Brooksville High School - Breeze Yearbook (Brooksville, ME)

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THF BRELVE from the lock and onto the floor I get down on my hands and knees to hunt fo t Fmally after much groplng about I find It when I put by knee on lt Wlth a Slgh I lock the door and go mumbllng up the s axrs to my room I c1aw1 b tween the soggy sheets and after more twrstlng and turn1ng fall mto a troubled sleep only to dream of fiery dragons cannlbal dlnners and electuc chaus Malcolm Blodgett 38 BY A KNOCKOUT Lad1es and Gentlemen' the referees vo1ce rose above the murmur of th crowd The mam bout of the evemng IS about to begln In thls corner IS Slug ger Magee challenger for the heavy welght crown In the other corner 1S K1d Cardlgan The Wlnner of th1s iight 'w1ll next iight the heavywe1ght of the 'world came the announcers volce and heres your blow by blow announcer J1m Greeves Folks the men bounded out of the1r corners at the sound of the bell and they re c1rcl1ng war11y 1n the center of the rlng Slugger felnts w1th a left swmgs a wlcked right that connects Wlth the K1dS chxn Boy that rocked h1m on hlS feet' He recovers and swmgs h1s rlght at Sluggers Jaw Slugger ducks and sends a sxzzllng left to the Klds m1d sectlon That one hurt the K1d folks He lowers h1s guard and Slugger hammers h1s face 1n one two one two order The K1d comes back wlth a rlght to the head Theres the bell end1ng round one folks In the rest perxod Card1gans seconds apphed cold compresses to h1s face and revlved h1m Bong' Theres the bell for the second round 'The boys come out of thexr corners c1r cle for a few econds watchlng each other carefully and now folks they re trad1ng blows at close range Slugger heaves a t6II'1HC rlght at Cardlgan s chm' It lands' The K1d IS down on one knee Hes getting up folks but hes groggy He can hardly stand' H1s opponent wa ches h1m a second and then sends three rapld blows to the Klds unpro tected face Then a short r1ghtJab to Cardlgans Jaw Hes down folks' The KldS down' The crowd lS s1mply go1ng Wlld The referee IS countlng five SIX Bong' The K1d IS saved by the bell HIS seconds are worklng over h1m they ll have h1m around 1D a mlnute Hes s1t battered and one eye IS nearly shut Oh' Oh' Theres the bell for round th e tThe boys are slow1ng up but S'1.gge looks confident as he rushes out of h1 corner to meet h1s opponent He get tlng careless' Hes lowerlng h1 guard' He swlngs a r1ght whlch mlsses the K1d chln The K1d looks a httle better than he d1d last round folks Hes got h1s guard well up and looks as 1f he were go1ng to murder somebody He fernts wlth a feeble left and then suddenly lands a terrlfic rlght on Sluggers Jaw' 'Ihat set h1m back on h1s heels' Hes standmg there wlth a surprlsed look on h1s face' Hes swaymg on h1s feet' Hes swaylng on h1s feet Hes down' Flat on h1s back The referee 1S countxng but you cant hear hmm because the crowd IS 8 1 ' 1 ' ' U r i. ' , ' , ' ' H ! Y I ' . . A . Y . - , Q , V v r v . . . A . , . . , , . , ' Y 7 ' .T , ' . . I . V ' , - 4 ' v 1 - N ' H 7 ' ' ' e ' ' ' ' . . U . . ,, - ,. I . . L - 7 - ' -H , K ' , 1 ' . l . H K ' 7 ' ' . . 5 , ,, , . . . , . - There's the bell to start the round, ting up now. He 100145 bad. His face is Y ' y H Y , - ' ' ' , ' 1 , ' r c. .yy . V 4 Q I, lx - ',. , u l 74 - . 0 , , . . . . , . .F A. . 0 . ' 4 1 ' ' ' ' ' ' 4 ' :oy . , LJ . , , . ' I 7 3 ' K 7 ' ' . . - . A . , . . , ,, . A , , , , , . . , . . ' ' ' 3 ' . ' U ' ' , . . ,, . . , , . -

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llll R111 III h1s hammock of sklns sewed togethe b5 the loving hands of h1S mother Years passed as days and the 1ap1d lncrease of the wh1te men has pushed the Indlan settlerrents far to the land of the sett1ng un Now the Wl'11E man and hrs mate stroll neath my branches and the1r chlldren play 1n my shade My frlends have been cut through the years and hauled away for varlous purposes Alas' I stand here alone wlth naught but thoughts of the past and t1mes that are never to be aga1n Llfe lS monotonous now Only a hunte1 or a chopper passes by My fate lS to stand here unt1l my age gets 'oo great to stand he storms Then I shall fall a broken monarch of the for take my place Suddenly someth1ng wet touched my face I opened my eyes to see my dog standlng over me HIS red tongue was dr1pp1ng w1th sweat for he had been chas ang a rabblt I suddenly reahzed that I had been asleep overcome by my mood and peaceful surroundlngs But I wonder how much of that day dream lb true9 Avls E Dow 37 A MIDSUNHVIER S NIGHT For the tenth tlme I tW1S' my achlng body 1nto a drfferent posltlon and throw back another qullt My sleep1ng gar ments cllng damply to my persplrmg body The hot darkness of my room seems to smother me No welcome breeze stlrs the l1mp curtalns by my open Wm dow and the drowsy hum of nlght 1nsects seems to add to the heat In vam I thmk of cool moss by shady sprmgs of cold Water 108 cream cones and snow storms I seem to be bo1l1ng 1n a pool of my own persp1rat1on Once more I turn over tellmg myself that I must forget the heat and go tO sleep By th1S tlme the sheet beneath me lS tw1sted 1nto a hard t1ght roll whlch gores my Slde In despa1r I l1e there con templatmg SU1C1d6 and thlflklllg other cheerful thoughts From the room below comes a sound There It 1S agaln the unmlstakable cry of a cat I remember now that I had forgotten to put the cat out Welcomxng any d1vers1on I scrambled out of bed Even the floor IS warm and St1Cky against my feet I make my Way down the stalrs and 1nto the 11v1ng room unaware of the danger lurkmg there I can see the blurred form of the cat on the Wmdow s1ll and I start towards her Weaving my way confidently between the farmlxar furn1tude And then lt happens' I have for gotten to replace the card table ln 1tS accustomed place after a card game earlx er 1n the even1ng and 1ts hard unyleld mg leg CO11ld8S w1th my unsuspectlng toe producmg a resouldlng crack Ah cruel Fate' The table goes over wrth a great crash The cat leaps from the wmdow s1ll Wlth a howl of terror and there I stand w1th sweat breakmg forth on my brow I am not a swearmg rran but the mental swearlng I do now vs nothlng short of art I slt down nurslng my toe ln somethlng very close to tears Flnally I get up and hobble over to the crouchlng cat I take her to the door There I grve the bewll dered creature a v1c1ous slmg 1nto the mght and slam the door The key H165 J ' J J 7 ' . ' 1 . y- v ' ' nr . ' - . . ' ' ' Y . A , ' S ' .Li - . . , . 7 . . . . I , ' . . , . . , . Af U L - . ' ' ' , - I . est, to make room for others who are to - - - 3! . , ' A ! r ' l - , ' . . v . y . Q . U . I ' . . . A , ' . , . . . . .

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IIII ELF! XI mak1ng so much 110156 The count 1S over' 'Ihe referee 1S hold1ng up the K1ds hand and 1S saymg somethmg to the crowd nobody knows what' Nobody cares' The Kld had made a startl1ng correback K1d Cardlgan has won by a knockout' Robert Campbell 38 THE OLD MXID AUNT One day 1n December when Joan came home from school ner rrother told her that Aunt Martha wanted ner to come over to her house for supper Th1S was a very strange request as Aunt Martha al most never 1nv1ted anyone to her house for a meal Joan lrked Jewelry but she dared not and low heeled shoes because her aunt d1d not approve of new fangled clothes tha g1rls wear now L1ke most grrls Joan llked Jewelry but nhe dared not wear any for she drdnt know whether her aunt would approve or not She could not lmaglne why Aunt Martha had asked her to supper All the way to her aunts house she kept thmkmg Wh t can she want of me? Why has she asked me to supper? The only tlung to c.o was Walt and see Aunt Martha met her at the door She was an elderly lady wlth pale blue eyes and wavy gray ha1r She k1SS6d her n1ece on the cheek and told he1 to come 1nto the house and get warrr wurle she put the supper on the table After they had ilmshed ,upper and had placed the d1Sh6S ln the Slnk they went 1nto the 1lV1Hg room ThlS was st1ange too because Aunt Martha left her d1rty dxshes after a meal But then Joan thought Aun Martha lsnt herself tOl11ght Sorreth1ng IS on her m1nd When they were eated beS1d6 the fire tl1e old lady began to tell a story It went as follows When 1 was a young g1rl I always wanted a strlng of pearls but they were very expenslve My father and mother d1d not have very much rroney and they had had to work very hard for what l1ttle they d1d have so they could not buy pearls for me All the other grrls of my age had them One day a very dear fr1end of my wearmg the most beaut1ful pearls that I had ever seen I spoke of how lovely they were many trmes Whlle sl1e was there 'Ihe day before she planned to leave she called rre 1nto her room She told me that she would g1V6 the pearls to me b L that when I was through wear1ng them I rrust g1VE them to my oldest daughter Now gomg to the desk took the g1rl had s1nce I have no daughter I a 1 glVC them to you She went to and from one of the drawers sue most beaut1ful pearls that the ever seen Joan d1d not know what to say She pu her arms around her Aunt Martha.: neck and Cfled for Joy When she could control herself she sa1d But Aunt Mar tha you arent through Wlth them yet Then the old lady told her that the pea1ls would look much better on a young grrls neck than on the neck of an old lady Madel1ne Babb1dge 33 '1 J 1 . .1 9 . I 1 1 1 1 y , q ' . , ' tl L ' ! ' 1 - , t 4 ' 1 ' ., - - - yr W 4 ' D ' ' s U , - , , . an ' , . ,,- Y A 7 . , , . , . , . . U . ' , . . , - mother s came to V1Slt us, and she was 7 - Y ' ' in Y! A ' V 7 . . , . . 3 11 ' .,. . , , L- . . , ' .' Y! , . Y ' ' as ,, ' as 0' H , - , , L ,N . ' H - , . . - ' ' 1! . Y - A V I 1 -J - , - , .