Elk River High School - Elkonian Yearbook (Elk River, MN)

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EL The Dirty Flag llravely in the wind or storm Vtfaving high above the trees Old Glory shimmers every morn In the sweeping morning breeze. All day long each day of the year It Hoats thru sun and rain Deep in its folds it reveres the dear VVho fought for Old Glory, but not in vain. It was the day after the Fourth, Il dreary, rainy day. The streets were dirty, covered with the mud of people's feet. Tiny rivulets were running down the curbs. - A flag, that had been dropped by some one during the parade the previous day, lay in the mud, trampled on again and again under the muddy feet of the crowd. It was a small, silk flag, now ragged and dirty. A party of three pretty girls came walking down the street. They nearly stepped on the Hag, half hidden in the mud at their feet. Oh, here's a dag, let's pick it up l said the hrst girl. VVhy no, not that dirty thing! said the second, and they walked on. A well-dressed old gentleman came walking behind the girls. He was looking up at the cloudy sky. The innocent Hag with its broken stem, nearly caused the old gentleman to trip and fall. I wonder why in the world these street-cleaners don't keep the sidewalks clear, he muttered to himself as he kicked the Hag forward. Tommy, a dirty, ragged, freckled-faced boy, with a bundle of newspapers under his arms was yelling out his evening papers. He, like the old gentleman nearly fell over the Hag. 'WVell, Old Glory, he exclaimed loudly, what are you doing here in the mud? 'Why aren't you waving somewhere on high and show your spirit? America's not down and never will be. He stooped down, and picked it up. Holding it in one hand and laying down his papers,he took out his jack-knife and with his other hand carved a slit in a lamp-post standing near by. He then stuck the flag in the lamp- post, saluted it, picked up his papers, and went whistling down the street. ELSIE NVILDE. Rain and Forest It was a dark rainy dayg one that we so often see during the latter part of june. The rain fell slowly and in a way that seemed to say, More is coming. The large forest which had suffered severely during a period of drought now began to freshen up. The animals had all scurried for shelter when the storm be- gan, and nothing could be seen except plants, trees, and a small brook whose water supply had been replenished by the rain. The rain pattered softly on the leaves of the trees and filled the brook with a certain cheeriness, making small rip- ples that chased each other merrily, then lost themselves in the steady onward flow of the stream. The flowers raised their heads thirstily to the cool, refreshing rain drops. The grass which had been a dull brown the day before, was now changing to a soft green carpet, with innumerable Bowers hexe and there peeping thru the surface. All nature with out-stretched arms nodded and seemed to say, Oh beautiful rain ! ' Page Eight

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