Central High School - Caldron Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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A Street Incident. L '- Of , - rift if' V t 3, j l XX Ab very W?tl'1ll. Iuyery one was either wiping the perspiration from his face or using lns handkerchief to hide his starchless collar. fm U i The hootblacks were as warm as tl1e rest of humanity, hut at least one of them seemed to he taking things easy. He was sitting , f 'Q l on a hox and leaning against the store, with his hat pushed hack on his head, a cigarette in his mouth, and his feet drumming , ,dst V 02' Q, against the box. Below him, near his hoothlacking material, was a smaller urchin, seeming quite happy in his employment of , U 4 . GD nt 5 watching the stuff. ,jf X ., , 'IS Vp the street CHFIIE a white-headed, aristocratic looking man. His face was flushed and he seemed worried. He looked at r A , C K the huildings and names of the streets as if he was searching for some place, As he looked up and down the street as if he was 9 searching for some place. As he looked up and down the street he passed our hootblack several times. He was evidently a stranger in the city and had lost his way. He seemed very much put out about it, and apparently hated to ask any one to help l1im. Finally he conquered his pride, went up to our hootblack and said: I should like to go to the Union depot. The little I'Elg-llllllzlslll took l1is cigarette out of his mouth, held it lvetween his tingers, pushed his hat farther hack ou his head, looked at the old man awhile, then drolled out: XYal1, yer kin go if yer wanter. I haint got no objections. Two or Three Times. Two or three glances and two or three smilesg Two or three notes, written in the meanwhileg Two or three times called to the front seatg Two or three times caught when trying to cheat Two or three times sent from Chemistry class: Un account of talking to some pretty lassg Two or three times, two or three minutes lateg Because of the many decrees of fate: After two or three weeks keeping strict to these Please seek for admittance to easier schools, rules

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THE RAVEN. fNo'rI-:-'I'liv janitor handed this to thi- Editor, saying that he fonud it on the 'tbenchu in Room No 9 1 ' Once upon a school-day dreary, as I pondered, weak and weary Over many il seam and crack that lined the floor- XVl1ile I nodded nearly napping suddenly there came a tapping As of some one gently rapping, rapping at the big-room door. 'Tis some visitor, I muttered, Tapping at the big-room door- Only this and nothing more. II. Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December, And the soft, uncertain rnstle of each honieward passing pupil, Had thrilled ine-filled nie with strange terrors never felt beforeq So that now to still the beating of my heart I paused repeating, 'Tis some visitor entreating entrance at the big-room door- That it is and nothing more. III. Back round to the window turning all my soul within 1ne burning, Then again I heard a tapping something louder than before, Surely, said I, that is something at the window dark in shadow Let nie guess then what therent is and the mystery explore. Let my heart be still a moment and this mystery explore, 'Tis the wind and nothing more! IV. XVeari1y I gazed and muttered, when with many a flirt and flutter, Forth there stepped a stately raven of the saintly days of yore. Not the least obeisunce made he, not a minute stopped or stayed he, But with niien of lord or lady perched beside the big-room door, Perched upon the clock slow ticking just beside the big-room door- Perched and sat, and nothing niore.