Buffalo Seminary - Seminaria Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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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

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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 free fun for my life of responsibility You have your life ahead of you mme is almost over Youth IS 1 t1me of loxc and laughter 1nd of innocence When you have reached my age you will see how pleasant youth w1s and long for it to re turn Wisdom 1nd knowledge are yet virgin books to you trial md 1njust1ce un known Yours If seventeen is the worli to conquer Do not rush your llfe iw 1y my son but like the fr1g1le rosebnd lbsorb the sunshine 1nd look forw 1rd to 1 rich full l1fe Is not the tender rosebud lovely is If slumbers 1I'l the sheltered h 1ven of its own world7 Ay flther but how much more be IUIII-LII is the full blown rose blooming IU 111 its glory is it not loveller th III the bud7 Perh1ps child but It must soon wither md d1e is must we all But come' Why must we trouble ourselx es? Certunly I shall become no younger md you shall grow older only as the IDIHLICES pass and no faster It wis at this point that I re1l11ed that I had drained my cup of wine nearly dry and that only the last few sips remained I fingered the glass gently admirmg wine 1g11111st the cle 1r crystil To me these l1st sips left in the goblet hld m ecstasy 1ll their own thelr tiste enh mced by the ple 1sure of the foregoing SlpS With 1 sigh of blissful content I rused the gl 1ss to my lips md emptied it From the very Hrst to the very llst it h 1d been full of ple1sure For sense of taste when mdulgmg in such lL1XL1I'16S IS red wine relishes each sip no more or no less thm its companions but each s1p is an experience to be tre1sured complete in itself Hax mg no more business I then pnd my b1ll th 1nked the wa1ter as 15 ilwlys my custom l ft the cafe llld started my journey homeward JOAN MKISEL 51 Hangman s Mormng All is quiet on the f1ce ofthe eirth The hum1d nr 1s still Slve the cry of 1 lone hxwk ox erhe 1d Sh 1rp in the stillness then mournfully fiding Away like th hope of the doomed SARA SPELLPR 51 29 .5 . .. 1 .5 Z , . ' . ' 1 ' ' ' ,1 ' . 1 1 ' 11 1 ' ' f t .K L x xi x , . Y .l L . , .E 1 . .1 11 1 11 1 f 1. '11 1 , , ' 1 1 1 '1 1 1 1 1 ' 11 1 1 ... 1 1 1 1. 1 1 1 N e, 1 1 , 1 11 ' 1 1 f ' ' 'I 1 , A , ' 1 ' 1 ' 1 . 1. , 1 . .A 1 ,1 2 L . , Q .h H . . the delicate craftsmanship and thinking what ll striking sight was the bloodfred 4 11 il 1 1 11 1. 1 1 1 1 'A 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 1' 1' 1 11 1 111 1 A ' . . 1 . , x Q. 3 3 2 . 1 .3 .. 1 1 1 ' 1 11 1 1. ' . L Y , . C X .5 K 1 , . . 5 D K ' 1 , 1 1' ', 1 ' 1 1 1 , 2 1 ,1 1 1 1 ' 1 . . - 1 , . , , l . 1 ,i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 '1 11 1 ' 1 ' 111, 1 ' X 1 , c 1 1 . ' s