Girls High School - Yearbook (Reading, PA)

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xhtch had been th Led chamber or hrs xx1te and nt to Indla Reports then after 1x fexx hrret ar eame bacle th tt he had dxecl there ot 11 fexer Nou can then lITl'l'lII n1x dehght and xet I1orror xx I1 n one dax xxhlle 1 XXIII t1ro1' th I1all III th etst xxrnf I suddenlx stumbled and loo ln dv XII found tI11I l I11d tlele d up 1 loose Ioard and tl1er 1n the openmg xx as at old ru tx lee II e th le x to the loclee ro I ask d mxs lf t 111 tear l ot what l mlaht s e there I slowlx placed the Ieex lt mox ed and sloxxlx I pushed the door open on 1ts e tlex f I 1 l1e 1 l ox rcame me h tl xentx d To n1x amaze ent I x tu Phe I11 four posted I d had tI1e cox ers xelloxx xxlth we Ext en x 1t Ile We n ett just as 1t was a er 1111 tre I I t Upon a cl1a1r xx ts carel sslx throxxn 1 pretty ace ou1t earelesl 1te1 d t1ere IX II wearer I1e dresser xxas strewn wrtx rnhbons and trrnleets of all sorts md at erther end xx as 1 candle strcle xx1th the candle burned do x n to IIIL Vel x end From thls roon1 I found 1 1arroxx passage and, tremhlntg I erept through 1t unttl suddenlx I fou11d mxs lf tn a large room queerlx furnxshed At one end there was a larq hookcase w 1th rows and roxxs of bool-es At anoth r end I found a bed a tahle and a httle cupboard xx1tI1 cookmg ut IIQIIS It all looked xerx ch erful and homehlee and 1t too had tI1e mustx smell thtt tI1e h chamher had so the mxst rx rs NO x It IS quxte plann now that Marse Henr after tr1cle1n1 the p ople1ntoI1el1ex1n that h had gon to Indra hnd hrmself In thus room aw ax from IIIC xx orld I suppose Ur Johnson xx as the onlx one wI1o II xx about lt 1nd he good fellow l1a kept I11s secret Lndouhtedlx ever Ill ht tt txxelx o clock M trse Henrx poor den1e11t d htlt ertzed soul as he had Ulllle Cre trou 1 1 ntrrow 11s axe XIIII IIQ ean Ind x1s1ted hls xx1 e s chamher at the tune sh I1ad dned there And thus the hght rn the east xvmg has le n explamed and Elsworth Manor IS no lonqer haunted VOICLS agam rmq through the roomx halls and Ilqhts shme forth from ex erx xxrndoxx ' 'vi f'z5 f2'6'f ll xl, ' -, C 5 ' '- , , 1 .NYC ' - 1 A y K 1 3 1 k ' A :H-SL S, 1 A r I A ' 1 A 1 v ' , 1 Ax . lgc -' K U. 7 ,C K' V. IIIQQ' Q I .QI1 'e 1 ' e ze 44' Q 1 P' e . , k' g M, Q Z 2 ., 1.6 I U , C 4 . . 11 s ,' ' j. tIf1x1l1I' I1 e 'cj ' d om? I' 1- e ,pe Hal A 1 , 11111 it1 iixftvtt' ' 1 1 ec 1, e ' ' I1 the lock :ual I . ' , 1 e 3 ' CIA1f 1leIi111 . 'I' 1 111.1 I ll' js 'Q 1 , u ' ITC in. r' 1 1 - III' fo11z1.I + I Hopsp- Ivy. ' - ' 1 IC 1 ' , U' ' .qw JI11-11111: lc. fd tl! Izltee l1 ': ' , ft the 's 155 l1:11 wen i11 I. 1' 'I Q 1 ep -' ' 1 1 1 I wrapper, and under the hed and in the middle of the tloor were slippers, no d I 1 1,isx'p'1Ie I11I-' Ie 1. I 11,1 '1 . 1' I . . ,G Q K M, I I . q x ,lx 2 K L 1 , -. .V I YL V 1 4. KA, x i 7 . l . I V, ,VC . 1 1 K X y 'Y .w ' '1 1 pd . 1 1 ' 1- ':. 1 e 1 , A. 3 1 1 ', 1' ' K 1, --. Q 1 I 1 Cd K i l 1 And 5 1 Ve Q V' 3 led. ' ' ' 1 1 1 y, A 3 . ,. 2 3 C . .1 7. gt I C 1 K. C p .ty . . . R , . K ' ' I v ,- ,Y 1 d , ' , . I , -,y , 'Q 1 ' fe ' ' 1 11 ' , 1 1 Q , 1 1 1 1 l1e1 1, IPI tl QI tI e 1 911951511 I I 'e 11 dlez ' 1 f ' Q x, .Y k H 7 .I I V' Q1 :lf Iwi' 'I' IV' - -- IG N ..1,f 1 5 'V ff M , D 5

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fl LITEIIAIIY I Alt! Vi gfnfia D4 QS'-.-5 ,,f7Z-'-I-'I X fa: The Mystery of Elsworth Manor KA FHRYIN A DIENER There is an old fashioned homeste td III the south which had been un occupied for tears because It xi 1s supposed to be h1unted The colored folk round about claimed that 1t midnight as the old town clock struck the hour through the sleep5 old village ot a II ht suddenly appeared In the little room ofthe east wma for 1 Tell brief minutes tnd 1lI then vt ould be 'IQHIII darkness Although not ever5bodx h1d seen It or granted llS truth neverthe less everwbodw had 1 horror of the place and 1fter dark no one ventured on the premises This old house Elsworth Manor as II w 1s c1lIed held 1 great fascmatton for me as 1 child Its r1ttlmg windows sque1leIne st1Irvt1xs and sqealmg rats appe1led to th1t tdventuresome n Iture of mme 1nd sent me on tours through the dIlapId1ted building Often l would tind seeret doors moving walls and the like XX It tt IIIl.CI'eQled me th most however it 1s the room it Ith the locked door In the east wing VV ti e I tound Qrett delight III exploring the Manor Ill the dai time I would not h1we thought of going th re at night although I laughed at the Idea of Its bem htunted 'Ih thine I w as afraid of w1s that locked room In the east wma I knew as exeribodi tround there d d the stoix ot mx ere1t grtndfather f brother M1rse Henri 1s he it ts c1lled nl o h1d been the last to Ill'1lk6 Elsw orth Manor his home VN hell he it 1s 1l out twentx eight 1 handsome xoung man of good mor1Is 1nd the faxorite of 1ll the colored people he brought home to Elsworth Manor of which he w1s then master a prettt little wite People said these two were wond rfully hftppy to tether during lll'lI tirst ye1r of their wedded life. M'Irse H nry Seellldd to 1dore 'Ind worship his little wife. 1d ' v' cust ring' e church bells when there was a de1th, I5I'OCl'llI'IlIIlg llle lI'e'tdtuI tidings through the whole vill1,e th1t 1n0ther 1 son h1d fillett out of the r'tnks. S it w1s th1t, one ni 'ht the bells rang welve o clock. Pe'lllII e t th ir pitiful e ttrouyrh Ille sil nt town. e ext morninp' t x 5' o yi 'Irwri:e it Q trned th1t the new ntistress of swortlt Vl lIIllI' w1s de1t. X I ti e e 'nown th1t st lt1 exen been s' ' I ' ' 'Q ' 1th 'lllel it h1s I'LIll'1lIILd 'I secre this day. Dr. Johnson, llle old pltytician and advisor ofthe family for years. would say nothing. I arse- Henry from that time Att ns ll cltanged I1 at . He suddenly rew i er and morose. He- s ilt the furniture, licked the room in the east w'ng, 10 'N 1 'WN r N f I-A A 1.1! :I e f- , ,I -Q I- K V ' g ' A ' 'I X ' 1 , 4, N , e LA , fi . 'MA at 5' tl ffl wk .1 4 5 '. fill' , O- .., , .i if 1 -. , f . -.- '- . xl 4- ' f - X 'XA SL,-rig ' 0 s 's 1l: L'f K - 1 Nl: I' -- .- -. it . ffg, A h e 'tF'P':w 'LYL If ' -,Q ., 'I AAA ei 4 I -V . Q, I ,I - ' ', . . -, 41 'b . . It . s 1 K y I it Y re x 1 . . L . . A f 1 I - 7 r 1 1 ' - ye 1 ' - ' e , 9 Y . I 'X ' - e , -' , . 'c I. 1 , 4 ' l . . K, . K' N I 5' . K y , i I IM , 3 ' ,I .' , I l Q' ez U ' - 1 . ' .I t, V ' ' e, e I C I Y ty gk 2 . e 1' ' , ,V - , , -, -.1 , I V . .'. h, ,K k,2 1- X , l bv, K V 'VZ K , 7.1 K I l V Y , ' . X. Y x 'c 4 ls , 'V' 'K' , 1 7' L ' ' A J 1 R 1 ,K t , , K V. - ' -t L: 1 1 1 - ' - 1 It h. .Ili .tis been the ont to K tht ' ' 1 A U x L 1 1 A 0, C A ter . . X 1 . o . . g , att ' ' 1. Q PU e tal I e - e ' Th nf Q If e fer li d s st 1 se, was le: . El I. . he I nehalk . lc .def 1' tck. no one' eot ld tind out the Ieztsoit ot the dc. . . e . 1 . t to X N VI e ei w 1 n g b I x I I

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THE LOST SILVER MINE xxxrzx E s1Ersr1xb1f Ah ll qrt hrm, d1t xx lrrte debbrl 1l1 ll art l11rn ah ll grt hun Sulla crooned over and over 1Q1rn hrs untrarned n1111d n1 1Q11rfxr11q l11s 1xrath 1s he mumbled hrs monotonous retrarn l-rom tl1e boso1n of l1rs ragged shlrt he drexx 1 knrfe of r11de xxorltmtnshrp 1r1d fondled rt loxrnqlx 1ere hat lteell 1f elrne or t nsron ll tl1 111111 tl11t lhe oversee' h1 been drrnltrne 11tl1 r lrervrlx 111d lllc r11111 l11d not stup1f1ed llllll, but a m1 e 111111 s1x1ee Xt llle le1st roxoe 1tron h lltlgxetl the slaves under 11n1 lllle ma1or1tx bore rt PlllellllX but Qllllt 1 Il ro xx ho l11d been brought fro111 Afrrc1 111s TOLlSCd ll llle strrr ot the l1sl1 1nd l11d xngrrlx lllflldd upon the ox erseer, 5exn1our lust tt tl1at Ill0l'l1Clll Llodn x Mortrr11er, se111or p1rt11er rr tl1e llflll of Mort1111er tv t,1ldxxell cune on hrs rnornrng toux of 1nspect1on Seerng o11lx the 1ss111lt ot tl1e negro he tur11ed brusquelx to the overseer Sexmour shoxx tl1at Illilll l11s place RTISIH' tl1e thong of coxx l11de Sexn our l1shed Sullt untrl hrs 1rn1 was 111ed Tl1e suller1 sl1xe 111 ltle no o11tcrx but tr 1s1rred 111 hrs l1e1rt the rnjurres heaped 1rpor1 l1rrn All so l1e erouclred 111 hrs d1nsx hox el ledllllg tl1e sl1 11p edge of hrs knrfe 111 muntblrn- over llltl ox el Xl rt llll d txxlrrte de 1 1 That exenrrv Rodnex Mortrmer llltl Gux t,1ldxxell xxere seated 111 the l1brarx of the Mortr111er house bllllllllllle up thfxt 111o11th s lCCOl.llllS Thex were tl1e on ners of the Olmk fur111ee, 1nd 111 the xear of our lord 1770 the furnaces of southeastern lJCIlllSXlV'llll'l co11st1tuted '1 most 1n1portant rndustry The Olmk furnace xvas 1 rather l11ge o11e 111d rts products h1d a xxrde market The p1rtners had grown 11 e1ltlrx 111 tl1e1r busrness lt x1 as therr l1fe work, 1nd srnce both the1r wrves x1 ere de1d tl1ex l11d lrttle other rnterest 111 lrfe except the furn1ce 111d then elrrldren lt xx 1s therr eustom to vo ox el tl1e 1ccounts them selves The lrbr1r xx lS Slllllled at one 11d of tl1e l11ll NN h1cl1 rar1 str11ght through tl1e center of tl1e house At the opposrte end of the h1ll xxas tl1e parlor lt xx 1s 1 prettx room Nl rtl1 1 l1 trdxx ood floor deep dramond p1r1ed xxrndovxs hung nrshed xxrth the furrnture of the perrod 1nd xvas 1n shadovxs The or1lx lrght xv1s grven bx tl1e t1re burnrng 111 the hre place, 1nd vaquelx outlrned shadoxxs 1ppeared to Jump about the xxalls On tl1e oaken settle before the ture sat txxo figures Thex xv ere Marx Mortxmer and Gflllllll C1ldxx ell Thex h1d beer1 cornpanrons fI'0Ill chrldhood 1ndtbe1r acqu11nt1nce h1d blossor11ed rr1to love M1rx s1t Nlllll l1er d1111tx feet sl1od 111 srlver buclxl d slrppers leSllllg upon the lll'lb5felltl1.l' She xx 1s dressed 111 1 pale Qreen t1tlet1 dress xx1tl1 l1ee 1t tl1e lllfllll ar1d xx rrsts Her long taper lt rs e er1 x e 11 l Her l1'1rr xrras ar broxx Il soft and curlx llltl llle rrnelets x1ere corxtrned onlx bx 1 111rroxx green Flllltllll Her soft broxx ll exes xx ele fleCls d Xlllll llllllel and her nose xx as slrghtlx retrouss hrrtlrrlr xxor 1 bllll tf bl1cle lrotdeloth lll'1Lle stockrngs 1nd shoes I e xx IN 1ll 111 ll1ck except ftll lrrs xx hrte llllnll toclx He xxore no xxrg 111 rs clx l1111 1lloxxed to roxx r1t1er me xx ls 1tl1ered rn 1 queue 1112 at e 1 We of lllN lleelx tll x 1 Sl oo rne II the llllTl6Q lhe or1lx soun s the uelern ot Ile r111d 1t1er s eloelt 111 tl1e Grrtlrth xx lS tl1e irrst to llI'L'llx the srler1e M1rx l1e xmlnspered ear 1 Marx oxe Ll e lfllll xxr x 111 ll o1r lllfll' x ll e Qllc looked 11p 1t h1n1 smrlrng her tender eroolted smrle XH11 rs rt 1 XR 1nt e to s1x ' es lleloxed xo11 xourselt or1lx know tlt IN Nlle replred softlx 112 I. 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