Franklin High School - Molecule Yearbook (Franklin, VT)

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BOOK REVIEW •if- •• r '7 Ve THE SOUL OF AN 'E RUTLEDGE by Bcrnic Babcock This story takes mlacc- at the Rutlcdy.c Inn in New Salem, xl inois, in 1831, when Anne Rutlcdyc and Abraham Lincoln first saw each other. At this tine Anne was cnyaaed to John McNeil, alias Janes McNanra. But as tine ’.vent on Anne bc an to see more of Abe, until John TVV P-ieo. his tru- identity, and depart'd to his poor relatio, ng.ver to oe o«oa or he,wrd of a» air . As tin w nt on, Abraham and .Inn b can nr, ” d, but th.ir w ddin day v;as n v r to occur, for .nn d v loo d a couyh ’which, aft r a lony illn ss caus d h r d ath. So end°cl a ve.ry de p happiness and love., and in its place was left a very yravt sorrow. Th climax of th story was I 'the unfinished sony which Ann , was sinyiny to Ab' wh n ah di d.' The charact rs If this story und ryo v ry little if any chanyc. All of th m, hov ev r, ar' very real. Th ir opinions, b li fc, and charact ristics add humor, .as w .11) as k biny’th read:r inter sted, ‘bin’ Rutl ds , on: pf th' l.adin charact rs, adds a yr .at d.al to th st ry. Her serious and symonth tic natur , and h r iov. for na- tural and simpl things, such as plum blossoms, made her r- ry popular. Her word was as.food as a written statrmnt , and it could b: broken only wh n sh was to- weak to resist. Because of thisy' all of h .r lif was happy. 1 . Abraham Lincoln was oft n b lioved to be crazy be cause of his be- ll - fa and opinions. He couldn't b Influenced easily,and h often dc- f nded th croosit. sid’, such as was th case with th. slavery questi He was at as: and very witty, but awkward wh n feme akin». He stated his omini -ns wh .n v r oossibl:. He believed only in thinr.s which he ' thou-ht made: sense. Pcowl sl oftines said that h.. would pet nowhere in life because of his honesty and his aynpathetic nature. If cv r h see oerson in need of son.thin; which he had h: would part with It ylasly. Tellin stories in his droll way was one of his chi.f pastimes. Proba- ble be cays., of thes ‘characteristics he accomplished so much duriny his life. The plot of the st ry.was th struy.lc of Abraham to win Anne. K won out for a short tint, but in th. end Anne was taken from him.for v I would r .con - nd this book becausJ of its yr’.at amount of humor, and .the int rest that it creates. It oictur.s the life ahd ways of li in» at that time. It's an csocctally ybod charact .r (Storv. v' - Inoycnc Columb 1 48

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18. Our catn was located on the shore of a boautiful lake hi-.h in the mountains of Vernont. Ut least, I think it’s in Vermont. By the time - done driving I didn’t know hut what we were in Connecti- cut ) vf finSlv arrived with just two flat tires on the way which is «cut-i rin 'il- considered orotty good luck for the shape of the roads. After yetting unpackc$aaae sett ed aown, I bocOTiee restless and ay ingenious mind immeadi- ' atoly oegan to function. To nysclf I said, The j, T old cor' skipped pretty badly coming uo. Guess - 11 , zt look her over add sec what I can do. X started my interprisc with proctoly the e V J'-'iLa.: snallest assortment of tools ever used to tear down a notor. ( I started :ut to cl an the spark plays, but one thing led to another.) The to ls c nsistcd of a Jack, tire levers, lug wren- ches, an adjustable wrench, and a pair of pliers. .»s anyone knows., a person doesn't need a Jack, tirv, levers, or a lu wrench for motor work, but ,nevertheless, I kept then handy just in case. ( You never know what has to cone off next.) I started like a mechanie. with fifty years’ experience. Oh sure, I knew what I was do in:;. T thought. Just one air» nut and I’ll have the top off this Jig-cr. bonder what’s in- side! Huh! Hothing but a bunch of wires. Maybe if I change ’em arour a little the old girl will run better. I did a lot of tinkering before I noticed the shadows w re begin- ning to lengthen, and then I be an putting things back together (start I looked down at the parts lying around and was doumbfounded, Whcnc in the world had I -athorod all those nuts, screws, bolts, and Junt 1 I was flabbergasted, but they can’t say I didn’t try. No sip! That That motor went back together in a hurry. ( The next day a mechanic carte uo and out it together a little ffiffcnantly than I did. My stre! of genius cost me five weeks' allowance and a ruined refutation as a mechanic.) Later in the week I was tryinr; out a new brand of cigarettes one night in bed, and having out in a strenrus day ( d ing oractically nr ino;) I 'was very sleepy, and fell asleep with a Chesterfield dro oin from my mouth. It was a short sleep, very short. Then I awoke I re- alized what a smoking ham must feel'like. Luckily, my room was facin the lake, for out went -no of my mother’s best blankets into th wat„ It was recovered the next morning, and since I was, or my folks thou; I was,too young to smkc I took my meals standing up for the next fee days. Another little incident was the falling out of the boat in ny Sunday best after unccssfuliy trying to start the confounded motor. But -why should I kick? I didn’t accidentally kill anyone, and that’e, something. Alton Lothian '48

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