Eugene High School - Eugenean Yearbook (Eugene, OR)

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7-17 -V W Y. Y, fisil- ' ' SPH 'fp-.1i'J5.. ' Y i ' N14 L I '?1 f i MS. 'L3i 'l f'f 2-wg - -'.' .1':..'Q3L ' -'-- .A -23 ff? ,..- . -at ' 1.1 . WR it I'.f1h ' -' i ffy? ' Page 5. 5 Effgew, Thirty f 'r Oregon high but no one deigned to ask Gordon about her. One morning Pauline came into the library with a newspaper in her hand and a queer smile on her face. 'fLook here, she said shortly and spread the paper upon a table about which a group was setting. There, on the first page was a large picture of Cecile, with the title Crown Princess of Ruritaniaf' and below it the following paras graph: 'fThe Crown Princess Cecile has just been called home from America, upon the death of her father, King Rudolph V. Princess Cecile has been attending American schools, incognito, the past year. She has not given her opinion of America. VVell, what do you think about itf' was Pauline's first inquiry. That we are a bunch of fools and ought to apologize to Gordon Dean, one of the boys answered. You are right, said Pauline, and I am the one who must do it. And there's something elsef' she raised her right hand, I solemnly swear that I will no longer be a snobfl And the others fol- lowed her example. e egencl of lmree Sisters HREE Sisters is the name given to the three - mountain peaks which one may see far to the northeast, on a clear day. In the days of long ago, when Indians were numerous in the western states, a certain chief Eagle Foot was honored by three daughters. The father and they became greatly devoted to each other. A great plague started in his tribe and all perished but his three daughters and himself. They were superstitious about staying in the country where the plague played havoc with his tribe, so he took them to the mountains to live the remainder of their days. One day while he was hunting in the foot hills of Three Sisters a stray arrow from an un- known source, pierced his heart and he fell pros- trate down a huge cliff. On the morning of the third day of his absence, they set out to search for him, for they became thoroughly alarmed. They took three hunting knives and two dogs, but they had no thought of taking food with them. Ali day they tramped without results, and late in the evening, on the edge of the snow line they camped. Next morning they set out. Finally they struck a trail which was nearly covered with fresh snow which had fallen the preceding night. A man had evidently been on this path. There were his tracks deeply impressed in the soft, light snow. 'fOh! cried the oldest of the three sisters, let us ascend this mountain quickly and overtake this man whoever he might be. W'ell said' respond- ed the other two simultaneously. This incident seemed to put new zeal in the sisters and the blood flowed in their veins more hotly than ever before since they set out. Each, in her own heart, was full of emotion and each had hopeful eyes. All day they traced it until about four o'clock in the evening. Snow was already falling so thickly that the trail was covered, and the tracks were quickly becoming extinct. It had grown so dark lately, and with the aid of the falling snow, they soon lost the trail and were wandering over a field of desert, or icy plain. guided by no human or beast. for the dogs had long since gone ahead and were probably five miles away. A cold wind caused an exceedingly biting, piercing bliz- zard to blow. They soon became fatigued through hunger and cold. They sat down to rest in the snow, for they were already so sleepy that they staggered, when they walked. In a few minutes all three were asleep and they dreamed of nothing but their father. Soon they were paralyzed by the cold. O, God only knows how these pure hearted sisters were to perish so peacefully after their long struggle to save their father. Yes. in a few minutes they were frozen to death. They became stiff, snow gathered over their bodies. Their bodies were found two months later by a hunter just the way in which they died, with arms locked around each other seemingly in prayer for the life of their father. Ever after this, the peaks were known as Three Sistersf, Edwin Fred Mack, 'I4.

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V 55: P3P 1 M, era'-fs wi. . -y u r 1 ff' 55 ls. -. T Oregon ' - Ttceizfy-111110 Have you anything to say, says he. Then I jest told the whole truth. pig, says he. Then he All for a goo goo rakes me up one side an' straight down the other. Maybe suh, yuh think nigger. Then he says: I wasn't some scared Private james you are convicted by your own confession foh an offense whose penalty is death. Yas suh,'l I gasped. I was almost choked, suh, I felt like my tongue had filled my whole mouth. I got a picture of a line of soldiers with their rifles raised. But the captain kept on: As a penalty for your offense I hereby command you with a guard of two soldiers, to go -- He stopped and I gave one sob. W'hat was he going to say? That you go and get that pig. I begun cryin' fob joy. '4But wait, says he. f'Get that pig, bring it back, dress it, and have it for dinner at your mess tablesf' Suh, I felt like I had been dead a long time and had come back to air and life. I wanted to kiss his feet. But suh, I tell yuh I hated awfully to go and get that pig and hear them niggers josh me about Tankla and the pig. And suh, but it was sure awful to see them fat niggers set- tin' 'roun' that mess table, twenty of 'em, eatin' that pig that I had meant for little Tankla and her folks and me. ine Feathers 311 F1118 B113 S ARMION High School was very exclusive owing to its location in the more aristo- 2.651 cratic part of St. Louis. Life was usu- ally made so unpleasant for undesirables that they did not remain long. It came as nearly being a private school as it could be, without really being one, and there was certainly never a more snobbish crowd of youngsters. It created somewhat of a sensation when Cecile Dale walked in upon them one morning and took a seat in assembly. She looked about her politely but coolly, and being a good character reader, asked her information from professors rathers than pupils. She was unusually beauti- ful, with deep blue eyes and fair hair and she had a way of quietly ignoring those about l1er which both attracted and angered the pupils of lXIarmion, and caused much discussion among them. Snubs slid off her like water off a duck's back, and consequently the girls all disliked her and the boys secretly admired her, because they could not do so openly and keep in the smart set. Cecile's grades were irreproachable and she spoke German and French fluently and English with such an accent that it was easy to see that she was a foreigner. Further than this the Mar- mion pupils knew nothing about her excepting that she wore queer but elegant clothes and lived in a most modern little bungalow in a rather modern part of town. She certainly is the queerest personf' Pauline Day said,-and if Pauline said she was queer, she was, for Pauline was the leader of the set. The following winter she was again present and Nellie Stuart and Gordon Dean both reported having seen her. The one at Newport and the other camping in the Adirondacks. She was with a lady and a gentleman in the queerest foreign looking uniform. Daddy said it was the uniform of a foreign soldier, Nellie ex- plained. HShe just looked at me in that cool way of hers and bowed and I bowed backf' 4'Their camp was only a mile from ours, Gordon reported, and we became quite good friends. She's a jolly sport. I like herf' G, indeed! said Pauline Day, flushing, if you like her so well, you don't need to bother about us anymore. I for one refuse to try to like herf, Gordon did not answer, but the next day he walked to school with Cecile and carried her books. After that his old associates avoided him but he did not appear to mind it. He and Cecile became fast friends. However school had not been holding more than two months when she stopped. Curiosity ran 4

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