Fort Madison High School - Madisonian Yearbook (Fort Madison, IA)

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THE HIGH SCHOOL TIMES what a round of pleasures' The hours passed hke mmutes the days l1ke hours untll before they real1zed It xt was All Hallow Eve Thxnkmg of how angry Shebe would be and of h1s neglected farm Jack started for home lett1ng h1s horse take 1tS own way The more he thought about It the more he dreaded the reachxng home and h1s Wlfe s SCOld1Dg As Maherfelt was but a short dlstance he declded to go on to the dance regardless of consequences As he traveled along the mountam a short dzstance from Money more he saw an old abbey a httle way ahead of hml He could not re member ever hav1ng passed th1s on h1s way to the falr and began to wonder lf he could have lost h1s way On looklng agamn at the burldmg he saw a br1ght l1ght whlch seemed to be comxng from one of the wm dows Thus was surely not the old abbey where a ghost had so often been seen prowlmg around at nlght' Jack stopped h1s horse and was just about to turn around when he heard someth1ng hke the dlstant sound of mus1c He moved forward 1 httle and the rustle of the leaves beneath h1s horses feet sounded to hzm hke the tread of the ghost Agam he stopped and agam started on but the musxc had so enchanted hlm that he could not resxst gomg a l1t tle farther As 1f drawn by some maglc power he gulded h1s horse through the dark glen Whence could lt be commg7 He had heard often of the beaut1ful musxc w1th wh1ch the fa1r1es celebrated the annl versary of the1r obtamlng the Caldron of Shame of K1ng Hugh the overlord of Erln who had refused to g1VC h1s daughter Malas hand In marr1age to Pr1nce Fontam because he was a member of the Bardxc Order of Erm Surely the renowned muslc of the faxrles was not more beautzful than th1s' Suddenly the horse came to a stop and Jack found hlmself IH Gleann na Cac1lle that dreaded place of revelry of the ghosts and farrles He d1smounted and stealth1ly creepmg along ID the dark stoppmg at each new rustle of the leaves saw a brxght hght shmmg a short dlstance down the glen The mus1c seemed stlll pluner and more beaut1ful As he slowly crept along he at last founda place where he thought he mxght dxscover the cause of the llght He eagerly parted the branches of the trees whlch were obstructmg h1s v1ew and to h1s great amazement found h1mself m fa1ryland There were fa1r1es l16lC f'ur1es there and fa1r1cs everywhere gather ed for the very fest1val about whxch Jack had been tlunkmg Merry httle elves were runnmg everywhere gathermg stxcks for the tire whose hght from whxch Jack had seen when entermg the valley lt was burmng brxghtlv g . , . . . . . . ,f ,, 1 1 ' 1 , . . . 0 . . y v , . 1 - , c . 1 . 1 . , . I . . , . - . . v . L , - - ' , cf 91 - u . V. . r I, . , 4 . . . . ,, . - - V L l 1 1 - f v . 2 4 . 1 2 . , s 1- 1 . 1 4 - v 1 1 v 1

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O O O 1 O Ihr illauxrw-1 illrhnught Zllllllll' BY MARY LASPY O O O J O li-i EIKNOW some of you do not beheve th1t fumes evel ex ed l tthcn u ele nevel lil wuezd ll e w lence thls wxerd tlle spring th Lt country whose every foot of l Lnd teexns w1th lef ends of s unts md heroes wwrxlors ind httle people Mxny ue plone to hush nt such L countly is the llnd of l nn o Sh inter but they h we never rldden xlong the lnoun tun piths ind throuffh the lonely Qlens to wlnch these be Lutnful legends of the supernaturul ue ittached fhey know IlOtl1lI1g of the bC'l.l1llCS of the plice and the wlld nn lQlllltlVCI1C9S of the people of the Emel tld s e Far up the slde of one ot these mount uns 111 tlnt pirt of the coun try ne xrest the 11nd oi fam o 5h21nter lxved J Lek McGow tn md has wlth J1ck1t w1s otherwlse He Llw Lys found tnne to be present tt all the merry lI1'lk1YlgS of the PlI'1Sll Espem Llly w ts he to be found enjoy mg hnnself at every d mee for nnny nnles Lround Jack Mcifowin w IS llways tl16f1YSt to beqln the d lnce md the 11st one tlred As he hnnself sud he Could pg hom morn txll Illglll He wls never LS h tppy when the t1me for the Nloneymore Fm wmth the dinces Lfterw nd lt the Mlherfelt rolled round When httle Elsl the pxxde and loy of her f1thers he ut wis ten ye mrs old Jack declded th it he would tlke the whlte Cow to the tur to sell her so that he mxffht buy some bricelets for the colleen On hxs w ly to the vxllt fe just ts he w is tlll Illllg xnto the Nldherfelt ro Ld he was overt lken by an old frxend who pexsuaded hnn to st ny t A neirby tavern untll the next mornxng when they both would stlrt e mrly so as not to nuss the r nces Upon re tclnnd the f2'llI'QI'OL1Rtl9 both decnded that they Ind never seen the place present so gxlx tn tppe 1r1nee Elsas bl xcelets weze soon bought 'md detosxted nn the poeket of J lcks gle mt co at Then o I1 1 1 ,Ht 2 1 QH1 2 r ll I . o . . . U U O s I s I I O11 1 1 'll' 1 1 'll' 1 1 :pw 'Q 9 ist ' : wu ' yo w - ' ' ' that W' 1111 -d l '. ' 2 2 2 , 2 ' in X 2 . 2 , , N. ' , k. :I ' L. 1 2 ', 2 2, 2 ' . 2 2 ' E ' 2 f 2 3 2 ' 2 2 2 2 ' 2 . 2 ' 2 K ' 2 ' 2 : 2 6 L 7 ' - 2 ' 1 3 ' 2 ' 2 . ' f ' ' - 2 ' 5 2 . ' ' 2 ' .. ' '2 I'l . 2 ' ' A 2 ' 2, ' 2 2 - 2 . 2 ' ' ' N ' , ' ' 2 W A 2 2 wife Shebe. Shehe was busy from early morn until dark night: but 4 2 ' 2 . 2 2 2 ' 2 2 - 2 ' 2 . 2 '2 2 S ' - ' ' 2 2 2 ' 2 . ' ' 2 lf 2 ' ' K ' 2 2 2. ' . 9 ' 2 . 2 ' , H ' ' ' . ' 2 2 ' 2 5 2 as ' ' 2 . ' 2 . 2 2 ' 2 ' 2 , . '2 , ' ' - 2 2 ' '2 ' . ' . 2 V' , ' . 6 . 2 . 2 ' 2 L '. ' 5 2 2 S ' ' ' ' - 2 . 2 ' -2 ' ' Q 2 21 2 2 2 ' ' C 2 2 2 . 2 ' A ' R ,. ' 2 ' ' fi 2 2 2 2 2 ' '. 3 ' -2 1 f- 5 , 2 1 ' ' 2 2 '12 2 . 1

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IHI1 Hlk H SLHQOI lllVll 5 bene 1th 1 olden kettle Wlllell w IS suspended hom 1 1od l1eld by two of the co111p 111y D111c111g 111 1 CllClC 1bo11t tlllS f11e we1e llllllllbel' of tl1e more 1111 po1t mt of the httle people Upon 1 Golden thione sat tl1e I'11ry uee11 In l1er h 1nds w 15 1 h 11p tl1e wlld sweet IIILISIL. of wl11cl1 J 1cl1 had l1e llkl when p1ss1ng tl1e deserted 1bbey About lltl were Ill 1ny guly dressed attend 1nts e1ch IW llllllg h1s llllll to serve the queen G1 ldllilly the soft low w 111 of tl1e uee11 s l1 1rp d1ed out and each of the fury band be5111 to t1ke l1lS pl 1ce lll the se1111 cnele 11e ll tl1e throne The d lI'lClIlb 1111ste1 w1tl1 pohshed jeweled w1nd Ill h lllll stood ready to IHQWLI' the queen s elf when he c 1lled o11t Who ll d'1nce now f The b1nd 11ow st zrted the more bl1ll1CSOlllt, IIILISIC of tl1e d 111ce 1nd Soon the sport w lS o11 Merllly 111e1r1ly lound tl1ey went throu l1l1or11 p1pes ngs strathspeys 1nd reels Tl1ey had just beoun '1 very hvely 2111 Wllbll Jack fo1ffot l1e w1s 111 1ntr11der and be 111 to ng 11so As 1f by 111 lL.lC the HILISIL eClS61l 1m-l bl 1ek eyes Spled .l1ck md w1tl1 1 CI y of Get 111111 spr 111g followed by all the band toward tl1e l1el1less .llCk I-le w1s soon surrou11ded llltl with gre1t ser1ous11ess led to tl1e throne -low suddenly tht express1o11 of the queen 11 1d cl1 mgbed fro111 tl11t of ple1s111e to m1rked d1s 1pprov1l Oh 1f I 11'1d only done 1s Shebe '1dv1sed 111e I should now be s 1fe at hon1e thoudht tl1e culprit How the poor fellows knees trembled when he knelt befo1e the throne to rece1ve l1lS pLlI11Sl1Il18l'lt He shall dince 11po 1 this Ill 1 IC ground to the n111s1c of tl1e fury band 1s long as I choose to w 1tcl1 hllll w 1s tl1e decree md for one who loved the 1m11se111e11t 'Ls well LS .lack did surely the fury had bee11 very k1nd 'l l1e mus1c '10 llll stirted up slowly at first Jack stood IW utmg tl1e master s answer to the elf s Wl1o ll dance now P How tl1e f11r1es en joyed seeing the bw' Ill 1n of tl1e world 1n tl1e1r mulst' All eyes were Ill tent upon the 1ntrude1 whe11 tl1e leider c1lled o11t J 1ck McGowan At first .lick felt shy and qwkw 11d but befo1e the first 111e 1sure was well over he began to re fun h1S us 1 11 sense of ple 1sure when enjoymg such a frol1c He longed to show the f11r1es l1ow the best Cld.I1C61'1I1 the par1sl1 could Jig ElCll t1n1e tl1e 111us1c grew l1vel1er th 111 before 1nd st1ll It was Who ll dmce now but Jack Mebowanf E.1cl1 tllfle tl1e queen clapped her hands for joy and ordered n1ore Try '15 he would to stop them Jacks feet would y1eld to tl1e 1rres1st1ble 1111g1c of tl1e mus1c The world beg1n to go ro11nd lllxl IOl1llll h1s llc 1d Qlllk lower 8 l 2 Q ' 1 i N 2 2 - 1 1 '- ix- Q- k- 1 1 - S - 1 . 2 2 ' ' 2 J ' 1 - - 2 - ' 2 ' . 2 S ' 2 Q . . 1 1 1 2 ' 2 ' 2 2 ' . ' 1 J ' 2 ' 2 ' , . 1 1' ' , . 1 , . , 2 ' 1 2 2 2 2 2 j 3 ' . - . .r - A 1 ' l 1 1 ' 2 fz 2 3 2 - 12 ' - . 2 ff 2 '. 5 1 2 2 , 7 Vx I ff ' 1 1 , 1 . I - N' 1 , 1 'Y7 2 i 2 5 1 2 2 . 1 I lv I-T '- - - 2 . 25 2 ' ' ' 'G 2 2 ' ' gf 2 ' . S 2-1 S ' ' 2 2 every l1ttle fZlll'Y stood rooted to lllS pl21ce. One little elf w1tl1 kee11 ' ' r ' , A ff ' 77 I Z ' 1 1 1 1 , ' ' 1 - - I 1'- 1 , . A ' ' 1 2 2 f 2 22' ' 2 fi 2 . ff ' 1 ' - , , 71 ' ' , 2 2 6 - 1 2 1 D I D D ' I 3 ' 2 1 5 lg f 5 2 2 - ' 7' - 1 - 2 K cb Zn. 1 , 2 . 262 2 2 . 5 ' . . 2 2 , 1 cf 1 -va ' - - 1 C ' 5 2 . 2 - - 1 , re , vv 2 2 2 ' ' . 2. 2 2 L2 , L2 N 2 ' , 1: 1 ' f 71 . ' 1' ' ' , , 1 K S y C . . I ., . , , 1 fn -, - , 1 L , 2 ' , 2 2 ' . ' 2 .2