Franklin High School - Molecule Yearbook (Franklin, VT)

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10 mainder of the night. While in the confusion of getting started on the right track, one of the dogs, thinking him- T er y snart, lea others off on a different tyoe of track and was sorry for doing so later. When they returned they were the most sophisti- cated dogs around. They were so highly perfumed that they could herdl stand themselves and nobody else could either. You have crobably guessed by now that the animal t' ey were chasing was a svur.k.'.'.' After tne cogs nave jumped all over you, you can i -acine what you smell like, tool Well, my moth- er knew. I just can't im- a ine, though, tirhy she made me sleep on the porch that night. All in all, it was quite an experience and the next tine I am asked to o coon hunting, I will knox what to say,------- Of course I'll go; it's loads of fun.' Mary Lou Richard ' 6I4. A WILD RIDS It was a lovely moonlit night and the air had a slight nip; in short, it x;as a per- fect night for a horseback ride. As Louise sat looking out the window she suddenly decided this was exactly what shp would do. After dressing warmly and getting a flash- light for safety's sake, she went out into the night. Whistling for her horse, she noticed the moon had rings around it. More snow, she thought, blast it. But then she re ’-embered it was deer season and her brother was looking forward to getting a deer. The snow would help him with his hunting anyway. She remembered how excited she had been last year when she had shot a deer, And then her brother hadn't got one at all'. Row the kids hrd ribbed him! door SteveJ T‘e had stood it well, though. That was the reason her mother ?d asked her not to shoot any oeer this year, so her -ooor brother would have a chance. c he had laughed; however, she hadn't done any hunting yot. A nudge at her shoulder brougnt her back to the pre- sent. She oatted her horse. Dash, on the nose and led her out of the rate. In less than five minutes she was riding ;.o the road. She could see quite a distance awpv and the moon cast shadows rcross the meadows to form an eerie eicture. Louise flashed her flashlight into the sha- dows- She caught sight of a figure moving quickly into the bvshes. Switching off her lirht she rode toward the spot wKere she h d seen the form disacoear. As she acc- roached the place a strange sound came from the bushes. Dash shied away but Louise culled her back. At the mom- ent she was glad she had the ilashli ht. A loud cracking of branches started and sud- denly Dash reared up and started of at a wild • run, leaving Louise sittin on the ground feelin-' rather dazed. Before she could rise a hand touched her shoulder and a voice growled, at her to Get uo. Louise didn't think her legs would support her ri-ht then

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11 but she managed to pet up. The hand pushed her forward into the brush. She stumbled on and at last the voice prowled at her amain. This time the hand pushed her a- gainst a boulder, and for the first time she saw the stran- ger. He had a beard of at least a week, and his clothes were rapped and dirty. He looked half-starved and for a second she almost felt sorry for him. This mood oassed quickly and she found herself trembling. Perhaps Dash would go straight home, but Horn and Dad wouldn’t find him until it got late and would begin to worry about her. That would not be for quite a while. Why, oh why, did she have to come up here anyway? Stupid curiosity! Blast it! She be- man wondorinp what the man was doinm here and started to look at him a ain, orly. to find herself quite alone! She searched carefully and quietly and then started back. But how did she get here? She had been so scared, she couldn’t remember! She tried to think, and then re lembering that the stronger would probably be right oack, she started to scramble through the branches and brush. She ma.de so much noise that she could not hear much else, but after she had traveled a distance she became aware of a no se behind her. She wildly started to run and then began to scream; she tripped on a branch and fell with a thud. A voice started callingher, and looking up she blinked, at the bright sunlight. She sat up and found her mother look- in' down at her and smiling. '■You. that’s all. You had better hurry and. get Dash to take the cows to pasture or your father will be hooping mad! Louise couldn’t quite be- lieve it was all a dream as she hurried out to catch her horse. She’d remember this dream when she found her curi- osity getting the best of her. As the phrase, Curiosity killed the cat , went through her mind, she laumhed and said to Dash, It almost killedme. How let's go and get those cows. Laurel Stanley '6U THY LAST DAYS OF HUCKLTBERRY HOUFD It was drawing near the end of the haupy days of Huckle- berry Hound, the famous car- toon idol. He had enjoyed a prosperous, olentiful life in his suburban home in Jellv- stone Park with all his many haopy moments to the hearts of the children all over the world. He was now lying in bed at his home. Although he was very sick, he still could give his orders to his staff. He barked out, I want my lawyer immediately. Don't just stand there! Get a move on! When his lawyer arrived, he began to explain to him why he wanted to see him. He ex- plained, I have many friends to whom I wish to leave a re- membrance of myself and also to the public who have been my dearest friends throughout the years. had. a Lsd dream