Monett High School - Cuborama Yearbook (Monett, MO)

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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 ,

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that blsket tontunmg about fixe dozen eggs .she zrose hastllx and started lOl th house followed by Pelklns Help help' she NC19'1.IT1CCl but no help was neu M1 Ietels had p the porch steps md departed and was next seen f1lSlxl1l1, about 111 the 0111011 bed Mrs Petels plcked herself up md w ent Into the house shuttmg and lock1ng the 0001 b h I h I e mc er n about an houl the1e came a knock at the door Mrs Petels had been too badly shaken up to go to the door so she saxd Who IS that Phe XOICL rf Mrs Smlth he1 I'l9'xlClO01 IlC1gl1bOl came blck IH re sponse It s me what s the mattel Marthy' lm k1nde1 used up sa1d Mrs Peters Don t know how you ll get ln I cant get to the dool to unlock 1t to s-me my hfe Mrs Qmlth w ent OVCI to the wmdow whele Mrs Peters s1t coxered w1th eggs from head to foot Why Marthy what IH the wolld has happened gone to town Ie1l 1ns asslsted her u Ierkms' cued Mrs Smlth I thought but she nex er sald what she thought for lust then Perklns came around the colner O O O 0 Ol she screamed and fied squealmg down the path wlth Perklns close behlnd Out the gate and down the road they Went at break neck speed Every tlme Mrs Smlth showed slgns of stopplng he would glve her 1 push 1ust to 1em1nd htr that he was st1ll 1n the race When she reached he1 own gate he pushed a l1ttle harder than usual and sent her over the fence Then he tr1ed to push the fence down so he could help her lnto the house but It wlthstood all h1s efforts and he was forced to return home by Mr Peters who happened along at that moment He stood up 1n a wagon and flung a rope around Perkms horns Then he t1ed the rope to the end of the wagon When he reached home he d1d not dare to get close enough to unt1e h1m so he left hlm t1ed all nlght that IS part of the n1ght for Perk1ns resented bemg t1ed all nlght and gnaw ed the rope IH two Next mornlng Mr Peters recen ed a letter from Mrs Smlth It ran as follows Mr Peters Slr I w1sh to lnform you that 1f you do not sell that mur derous ammal at once I shall brlng Qlllll aga1nst you for damages I would call IH per rn but knowmg from sad ercperlence what would happen to my pel son 1f I d1d so I refram Amanda Smlth To say that M1 Peters was angry would be puttmg It mlldly H ha only been out once that mo1n1ng and that w as to go to the mall box when he saw that P6I'li11lS w as down 1n the garden buslly eatmg cabbages and pulllng up tomatoes Pell ns had esp1ed hlm before he had got to the house and 1t had been a close race But Mr Peters w on Slnce then he has not dared to open the door fo1 Perklns had not left gl ' 2' ' r 5 s L.. F' E v s 1 ' . Q , ' , , , ' , ' V ' y ' I l . u -- I - - - 1 , .' 2 '. '. ' ' - ., . 1 , ,' 4' Q ' Q ' r ' ' s - . ' . . v ' , , ' I - 1 . c . , . t . ' 1 ' ' 'C f ' . '.' Y ' sn ' Y, ' , A A K , L . I ' w - . Y X X 1 1 r I 1 ' 1 . . X , , - - ', 2 - . . . u n v . V . 1, 1 4 yy - I . . , . , . H l ' ' 1 f, 7' , ' , ss 1 L v ' 9 -r . . L . I ' L7 ' , 9 1 . ' v . ,, , A f n - - s ' ' ' ' sz , ' , K. ' 4' r f - V ' , . -. -WH r , cl . - 1, sa , - N Oh, lt s that pesky goat, said Mrs. Peters. sa J ' 'cn 1- ,' w - 44 ,3 N V H . . . . . . -1 , . . V ' ' 1 L 1 ' 9 . ' ' s as H , , - Y ,- - - - - n L A A , . 1 N . . . V -' K 0 v ' 1 ' w Y' ' y ' 1 . . . . . . , c . . A- . K V V I As i A 1 ' K , . . Y J Y . . ,. . 1 I . V. Y I ,N W N . , . . ., . . I, V . K . , . l . . 7 ' . ' , 2 T a . . . . . v . Y , L. n L I . N . V l l . . - . . . . . '. Y . . I 1 - . , 3 . . I ' , ,. . v' ' v n, , . . , v , s . ' ' s ' 8 . , . .' ' '. ' ' . ' - e d ' c v - x 1 v ' 1 - v ' v' v C I 1 K' ' f. 'fl .' S L n Ll o I Y - ' , f ' s . y K