Franklin High School - Molecule Yearbook (Franklin, VT)

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11 As they wore walking down the walk from school Sharrio noticed that Bill and Kathy wore walking all by thomsolves. She walked aver to them and asked, How are you today?” ”A11 right, I guess,” was Kathy’s answer. A Sharrle noticed that Kathy wasn't acting as she usually did. She saii. Kathy, what is troubling you? You aren:t yourself at all. Oh, I guess I don’t feel very good today.” Kathy, I know that is not the trouble. If you tell me maybe we can do something about it. Woll,” Kathy said, everyone is talking about Christmas, and wo don’t even hsvo a Christmas troo. Wo don’t have any monoy to buy anybody prosonts. I think it would be so nico ■.o have a Christmas like ovoryone else.” A group of kids are going tomorrow to get Christmas trees to decorato the gym for tho Christmas party If you and Bill would like to come along you could get me for yourselves at the same time Oh, that would be swell, and maybe we could help you get the Christmas trses for the party.’• By this time they wore in front of Sharrio!s house, so thoy said they would 3oe her tho next morning. Bill, Kathy said, if wo do got a Christmas tree wo haven’t got anything to trim it with. I’vo seen in books somewhere, directions for making docorations. Let’s go and moot Sharric and when wo get back wo can look in some books. When thoy got in front of Sharrio’s houso sho was thoro waiting for thorn. Thoy went on down the stroet and mot the othor children. It didn't take thorn vory long to got the troos. Thoy oamo out of tho woods with five troos, four for the Christmas party a:d n-o for bill and Kathy-. Kathy and 3 j.l holped them decorato ,tho troos for tho pr.i and when they nad finished there wero still several decora cions left. Sharrio said, This is wondorful, bocauso I don't bcliovo anyone would mind if Bill and Kathy borrowed those decor- ations for their troo.

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12, Wo would like it. if oil of you would come and help us trim our troo, Bill said. We would love to, Mary Ann said, and then you will finish in time to come to the party. But, we don’t have any money to buy a present. You don’t need to bring a present, Sharrio said, Wo aren't going to give presents. Oh, oomo on, wo could have a lot of fun. O.K.” Kathy said, wo will go. You havo boon so good to us. Bill and Kathy wont to tho party and before they know it, tho ovoning was ovor. Just boforo it was timo to go homo ono of tho grown-ups askod if there was anyono that would liko to do a littlo work to earn somo money. Kathy and Bill replied excitedly, Wo would liko very much to oarn somo money. And wo want to thank everyone for tho very best Christmas wo ovor had.” They hurriod home, glad to be able to earn some money for the very first, real Christmas they ever had. Joyce Tittemore 58 When my Father Went on a Long Cruise My Fathor who was in the Navy was transfored from one base to anotherjand finally ho was transfored to a Florida baso callod Ciecil Field where wo stayod and thon my Fathor had to go on a cruiso for oight months. My Mother, my two brothers, and I went with my Fathor to Mcyport to soo him off. Ho took us to a plaoo so wo could got a coke. My two brothors and I had a coko and my Mothor and Father had coffee. Then my Father bought my two brothers and mo some candy. Ho bought my Mothor a box of candy. Thon wo wont back to the ship ho was going to go on. Ho t'uk my two brothers and me to the ship and we wont into fcne 3hip. He took my two brothers into where he was going to sleep. I could not go in because ho wouldn’t lot me. We bad semo oranges and apples. Then we went on dock to see tho airplanes and watch the men at work. We wont back to the car where my mother was and waited until it was time to go. whilo wo were waiting tho two boys wont down to the sea shoro and played around.