Madison High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Madison, ME)

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4 THE BOUNCER still, glaring glances were cast at each other but no one quite dared to break the awful silence. Five minutes passed and Katie was heard returning. Everyone looked at her in expectation but they were met with a black frown and Plague it all, she won't let us have any boys in here. Why not? snapped Mildred. I Oh, continued Katie, she asked if our costumes were appropriate, and fgigglingl I said we could go in the clothes press while they were here. She said we could get a porter tho. I'll ring, said Mary promptly, placing her hand on the bell. No you don't, Mildred sprang up in alarm, 'ido you suppose I'll have that porter up here and have him charge me eight or ten dollars for a bed when I've only got thirty-three cents to get to Madison on? We'll nx it ourselves and you'll help. Come get busy now. Everyone did get busy, except Ger- trude and fifteen minutes of long, hard labor ensued. Sharp words new in every direction, nobody dared venture a joking remark. ' At last, it was put together, after a fashion, by placing a large chair and table against the foot board. Everyone was too tired to say any- thing. Ethel heaving a sigh climbed in- to the bed and sang out, good-night.' Mary and Katie got into their bed. Gertrude and Mildred were left up. Where in the world will I sleep, in- quired Mildred, I don't dare get into that bed again. Oh, I have it, I'1l sleep in the big chair. Here Ethel, give mea blanket and pillow. In spite of all protestations Mildred settled down in the big chair. Soon the room was still and in darkness. Mil- dred's sleepy voice from the chair re- marked, Gee, but I'm comfortablef' In the morning good humor was com- pletely restored and everyone, even Mil- dred, was ready to pass on the story of the broken bed, as a great joke. Dressing was a short affair and they rushed out to tell the rest of the crowd. Mary, however, not being ready was left behind. Soon the chamber-maid came in. Good mornings, were ex- changed and the maid approached the luckless bed. VVhy, she cried, 'ithis down! Do Down! ' you can't see I came she dashed bed looks as tho it had been you know anything about it? exclaimed Mary, 'iwhy-er, prove anything by nie, you in late last evening, and down the corridor. E. M. B. '10 Arlington. LL who wished to go to Arlington were to leave Hotel Regent at four o'clock. For some reason, some of the crowd went ahead, so at the appointed time there were only four who wished to go. We boarded a car, went to the end of the line, transferred to Acqueduct Bridge where' we bought our tickets to Arlington. When we entered the car, we found the others who had started ahead of us, and had had to wait until

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THE BOUNCER 3 of the bed. ' It was a splendid leap, worthy of an athlete, but the consequences were dis- astrous. There was a crash, slam! bang! and then complete silence. The silence was soon broken by mingled cries of terror and laughter from the girls. Horror was plainly written on all their faces. Mary became so amazed that she held her tumbler upside down without perceiving the difference. Gertrude, being the least concerned, soon broke the terrible silence with, The bed has bust. Whereupon she went into shrieks of laughter, all soon joined in, that is, all except Mildred. Bust, cried Mildred, I should say it had it's not only busted it's smashed, and so it had, tl1e head board was off, the slats out, the side boards down. Well, said Katie, between shrieks of laughter, I suppose we'd better fix it. I rather guess we, had, responded Ethel, that bed belongs to Mildred and meg do you think we'll sleep. on the floor! Here girls, continued Mildred, come out of it now and help fix this, it may strike you as funny but I say its no laughing matter. Let's get to work. Oh, Gene Crene!! I can't my back is so lame lamented Gertrude. Lame, what do you think of me, said Mary, why, I've got five blisters on one foot. VVhile they were discussing aches and pains the others set to work. Both mat- tresses were pulled olf and about adozen pillows which were tucked in around the edges. Gracious, Ethel cried, those things must be stuffed with lead, l'1l bet they weigh two ton. Cheer up, said Gertrude from her comfortable position on the other bed, you'l1 get some dirt out of them and then they will be lighter. She was quickly subdued by angry words from the workers. Now all together girls and we'll get it. Come, Mary and Gertrude, you've got to help, I guess youlll both survive, said Mildred. There! Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, we've got it 110W and if we can only get those blamed old mattresses on we'll be alright. But they were not fated to get the mattresses on, for just then someone moved the table which was proping up the foot board and smash! the whole thing went down again. Gertrude, who was the one luckless enough ta move the table, fairly trembled under the storm of anger. Katie seemed ready to burst, Heavens Gertrude, if youkl worked about ten hours Hxing a bed Iguess you'd be more careful. You can just set it up yourself now, I won't! Get some of tl1e boys to come in and fix it, timidly suggested Gertrude. Gee and do you think Miss Wilber would let us have boys in here at this time of night? Most people would have more sense Mildred observed sarcastic- ally. I'll go ask her, said Katie, seeing that a quarrel was brewing, perhaps she will let us. After Katie had gone the room was

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THE BOUNCER 5 our car arrived. At the next station we took a wagon- ette and went through Fort Myer's gate into The Arlington National Cemetery. The lawns were green, some of the early flowers were in bloom, and the foliage of the trees and shrubs made the place very beautiful. The most impressive sight at Arling- ton is that of the field of the dead where the tombstones stretch away farther than eye can see. These are set in rows uniform in distance one from the other, arrayed in order,-a silent army of 1-6,000 strong. Under the hill 'by the Ord and Weitzel gate, is another field which contains 5,000 graves. At the south there is the Temple of Fame, an open, circular colonadeg the coriuce bears the names of Washington, Lincoln, Grant and Farragut, on the columns in large letters are those of Thomas, Meade, McPherson, Sedgewick, Reynolds, Humphreys, Garfield, and Manfield. At different places about the grounds are bronze tablets inscribed with stanzas from The Bivouac of the Dead. Near the Temple of Fame stands au- other memorial, the monument of the .Unknown Dead. ' Two thousand one hundred eleven nameless soldiers are here gathered in one common grave. Another section of the ground is re- served for officers. Here are memorials of those who fought in the civil war and earlier battles. In the center of the field is a sylvan temple, where the services of Decoration Day are held. It is an am- phitheater formed by an embankment of earth. After visiting many sections of Arling- ton we arrived at Arlington House, formerly Lee's Mansion, into which we went. In the room on the left was a register where we all wrote our names. On the walls are hung sketch plans of the cemetery, also different framed copies of addresses and orations, one being President Lincoln's 'iGettvsburg Ad- dress. We opened the gate at the foot of the stairway and were about halfway upstairs, when our attention was called to the fact that there was a sign on the gate saying that it was closed to vfsitorsg so we did not succeed in going upstairs. We then went outdoors where we saw a greenhouse, the entrance to which was closed. We walked out to the flagstaff and saw the Potomacg on the other side were Georgetown and Washington. The wagonette having returned we set out to go to the hotel. The party who had started ahead from the hotel, had not bought any round trip tickets so they decided to return another way. After reaching the small station, they waited but a few minutes for their car. We had to wait a little longerg during our stay we saw an airship, which they were trying to make ascend, we also talked with a soldier from Fort Myer who told us about the different buildings. Hearing the bugle call we were in hopes to see the fiag salute which was to come soon after, butjust then our car came in -sight and we started for the hotel having had a most delightful after- noon. Surely anyone who visits Wash- ington ought not to overlook a visit to