Buffalo Seminary - Seminaria Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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SEMINARIA 1950 the w1rn1ng they had bu1lt that ugly ornate huntlng lodge r1ght on the edge of the lxmestone b1s1n mvxtlng thexr swanky fr1ends down to see these quamt people The Carllngtons had thoroughly made the lxves of these qua1nt people mxserable They had come 1U the Hrst place only to get an easy l1v1ng from the stup1d nat1ves Exot1c foods wonderful scenery and servants all at practlcally no cost are everyth1ng anyone could ask for on a vacatlon Naturally the 1nh1b1 tants resented such lnfrmgement and r1d1cule but what could they do? A month ago after the fare had left so many of the settlers almost destxtute the partxes and ga1ety of the Carhngtons and the1r guests had cut a b1t too deeply Even though the swamp fammlxes had refused e1ther to sell any of the1r produce to the enemy or to work for them the Carhngtons had managed royally and had st 1yed Somehow she dxdn t th1nk thls loss of the1r de 1h and only son Ahndrew hurt them IS much IS It hurt some of the sw 1mp folk He w1s 1 rem 1rk 1bly lov 1ble llttle fellow for 1llh1sfr1lls 1nd there was hardly a he 1rt wh1ch he h 1dn t c1ptured How could pxrents be so utterly lgnorant of and dlslnterested IH the1r own ch1ld7 He had had to come to strangers to lxsp 1bout the lovely palm trees 1nd wonder IC the IDCICS of an Otter 1nd laugh w1th glee at the flashes of color 1nd r1ucous crles ofthe bxrds Such a pathetlc orphan amld such splendor' ulte had been mulllng these thlngs around ID her m1nd for a long tlme Almost twenty SIX hours ago when Andy had first been reported gone she 1nd the others h1d set out w1th 1 sprlng ID the1r steps but the last elght or ten hours had Then lS the tropxc nxght began to sl1de down the tree trunks she trxpped and fell headlong As she plc' ed herself up 11 sllght form huddled a hundred feet ahe 1d c 1me into focus bene 1th 1 cypress tree She dashed to the t1ny figure half fe lfflll th at her tlred eyes h1d at l1st overcome her common sense It w1s Andy sound asleeo w1th that s1lly rather coquettxsh grm on h1s lxps The blonde curls 1nd COIltI'lSf1Ilg black brows and lashes bene1th wh1ch she remembered were bl 1ck eyes th It sp 1rkled w1th l1ttle lights when he wxs ple 1sed were b1rely d1scern1ble To her howex er the blurrmg shadows onlv m1de the beloved fe1tures more und Ill her mmd s eye For the flrst t1me ID hours she notlced her whereabouts Always Sffllllllig for the t1ny deta1l she h1d spared her eyes the complete prcture The grace and sup pleness of the trees around her w IS qu1te breathtaklng yet IH the gatherlng gloom the st 1nd of cypress took on eerle forebodlng forms Pliililllg her v1 1y through the underbrush w1th Andy st1ll asleep IU her xrms ul1e trled to hurry I must let the others knovx they Xe been Se 1rch1ng sO long She whlspered If 111 1 smg song fa h1on almost lrke a lullaby Bakaxa-1 M -XIER S' f 9 . 1 1 .,,. 1 . I . . , , 1 1 . 1 1 - 1 1 ' 11 2 . 1 5 1 1 V 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 .... , . 1 1 1 . -. x ' I - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 a K I 1 J 1 1 1 . ' 1 , , 1 1 1 , 1 ' 1 seemed llke eons and her feet dragged more and more as hope ran the clock out. 1 1 1 . 1 1 . 1 , 1 1 1 A 3 5 1 1 1 1 1 , , 1 , ' . ' S 1 1 1 1 1 , ' . 1 1 ' ' I 3 1 1 I ' ' v ' 1 1 1 . , , L 1 I 1 1 . ' . 1 1 Q . 1. 1 ' 1 1 1 , K1 3 ' 5 . 3 ' . , s V 3 Q . , Y 5 , 5 I 1 g 1 1 . . ,1 1. . J . 1 1' 1 A K F - 1 - 1 x f. K 1 s 1 1 1 1 . W ' . 1 . . , . .1

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SEMINARIA 1950 Wlfh Malice 'foward None HONORABLE MEYTION Now m1yhe they ll underst 1nd she muttered to herself Her voxce held 1 trlumphmt tone hut there was 11nm1stakably the trace of syrnp1thy III 1t IS well Perhaps p1ty and condescens1on were the roots of her fhellllg but she w1s trymg to help these mtruders who just could not understmd the mush 1nd 1ts xnfluences Trudgmg we 1r1ly 1nd Qe1I'Cl1ll1gly through the prurle of golden s1w gr1ss whlch she h1d grown to love so feryently Julxe could lllUOSlf feel lts ll'l1lTlOSlfy tow 1rd folk l1ke them jom Wlth her own B1ck h1ck 1 few short months 1go she thought the people of th1s part of the swamp had ln ed together contentedly IS frlends durmg cr1ses 1nd as casual lCqUl1I'1K'lllCES it other tlmes E1ch f1m1ly w IS 1 lxttle st 1nd ofllsh yet th1t m1de them 1ll 1k1n A ch mce to sh 1pe thelr lLlVt.l'lfLlI'LS wlth the1r own h 1nds 1nd the pe ICL they re 1ped from the1r ohjectlvlty were 111 they 1sked of l1fe Freedom from the crowdxng lnfluences of other mlnds llld th1t wonderf11l feellng of helng 'lCCOL1lII1l7lt, to none hut God 1nd h 1y1ng to struggle 1g11nst nothmg slye the elements g'lXe e1ch the power to be h1ppy 111 l'11ITlStlf Why couldn t people understand th It or le1xe them llOIlk, 1nyw1y7 It WIS funny the way the folks h1d stood together lwtely hut the C1rl1ngtons Under 1 coco1 plum she slumped down What IS the m lg1C of the EVergl1des7 she wondered The clear grey eyes closed perxodxcally to g1VC an upturned 1nd slxghtly freckled nose '1 moment of ecstasy A wh1sper1ng hreeze dehcately mmgled the hxtter smell of chocolate w1th the sweet essence of sugwr cane and splced xt w1th 1 pungent p1nyness An obnoxlous gmt lWdli6II6d her from rex er1e w1th sever1l11hs1nto her t1n fore 1rm 1nd she roused herself to the t 1sk of hndlng fo11r ye 1r old Andy C1rl1ngton As the sun re 1ehed 1ts hexght her cotton sh1rt begln to stlek 1nd the rubber soles of her sne1kers heclme 1lmost Ullb6lI'Z1ble A gl1lY1pS6 now and then of the cle 1r d1rk swamp waters was refreshmg but I6l'I'1fV1l1g What lf he h1d fallen m7 Wh it 1bout the cro od1les7 Surely he couldn t haxe gone that deeply 1nto the h1s1n Oh ple1se let somebody find hun soon' The thoughts r1ced through her hrun Wh1t w1s th If ITOIQL7 Gosh I 1m gettlng muddled from loss of sleep To think l dldn t recogmze 1t Somethlng IQ f1m1l1ar 19 1 heron s cro1k1ng She hegm t1lk1ng to keep herself from p1n1c lt vsould serxe them rxght lf they new er found llllll Why couldn t she con xlnce herself of thltv Julle was thllllilllg agun to some her hre 1th for the terram was growlng more 1IICl more tre1cherous The sw1mp folk h1d w1rned the Cirlmgtons ihout the dmgerousness of the plwee for youngsters But xgnormg . . J . 1 1 , 1 1 1 1 1 . 1 , , , 1 1 ' . . 8 . I 1 1 1 ' sf ' - 5- ' 5 - ' 's 1 1 , 1 e1 . 3 ' V 3 V3 A5 - 33 l ' I 4 . ' , ' ' ' . . . , , 3 N I lv S 5 5 ' . I 4 V 1 1' A 5 . 1 I 1 . , , , 1 . 1 , , , , . , , ' 5 i - W. ' 3' 5 'L 5' 5 3. -S I I H 1' 3 ' 3 I 'h D3 3 4 I H 3 3 - 1 1 . 1 , I f s ws' ' 1 s 3 1 - ' 3' 'I ' ' 3 1 13 3' 3 1 3 ' ' 1 . , , , . , ,, , , ,. , . 1 3 3 1 ' 1 1 1 1 , 1 -5 y. - V 1 were 11 CYISIS 11t that. I , , 2 , 1 . . . A I . ' C 5 , , , , DY! VW I S 5' - l 1 ' ' 5 3 8 3 3 ' V f 3' 1 ' ' s vs 5 ' -.' m ' s 1 - '- I s Q f 3 1 1 3 A f 5 . 1 1 1 . , , ,, , , 1 , , , 1 . , . 1 1 e . . , , , 1 . 1 . , 1 , . 1 ' V 55 i 4 . . 1, 1 ,e , , V. 5 1 . . 1 . Y 3 1 I. 1 . 1 1 1 , A 5 . 3 1 3 1 . . 3 5 1 1 1 1 1 . ,

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SEMINARIA 1050 Red Wlne HONORABLE MENTION ESSAY The f1ntast1c shadows caused by the flxckermg Cllldlcllght d1nced 1long the walls of the tlny dark cafe The a1r was close and Hlled with smoke 1nd my eyes found IC dlfllcult to adjust themsel1 es to the dlmness of the room The walter deposxted my un rouge fred wlne seems too ln 1dequ 1te 1 term for thls LXQLIISIUZ hrewl upon the candlellt t1hle 1nd then retlred to h1s chur hy the kltchen door to aw ut my s1gn1l for removal He could well afford thxs hre 1th of le1sure for the restaurant had only 1 few customers these havlng come there IS I had for the quxet atmosphere and for Jacques famous red wlne I settled h1ck ll'l my chalr 1nd brought the gl1ss slowly to my llps prep 1r1ng to s1p the nect1reous mixture I alve 1ys relish my hrst slp of 1cques wine Its t1ste IS 1hove comparlson the superl 1t1xe of wme 1tself It IS lxke one s hrst taste of joy that IS tunted hy a touch of sorrow mhmtely sweet hut wlth 1 tlnge of hltterness I closed my eyes and tasted the dellclous sensuous llqllld As I flmshed my hrst slp I put my glass dovxn for 1 moment CI helxeve 1 tre at I noticed 1n elderly g6I1fl6IT11ll and 1 young mm perh1ps rn h1s l1te teens Cby h1s appear mcel deeply engrossed Ill 11 conversmon I could not help ox erhe1r1ng and I must confess th It I dxd not mmd do1ng so for wh1t IS more pleasant after 1 day of work 1nd trouhle th 1n to relax md l1sten wlth 1 gl1ss of red wme to fill the pauses? Nay father the youth was s11y1ng land It thxs term of 1ddress I was quxte shocked for the xhundmce of gr IV and the wrmkled hrove had suggested to me the relatlonshlp of grandflther to grandson rather than th 1t of s1re to offsprmgj Thlnk now how much more prec1ous llfe h1s hecome to you Your sense of appreclatlon 1nd your code of 1 1lues must he much gre 1ter th H1 mme for you loxe and enjoy what I xery often find tr1v1al Your future IS SeCLlfe whlle mme IS yet as prec 1r1ous IS th1t of 1 babe untxmely torn from 1tS mother s 1rms I wlsh often that I was through th1s perxod ofgrowmg up that I could be a mature adult and would not constantly be rebuked because of my youth and lack of experrence You hwe your memorxes to bask lI'l I haxe but the prospect of gllfllflg that very experlence I l1ck by punful trlal and error You know so much of lxfe 1nd xts secrets At thxs moment I too would be fifty and on the threshold of the pr1me of l1fe My son a quxet volce admon1shed gently you wrsh your l1fe away too quxckly and too carelessly You ln 1 minute s span would trade your l1fe of care . L I . I I , . L x . L Z 1 - ' ' 1 i . . 1 . v . 1 5 1 I 1 4 Y- 5 3 A - 'u 2 5 1 lx 1 U I I ' 2 s 1 1 ' 'L I ' - ' s if ' 1 1 . 1 ' S1 'A , ' I 3 3 5 ' 1 1 s ' ' x I 3 Q 5 ' 1 3 1 ' 1 A 1 ' 1 1 ' 1, 1 1 ' ' 1 1 Q 2 1 '1 ' A ' Ja ' 2 1 ' 2 ' A Y 'u :A D y - 3 A 3 . I I 3 'u T C ' K ' i ' -1 K , ' ' 5 as ' 2 ' , A 1 L ' - - n, I I - I I L Y 'Q . 5 -B 5 Si is more enjoyable if you indulge in it little hy little.D At Rl t11hle quite ne11r to mine A 1 1 1 1 - ' 1 ' ' 1 ' . 5 2 . I 2 1 I 1 7 Z . , 1 1 ' ' A , 1 ' 8 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' ' 1 1 ' .1 K Q X J K' . 1 i . 5 R x K . , 1 1 1 1 ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 1 1 ' 1 ' ' . C 1 . ' ' 1 '1 S1 3 1 ' e, V I . l V . .I . . , 5 . 5 . . 1 ' 1 1 1 A ' 1 . 4 I ' . , , Q K I K. K 4 4 1 ' ' 3 ' 3 1 ' ' 1 ' 1 1 ' . ' 1 A . . I , 1 1 5 1 1 . 1 1