East High School - Orient Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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hissclf. It war a long time befoe dat part ob do question war satisfactarily settled, luit like all great trufths, it war bound to come out sooner or later, an’ sure miff it did. Wiv all bis pecularrites, Peta war a kind ole sole. In fact, dat he war a bery good man for a niggar, ebery one cenceded. lie war one ob de deacons ob de churcb. Dat’s what made him so good. Almos’ ebery Sunday he invited some ob de congregation «town to dinna. Dem war good dinnas dat Uncle Peta had too, roast chicken and duck, dat Peta said he raised hisself. Eberybody liked to come down to Peta’s house den. But it war Peta’s generrossity dat led to his undoing, an’ subsequent convention, an' de scandal ob de community. It happened in dis way: It war free or four nights before Tanksgiven. De moon war round an’ full, an’ Uncle Peta war mad. He stood in his dorway an’ looked up at Parson Simon Jenkin’s house, a little way up on de hill. “Golly! I wish I could turn dat moon out,” he fought to hisself. An’ jus as Peta war wishing de hardest, de moon did begin to go out! For a few minutes, he war too ’sprised even to fink. At last, de trufth began to come to him. It war goon out jus for him! He went into de house an’ got a big bag, an’ as soon as de moon war all turned out, be went up towards Parson Jenkin’s. Wonder if de Parson’s got a padlock on de turkey house,” he thought. He kept oil till he got up to Simon's. It war all dark an’ still, an’ he went straight for de turkeys. It took Uncle Peta’s ole rheumatic legs a quite a while to get de turkeys, wivout making any noise. He had jus' got free nice big cues, an’ he war jus’ chuckling to hisself about how de parson would enjoy his own turkeys Tanksgiven day at Peta’s house, when what should Peta hear hut a big kackling down among his own chickens. He grabbed his free turkeys, an’ started for borne as fast as bis ole legs could carry him, wiv de turkeys squatting as loud as dey could squak. He did not notice, when lie came out, dat de moon war waking up again an sbowen hisself. He bad got alxwt half way down de hill when he saw someone coming toward him from de opposite d’rection, wiv a half dozen squaking chickens in bis bands. Uncle Peta war neber madder in bis life. He ran right for de man, an’ de man ran for him. De moon war getten brighter ebery minute, an’ by its light Peta recognized bis ole friend, Parson Jenkins. At de same time Simon knew Peta. De two stopped an’ glared at each odder. “Yo’ ole brack skinflink,” l egan Simon, “drop dem turkeys or I’ll bah yo’ excoinuikated from de church.” Shut yo’ yaup, vo’ fief.” snarled Peta, “wliare yo’ git dem chickens?” Yo drop dem turkeys or I’ll lick yo’ shore,” veiled de parson. I’ll make yo’ big mouf all pudden sauce if yo’ say annodder word,” yelled Peta back to him, shaking wiv unholy rage. But by dis time all de people ob Masquash Holler bad wakened up, an were comen to see what de trouble war about. Dere war no ’scape for ever Peta or Simon. It war de parson’s wit dat saved dem. Breverin an’ sistern, ’ he began, an’ at dc well known accents, de place war as still as do all were in de meetin house on Sunday tnornin. Breverin an’ sistern, 1 bah found de ebil spirit in de soul ob our good friend, Peta Johnson. Peta Johnson war born in an eclipse ob dc moon. Tonight am his birfth night. Yo’ hah all seen de eclipse tonight. When by bressed Providence 1 found him wi my turkeys, he war so olx-rcome, dat he gib me dees chickens in return. On Tanksgiven day, we will all meet at Deacon Peta Johnson's, an’ gib fanks to de I.ord dat Peta has got rid ob his debbil, an’ for de turkeys.” I. Post. '07.

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SKITS Dove to death by slanderous tongues ” «8? Mildred M. Ament, Arethusa 12 Arlington St. Neat: not gaudy.” Prepared No. 31. Farce (1); Senior Play (4). Grace D. Aikenhead, Albion, N. V. J don't bcliive there's no siclt person” Prepared Albion Grammar School. Cora May Atkinson, 319 Laburnum Crescent “Her voice was ever soft, Gentle and low.” Prepared No. 24. Rav C. Badger, 94 Chestnut St. There's the humor of it.” Prepared No. 12. University of Rochester. Pledged OAX. Freshman Farce (1); Class Track Team (3); Class Baseball Team (3); Class Basketball Team (4) ; Chairman, Rough House Committee (4); Adver- tising Staff, Annum. (4). Florence Barclay, 1609 Main St. East II'ho dotes; yet doubts.” Prepared Nb. 8. Margaret F. Barss, 70 Meigs St. A wise, pleasing sincerity.” University of Rochester. Patrician; Pontifex (3); Farce (1). George J. Barnes, 136 Pearl St. And if laugh at anything; '1 is that may not weep.” Prepared No. 15. University of Rochester. Harvard. Class Track Team (3-4); Glee Club (4); Chairman, Class Day Committee (4). Bertha Catherine Bender. 46 Scio St. Oh wad some power the giftie gic us To see oursch cs as ithers see us. Prepared No. 14. Smith. Farce (3); Vaudeville (4); Basketball (2); Pontifex (4) : Senior Memorial Committee (4). Florence J. Bennett, 27 Avenue D. There's no art to find the mind’s construction in the face. Prepared No. 8. Edna B. Bickford, A.r. 31 South Goodman St. And a very nice girl you'll find her. Prepared No. 15. Farce (1); Censor (3). Helen M. Bowlby. 646 University Ave. I am nothing, if not critical.” Prepared No. 31. Idabelle Breithaupt, 56 Niagara St. Speak if you can—ll hat are you.0 Prepared No. 18. Universitx of Rochester.