Brooksville High School - Breeze Yearbook (Brooksville, ME)

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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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1111 11111 L11 Before I could stop hrm he had thrown a s1m1lar p1ece toward t Suddenly the whole sectlon of granrte slabs was ralmng down upon us but we qulckly Jumped to safety narrowly escap1ng a swlm 111 the deep waters of the old quarry Some machmery rs st1ll there and heaped 1n a prle a e beautlful gravestones a sad re mrnder of the gay l1ttle town On returnlng from the quarry to he b at we came upon a slab on Whlch pa nted Ill what seemed to be blood he followlng words You have sinned ware On walklng a l1ttle further we came upon another such slgn only hav mg a l1ttle dxfferent wordmg and so on WHS Be to meet thy God We stopped then and wondered 1f we should go on Then Just as we got up courage we heard the loud long blasts of the fog horn calhng everyone to the boat Intent on gettrng to the boat on tlme we forgot all about the slgns and although I d1d not meet my God I was thoroughly lrrpressed wrth the lsland and hope to v1s1t 1' agaln some txme Hurrlcane IS a place that everyone should v1s1t It IS one of the most lnter estlng places that I have ever seen John Blake 39 REMINISCENCES In the lower part of our pasture stands alone a tall prne tree wh1ch was pre served by some thoughtful woodsman of the age of the Indlans and the early Englrsh and French explorers My favorlte pastlme IS to s1t on the fragrant mat of pme sp11ls beneath the tree wrth my back agalnst rts stralght trunk and gaze P through the b anches to the blue sky be yond Thrs srtuatron places one ln 21 thoughtful mood and my mlnd Wande1'S to thrngs absolutely 1mposs1ble I was wlshlng that th1s tree could sud denly possess the power to tell me the tory of 1ts hfe What wonderful thrnffs the ages must have lmpressed 1n th1s pl8C6 of nature' Just then a small mournful sort of vo1ce frorn somewhere over my head Sald When the French and Englrsh first came to th1s part of the country I was a growrng tree not as large as I am now but I remember seerng those hardy rndx vrduals pass by here They were ln search of rnland waterways that would make sultable grounds for the trapplng of fur bearing anrmals They would return agaln 1n the spr1ng laden wrth valuable furs Then agaln the e same men have bar tered knlves guns and lesser trlnkets Wlth the Indlans for furs many tlmes Wlthln range of my shadows Many trmes the exchange was very unfalr The Penobscots have held counclls of war and smoked the peace prpe w1th the Ch18fS of nerghborrng trrbes as they sat before then' tepees whlch were set up near to the place where you are slttxng Then agarn 1n the llght of the moon the brave has wooed hrs mate benea h my follage wh1le the w1nd WhlSD red through the trees tops ln accompanlment to h1s love song Later the brave and h1s graceful brrde have passed here on therr way to therr new home filled wlth the hopes of the future My low hanglng branches have lulled the papoose to peaceful slumbers snug m 6 r v iv , , qv 'wr w 1 J 1 J - . . . u , . . . i I V - , , , ' v ' ,, . . - ' Y S . rv' . t ' . E , ' . , t - : - ' . u ' - ,, . . Y , ' . , , , , . .- until we found in big red letters: Prepare , . 71 Nl ' . , , . , . . 7 . . . - . , . . . ' S - . . , . . .V . . . . . Ll ' Y i Y ' . . y ! . . . . 9 1 1 l , . 1

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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 ' ' , . . ,, . . , , . -