Medill High School - Medillite Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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THE MEDILLITE 103 An Ocean Tragedy By Rose Robinson V The great waves of the ocean beat furiously against the ship on its way to America. It was midnight. The captain of the ship saw a storm approaching and had ordered all hands on deck to prepare for it. The storm broke, tossing the ship about until the people were driv- en into a panic. S.O.S. signals were flashed but help failed to reach them. The captain was unable to control the ship 5 some passengers grabbed at life preservers, others took down the life boats and some were seen leaping into the ocean to drown rather than watch thevpiti- ful scene. The ship was in an uproar. The lights destroyed the storm caused a great commotion among the passengers. Families and friends were separated, cries for help were heard amid the great tumult but to no avail. Among those who leaped into the ocean was Mrs. Cadwell. - The dawn arose and the sky was cleared of all the heavy, dark clouds. The ocean was calm. The sun shone brightly and a warm, gentle wind blew withdrawing all suspicions of a storm the previous night. The storm, being very strong, drove the ship out of its course, onto an island near the United States. Only a small number of the passengers remained on the storm-tossed ship. It was tilted on its side and the surviving passengers remained on the higher part of it. Those left on board were standing against the railing, gazing anx- iously at the calm ocean which the night before acted as an angry wolf and swallowed their beloved ones. Here was Mr. Cadwell and his son Peter, the former in vain looking through a telescope for his wife. Peter looked up at him and asked wistfully, Daddy, we'll find Mamma, won't we? I don't know, Son, he answered wearily with a noticeable tear in his voice. A call for breakfast was sent, but very few went. Their hearts and minds were with the ones gone-no one knew where. A ship going to Europe sighted the forlorn boat and sent for aid to New York. Mr. Cadwell continued, to gaze at the ocean thinking it to be his wife's grave. He would mutter something under his breath when in such a state. Peter once overheard him saying, I'll take good care of Peter, Eunice. Aid came the next day. Mr. George Cadwell was considered to be a very intelligent young man. He and Eunice Aster had met at college, their marriage following soon after they both graduated. They went to France for their honeymoon where Peter was born two years later. This fatal accident had occurred as they were on their return to America for the first time since they were married. Mr. Cadwe1l's parents had died when he was fifteen years of age and he was then taken into the care of his uncle, who, when he died,

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102 THE MEDILLITE Out of the Inkwell Ifixsst Guy-What becomes of a baseball player when his eyesight fai si s Second Guy--They make him umpire. Iiather-Goodness, daughter, where did you get that immodest dress. ' Daughter-Why, dad, this is the last word from Paris. ' Father-Well it's about time those Parisians learned words of more than one syllable. Mother-Johnny, why did you take your sister's half of the orange? J ohnny-You told me to always take her part. Policeman, to intoxicated man who is trying to fit his key to a. lamp-post-I'm afraid there isn't anyone home there tonight. Stew--Must be. Must be. Thersh a light upstairsh. Stern Father-William, do you not know it is wrong to go fish- ing on Sunday? William-Yes, father ,but I'm not fishing. I'm teaching the worm how to swim. . .ii-. . College Grad-What would you advise me to read after grad- uation? ' English Prof.--The Help Wanted Column. Specialist--By the way, the fee for my advice is 32. Scotchman-That's all right, I'm not taking your advice. . .-l ' Mr. J ones-How is your son getting on in college? Mr. Pump-Ach! he's half back on the football team and all the way back in his studies. .1-11-1-1 Dumb-+Do you know what Henry Ford is figuring on now? Dumber--No, what? Dumb--Paper of course!

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