Little Valley High School - Mirror Yearbook (Little Valley, NY)

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fx if C5719 Mzvfvfovf V N 'Flliliqqw e aArnfafefvfafaf Two Nlen of the North Bx John Sxxeatman A terrrfrc blrfzrrd raged along the bleak and barren coast of Port Lngaxa and hurrred along sxx eeprng rnland ox er the desolate xx astes xxrth an 1cy hand Scarcely a tree grew rn srght of the fur tradrng post bearde the hay so there was no sound of the xxrnd to be heard among them but great precea of rce clattered and boomed norarly agarnst the rocky coaat As the Wrncl blexx harder and the storm grexx xx or se the tvxo men rn srde of the cabrn apprecrated more and more the xx armth xx hrch the frre ot the open hearth afforded them If rom trme to trme Prerre xxould lay doxxn the book xvhrch he xxas readrng to add xxood to the frre and poke up the coala Then he xxould return to read agarn from the Brble to Caxxdor xx ho lay on a crude couch near hra charr Caxx dor xxae Qloxx ly recox errng from rllness xxhrch had borne hrm doxxn for a long trme Hrs face and head vxere clean cut but the skrn of hrs forehead and cheeks xx 35 seamed and xx 1 rnkled HN ha1r was turnrng xery gray and one mrght haxe rudged hrm to be xxell over srxty yeara of age except for hrs remarkable frame and physrque whrch had remarned as that of a man of thrrty HN eyes alxxays bore a brrght and krndlv expresaron whenexer he looked upon Prer re xx ho had so krndly come to hrs help Prerre drd not appear to be as old a man aa he per hapq xx as for moat men of that countrv became so accubtomed to the hard lrfe and surround rnga that they as a rule retarned great physrcal abrlrty rnto old age Hrs harr xxaa dark and hrs face xxaa bwarthx and tanned from the cold and xxeather of the regron Although hrs eg. es drd not secm to shoxx rn ex cn sparkle and xx armth but shoxx ed a lrght as the gllnt of steel hrs heart xx as frllecl xx rth krndness Frequently the hrg sled dog xxould rrsc from hrq place besrde the frre and xx alk around the room ex erx noxx and then snrff rng at the cracks at the door Then he xxould xxalk to Caxxdor s srde to haxe hrs, xxolfrsh furry head stroked hx a krndlx hand Both men lrstened grax elx to the storm that xx as roarrng, outsrcle md they both understood that no lrfe could xx rthetand the clutches of such a tempcst But thex xx ere not afrald for thex xx ere accustomed to the xx Axs of the north My Nelghbor By Madge Krdney One day vxhrle xxalkrng along the Street I saxx approachrng from thc opposrte clrrectron an old and bent frgure Lpon comrng closer I notrced that rt xx as rn old nerghhor of mrne I age czghfy su W Qwazaao awww I! '11 r ' ll ,aa . lr? dx ,. 1 V 1,651 X at .tg s D S- sN' : ,x .,,.., - gc - . 1 I 0, 'lu ' 'f s'41:-., : D x Y Y 1' . 'fl 2 1 T 1 f 1 1 . K1 1 ' 1, ' 1 1 1 ' ' , 1 11 1 1 1' I ' I I I 1 ' I 1 . 1 . . . . 1 1 1 . 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 ' - r 1 , 1' 1 l 1 ,lf 1 4 v 1 v . q l 1 ' , , ' .Q . . . . v V I V x 1 . I V . r r o I v 1 4 . u ' v 1 v 1 . f 1 ' ' 1 1 1 1 1' 1 . . 1 c . Y . I 1 . v . . v 1 . c - . 4 V W w Ya. . . u t . 1 ' . v . . 1 1 7 . l . 1 i . 4 ' H. . . ., ' 1 ' I N 1 ' 4 ' 1 I vc v I r . 1 1 x 1 v - ' ' r . ' r 1 . 'N 1. c . ' ' I 1 vc 1 1 r r, r u w Y I 4 1 v . V' 4 . N . . . . . V r 1 . 1 . v 1 I .N 1 w 1 v 1 , 1 r r, . 1 1 1 r' 'A1 v L1 ' .1 l K1 1 2 1, 1 1 1 1 1. 1 1 ' 1 1 y- ' 1 '. . 1 1. 1 r . . . , . . ' 1' ' 1 1 1 , ' 7- 1 1 1' 1 A, ' 1 ' .r . , . . , 1 1 1 1' 1 1 1: 1 1 1 y - v v 1 1 ' 1 , l , - . , . . 11 . - . 1 1 1f 1 . - 1 . 1 1 '-1 1 'A1 1 1 f1 y y 1 v ' c . ' 1 1. 1 1 1 1, 1 1 1 ' 1' . L U A r 1 C O1 . V. J 1 v . 1 1 I . r 1 . ,1 1 1 . . . 1 1 1 . . 1 1, 11 Y . y 1 1 y ' 11 ' 1 11 1 f 1 . ' '1 , . . . . 1 - . . 1 . r ,- 1 . . 1 . 1 . . , I . v ' I . . . 1 c . 3 1 1 ' -.',.

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'X-XME C7719 .Mzfffrmf The nexx piesident xxas confronted bx a xeix difficult pioblem the south in open iebellion the iest of the slave holding states xx ax ering and piepaiing to folloxx The one thing Lincoln feared and dreaded xxas dis union and he tiled his best to prex ent it As conditions giexx xxoi se and xxoi se Lincoln aftei long and consideiate meditations decided thiough his Emancipation Pioclamation that he must abolish slaxeix In this mox ement he xx as backed bx the noi th and bx the time Lincoln xx as ie elec ted the xx ai xx as nearing its close In the Cettvsbuig address he spoke to the Ameiican people as no othei president has spoken to them Soon iftci the xx ai came to a close xx 1th the Noi th xictorlous Ex eiyxvhere peo ple xxeie celelnating, then tiiumph xxhen like an clectiic shock came the ei befoie xxas the soiioxx N0 great ln the Ameiican nation Lincoln xxas lox ed deailx like 1 tathei bx the people His svmpathetic iustic mannei had xx on the heaits of all his friends as xxell as some of his enemies He hid done xxhat he thought his duty to the Ameiican people and can be called Ameiica s gi eatest heio The authoi of Lincoln s biogiaphy tiles to shoxx the readei hoxx great a man he ieallx is He puts special st1 ess on Lincoln s character his at t1tude toxx ard his countix as xx ell as towaid his felloxx citizens He shows Iincoln s loxe for his countix by d6SLl1blIlg' Lincoln s hesitation before declaiing xxai He stresses stiongly tht one element in his natuie that made him famous his sx mpathx Al o he stresses the fact that Lincoln xx as nex er pioud that he ncx 81 excluded anx one fiom his office but list ened attentlxely to exeix person poor or iich He tells about both h1 public cares is xxell as some of his prix ite soiioxxs ind troubles Duling the entire book he g1x es Lincoln Clellt toi the manx gieat things he took part in to help his country. The author writes trying to develop in the reader s mind a clear pic- ture of Lincoln. He tries to shoxx his outxxard appearance as xx ell as the real character that made him famous. He tells a great deal about Lin- coln s accomplishments but in doing so he tries to emphasize the great character. He xvrites plainly and use.. xx ords everyone ought to be able to fullx understand. As a xvhole I liked the book verx xx ell. The author develops it so that it holds interest during the entire reading. He gives me a better undel- standing of Lincoln displaying nexv qualities in his character that I can admire. It acquaints me xvith more circumstances concerning the Civil NVar and in xvhich Lincoln took a prominent part. I would advise other pupils to read it as it xxill gixe them a better understanding of xx hat a great man Lincoln actually was. Page eighty fue D ff' ' Y --H R: , i. . 1 ' f ,ins f Lx -A? i' .f s 4 -s sv , sf v 1 kv. v L1 1 1 ty 4 v nvv l ' 1 Q Av ' 1 ' , u '1 1 - D 1 v v - I v I 1' .1 K1 1 ' . 1 ' l w 1 1 v :nw v .S , ' ' . . . ' - ' ' S, ' . , . . - . 1 . V . I 2 , . v, 1 .. f . is ,' - y' ' S. v . - v . i 14 ' y ' 1 -' v ' . , . -' . Lx .1 startling nexvs that Abraham Lincoln xvas murdered, April 24, 1865. Nev- . . v. K. K. 1 . 1 K. . . ' l 1' 1. . ' l ' . y L - - . t-' ' - 2 'f -' Uv ' 'S v . ' 1 V1 ' . . 1- 11 ,1 1 . I C L - 1 ' 7. ' . 1' , , . y 4 f 1 vv 'L . ks 1 .' - S ' 'S , ' - . Y , , S Y 1 . Y . . l A J g 4 . n A vi L1 v - Y 1 ,x ' - i . tv - '51 ' , ' .- 1 ' v y v auv 1x1 ' V 1. 4 . K1 1 'S . 1 xr w K1 2 L1 v 4 L1 K1 . 1. YZ A1 I 1 vs 2 1 K1. 1. ,- ' r l v I . g 1 - . 1 1 1 T I 1 ' 1 I , V , I 7 f Y N 3 , . Q , Y 7 Y , , . , - .

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fcV9 L C7719 Mzvfvforf qmtq w cfwevcyt cf? efcv V62 J We should rudg,e bx the man s appearance that he had already seen at least fourscore summers Hrs race xxas lrned xxrth xvrrnkles and hrs harr or rather the fexx spots surroundrng the bald spot on the top of hrs head xx hrch he chose to call hrs harr xx as xx hrte Hrs eyes xxere deep set beneath heaxx br oxxs and the firm lrne of hrs mouth shoxx ed perhaps onlx a portron of hrs staunch character He was old and bent and hrs gart as he shuffled at scarcely a snarl s pace called forth the prtv of the har dest hearted of obserx ers He had long complarned of rheumatrz He xx as alxxavs recognrzed bx the torn huntrng coat xxhrch he xxas never xx rthout no matter xx hat the xx eather Another rnseparable part of hrs attrre xx as an old fashroned black plush hat xx hrch we are sure had seen better daxs Because of hrs bedroom slrppers xvhrch he often xxore upon the street people xx ere heard to comment that he was rnsane But xx hatex er hrs men tal state he xxas surelx a xery nrce old gentleman ter vxas so sunny had already endeared hrmself to the toxvnspeople He had been lrvrng alone for sex eral years and perhaps should be expected to be rather a cross old xeteran but rnstead he was the best tempered and krndlrest man rn toxxn He was xery fond of chrldren and often told them storres of the Crxrl VS ar West Wrnd Bx Nrna Skrnner One dark blusterrng nrght rn December rn the year of 1776 a wor rred xxoman sat xx rth her three chrldren besrde the frreplace xx here a frre leaped brrghtlx up the chrmnev trnx Farth the baby grrl looked confrdent lx rnto her mother s face and asked Muxxer xxhere rs daddy gone To the mrll to fetch some flour chrld she answered xx earrlx a froxvn deepenrng on her broxx Jonathan the eldest of the three only shrx ered and drexx closer to the xxarm blaze but Endurance a thoughful chrld glanced at her mother s anxrous face and sard complarnrngly Mother xx hat makes lack xxhrne so l He nex er does unless strangers are near At that moment a loxx rap xx 'rs heard on the door The mother cast a frrghtened glance about her as though seekrng, a hrdrng, place brtrng her lrp she unbarred the door As she sxx ung rt open Thunder Cloud chref of the Whanedats stepped rn xxrth frxe of hrs most frerce folloxx ers Thunder Cloud xxas most noted for hrs crueltx to hrs prrsoners and the mother shuddered rnxxardlx as she trred to quret the fears of her chrldren The brg chref stretched hrs arms toxx ard the frre and began to speak Page erghtu ererr A- cr ff -. ki ,sir . 1 ' TTS? if xr. A 'ltr 'J F, ' f s - fi x -Y' A i rs ' Y S . r v , . ' Y 1, 1 1 1 v nw N hw 1 ' - lk . v 'w . .S . 1, v I v ' . 'K K1 V 1 v . , Q . 1 v . ' U - V ' 7' v rf 1 ' v 1 ' 1 ' v 7' 1 - a y ' v 4 1 1 1 4 v 1 ' 4 , - Y 4 N 1 , This old figure whose appearance was so pitiful and yet whose charac- 1 1 5 v , I 1 4 . . v. , 1 ' 4. . . . . ' , - Y , n 7 r 1 a ' v . 7 u ,, 9 as v v Y 1 . rr 7 ' ' it - 1 ' 73 4 , ' V 7 9 K 7 . . ,D , , , V l V ' r 4 v v 4 17s V. 1 r ' ' . u . .s . , at Q v , y , v ' A v 1 1-1 w , . e -, . ' . , .. . s 73 ' ' i ' b, . 1 -i ks is A v , - , 7 I 4 , s D vi ' v I ' w 1 . I ' v 1 s . 1 ., . . . .. I H S . '.. , . V, 'Ls Uk. -S, 1 -, . ' V . Uv, 4 S K -' 1 . 1 I I ' I K1 w 'K 1 1 1 . 1 r K1 ' 'W