Groom High School - Tiger Yearbook (Groom, TX)

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PA THFINDER--'Z 7 Surprised at such a boom, When I saw a slip of paper Dated I 95 I ! While I puzzled o'er this problem, Staring 'round with open eyes, Looking for some one to question Of this marvelous surprise. I beheld near me a lady, Coming on with foot-steps slow, And I thought I would accost her And learn what I wished to know. As she came to be still nearer, I thought I had seen that face Somewhere else, yet could not put it In exactly its right place, But at last she stood before me, And all wonder vanished quite: 'Twas my old friend, Nellie Riggins, And I met her with delight. It was strange that I should know her, F or the change in her was great: She was very short and slender, While she moved with queenly state. She seemed quite surprised to see me. Said I had been long away, And gave me an invitation To remain with her that day. Her kind offer I accepted, And she hailed a flying car Which we boarded, skimming swiftly Through the ether. fast and far. I watched the conductor closely- 'Twas a lady, short and stout, Fully able to assist the Passengers in and out. As she took my fare she knew me, And stood pointing out strange sights, It was Miss Bulls, our teacher, proving Her belief in Woman's Rights! Oln the car a dude was sitting, Playing with a poodle small- Why 'twas Paul Morrow! I scarcely Would have known the man at all. 'Seve

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JH? fn ,,,, to I XX tw Q, N ' ,I Q .Jil -' It S 'I gi 'f is r f ,l Q S ' ff 2, X . , K, X xx ' Ii Page Sixteen PRGPH They told me I must prophesy, But I knew not what to do. For I wasn't born a prophet Any more than one of you. I had spent the day in study, And in thinking, hard and deep, So I now, all worn and weary, Lay me down and fell asleep. I had lain there but a moment, In that slumber, calm and sweet, When I rose, refreshed and strengthened And stepped out into the streetg But I very soon discovered That I was in a strange place, For I saw not one known figure, Nor an old familiar face. I was in a mammoth city, By the side of which I know That New York, the nation's glory, Would stand but a feeble show: Great sky-scrapers all about me, Aeroplanea through all the air, Wonders far beyond conception, Here and there and every where! I could scarce believe my senses When I saw the airship line Bear the well-known name of Groom , While the same gleamed from each sign, And my eyes were opened wider

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1.'7'Q SVim ' ' .l' ,ri ,X -us. I EP E F. l si, is 5 n ,. :iii an.. . I- ,,.,51f!!M'GlI PA THFINDER '27 Soon we flittecl past a corner That looked like old times to me. For it was the well known corner Where our High School used to bel Now the place was changed to show a Factory, twenty stories high: And I noticed a small fish stand There, as we were passing by. And behind the greasy counter Stood a man I knew at sight: Yes, for it was Mr. Mclaendon Shouting Fislil with all his might. We stopped and bought some fish from him, And fried them crisp and brown: But indigestion came 'to me Ere I scarcely had them down. Nellie called the doctor in. To see what could be done For me, because by this time I was quite a miserable one. The doctor was quite business-like As he studied my case: I would have known Marvin Marshall, Had I not looked at his face But the whole do? brought surprises Bert was a j p glen' on the stage As well as a sllad singer In fact. his sturgtswsre quite the rage Miss Tummins a designer Mr. Trostle an old bachelor neat Who had grown so very heavy Anti-fat was all he'd eat I slept long and very soundly And just iudge of my surprise When again. after my slumber I opened my drowsy eyes I found myself in the cottage I had lived in long ago Ere I started out that morning On that curious quest to go So you see, dear friends and class mates That 'twas nothing but a dream I've been telling, however natural And real to you it must seem But in this old world of wonder Dreams have often times come true So, who knows but this, my vision May be realized by you? Cleo Smith 27 Pau mvnu I I ui 0 - l I I e I s . . I I - I . 9 s I s s '.,ar. V- 5 2 W ,-I A r,. ,. A1451 ' ..-,L .. , - ..,-.,. ....s. U... ,. .- I... . . ....L1...I:..s...i.IL'.s.-e.,.i..?.. . -- '