Camden High School - Megunticook Yearbook (Camden, ME)

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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

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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 MEG UNTICOOK RICHARD HAMILTON lx1ch ud II'tIT'11ltOI1 vxas the son of John H11n1lton xx ho xx as the le 1de1 of the people 111 the l1ttle toxx11 of F'111x1cxx 1n the VtlINOlIt h1lls H xx inttd h1s son to folloxx IH l'lIN foot steps but D1ck xx as not 1el1g1ouslx 11lClI1I9d and h1s an1b1t1on was to become a ClXIl eng1nee1 Although h1s Iltllil xxas xuv mueh d1s1p IJOIDIGCI that h1s so11 d1d not xx int to entc1 the m1n1st1x h helped D1ck xll he could D1ck xxent flxx 'tx to co cfm and st1c1td hfud P0111 xe11s l1tL1 L 1,1 ldu xted xx 1th l'lOl10lS 1nd ente1ed the emplox of one of the laxgest font1f1ct1ng f11ms Ill the countlx H xx IS QIXQII some of thc hfudest 1obs but success seemed to LIOXNII h1s NNUIIX 111111 IIC SUKIII IJCLGIIIK, UIIC UL the ch1ef eng1nee1s of the fhm ind one xxhose xudgzment xx as fJ,'lG1tl5 1el1ecl upon Dlck xx IS sent all ox G1 the COUIIUW 'ind 1lso 1nto fo1e1gn lande and It xx as OII one of these t11ps to Eng lll th xt he mct the xoung x o llll ecamc ns xx e Ll nlme xxas Nlux Locke and s e cxme f10IIl 1 good iannlv Dlck s 1c1 b1otl1t1 xx ho xx IS ilso 111 LIIQIIILLI llld xx ho xx as helplnxf D1ck Thex fcll Ill love '1tf11st s1ght and when D1ck Cune back she mme xx1th llllll The1e xx IS 1 1111101 xxedd1ng III the l1ttle home tovxn Thex xx e1e xe1y happx and soon thex xxe1e blessed Vtltll the b1rth of a son John Noxx D1ck had mst succeeded IH Obtallllllg' a cont1act to bu1ld budge OVGI a canyon IH the rnoun ta1ns Th1s xxas 6XC96d1llg'lX d1ff1 cult 1nd l'll1lQ'6l0llS xxo1k bcc xuse S19 n 1111 so fast It o dest1oycd puts of the constructlon xx ovk aftc1 they had been aecmatc lx placed The men d1d not ad Vance XQIV rapldly on the xxo1k as thc Spllllg' runs WGIG sxxelhng the 81181171 Ncxe1 befole had 'lnvont seen the xx xte1 use to 1ts p1esent he1ght The 11X G1 kept ,qa1n1ngr and the llllll 1ushed the xxo1k III Olllffl to kc ep thead ot It The budge xx as nefulx completed when one n1ght f1fte1 qu1tt1ng t1me Iyllk stuted to c1oss the t1estlcs to look ox 61 some of thc IHLSOHIY on the othu s1de It xx 'le 1a1n1ng, and the Qteel g,11de1s xxe1e xe1x shpperx He had 1ef1ched the Illld dlc oi the b11d,s1c 1nd could he 11 thc 1ng1y to11ent benexth xx hen all at once lust ae ne made a etep 101 the slde of the budge doxxn 1nto the 1cx t0I19IllN 1zg1ng beneath That n1ght l1ttle Johnnv xxa1ted Ill x fun fox h1s daddx to come home 'l xxo d'1xslate1 the bodv xx as found 111 1nx mlles doxxn st1t1m Thus d1d f1c 1 1 n 1 ffood 11 GI pe11sh Vte often ask xxhx such '1 man xx ts taken 1nd so m tnx of thesc xxo1thless men l1xe Poss1blV th1s questxon xx1ll be tnsxx e1ed some day If God 1s 1ust he n1ox es IH such '1 1nx SlGll0llS xx xx that xxc c lnnot un dust 1nd I'IIITl WILLIAM HEAL Z8 THE GOLDEN FOOTBALL In a la1ge 11chly deto1ated 100m 111 an old fash1oned mans1on an old man sat befo1e the open the Out s1de It xxas a che-e1less ex enlng IH c lllX fxll 1nd the Vxllldq xx e1e N 1 22 the st ' 211 'z r 1 ften --- 1: ' 2 2 ' 1' 1 1 1' ' ' 7' 1 1 ' 1 1 ' I 2 c ' 1 A 1 1 A' ,x - 1 ' 'A- z 1 '1 1' 2 ' V - 1 . ' - 1 , ,v 1 1 C K 1 'e1' 2' e 1, r 5, - L-11' .2 1 L. , L. 1 ,Y ,Z I 1 I U I L If J ,' ' fy Q' ' Q ' A1 1 - va 1 11. 5 ' K 1 L1 1 1 N .Lv -2 -31 'I Lx - 1 1- 4 .Sz - ' A' K v ' ' 1 4 I ,u 1 1' 'Z 3 I 2 f ' ' . A . - Lx -vv, Q K V 'f ' .' 1 L L 1 uv c 1 3 , i c , ' u 1 u v my ' u .2111 ' . -21 z1,h' 1 1 ZA- - 1 z I 'Sz J 1- Q 'cf ' f V ' X' I A ,.' 1 .K 1 1 1 1 V ' if ' I I 'Y Lv' 6 1' I f Lv- 1 Q 1 I , I ' 'Z 1 I3 1' 1 , T ' 4 1' l 1', 1 ' 1 2 - JZ - 1 1 . 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' . . I ' i 1 . 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 r A K 7 v K 1 1 1 1 t A 1- , 1 , A . , , A. , . , .- , ' - ' 1 1 1 i ' Y A - f xx'a1d, he shpped and shot out oxer ' 1' . I If 1' ' 2 ' 31' ' , 7 ' ' ' ' l l 5 ' . v 1 1 L1 .2 ' 3 it ' . 72 As .1 - 1 v 1 . -tv K - ' y ' 4 2 S I La I lc I 1 .-l ,Y ' . v x - v 1' 'x T ' I ' A A - W - K rv' 1 1' v 1 L la d 2 I 1 1 , j j lady 2 tv ' 3 - -3 -12 D t. ' Vll ft' b A l -' 'll - Ht' a gyazt n 21 and 2 1, .th ,- z 1 1' 1'z ' , ' 1'l1 4 , .L 1 2 . I I I I 1 r f f ' Y N c c xx':1.' llll,l'0ClllC0lI to her by l 1 ' 12 ,f - 2 5 4 V A-1 z 1 -1 ks 3 ' S ' -1 . . 1 f Y- 2 X v H 4 4 K ' 'Q Q A 'Ls ' xx s 1 1 A1 ' K. 1 I I c , . 1' , 2 ' ' -'Q L' 'g ' ' I f 'A 12 ' - . f 'z 1' 2 , ' 1 If ' I ' ' ' v v 1 1 Y 9: ' ' V , . 7 ' 7, X Uv 1 1 S Y. . 7 1, 1 l L Lv 1 3 1 1 , 1' . - 1 .1 . ' ' a 1 - r K ' 'L ' ' - 1 1 1 ,. , L 1 - Q. K' 'C A -V7 , L1 y 1 L . 1 L K . . Z 2 1 is 7 1 Y 5:12 L1 E2 1 ly 2 , 2 1' A 1 , 1