Monett High School - Cuborama Yearbook (Monett, MO)

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on this Slde of the house ran a beautiful stream of water A weeping willow bent its drooping branches out over the water Beyond could be seen large fields of Waving gram At a far distance the standpipe of a neighboring vlllage could be seen It was about ten minutes after sunset Just the tlme when those most beauteous hues of every variety can be seen tintlng the sky By now Glen had only a short time in Wh1Ch to refresh hlmself so maklng a hasty toilet he went downstairs Supper was then served after Wh1Ch Eura sang and played several pieces and then the family retired The next day Harold Glen and Eura rode over to the neighboring village Whlle on the way they dlscussed the plcture in which Glen had been so lnterested and Eura promised to show him some of her other sketches the following day Early the next day Glen and Eura went for a walk They came to a beautlful stream so they sat down Eura undid her portfolio and began showing Glen the different sketches as she had promised Then she showed him a picture which caused him to smile It was a picture of a dark night An automobile was standing 1n the road On the side of the road stood a young man and a mlddle aged man To one side stood a slight girl What IS the matter? she asked but for a reply Glen onlv asked And you were the girl in that auto? Yes she answered and yes looklng closely at him I am not mistaken you are the one who rescued us I am the one who warned you but that was all Oh she said I am so glad I have often thought of you and wished to see you again and papa wlll be so glad Days passed on The friendship existing between Glen and Eura ripened into love and when the vacation was at an end she had consented to become his Wlfe Mr Grant had now returned so Glen decided to ask for h1s consent as he had already gained Mrs Grant s He knocked at the llbrary door and at Mr Grant s gruff Come 1n entered They talked on various sub Jects but finally Glen said Mr Grant one dark night dovsn on Elk river ln Callfornia you told me lf ever there was anything I wanted at any time to ask you for it and lf' it was 1n your power you would grant it I have come to ask you for that reward Mr Grant I love Eura and I want her to be my wife At first Mr Grant couldn t answer he was so completely taken aback but finally he said Glen It is a great request but as you say It IS in my power and I don t know anyone to whom I would be more w1ll1ng to entrust Eura so take her my son and my blessing go with her Glen and Harold went back to school That year Glen graduated and was soon installed 1n his new office Then he went back to Virginia to clalm his reward He and Eura were quietly married and Glen sald he had won an ample reward for the risk he 1ncurred on that dark nlght I J 13 , . 5 n T . . . . . . ,- ' r 1 s - Y . v r ' v a . , . . . . . . V . . f . . - 1 L. L Y . . K6 ' 77 '1 ' 9 . 1 if ' ' 77 CC 77 KK D! ' ' KK 7 7 7 3 - v , . IK 77 , . ll 73 ' LK 7 7 ' . 7 . . ,, , . . . . Y Y . . . . , . . . , . , . I . . . Y 9 K6 ' 77 ' 1 , u L A . . i U . Y . 7 ' ' 7 7 7 , . , . . ' n . 7 . . , . , . I U . . . .' . . , . , . . , . , . . , . . . ,, l 7 Q ' I . . 7

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the 1101911 uf llvrlmzs Our next door ne1ghbor Mr Peters had a billygoat called Perk1ns Now Perklns was one of the most deceitful creatures I ever saw Why he could be grazing along as peacefully as a lamb then 1n the next mlnute be out 1n the yard chewlng contentedly on the vs eek s washlng You never could tell what he was going to do next before he had been at Mr Peters a week he had chased every cat otf the place taught the chickens to stay on the barn roof whlle the dog hadn t even dared to peep out from under the porch Ifor the first two weeks he dldn t bother any of the family but con tented himself Wlth glarlng wickedly at them when th y came near One mornmg when Mr Peters was bendlng over feedlng h1s pet chickens Per k1ns 6Sp19d h1m The t8mpt3t1OH was too great and w1th a roar he charged In less tlme than It takes to tell It Mr Peters found lumself on his back 1n the mud where the p1gS were accustomed to wallow It would have been hard to find a more exasperated man than Mr Peters Grab blng a board he started after Perklns who was 1nnocently eating the leaves of Mrs Peters choice sweet peas As Mr Peters came up Perkins turned around and looked at hlm contemptuously and made for hlm Thls was too much for Mr Peters he dropped his b031d and started for the house with Perklns rlght after h1m I suppose Perklns must have thought that Mr Peters couldnt get into the house wlthout asslstance anyway just as he reached the bottom of the steps Perklns llfted him clear through the screen door landlng him IH the kitchen floor w1th a thud that shook the whole bu1ld1ng Now Perklns relgn had begun 1n earnest Although It didn t last long it was filled 11 1th as much terror as that of Ollver Cromwell He consldered It h1s duty to help anyone who came near him 1f everyone would do his duty as well as Perkins did his this would be a better world Mr Peters had bought the goat for Mis Ietels who thought Per kms was the only goat ln the world Aftei the exploits of the mo1n1ng M1 Peters firmly decided to get rid of him IH some ri 1nner But Mrs Peters would not hear of It John you know that Perkins 13 all right you must h ue proxoked him in some way Proxoked him' roared Mr Peters Well lf I cant exen feed the ChlCk6IlS without provoking some old goat Ill shoot him That evening Mrs Peters went out to gather the eggs When she came out of the hen house with her basket of eggs lerkms was standlng IH the yard Come here Perk1ns Mrs Peters called Ba a a a a a a answeled Pe1k1ns I suppose that meant I am comlng At any 1 xfe he came and wlth such force that Mrs Peters was sent flung about ten feet allghtlng in fi' H 0 V Q ' a - 1 - . 1 . 1 1 ' 7 7 . . V J' i . L L . ' 1 ,1 I l ' 1 1 I Y ' . , Y 7 L 1 . , . - ! 7 ' ' 8 . . . V . ,V I . v - ' ! ? . . . . v. . . Y . . Y . , . . . . j Y , . L r 1 - . L. . Y . Y ' . . 1 7 K 1, I 1 1 . 1 L. L . . . L , L . ' . . L . I 1 l 1 y L , L 1 K' L , . . .Y . . L L , . v Y . . . 7 ' y 'X 7 . . . , . L . , L. ' ' ' , ' v 1' 4 1 L . , L L 1 N . . . .H i I . L L ' 1 I .1 4 1 4 1 . 1 . 1 , L L L L L , '1 ' 1 as J -1 . L . L, - l 4 y - - 1 r . 1 1 . N 1 . . . . v C . L L A c . L . KS ' ' ' . 1 , L L , L 2 ' ' ' ' !7 . 44 - U as ' 1 , 7 . . LP. , ' , ,' L' 1 ' 1 ' L L , L . . -1. A. y , Lv. L- , , ' - 1 ' . 1 ' L D 'f L 1 1 1 ' L , L - L, , L L L 61 ' , H , L, L. L . ca ya , , ' - - - - - - -, A L, L L' - ' . 'z . 1 '1 1 v 1 1 Y' I I . ' l L L. L L L L ,