Cloverdale Union High School - Spectator Yearbook (Cloverdale, CA)

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C. H. S. SPECTATOR 19 Sketch Zeke, on bis way to pasture to milk the cows one evening in February, saw Evangelina Brown hurring cross lots with her lit¬ tle freckle-laced brother clinging to her skirts. Zeke whistled a nervous tune when he saw her, for he liked Evangelina, and after reading in the “Bee” about the Citrus Fair at Cloverdale he had been trying to face that exciting moment when he should ask Evangelina to go with him and enjoy a whole day at the Fair. He had been doing chores for the neighbors to get extra money, and had planned on having the time of his life. Zeke stopped whistling and called her. She shyly came toward him. Awkwardly he said: “Evangelina, ask yer ma if you can go with me to the Fair.” Evangelina, delighted at such an invitation, said, “Yes, Zeke,” and hurried on . A week later Evangel ina and Zeke were seen driving old Bobbin toward Cloverdale: Evangelina dressed in a new pink dress and Zeke in liis new overall suit. They reached Cloverdale in due season, and after seeing that Dobbin had all the comforts of horse-life, started out on their day of enjoyment and adventure. The exhibits of oranges in the pavilion were perfectly grand, so grand that they asked if they were made by machin¬ ery. Zeke was going to have a quarrel with the man selling ticklers for “putting an old chicken feather duster in Evan- gelina’s face.” The two took in the wonderful sights and thoroughly enjoyed themselves until suddenly Zeke found he had no money left to pay for dinner. He did not want to tell Evangelina, and he knew she wished something to eat, so he went back to the wagon tied under a tree, and in his overcoat found enough to buy them some cookies. “Say, Evangelina,” he stammered, “I think cookies are good enough for dinner, and—”

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18 C. H. S. SPECTATOR lie wore a handsome brown Van Eyke, And on his rounds he rode a bike. Theodora Netherton was traveling in France, Learning to play and also to dance. Will McCabe wrote verses galore, Countries he’d visited a dozen or more. At length a circus came to town, Melvin Ilotelle played the part of a clown. Calling forth trains was T. Brushes vocation, For the town was now graced with a union station. Anita and Ethel had both been married And Ethel of course still in Cloverdale tarried, While Ukiah was Anita’s abode, Though often to Cloverdale she rode. Lloyd Browne was busily practicing law, In a little village of Arkansas. Frank Belford had conceived the notion Of becoming inventor of perpetual motion. Teaching physical culture was John’s occupation. This was always known to be his inclination. And Mabel Hill ’cross the seas had been Learning to play on the violin. In the new Union High School I found Lola Lee, She was teaching algebra and geometry. In a millinery store I found Florence Lyle, And the hats she sold were the latest style. Loi.ie Allegrini was teaching Latin The dresses she wore were made of satin. Matthew Scanlon owned a large vineyard, And to estimate his wealth would be hard. When Evelyn Smith at the door heard me knock, She was busily patching her husband’s sock. And now to the last of the pupils I come Delmar Vassar was engaged in manufacture of gum. And then having seen every High School friend, Back to nineteen-nine my way I did wend. —H. B. ’10

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20 0. H. S. SPECTATOR “0 yes, Zeke, I am not really hungry, cookies are fine.” So they immediately found a seat in the pavilion and partook of their lunch. In the afternoon Evangelina spied the picture gallery and took Zeke in with her to have their pictures taken. Their joy had no bounds when the good-natured photographer handed them their picture, it being the first they had ever had taken. An hour later they started for the tree where old Dobbin had been tied, and to their horror found no Dobbin. (He had started on a well known road home.) Zeke consoled Evange¬ lina by saying, “Oh well, we can walk it.” So they started toward home and as it seemed years to Evangelina since they had started, she being worn out, began to weep silently and was going to give up when an automobile came up and the chauffeur invited this despairing looking couple to ride home. Evangelina’s tears were dried and after getting comfortably seated in the auto, she put her weary head on Zeke’s shoulder and said, “After all, Zeke, we’ve had just a lovely time, and I’m real glad Dobbin ran away.” E. L. S., ’ll. % Praedicto de Vate (To H. B. ’10.) Allen and Greenough and Hale, Gildersleeve, Bennet and Harkness— Latin grammarians old and stale, Bringing us out of our awful darkness. She will wield them all some day Over the heads of eager youth, Only to drop them—‘ 4 Why ? ’ ’ you say ? To wield the broom and dust-pan, forsooth ! —Anon