McKinley High School - Nugget Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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V- 7 1 fgni' A img 5'-5 Q ' 'Wig X116 1 Kiln shantv window bv the southern brcefcs C hlle, xxot xo got on xo hands ' excl 11mc1cl 'xlammx C hloe whcn thc boxs dashed out ot thc shcd IH LIDUCI pation of thclr mcal of pork chops and potatocs lt ain t nothin, ansxxcrcd Iocl After the least was ox er, 'xlammx C hloe said, C1cnes1s xo all run ox ah to C xnthia s an ast her fer dat crate dat shc s becn 11 promisin me to take de goose to dc iudgin in Awax Clenesis dashed, to return in a xerx fexx minutes bearing a large crate of stout slats on h1s back In a h 1lf an hour the two pickanlnnlcs vxcre tucked axxax ln their beds dreaming about thc ink and the book thev were going to write lxext mornlng 1s Aurora threw her rosx light ox cr the sca of red and yellow which billowed up the side of tl1e foothills 'xlammx C hloe s xoicc was heard singmg a negro hx mn as shc sxxcpt clouds of dust from her l1t tlc porch qhe was trulx happx lhis dax her goose vxas to be gix en thc blue rlbbon, and she thc pr1fc of twcntx fixe dollars for thc best displax Suddenlx she threw up her hands, dropped l1er broom and shrieked liand s al1x e' XX ot ails d'1t goose' Sure dc dcbil s bccn apassin dis wax las night' XX ot am de matter wid dat fovxl lhe prwe goose was strutting around thc xard 1ll spotted vxith gobs and dabs and stre1ks of black, xxhile belovx her xxaterlme xx h1cl1 had oncc becn as whlte as drifting snow was now a sootx black l1e1 head and neck vxcic of the same color l CJI dc loxc ob l,ookerVx 1sh1ngton' Do muh cx es dec elxe me sput tercd tl1c xxo1111n xx1tl1 llCI'llc1YlClN on hcr Olps anclhcr ex cs as bigas saucers lip tl11st1mc C1cncs1s 1nd Ioel xxere txxakc and thc goo c had returned th tl1e shell In f1U9 stexs 'xlammx C hloc xxas at the doo1 of the shed gal ing bexxildcredlx 1t the once xxl11tc1 goose xx l11ch xx Is uoxx svximming around mcrrilx in thc tub of black pokeberrx ink qhc grabbed thc quacklng struggling bird and with one Corner of her bluc calico A131011 st 1rtecl to rub the goose s feathers xigorouslx l l11s cne1gx onlx rubbed theblacknessm to tl1e quills and finallx Nlammx C l1loc f1ftc1 DFFNPIFIHQ much gaxe up hc11 t1sk indcspan l'l1cn thc fllt flashcd in l1er black cxcsas hc snatched 11111111 xxllloxx sxxltch l ll bct dc111 boxs knoxx about d1s mess in c e tub' Ioel' C1cnc1s1s' C omc tub Xoxx n1gffc1 nonc ob xo lxlng noxx XX ho put cl1t t1uck in de tub lhe tvxo boxs stood xx1tl1 thclr mouths opcn looking fnst It Nlammx C l1loe xxho xxas quaking vx1tl1 z1nge1 1nd then 11 thc goose the ca11se ol all their xxoes The bllll l1 tCl managed to get back into the t11b and xxas floppmg he1 xxings sp1ttc11n tl1c ink ox CI thc xxhitcxxashcd xxalls of the shec 'Xl 1111111x C hloe grabbed both boxs 'lYlCl br 1l1CllSllCCl tl1e xxilloxx svxitch ox CI 1c1 ieac NIXIIIU Xoxx I .1111 t able to put de cfoosc in for de iuc in an its xo lault YK hat lHlNll'lCNN h 1b xo 1ll to put 1 Cllll ob sec h stuff 1n dc s1c1c for 1 u1c 1c icxe xo fonc c c1n out ou xo TEAC .11 goose ls b ack noxx and 111 1l1 blue IIJICJII ls 1ll blue dllfl xo ls 1ll bl 1ck lllll xo ls goin to be black and blue xxl1c111 1Xl1 s Qlls tl11o111fl1 xx1tl1 xo and thc sxx1tcl1 c tsl c nc cc 1our l 1tc1 1c1ncs1s anc oc xxcic 1 1111111 1c1xx ll lll f llll 1 c anc 1111111x Chloc s ca1 cncm x s on ICN lll IC uc ues 1 1t 1s1cct1c cc 111c 11111 cn 11 st 1 1 rc11c tl1c cc1c1s1o11 enstocc Ul 11ol1xx1 aint ot xc ll 1 1 IX c bluc Illilbtll s xc111 1 blac 11111x 1 llts to 311111 111sc1 pa x ' ,- -isa- , ' 1 1 F' 4 1' - - ,-' ' : . - - rr - ,---' - lv s -Q M f ' 9 A, . . 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IEE! 14 ft, -1 :A P s - . . , -A KL. ' J lgii , ' Q :Q 9 BLACK AND BLl'E HY .Mex Diizaisaiizoniz Dat goose am certainly de grandest thing, Mammy Chloe, said C'vn- thia as she hung over the fence. Ise sure you all's goin' to git de priief' You bet, honey. You said it dis time when you said dat. Yep! Ise goin to cop de prize dis time. and den I'll git de blue silk dress dat Ah's been wantm' for sech a long time. Ise goin' to wear de dress to Aunt I'ansey's birthday party. C'ynthia deah, we all's sure goin' to have a mighty fine time at dat party. Ah's goin' to lend her de loan ob mah chairs for all par- ty. She says she's goin' to hab mighty nigh fifty ob us colored folks. I spects Ah'll git mah dress jes as soon as Ah gits de prize for de goose af- tah de fair so as Ah'll hab it for de party. .lust then waddledhby a solitary. large, snow-white goose, the pride of Mammy Vhloe, a smiling, fat, black mammy. She had been stufling that goose all through the long hot summer in order that it would be plump for the village fair which was to begin two days later. I Hey dere, .loelg dat's poison ivy yo am about to step on, yelled Gen- esis. Iirothah, do yo all hear me? Git away from dat ivy. Heluctantly .Ioel drew away from the cursed plant. A' IJere's some ob dem ink berries in back ob dat ivy an if Ah don't go past dat ivy, dere won't be no ink berries for our ink. Genesis grabbed .Ioel's hand and passed slowly through the barbed wire fence on which was twined the scarlet ivy. Dems sure fine berries for our ink, Joel, ain't dey? Ignoring this question .Ioel set to work pulling the black pokeberries from the stem and stuffing them into a dirty little red hat. Take dem berries out ob yo hat. Ilrothah, or yo'll git it all stained, advised Genesis, who was the elder, and who believed that he was his brothers keeper. and don't put em in yo pocket neither. Here, put em in dis here box. Ah don't believe yo got any sense. After gathering the box full of the berries and getting their little black hands even blacker. the two small colored boys started for home. Yo take a tub ob watah and a quart ob dem berries for yo inkg den yo let em stan ober night. Yo all know dem berries am powerful strong an dey makes fine black ink. Aunt Pansey said so, instructed Genesis, an den we'lI write a book an sell it. Ain't so. Joel? Yep, I spose a tub full ob dat ink am enough to write a book. Doan yo think so? If we ain't got enutf ink, will we make more? Move 'long, .loelg Mothah will be lookin for us directly. Evening had already settled and the two black ones hurried through the dry leaves, scaring a rabbit every now and then. Overhead a few anxious geese sailed southward. Dat am a sure sign ob cold weather, Joel. Dem geese sure look good. Ah wished Ah was eatin' one ob dem now. exclaimed Genesis as he kicked a feat hery weed. scattering the little seed parachutes to the wind. Take dem berries to de woodshed, Joel, an Ah'll git, de watah for de ink. .Ioel and Genesis lived with their mother in a little Alabama town, in- habited mostly by negroes who lived in tiny shanties. 'l'en minutes later Genesis ordered, Ilrothah. gimme dat. watah. The command was duly obeyed, Soon after, the tub of clear wat 1 reduced to inky blackness by the addition of the mashed be' ' proceedings had been watched intently by the goose x' to the shed. Vhiluns, where is yo all? I'ome heal ' called Mammy C'hloe as an odo' ' 1213 1.1. 1 .cr was iries. All these yho had wandered in- i, dis seccunt. Yo suppah is done ' i of fried pork chops was watted from the

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