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

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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

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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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121 'tt CU-7LQ .Mzvffroof Thundel Cloud tl axel manx miles He come t1OI'I1 setting sun As he spoke he unlolled a bundle on his shouldel and spoke again ln his sonorous xolce Papoose xx as all he said To Mis PIOXYH s UttQl lstolllshmellt 1 little Llll no oldcl th in hcl xoungest and is xx hlte as helstlf tood up The thlld tolded its blanket mole Closelx xbout hel and looked CllllOl1NlX lt the mothel xx ho lltted both hands IH amazement Onte mole THE chief spoke his eves no longel 5.,l1t tellng flercelx but his fate became softened md almost lppelllng VVest xxlnds blought llf-31 Thundel Cloud xx ant hel like them l dlcatlng the thlee chlldlen xxho xxele ffflthellng closelx about the little stl anger fO1 the sake of cullosltx You xxant hel like my f.l'l1lCllQH7 asked the mothel placing hel hand on the chlld s glossx head Ugh glunted the Chief teach hel tllklng papel alld White Man s t leat Spirit I shall said the mothel xx ho had tllibll the child 1ll hel xlms and xx as untangllng. the matted mas es ot beautltul black Clllly hdll The chief spoke again making signs that he xx as lltlllgl x Mrs Bloxvn lnstantlx depalted bllYlf.,lllf,, tood and dllnk T01 the tl ix elels After the chief and his folloxx els had elten thex tll lay doxxn except Thundel Cloud vxho stood f0l some time looking doxxn on the sleeping child xx hom he had befllended Mls Bloxx Il stood at his side looking., question Illfjlx at the child At last she spoke W hele did xou get hel mx good mln One dax IS the sun 1059 she lax as she 18 noxx xx lthln the xxalls of mx house he leplled xxlthout looking, up Thundel Cloud ind his fol lowers traced hcl' trail for many days to lllltl who sent her. Alxvays she came from the west and -it l-lst t rcat Spirit sent rains upoll us t at we might hunt no longer. Vest winds lll'0Llj.,llt hcl' 'ind left her at mx' camp. Thunder Cloud wants her like them he repcated ag-lin indicating, the little white, children with ont. long, sweep of his powerful lean brown arm. Sloxxly the mother put her oxx'n little ones to bed Zilltl thell seated her- self in front of the fireplace to make the littlc stranger a xx ardrobe. She lengthened some of ldaith .' dresses and sloortened some of Pndurances ind then she st xrted a pair of moccasins for the tiny bare feet which peep- ed out from beneath the blanket. What would John say xx hell he return- ed? She did not care. The little child should stay. She would do as its foster father had asked. VVhen the first faint streaks of dawn appeared, the Indians shook themselves, and with many grunts rolled their blankets and departed, leaving the child behind. Of i7f'G5:'49 CX'lQfQ7 I age eighty-eight ef --1 El I - -1 r ' ' I S1 ,M . H - 1 V4 ,fig V Mx' 4 K 'as 1- X Fila S .. ff Y, '-,us 511 '- il sefflfg, Z. CAV Q44-DA'0 ,1 1 1. tam? 1' 1 1 sw, 1 1 1 U 1 11 1 1 1 ' 1 ' 1 1 ' H v 1. 1 . 1 1 ,1 1 1 f v I . I , . , 1 1 ' 1 1 1 ' A . 1 . K4 1 vr 1 11 1 , l 1 1 ' 11 1 v ,11 1 1 .1 1 . ' 5 v ' 1 . l . 21 1 c r X 2 A v v I 1 11 1 1 . i . 1 4 D 1 , ' 21 ' 1 . 5 , S . 1 11 x v 1 1 D. 1 v A ' 7 . ' A L C A A C 1 ' 1 1 ' ' ' 1 ' 1 1 7- ' - 1 . . , L 1 'i U ' J, .1 ' ' l ' 3 1 2 ' Q' 2 2 l 1 H 1 1' 1 1 1 1 1 ' , 7' ' . . , . , ll- ' ' 1 , ' 1 1 - 1 1' 1 1 1 ' nf ' 1 K1 1 1 A 1 A1 u.. H 1 1 ' 1 ' 1 '77 1 1 1 1 ' 1 . . , I , 1 v I 1 1, . at la , - as , , ' 1 ' V1 , , A c 1 ' 1 1 . - ' u 1 1 ca , xv ' 1 1 . . ' ' 1 . 1 1 1 , 1' 1 I 1 X 3 4 1 ' 1. K1 1- ,1 1 . SSA1 . . . . 1 . 1. K1 1 Y K1 ,- A1 . 1. A1 -V1- S' 1 K1 - .1 . , 1 1- ,- - . 1 1 12 1- 1 ' ' ' 1 1 1 1 1 f 1 1 1 1. 1 1 c , V c 1 1 1 ' 1 1 ' Y. 1 1 ' ' , . 1 1 1 1 . 1 1 K1 . K1 A1 1 T A - ' 7 1 '1 ' l 1K1 L1 K1 A H 7 1 ' 1 1 1 1 -lv 1 y K 1 1 'K v I V 1 N 1 v I V 1 -1 1 1. . v L c. 1, 1 , 1 . 1 1 l , 1 H ' ' ' as - 1 1 1 ,- 1 . - 1 , , . 1 I I q w. I 1 1 1 1 1 ' , c c I X A , h' 1 r A r A K A 1 1 ' I 1 H l J 1 1 ,- 1 c 1 X ' X 1' L l X v 1 , 1 Y x C v X 1 j I Yl 1 1 1 1 N 1 V A x A A 1 2 2 1 1 1 . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' I ' 1 1