Camden High School - Megunticook Yearbook (Camden, ME)

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20 THE MEGUNTICOOK Y MIRANDY THE REFORMER Mnandy had x ntured out upon the sea of matrlmonx when Just seventeen INow fo1 folty yeals she has been a sen mt to th1s adored cleature whom she was golng to reform Some of Jlm s worst hablts were losing hls own stocklngs and mlt tens and forex Q1 C11t1C1SlI1g Mlran dy because she d1dnt Walt on hlm mole 1nd l mst but not le lst tlylnf, to teach M1TdHdW how to cook halfway eatable glub had been fru1tless IS far as any one could see but would Mnandy ad mlt lt? No mdeed' At least not unt1l one OLt0b6l IHOIIIIIU, after toltv yeals of m1r11ed hfe Now on thls partlculax mormng Mlrandv got up klndled the kltchen flre started breakfast then went to wake Jlm After a 1athe1 heated 31 gument as to whether It was txme fo1 hlm to arlse he got up Mnandy left h1m and 1etu1ned to the k1tchen to contlnue the preparfztxons for bleakfast but hardlx had she 'mr 11X ed thele before Jlm 111 hls most unpleas int tone bloke out Iwlfdll dy what IH the name of thundel hue ye d1d Wlth my stock1ngs Fer goodness sake Jlm Tuttle do ye thllll-x Im wearlng them Wal we neednt get s hot but I can t glt my clothes on t1l ye come In und em and J1m smk back mto bed M1T3HdX heax ed a s1g,h and left the LOffG6YYl'1k11lf,, to find Ilms stocklngs Starcelx back to the kltchen when J1m yelled Mnandv o louder confound It M11 indw un t ve got no e11s'? Goodness me w hat do Sou w ant now 7 VV-11 seemgs vexe found ye1 ears d ye exer pretend to put my handke1ch1efs where I k1n End em I Dear me hele they a1e FIVE mlnutes latel Jlm enteled the kltchen for hls breakfast Upon seelng h1s coffee cup not hlled he bloke out Xe gods do I ever eat round hele my breakfast 18 nex 61 I , . , . , . A K 1 1 H' ' , xl A2 y , ' - V v W C . my Y . Z Y . . x . .,, V 1 K A 1 1 1 ,Z ' 1 - , 9 I - H 1 7 1 ' LK , 7 7 7 1 ! ' A 7 n ,I I ll l S I ' ' I ,U 1 ' .12 . my L V n r ' I , 7 1 . - . WY 7 L - r ' . , . . , . L L: 1 T ' 1 ,Q Q ,LY mga zr. z., If H, ' ,Sl g ' ' V' H 7 1 1 v C ' ' 79 U . 1 1 . v - V 44 - 1 99 I l w 7 L 7 ' 1 7 ' . U 1 , ' 1 v 7' -1 ' Mnandy s attempt at reformatlon leply, I say, Muandy, - stxll . 1 1 1 1 is ' l s . 7 . .. 2. ' .. ' ' , , 1 2 w v l 4 ,, .. , ' I ' - .V Z . . ' ' ' as , , , . 1 . , . ' I , . I ,, c .7 4 Y' . 1 . ' r , v ' '7 . C . ' . , 1 , 4' ' ca ' , 9 , 1 V . . . . , . .1 U Y . . 1 . , 7 Y 7 L 7 L? . t , . , , 1 1 99 , . , 1, . ' , N if , 1 I! . , . . K K ., . ' ' .l , . 'g A c 1 . A ' ' . 1 1 1 ' 1 ' '1 1 ' , , , ' ' 1 U 7 1 f c 1 . , , 1 1 y s 7. 1 v '11 1 1 c 1 , r V 1 . 1 ' , C - A

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THE MEC, UNTICOOK cox eled w agon dl txxn by two tued holses halted at a small town 1n WI1ssour1 xx he1e a man xx ta Clltogllif potatoes The man atopped h1s xvolk to look at the outfit He saw a ty plcal p1a111e sh1p the aort of xehlcle wh1ch at that tlme was paesmg hw place by l1LlY1Cl163ClS on the Way to kansaa and othe1 spots IH the NVest The d11xe1 xx as a woman She chmbed at1fflx to the g1OLlI1d Sexen chlldlen the voungest a ch1ld of two yea1s descended flom the canx as cox e1ed wt on Ind 1o1ned hex lNI1ster aald the xxoman some of thosc pot ttocs my money s run out Tlac man looked at hel w 1th some tstonlshment Well mx ltnd h exclumed you 18 a lon w xy fxom home xt Qeems to me upon lea1n lng, her dQQt1Hdt1OH and from whe1e she had come VVh1le the woman w aa gettlng, some potatoes lnto a sack the man looked oxer the chlldlen The smallest ones xx e1e g1frgl1ng., and h1d1ng behlnd each othe1 The mxddle slzed oneq dug thelr toes 1nto the gxound and wuggled shxly '35 The eldest a boy caxe h1m back look for look W ell 1emarked the fa1me1 I suppoae y ou uns Qeen aome slghta on your trlp Lh huh 1epl1ed the boy bu the beat was Ab1aham L1ncolns tomb at Sprxnfffleld He was gleat Id l1ke to be l1ke h1m Thls 1nc1dent of aeelng L1ncoln s tomb so 1mp1eQs,ed the boy that he determlned always to try to do ae L1ncoln would haxe done In hw busmese ca1ee1 IH later llfe xxhlch m tde h1m head of one of the la1 fest s tlt Dl0dLlClllf fxrms 1n thls COll1'ltlW IlCtL1I'l1lHlt1OIl Th1s gleat man whom I h txe told you about IS Fmel on Cux plesldent of thc C' ux Stlt Company of Hutchmson Kans IQ If mole atudents would follow 1n h1s footstepe xx 1th the aame detel m1nat1on to hang, on untll the finlah there would be many mme 'success ful busmeas men 1n thla commelclal xx orld Stop and thmk 1n whatever taek you ale domg doeen t It pay IH the end to hang on NAOMA DEAN 29 HQETQZI xx v lass! 7715 ' 19 A I I lc r 'Z Y Y 7 'V Av , I Y, TC v C I NA' Al, C, J K. I Al C f v n 'e-2 ' . 2 ' ' . H ' 77 . 1 . If f 2 2 2I f ig, ' , 2 2 , 1 I ' 1 H 1 v 9 w w' 4 1 A I A A A A A A A A I ' ry!! , , ' ,, ',' ' Aa Y sr , ' za C T 1 ' 1 9 t I 7 ' , c , I Q V W 11. l v 1 ' 4 I I I c I O . c , Y 7 Y., 1 9 ' ' ' 77 Ls 2- ' ,v . 2.' v 4 vc ' ' ' K ' ' 7 ' ' ' Y w . 1 1 o A V A A K 1 . 7 l 1 T . I 7 HLA . . V v ,, . D , c ' I I ' , . I, w 4 v w v 4 w. 1 1 ' . ' . I c I' I, I c c , 'zg 2 , '. 2 2 2 4, I' H . ,, . H, I . A . . . 1 I I' , I2 ' , Id F2 - lg I' I' l1ke to make 21 trade with you for he held fzuthfully to thls early I' ' S1 2 2:3 L I' 2 ' ' 2 ' . H2 2 ,, Y f ' Y -1 1 1 C A I 1 2 x 2 ' f I' I 'I 's I2 'j, ' I' H ', an , 97 , ' ' 2I' I . , V 2 , e I2 j I2 2 . I' , ' U 7 - I - 1 2 , N' 2 g 'I 2 Ia.. ' , n , I , 2 ' , I I , 2 - I I , K I , c , . K. L, K 2 .- I' 2 . c 7' I , vc I 7' Y f A I I'I - I 2 , I I II I 1 ' 1 ' I ' ' 5 Y I 2 , II c '. I A -1 3 . . . '. 4 ' A, ,I C u - 1 4' v v T 7 f 2 ' Ii y I. I , I. Gif 4 L Ky!! f x - Q' l A :Lx A. 2 IL . ' 4 , A I i 'I yy 'Yi A -f ' 'd. 'l T I it I

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THE MEGUNTICOOK 1eady and you wlmen dont haye nuthm tdo elther but get a l1ttle g1ub on the table M1randy made no 1eply but hastl ly filled the cup Jun sat down for breakfast salted and peppe1ed h1s coffee IH stead of sugarmg It m1stook the sy1up p1tche1 for the C1 eam p1tche1 and turned 1n a double amount of what he thought to be c1eam He took one slp Drat the luck' Say M1randy an ye trym to plsen me? Gol dern when Ive ben COOk1H fOIty years hope I ll be able to make a half w ly decent ht te1 dunk cup of coffee Wlth thlg Jlm IOQQ and left the room M1randy threw her hands up ln despan and let her two hundred ind fifty ay o1rdupo1s fall hc Lylly 1n to the nearest than If that dont beat the Dutch I newer heard the l1k9Q on It I walt on h1m by lnches st1ll he finds fault I glye up I cant 1efo1m h1m and what s more I won t st md It When Jlm 1etu1ned at m1d dav Nhrandy had d1nner ready as usual but somethmg seemed wrong to J1m The fact w as that Nllrandy had packed her g11p and w as gomg to New York fo1 a y1s1t For the loye M1ke why all the togs JlfI1lI1QLl11'9d VVal 1f ve must know Jlm Tut tle Im gom te1 Nlew York fer a yacat1on Im s1ck an t1red of 591 eomplammg Now do yer own cook mg and see lf ye can su1t ye1self Nlxrandy was th1ough Self sat1sfled J1m braced up Sult myself' VVal I guess youll see sfar as kcepmg house ve needn t wor1y bout me Very well yust get me mto town to the two o clock t1a1n Yes M1randy has gone to 'Nlew York and J1m 15 keepmg house and seems to be domg fine Thls was the ne1ghborhood goss1p But Jnfn saw thmgs ent1rely d1f ferent when the first mornmg after he smged hxs old g1av a t1nder by turnlng the fire to make hls Nor d1d he ment1on that he was obhged to go to work YV1th one red and one green stock mf because NI1randy wasnt the1e to land the othe1 one Ill bc pesky glad te1 see M11 ln dy b uk JIITI Sdld before h1s w1fe had been gone two days But no M1randy can1e not unt1l two whole long weeks had passed Then a postal came bearmg the followmg Meet me at the noon tr un Wednes d my lf you want me to come home slgned M T NI11 andy left NVIIISIKQTS to kerosene on coffee boll If I want he1 t come home' Wal you bet yer bottom dollar I do Th1s bemg Tuesday mo1n1ng Jlm went to town On the w ay hc thought he ought to haye a su1p11se for 'VI1randy when she returned Guess I ll g1t her one o them a11 L1f11e F01 ds or whatey 91 y call em 1nd SU16 enough he met her at the st1t1on 1n a brand new Fo1d Was Jxm the only happy member of the famlly lNot much' Nlnandy slghed fo1 when she saw Jlm she knew she had won Jlm had gn en 1n G1ac1ous me a1nt thls house a mess' Wall all I can say M1randy sa1d Smlllng, th1ough her tears why d1dnt I take thls ytcatlon thnty n1ne yea1s ago? FRAIN CES RAN KIN 28 1 -' 7 v v 7 1 1 ' 7' , . ' s 1 - - as Y ' , , c , c g 1 1 ,, . .' . I' . , K . 4 . ' . ,, . 1 , 1 ' 1 1 V . 1 c 1 . Y . . K1 . Ie I ' c , 1 I T1 ' I 1 , I K 1' 1' , 1 1 ' , 1 1 ' y 1 va I 4 4 I 1 .1 I . 1 , , 1 1 ' u .W C 4 1 c 1 v 1. K 1 I . L I I i , . T , 1 . U . . - - v 1 . . , . . f. , 1 K 1 4 , , Z L n v ' 7 , . I I c 1 , . 7 . ' v v H 7 w 4 ' . 4 - 'Z - I' 1 c 1I 2 ' - ' , -- sr v I 97 ' ' ' 1' . - .- . 1 3 l , Z , Sf , K. ' - ' ' 4 1 rv 1, 1 c T - - . ' c I , I I 1' v . ' , 1 . 1 c I 1' s . . . . H t - 2 f c I 1I c 12 ' ' A C 1 K' . '. r ' ' y. 77 1 . f a 9 an 9 ,.' , 1 f . . Y . . v . H ' , 1, . . . . . ,, , 1 . . . , . 7- y . 1 . . 1 . . 1 f 1' 1 T, I I1 1 I 1 4 I 7, 1 c . ' ' ' r 1 1 , A , - W , r y C J 1 1 S Q' 1I c I I Y Y Y 4 1 1 I 1 I cz , a - 1 ', ' 1 c . Ic c I ' ' . . c c 'II Ic II 7 JI if 1 as K , , T . . a C K 1 I I II 1 1 C ' ' 1 1 I A U l 1 1 c f ' ' 1 a f 1 W ,, 1 . . ' 1 . . 1 C 1 H 1 - 1 ., 7 ' Y Y , . , 1 . . , A I . , , , g . . . . v fr 1. l 7 K. C a , . 1 1 J , 1 . . 1 y Y 1 v ,. , , - 1c 1 1 1 . C I I Q a o I c I I I 1I l I1 .II I . sa , ' ' s ' . c c . f s 4 . . 1, A 79 ' - , , - s 7 , . . . 1 H. , f 1 ' 1 1' f C 1, IS , . . , . . I , 1I c c1I A 1' , V I I C ' If If I I v 4 -nv ,, 7 , , , 9 .yy .L v- K 1 . ac ' , - v Y 7 v Y , , 1 ,, 1 1 , 1