Hamden Hall Country Day School - Perennial Pine Yearbook (New Haven, CT)

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ws WILL Nom spares T This is.the tale of a tiny boy not yet ten years old. The boy's name-well, let us call him Little Jackie . Little Jackie lived in Norway, town un- known. Born in 1935,Jack1e was raised on the ideals of truth and consideration for all. Throughout his short life this idea constantly remained in his soul Little Jackie went to school merrily like many other small lads of his age at that time when Nazi hordes invaded Norway. That afternoon he was skip- ping happily home from school when the planes roared overhead and the mechanized soldiers tramped through the small town. He stood when he first observed the conquerors. With a stra1ght,dotermined countenance he watched the Germans approaching the spot where he stood. Ono of the band shouted at him to remove himself from their path and with a bold gesture attempted to execute the movement if the small boy would not do it himself. Since Little Jackie did not stir an inch the burly German hit him a stinging blow on the head, felling the boy. Jackie rose slow- ly and stood his ground. The band of Nazis mocked him,but the boy faced them calmly. Like a true sol- dier he dared the enemy to hit him again. The German turned scornfully on his heel. From this moment on the Nazi was Little Jackie's personal enemy, For two years the freedom-loving awaited the chance to get his revenge on the man who had mocked him. It was the eve of Christmas when he determined to fulfill his solemn oath. The townspeople were celebrating Christmas when the orders came to stop the merrymaking. . Hastily dressing,Jackie hurried past his mother's door and slipped out of the house. All along the stree sentinels had been posted,so he crept along the dark alleys. when at last he had arrived at his destination, he crawled on his hands and knees to a large house where he knew the enemy was stationed. The youth lured away the guards who were on watch in front of the house by setting fire to the woods surround- ing the building. Qhickly he entered the front door and hid in one of the alooves in the huge hallway. Presently three men, not entirely sober,stag- gered through the hall and entered a room not fifty feet from the boy. Among them he observed one to be his rival. He took careful account of his surroundings and noticed that in the room which the officers had entered there was another small room in which he hoped to trap the two companions of the Ger- man. ? ts

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He then boldly knocked at the door. It was flung open, and when Jaekies foe saw him,he ordered the two officers to chase and capture Jackie. With a slight advantage of time, Jackie dashed into the room and bolted the door. Then he unlocked the door which led to the large room in which sat his enemy. Next he opened the door of the room and looked straight into the face of the amazed officer. Before the Nazi could draw a revolver from the desk drawer,Jackie whipped out a knife and with deadly accuracy aimed at his hater. The German fell dead. Jackie hurriedly f1ed,but cast one glance at his recent victim,a glance which cost him his life. While running through' the halls,he was confronted by the two who had been ordered to search for him Jackie fell under a deadly bullets. When he was turned over a note was found on him declaring his hatred for the Nazis and,in particular, the one whom he had just murdered. His last words were,nI have only done what many more like me would have done. Hitler, we will drive you out of our once beautiful landgl have died for a cause for which people shall fight until every last one of us per- ishes from the earth. But, Mr. Hitler, WE WILL NOT PERISHIN James Hershman Grade VII