Machias High School - Margaretta Yearbook (Machias, ME)

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:wo ,X 9- ace-of fo- 9 Q a ffxfoffxrofooofo-ofo-fooooufzfdc-cfoo THE MARGARETTA cr cr cf f f twofoffacwf c Q Q Poaoocwzff ff0f4?J9JO0OOQ J THE MAGIC WELL T WAS a glowrng evenrng rn May The sun was settrne throwrng long rays across a magnrfrcent stretch of cul trvated country touchrng the tops of tall trees vvhrch scarcely strrred a leaf rn the warm strllness of the sprrng trde arr But for the frrst trme 111 her happy lrfe Elleen OCo11nor found no Joy rn tht scene Irrsh tradrtrons and Irrsh ey s were the cause of her vxorrres The Irrsh are a sentrmental race yet 0116 1S surprrsed at the calm cool way 111 tl1e marrred state Usually the parents on both srdes arrange the match and the youn people have nothrng to do b1t fall 111 wrth the arrangements wrth the b st possrble grace That lS why I sard that Irrsh tradrtrons and Il1Sh eyes W re t'1e cause of Elleen tears Had she not heard l1er fathe s y to a nerghbor thi' v ry Illblllllg Shure ar1 Im th1n1r1 th1t u l o 111 r e vvr l ma' e a rrght proper wrf for your Jrmg And the answer rve been tnml rn so rnesclf Tom thes lor 9 months and me Jrm rs makrn a nate l1tt'c o thune far a vvrfe Alas for tl1e hrdden lrstener' The J1111 was no other thar1 Jrm Desmond hoxx l1e detested the man' N ver f a nornent drd she doubt that the gurl wa herself If they l-'new she vxas tl1e aarl of DQIIIS eye vxhat would they ayo A11 hour latter Denrs and hrs fan to colleer1 sat Slde by s1de on a large flat rock at the edge of the pasture nova ye spalpeen Ill have she reproved h1m as he stroke her' harr asthore shure an what would I be afther do1n rf not dorm Y99 Shure an none o that attempted to Oh Elleen Its us Dems-Im thrnkrn we cant be seem each other agam Its me owr1 father thats set on me marryrrr Jrm Desmond the scoundrel' Trs meselt ll have nothm of rt Shure an Ill spake to your father to morrer If he says nay well be afther runnm off to Amerrky and gettrn marrred But Dems theres the tale of the Magrc Well we re s1tt1n by thrs very mrmnrt' Shure rt s your grandfather an m1ne an the1r grandfathers agrn sard the most fearful thrngs of young folks that go off and get marrred rn secret Och darlrnt the old well could nrver overflow ag111 Hush' ye remrnber the ould story Drnrs' How twas Nora the farrest col leen of the place brought all the mrsery O11 her own people9 The Farry well t s sard was cox ered by thrs very rock we e srttrn on an the well was kept runn1n be the Farry as long as the mards kept tl1e rule by placm rt over the well Shure trs a heavy stone for such swate lrttle har1ds' Itryrng to hold them 1 Bad luck to ye' W111 ye let me frnrsh n1e story' As I was say111 rf any of the 0- 2' if 3- CH' 3' - ,3'.fC 'Q 'CH ZH 'CH 1-1' Cue' '.' A L' ' ' Q 'Ci QQ 13' , ' . ' . . , 1 , ' f5'V .n 57 w,sf9Y lv 3, 3,13 ,Qc - v. .'-J.-,,.' on 3, .Q 3. .34 f - v V.: v.v v A A - ' N ' V Dv v . , 1 . , . . , ,, - 11 1 ' v ' - v 1 ' A , ' 1 - 1 . 1 I. ' 1 ' L. t 1 .' t ., ' ' A- ' . D' V 1 Y . s , . ' 14 ', -1 - 1 - ' 4 v Y . . . X ' - ' 7 ' 1 ' x -v ' ' ' . ' mhrch the lads and lassres of Erm enter I , Y . M l 7 Ar ' 7 cr ' 1 ' 1: . . , , , ' . , . . , . D . xl' V ' ' ' I ' 1 i e' ' - vs A . 'S - I f ' U ' ' 1 . Q 1- rs ' - 1 ' ' A cn i 1. G. v ,. R .3 1. . V L4 ' . fa ' 11 1 rr ' ' ' ' . - . , -U 1 ' C . . l r ' 1 1.-, . . zz. . to . - . - V, , . , t . , , 1 . . . . . , 1 , . N 11 - C . , ' J' ..+ v' ' 1, 1 1 . . . ' ' . Y . . ' 1 5 . e ' or A A . fy ' 3 Le , ' . ' ' ' L. ' ' s' . - 1 c ' ' - -' '

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me ooofoooodoouo- ooofo cw' 43 O 'O4 Cf O f '-431 ov-fooof-ofofowot-o off-1 THE MARGARETTA 0 43'JQ O'C'0'C'CNA ':P0 0,-ooceoofoc f Q fvc 1.-1: Cm1OfOCOv damsels left the stone off the vlell the wltches would be afther he1 for sure Th1n D1n1s ye know the end of lt a hovs young Paddy Murphy the soldler boy came to the v1l1age and fell 1n love wlth the swate face of Nora at first slght An Nora ID talkm Wlth Pad dy forgot to cover the well And 11ght away a fountaln sprang out of the ground and beg n to fill the whole val ley Nora cllmbed the h1ll but the wathel followed her an she saw Paddy comm rush1n to save her An they fled togeth e but whan they saw the whole valley fllled and her ould home swept awav she dragged Paddy 1nto the wather wxth her and they per1shed together Later the wather drled up but thelr b0d1SS nxver was found Thats the tale of Nora ar Paddy an the M3g1C Well an heres you an me sneakm around an wantm to get marrled unbeknownst to me fath er Do you expect a better end1n fer us? m no wandherm soldler boy 11kt Paddy but by the soule of me Ill be spokln to yer father The followlng mormng Dems true to h1s word sought E1leens father The old man was s1tt1ng 1n h1S armcha1r by the f1replace grumblln over h1s rheumamsm He looked up fxercely as Den1s entered knees Shiklllg wlth fear Neverthele s l22 he brax ely told the story of h1S love for Elleen and of he-1 dxsllke for Jlm Des mond H1s Irlsh blue eyes were defiant as he boldly told the tale An would you be da11n to ask f01 my Jevxel Elleen ye young spalpeen'P roared the old man pull1ng h1mself from the chalr and f1x1ng h1s eyes an gr1ly upon h1S v1ct1m I would that assented Den1s flfmly An perhaps ye m1ght even be afther stealm me glrl flom me 1f I should re fuse me COIISIHIQ I would that Dems returned even more stoutly although w1th 1nward doubt Then a great roar of laughter shook th a1r and a heavy but k1nd hand fell upon Den1s shoulder It was Bxddy Elleens younger slster who was be1ng promlscd to Jun Desmond so Den1s dlscovered Sa1d Tom OConnor Shure Dems me boy that rogue of a colleen knew all the txme that I have 111 mlnd theres no gentleman rn the countrys1de f1t to touch the sole of her shoes 1f not Den1s O Re1lly' And that evenxng a palr of happy young lovers clasped hands over the tone of the maglc well M E D 31 l Q 'C ,Q ' ' I 3' 'C' L ' 'L JL L 'Q '- - QQ. si A. Q, Q L L 1 L A' 75 17- ' 5Ei 5515 Q A Y Q1 U 'Y - 4: 'Y If 1 2 vs Q1v'1.:.w11:..':N:1Q,Q1'l.:,q:..:nl14:Vv.1:' :1 pg? 'Q' 1454 A 21? 1 1 1 1 ' . . . . , . Y 1 1-' . ll- 1 1 1 - . . U , V Q. , . 1 1 ' 7 1 1 1 . . , . . , . . . - 1 1 h Q' - ll 11 - - , , . . , ' ll - . 1 - 1 V Y . , . 1 . V - ' 1 1 . X, - - 11 - w ll 11 - , 1 1 . 1 - - . . 1 r.. N 1 , . A . . . N, 1 - 1 1 1 1 ' . 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 -. 1 1 ' . . . - 4 , . - 1 . ll - - 1 11 - 1 1 HI, . , . . 3 ' . 6 . . . , 1 1 - 1 11 ' - 1 1 - - 11 . , , . , . . . , . . . , . 1 ' ' :X ' , , .J . Q L ' , .S, . . .