Lansing Central High School - Oracle Yearbook (Lansing, MI)

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band and family, and in the other the four celebrated women astrono- mers. Elsie Hoppham, Lavina Tobin, Mary Martin and Isabella Side- botham. In another part of his journey he would come upon a partially deserted Manor House. and that in one part he would lind what might be called Old Maids' Hall. In the hall there lived six spinstersg there was Mistress Smith. who tended the eats: and Mistress Bird. who sat in a corner and spun flax: then there was Mistress Csband. who kept the Hall. cooked the meals and was always happy and cheerful. Besides the three domestic women there were three intellectual women: Mil- dred who wrote poetry by the yard: Mistress Newland, who read Greek all day: and Mistress Green, who amused herself with writing short romances. The monk paused and looked thoughtfully into the tire: then rose abruptly and said it was late and he must go on. But as he spoke. he raised his arms in benediction and said: God bless this company! Sir suflm fcM'11. ' CoXsTANcrt BEM1eN'1'.

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With the lady of his choice, Mistress Daisy. She carried the brush, and of her it may be said, her tongue was hung in the middleand wagged at both ends. Following these came Lady Gertrude and her admirer, Sir Austin Brant, closely watched by Lady Gertrude's stiff and dignilied guardian, Mistress Beiinett. Then the three suitors of Lady Donovan, Sir Philip Hasty, Sir Harold Hedges and Sir Samuel Davis, who had been devoting themselves as much as was consistent to Lady Helen, Mistress Jessica .Toy and Lady Julia. As the guests greeted their hostess and told of their splendid success, as if from the clouds Arthur Tracy, the jester, appeared among them, and soon had everyone in the best of humor with his fun and nonsense. Just as all were quieting down, the porter announced that there was a company of players from London at the gate. and that they would be glad to perform if her Ladyship so desired. All cried with one voice for them to be admitted. There was a hasty clearing of everything to one side, and the players were ushered in. There was the renowned Clark Jagger. with his noble air: and Roy Moore, with his eagle eye: Floyd Wilson with his awkward gait, Theron Chase and Earl Hamilton with smiles for everyone. and last of all, Deak Mead with his lazy, list- less air. The performers arranged themselves and gave the company two very appropriate selections. t'The Mouse Trap and The Mis- placed Kick. Among those who had joined the group after the play began were Father Reasoner. the father confessor of the household. Brother Charles from a nearby Monastery, and Sisters Inez and Theo from a neighboring convent. After the players were through and the company once more gathered around the great lireplace. Lady Donovan suddenly said to her maidens grouped around her: Maids, today I had a message from your com- panion, Nora, and she says she will not return to us, for she is going to share the home of some brave foreign Knight: but she sends to us in her place, a great friend. Mistress Edith Davis. When the excitement over this announcement subsided, the monk began to speak. He said that on his way that day he had stopped at a Gipsy Camp. There he had found four gipsies who gave their names as Lillian, Alice, Mame and Beulah, and they insisted on telling him who he was to meet on his journey. They said that somewhere on the road he would come to two small cottages, in one of which dwelt Mistress Hrisbin with her hus-

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The Fall of the Alamo Give me Liberty, or give me Death I How many times in the his- tory of the world has the thought contained in these memorable words of Patrick Henry been the key-note of actions which have brought the names of the actors down to posterity. surrounded by a halo of admira- tion and even reverence! In Grecian history. 480 years H. C.. Leonidas. King of Sparta. and about three hundred of his countrymen held the pass of Thermopylze against Xerxes' host of three millions until the last man was slain. and for what reason? Simply because they preferred death to slavery among the Persians. The glory of such names grows brighter as the centuries roll along. But we do not need to go back so far into the history of ages past. Here on our own continent are there not deeds nf heroism which are fully as glorious? The bravery of the Pilgrims. who left their homes and native land to brave unknown perils of savage Indians. starvation. and other dangers of an unsettled countrv, in order to enjoy the liberty of worshiping God in their own way, can scarcely be equaled. Vllhen in 17To the colonies of America threw off the yoke of the mother country. which had become so burdensome, and declared themseives a free and independent people. Liberty was in universal demand. Liberty they would have. and Liberty they did have in spite of the armed pro- tests ol' King George. Today, look at the result! The United States has become the grandest nation under the sun! The example ofthe United States in thus withdrawing their alleg- iance to England was copied by many states of America. the most important of which. and the most interesting to us. was Texas. She had long endured. without resistance. the cruel acts of oppression and tyranny passed by Santa Ana. the renowned president of Mexico. who