McKinley Middle School - Mirror Yearbook (Cedar Rapids, IA)

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M eKINLEY MIRROR 15 HOW JIMMY KILLED THE WERBA QBy Grandfather Rushekj One day ole Lunar Schlesselman had been a.-visitin' little Jimmy 's uncle. All de time he dere, Jimmy he hide behin' de bed Post. When he gone, ole uncle say, Jimmy, uex time yo hide when he here, I take yo out in de Wood- house, an dc Whip-ple not be a Webber, Stoner anything like dat, Bott a great big piece ob Wood.. But uncle, say little Jimmy, he so Grimm, he look like a Robbie. So ole uncle he took little -Jimmy out in de woodshed, Dat night, little Jimmy ti11k how eruel he uncle been, so he tink he'll try an Getty way. He walk a good many Miles, an porty soon he see anudder little boy, up ahead of him. Well, hc catches up wid tether boy, and says, What 's yo name, little boy? Pm Nel-son, and Nell died, so I'm out to see de world. Ah'll go wid you, say little Jimmy, an so dey set out to seek dere fortunes. Perty soon dey com to de holler. Dey's a whole lot a men dere, an dey sees de little boys are hungry. Mer-tens de fire, say de leader, an he'll give you someting to eat. Well, dey goes on an perty soo11 dey meets a Scotehmau. Dey's so excited, dey tells him all about de men in de holler. He says, I Kend-all before. Den dey meets an Englishman, an dey tells him all about it. He says, My Sykes! Isn't that fine! A little furder on, dey sees a sign. It say, Atherton Speed limit, 15 miles an hour. Dey goes on :1 little ways, an comes to de store. Ober de door, dey's a sign, Rosenburger, Hardware, Groceries, Meats, and Drugs. On de wall dere's a. notice which say, Fifty Dollars for de capture of de Werbaf' The boys aint got no money, so dey decide dat dey'll Darr-agh an try to cap- ture it. Dey leaves, an starts huutin around. Dey sees a little animal on a barn. De barn has got stone walls, 11.11 a. Mas0n's been working on em. Dey gets on de roof by a ladder he's left, and chase de animal all ober de G-able. Finally dey catches it an kills it. It's only a Martin, but dey gets some money for de skin. Of Quass, dey needs traps to coteh de Werba. wid, so dey buys some wid dis money. Den dey goes out to set de traps. Dey sees a Swan high up in de air, and watches dat, instead of where dey was goin. De next ting dey knew, dey was in a swamp. Dey Wallace around for awhile, but Evazns Coq, gets out. Perty soon dey sees sompin comin towards dem. It was a great big dog. He didn't have no collar on, er anything, so dey call him Lad. Go away, Go-lad wid dem. Dey felt dey could Dost-al, now dey had a dog. Dat night, dey slept outside. Jimmy tout he saw de Werba., and yelled. Nel-son woke up, an he tink Jimmy jus foolin, Jimmy he say, You come QsjMac-ma.-han, if ah 'm foolin. Well, dey went back to sleep, an left Lad on guard. Dey eouldn't eoteh de Werba, wid a, steel trap, so dey built a box trap and baited it wid everyting dey could get dere hands on. De next night, Jimmy was awake again. Something Gflid-den de trap, an den de door went 'whangl It make 'so much racket, it

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14 MeKlNLEY MlRROR TI-IE SON OIE' TI-IE SON OI' DAVID O11ee upo11 :L time there was an old man named Sibrava, who lived in the eity of Hibnes. He was Davidson, and every 1ll01'lllllg l1e went out of the city and walked toward tl1e West, as was the habit of David, across the Moore, until he was Overly tired, and every evening he would tell his wife, Marty, that it had been :L Hardwick. Marty would then busy herself with Cookfingj his supper. Always she would set before him two kinds of Beers, And-er-son would come in from the Peddycoairt where he had been, after driving Posts. Now in this time, there was a superstition that if people wished to be- come Richer Qardj, they must be as Kehn as possible to their friends. Sibrava was no longer Young, for his hair was G-ray, and although he had done as mueh as he eould for his friends, he thought perhaps he was not the kind who QMej D0-Well. Witli this in Dlilld, Sibrava had at party or merry-inakiiig time and in- vited all his friends. There was Van Bogert, the 1VIi1ler, who was as Vane as vain eould be, and il Smith, whose 11211110 was Kolarik. A Graff-ter nunied Nemec was there, and many others who were prepared to have a jolly time. The Weather-Waxfecly perfect and a Pete fire was blazing in the Elkin. They laughed and sang and drank until Sibrava had to Bergess Bettner wine from the Stocker, that the guests might Phillip. ' This for the most part was sad, for Marty's son, Blaine, could find no more wine in the Shalmon. Sibrava, now under the influeuee of wine, 'Whip-ple Blaine and beat him. When Blaine tried to explain, Sibruva said, No Moyer tongue. 'Ulch pay for this. Blaine was very much Alfred to disobey his father. His inother told him to go to the city of Snyder, and there old Mr. McGraw would give him some wine. Sibravzt said to llilll, No-vak or take :L Knapp. So Blaine Rand-all the way but he Hayek Qedj back. On his wzty baek, the air grew very Guhel, and night came on him. As he reached his father 'S yard, he heard a strange sound. It was like tl1e elink- ing of money. Father, Dobry, Lamson, Zurka, Privratskyf' he cried. Look what I have fou11d! ' Sure enough, there was a small hole, with :i keg of Nelson it. Blaine quickly lifted the keg a11d there before his amazed eyes, was some bright and shining gold. See, he exelaimed, 'fthis H01-Qej-ots us have fine houses and eloaks like those we want. Isn't this perfectly grand? Blaine stuck his hand in the hole and drew out fl piece of paper. On it he read: This gold is for the boy who tried to please others. Blaine was overjoyed with the glad news, and promised to buy many lovely things for his father and mother. At' tl1e breaking of day the next morning, Blaine hurried to tell his seven frieufls, Sanders, Vlcko, Tauber, Mims, I-Iibbs, Tschirgi, and Sutra., about his good fortune, and Blaine lived lmppily ever after with Sibrava and Marty. -By Maxine Randall, 9-A. Budding Authoress on Account of Her Ancestor, Shakespeare.

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L u 1 ' ou hflve had in McKinley Junior Hirvh School make McKinley bids you Godspeed and Good Luck. May tle GXPCPIQIICCS y L . ,O , your path easier and brighter. 9I ZKIFIKIMJK HHIN HO