Burr and Burton Academy - Burtonian Yearbook (Manchester, VT)

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THE BURTONIAN SUGARIN' By Wlllls Hard The sugarmaker has to begln to make preparatlons for Sugarlng ln the late fall or early wlnter before the snow covers the ground Hls first step IS to gather the wood saw and store It ln the sugarhouse so as to have It dry when the tlme comes to use lt In the sprlng when sugarlng tlme comes the buckets are taken out of the sugarhouse and scattered about the sugar orchard so as to be near the trees that are to be tapped The evaporator pans are set and the smoke stack IS put up so as to be ready to boll the sap lnto syrup The trees are now tapped To tap a. tree a hole IS bored lnto the trunk and a sap spout IS drlven mto the hole CA sap spout IS a hollow plece of steel wlth a hook on lt J The bucket IS hung on the hook and a cover IS put onto the bucket to keep out the raln or snow The sap comlng up the trunk to go to the llmbs comes out the sap spout and drlps lnto the bucket When the bucket lS nearly full a. large square tank mounted on a sled IS drawn about the sugar orchard The men gather the sap ln large palls and these are emptled lnto the tank Whlch holds about five barrels When thls tank IS full It IS taken to the sugarhouse where the sap IS run mto large storage tubs through a long plpe with a felt stralner on the end of It to catch any bark or other partlcles From the storage tank the sap IS run through a. large plpe mto the first pan of the evaporator Perhaps before I go farther I should tell more about the constructlon of the evaporator It IS a large galvanlzed heater one end of whlch SltS upon a brlck arch The flames from the ire ln the arch go through a flue under the evaporator untll they reach the smokestack at the rear end Our evaporator lS about slxteen feeft long and five feet Wlde The amount of sap to be let dlVlded lnto four sectlons ln these the sap IS heated and bolled only a little The syrup pan IS dlVlded lnto slx sectlons each sectlon contalnlng sweeter sap untll It IS syrup From the last sectlon the syrup IS drawn out through a faucet Some syrup IS stralned through felt stralners when lt IS taken from the evaporator and then put ln cans It IS then ready for sale Some syrup IS sugared off at the sugarhouse When thls IS done the syrllp 1S bolled u.ntll lt reaches the rlght number of degrees to make sugar and candy To make first grade syrup all the utenslls must be clean and the sap must be bolled soon after lt runs from the trees When the sugarlng season IS nI1lSh6d the buckets are gathered and the sap spouts pulled out of the trees These are carrled to the sugarhouse where they are washed It usually takes a day to wash the buckets sap spouts evaporator pans and other utenslls These are then put up stalrs 111 the sugarhouse and thlngs are ready for use durlng the next sugar season THE EXPLANATION By Mlldred Bentley George M8ldlSOD was rather of the oplnlon that Marlon Jeson had thrown hlm down but he was not quite sure He had known her lt seemed to hlm for always and for some tlme he had been taklng It for granted that he would some day ask her to be hls wlfe and she would accept But then 32 ' ' A into the two pans is gauged by floats between the pans. The sap pan is

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THE BUPTONIAN A CADDY S DIARY By Margaret McGu1re I am a kaddle nlne years old The month lS July and th1S IS a dlary for one week July 1 Dear Dxary Swell day down to the lmques We guys was 1n the kaddle house matchxn pennles I won ten cents Around noon I went out Kaddxed for some peachy players D1dnt drlve ln the ruff dldnt loose no balls and made a buck and half Hope I get them agaln tomorrow July 2 Dear Dlary Blzzness wasnt so hot today Dldn t get out untll three oclock I got bum players They drove ln a bunker got my shoes full of sand then ID the brook got my feet soaked Maw ra1sed the deuce when I got home July 3 Dear Dlary Couldnt go to the lmques today untll my shoes drled out Just shaggered for a cheap skate July 4 Dear Dlary Went out double m the mornlng They were bum sports snapples Went out ln the afternoon wlth a swell lookxn dame Her golf wasnt so hot She dldnt drxve past the tee anytlme One of these slefaurettes But she sure had lodes of Jack Gave me a b1g t1pp July 5 Dear Dlary Couldnt go to the lmques at all today Smoked one of her fancy sxgaurettes and was slcker than a dog all day No more of them hlgh sented thmgs for me Im gomg to stlck to corn s1lk July 6 Dear D1ary Felt a llttle b1t better thls mormng Had a rotten day Got out w1th an old crabb that couldnt play at all Guess he d1dnt have much dow All he gave was four bxtts Took maw and Maude to the show last mght Spent an awfulle lot of cash on her but I amt sorry because she s a swell kldd July 7 Dear Dxary Prettle punk day ralned l1ke furr1e all momm I the afternoon the greens was so slo that not many played only dubbs that dxdnt know the dxffrunce Guess they d1dnt know much about muny ne1thur I got plenty out of them Won t have to kaddxe for a week Three cheers for the dubbs' IF YOU KNEW HOW I ENVY YOU By Gould Grxfflth If you knew how I envy you When I see you each day I m sure that you would treat me In a much k1ndl1er way Why do you shun my company And look on me wlth scorn can not help lt 1f my clothes Are dxrty old and torn I may not wear the kmd of clothes That you rlch people do But lf your Pa was unemployed Then you d be ragged too .. V N O ! sosity bugs-she didn't care much about golf. All she cared about was -A . 2 . . . . n I . .

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THE BURTONIAN 3.3 came that Splrlted Mason Farnum around and George began to thlnk that he had taken too much for granted Farnum was a most engaging personalllty talked fluently and dressed perfectly George on the other hand whlle refreshlngly Wholesome was not much of a conversatlonallst and consequently left much to be deslred Farnum had become a constant vlsltor at the Jeson home and the glrls Marlon and her younger sister Charlotte-found hlm as they expressed It perfectly fascinating When George happened to be calllng at the same time Farnum was lt was as much as he could do to get ln a word edgewlse and when he dld hls best thought out remark seemed to act as a damper on the company Marlon after one of those attempts of George s would look at hlm doubtfully for a moment and then resume her repartee of Wlt and wls dom with Farnum George hoped at first that it was sister Charlotte that Farnum admired But Marlon appeared to be much fonder of Farnum s soclety than her sister George ventured to quarrel m a. blunderlng way with Marlon only to be told that she dld not know what right he had to crltlclze or control her actions endlng with Why George you talk as lf you and I were engaged That was Georges opportunlty but he did not seize It and lt was two hours later that he thought of what he ought to have Sald When he dld think of lt he resolved to go to Marlon and have a straight out talk wlth her But when he arrived at the Jeson home that everlasting Farnum was there and he went away leaving unsald what he had come to say He would keep away from the Jesoln home and let em go It he thought Who knew any tlhlng about that Farnum fellow? He was an adventurer Joe was wlllmg to bet on lt and was trymg to capture an heiress George kept to hlS resolution of absentmg hunself for a. whole week and lotte talked to him and trled to cheer him up but Marlon kept chattlng away wlth Farnum only giving George a curious look now and then whlch he could not 111 the least understand the lmport of and once saying George why dont you talk Whats the matter with you lately' Nothmg sald George and presently took hls leave Now Marlon and Charlotte J eson were orphans They had no near rela tlofns and thelr father had left them both very well OE George felt llke saying to Farnum If its merely a fortune you are after why dont you take Charlotte and let my Marlon alone? But It wouldn t make any dimer ence lf I dld thought George Marlon 18 so much the prettler Things dragged along ln thls manner for some time George began to lose weight 'He dont eat enough to keep a canary 31lV6 hls mother declared Then one day to hls great surprise Farnum called upon George at the oflice of the llttle yarn mlll whlch Joe had lnherlted from hls father a.nd the business of which he was rapidly extendlng You probably have notlced he sald my attentlons to the beautiful Miss J eson I have replied George I have and allow me to tell you that I have not seen them with pleasure Who are you to come into thls community and try to capture the best and prettiest girl ln town 'That IS just what I came to show you replied Farnum You may look me up ln Bradstreets and here are letters documents and references whlch I thmk wlll satlsfy you K 6 . . y . ' 1 l . . I , . H - v ll ' . ' . - M ' . I y I - as - ' - ' . . , . . 5 ' ' ' . ll X , ll 7 ' 9 ! ' 7 1 . . W . U . . ,, . , . X N 7 ' 1 ll I ' H I - . , . I I p y . . , . then called upon the Jeson girls with the usual unsatisfactory results. Char- ! . . ' . . . ' . . . , . ' ' ' . n 1 ' I I I ' YI H v H ' ' I l ' ' 1 ll I 1 . , l ' YI I4 ' 1 ' - - - n u V - - - u ' lx I v . . H . ' 1 ' Y I ll ' ly U ' ll . ' f Y Y ' 71 U YI ' 44 . , , . . . . ,, 4 ' ' H ' u , . 7 l 1 I . . . ,,