Mondovi High School - Mirror Yearbook (Mondovi, WI)

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A DREAM The setting sun had just gone down below the western horizon, leaving behind it dim golden rays softly vanishing out of sight. Quietly up from yonder green woods, the moon rose in its silvery glory, casting its glow of soft light rays into the lake below. A quiet reigned in the silent night. The old church bell tolled the hour of midnight, telling me that I too must retire from my day’s occupation and enjoy a good night’s rest. As I lay there on my bed opposite the little window, watching the moon and the numerous twinkling stars, and brooding over the happenings of the dav, a strange sensation overcame me and I fancied myself on the banks of a lonely river watching the sluggish movement of the water. Behind me was a large dense thicket. I had not been here long when I was startled at the sound of footsteps. I listened, then looked around, and soon perceived the image of a woman approaching from the forest. As she came nearer I saw how lovely and stately she was, and her innocent countenance bore traces of sadness mingled with expectation. She walked as though lost in reverie, steadily gazing upon the ground before her. I at first, was undiscovered, but when she spied me, she turned and fled, almost as swiftly as a flash of lightning. I pursued her. After a time, I found her in the midst of the woods, with her face buried in her hands and weeping as though her heart would break. Oh, what a grand picture; Here was the large dense forest, with its clustering vines, violets, cowslips, trailing arbutus, pitcher plants, ferns and numerous other wild flowers, with tall, thick trunked trees, and their wide-spreading branches; from a distance was heard the sparkling waters rippling over the pebbles as fingers touching the strings of a harp. From above heaven looked down upon nature, and between the tree tops rays of the sun smiled upon earth. In the midst of the picture this lovely maiden knelt before a grave which was covered with wild flowers. I did not wish to disturb her so I placed myself behind the trunk of a large oak tree, which stood nearby, where I could get a view of the beautiful figure. I could not think of her as a mortal, but rather imagined she was a fairy or goddess. Finally she arose, saying in a low, half whispering voice, “Oh, God, free me from all evil.” Then she prepared to go. I gathered courage to leave my hiding place and spoke to her. But when she saw me again she uttered a cry, and a second time tried to escape, but I beckoned her, saying: Fear not beautiful one.” At these words all fear seemed to have left her and she spoke freely to me. telling of her former life. “My name is Ardra,” she said, “I am -n oittcaPt. M” mother is dead. This is her grave. My father deserted me, saying he would return within five years’ time. It is now almost ten

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The new suits for the team were received in time for the first game and the team certainly shows up fine in them. A report of the financial condition of the Athletic Association is read after each game. In this way everyone knows the condition of the Association. The state is divided into four sections, each of which send two teams to the tournament. This section includes the following: Mondovi, Sparta, Humbird, Ellsworth, Chippewa Falls, Eau Claire, Menomonie, Stanley, Hudson, Mineral Point, Hillsboro, Wonewoc, Pepin, La Crosse, Glenwood, Bloomington, Neillsville and Viroqua. The schedule up to date is: Mauston Jan. 12 Games not yet definitely dated— Neillsville Jan. 19 Boys Girls Menomonie Feb. 2 Eau Claire Fairchild Neillsville Feb. 16 Augusta Durand (2) Menomonie Feb. 23 Durand Neillsville (2) RESOLUTIONS THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN MADE. :. Not to leave home on school nights after six o’clock, but instead to stay and study for three joyous hours. 2. Not to linger out upon the streets when it is time for all good children to be at home. 3. Never to come to school with any of my lessons unprepared. 4. Never to devote my time to anything but study. 5. To try and get special topics assigned to me so that I may have more studying to do. 6. Never to misbehave while in classes and if spoken to never to answer in anything but the friendliest manner. 7. Never to fail to get my book-reports in on time. 8. Never to try any bluffing in class. 9. Never to do anything that would net bocst the school. 10. To subscribe for the Mirror. 11. To hand in any article that would be of any use to the Mirror staff. 12. To always be at school on time. HOW TO KILL THD PAPER. 1. Do not buy a paper, borrow your classr. ates—be a sponge. 2. Lock up the advertisers and tra ic with the other fellow—be a chump. 3. Never hand in articles and be sure to criticise everything in the paper —be a coxcomb. 4. If you cannot hustle and make the paper a success—be a corns ?. —EX. 12

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years since he left and I have neither worshipped this airy creature We heard nor seen anything of him since,soon became friends and talked un-but am patiently waiting for his re-restrainedly. turn. I have come to this lonely place I could no longer contain my ieel-to be near all that is left of the onlyings but told her of my love for her. one who ever loved me.” I saw her lips move but could not hear As she spoke the tears came to what she said and then she seemed to those large dark beautiful eyes. The fade away. I awoke and found it was more I looked upon her the more Ibut a dream. LETTERS OF A TRAVELER Holy Head, England, June 8, 19 .... Dear Joe: Maybe you’ll regret when you receive these letters, that you ever had me promise to write you the story of my journey through Europe, but I will try to give you a good account of things as I see them. I took passage on one of the smaller liners. They are not as speedy as the large ships and are not so crowded. By the end of the first day out I was horribly sea-sick, but as the weather was nice I soon got over it and enjoyed the remainder of the voyage hugely. One morning the steward told me we could see land, and sure enough, away off in the blue ahead of us we could distinguish a black mass that proved to be the shores of England. Everyone was then in as much of a hurry to get off as they had been to get on, and the scene was quite confused for a time. When we finally dropped anchor at Liverpool, we bid our new-made friends good-bye and then had our baggage overhauled by the custom-house officials. Liverpool is situated at the mouth of the River Mersey, one of the busiest rivers in England. There is more shipping dene here than in all the other ports of England combined, and it is only surpassed by New York. The city is very beautiful. The tall warehouses, the great docks filled with ocean-liners, and fine streets and dwellings make it a very interesting place. Soap, iron, guns, boilers and many other things are manufactured here. In the morning I took the train for London. There are three classes of cars. The first class cars are fitted up very luxuriously. The word depot is not used, they speak of them as stations and seem to take great pride in them and, as a rule, they are much neater and far less noisy than our American depots. After a half-day of riding through very pretty country I arrived in U