every fall smoothing the raven down Of darkness till it smiled. Hearing this almost heavenly music, the two brothers knew it to be the voice of their lost sister. Immediately they set out in the direction from v henco the voice came. Alice was sitting on the roots of a tree weeping as if her heart would break when her brothers found her. At the sight of them her tears suddenly vanished and once more she was aa beautiful, heavenly, divine and happy looking as before. Early in the morning of March 4th, 1921, the three set out for Washington, and by ten o ' clock they reached the city jusi in time to witness the long anticipated celebration.