Littleton College - Chatterbox Yearbook (Littleton, NC)

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254 THE CI-IATTERBOX. B. Hornaday: I surely do feel sorry for the new girls. I haven't been to see a single one of them yet. 9? 96 9? R. Morris, a Senior: VVell, sure thing I'd rather pay ten ce-nts any time to go to a game of ball than pay fifty cents to hear Byron King. 99 'X' 99 Helen: 4'Clara, what makes your book pop when you open it? Mine don7t. Clara: Cf course not 5 you never open yours to study. TOAST TO THE HOUSEKEEPERZ I-Iere's to Mrs. Crookston, Cf Whom you all have heard, Who uses this expression: f'VVell, upon my word I Seeing a man with a military suit on, Josie remarks: t'I,aw, look at that boy with that millinfery suit on I 95 95 96 . Annie: 4'Clee, what in the world is an avalanche 3 Clee: HWhy, Annie, it's like this: For instance, I go to the top of a mountain and slide doWn+I'd be an ava- lanche, 'ceptin' I would be Clee Reel, instead of a body of snow and ice. See? 9? 96 96 Miss Roe Qpassing a grocery storej : '4Dear me! I Wanted to get some chiffon, Miss Jenkins, and every grocery store is closed? i 96 95' 66 Annie Crews: '4Lizzie, do pray help me get on an extra dike, for I'm to have my picture taken in 'The Black-Eyed Beauty Club.' 7' Lizzie Qseriouslyj: ImpossibleI How can I make such a thing as you pretty ?

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Elukzs. L. BERNICE HORNADAY. Miss Pulliam Qseeing a lonely looking boy standing off by himself after recitalj: als there a girl up here you would like to talk to? C. A. Boy: 4'Why, yGS7II1.77 Miss Pulliam, Ending he did not know her name, asked him to describe her. C. A. Boy: Well4-er-Qdesperatelyj I just canit ex- press her! 96 96 96 Luola Gay: 'CHOW much are these hose a pair Z Merchant: Twenty-five cents, ma'am. L. G. Cin surprisej: Well, it certainly doesn't seem that just one of' these ought to cost so much. 96 96 96 Miss Reel is earnestly endeavoring to ind some way to get a cold flame. We wish her much success. When you have essays to Write, I'll tell you, girls, What' s best. Begin at the first of the Week, and at the last just- rest. 96 96 -36 Miss Mayo thinks it would be an improvement to change the name of footing to toeing. 96 96 96 Miss Lanham Ceating some shad given her by one of the girlsj: This is so nice! Does you father run a shad farm ? 96 96 96 Willie tried, with boyish zest, To dissect a hornet's nest. When to mama he was brung, Willie looked a little-stung!-Ex.

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erbaps. M. A. H. Clnstructorl. The great air-ship vibrated in every timber with the pul- sation of her throbbing engines. She seemed impatient to escape from the limits of earth and stretch her immense Wings which were beginning a slow, rhythmic rise and fall. The driver, carrying his long-nosed oil-can, was painstak- ingly inspecting every part of the machinery. At last he straightened up with a sigh of satisfaction, looked at his watch, poked his head out thru one of the portholes, and peered anxiously down the road. The look of anxiety changed to one of relief as over the hill appeared a mighty throng,--men, women, children, followed by a baggage wagon. Tn eager haste they bore down upon the waiting bird of passage. Among the crowd could be distinguished a number of girls wearing small, close-fitting caps which bore the sym- bols NL. F. C., 1908? One of the girls carried the class pennant. Tie it to the ship, Annief' the others directed, and she fastened it in the bow above a flag portraying a bright-red globe and the name Mars The stern bore the inscription Earth p Have you guessed? The class of nineteen eight were about to sever earthly connections and embark upon a mighty journey to that ruddy planet, our nearest neighbor, Mars! Trunks and suit-cases and boxes of square meals in pellet form were hurriedly stowed into the freight compartment. Step a little lively, please, requested the driver, and the girls clambered in. Excitement was at a high pitch, and every body talked at once.