Monmouth Academy - Amaracus Yearbook (Monmouth, ME)

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THE AMARACUS As the evenmg xxore on they let the fire d1e doxx n, and deuded to go to bed thankful for a warm shelter on such a mght It seemed to Labeus that h1s head had hardly touched the p1lloxv xx hen he heard h1s xx1fe say 1n a low fnghtened VOICC, Labeus Labeus, thars some one proxxhng around 1n the kltchen XVho ls lt? repl1ed her husband It sounds l1ke a bar, was the an sxx er Upon I'CCC1X1I'lg tlus 1nformat1on Labeus crawled from h1s snug xvarm bed and C'111UO1.1QlN made h1s xxay to the k1tche11 The swht that n1et h1s exes sent a cl11ll throuffh tl1e splne of even thls sturdy xxoodsman for Sltlflllg before the hre xxas a dark skmned, glarmg ex ed lnchan xx 1th lonv black, greasy ha1r He appeared to be xxarmmg h1n1selt for he had brought 1n xvood from tl1e shed xx 1tl1 xvh1cl1 he had re plen1shed tl1e dx mg embers XVhat are xou domof he 9 d manded Labeus 'Xle cold me cold xx as the r ply Vx ell xx l1o told xou that you could con1e 111 here Labeus demanded agam Me cold me cold xx as the only a11sxx er Not NKlSlllHg to turn a11x human be mg out of shelter 1nto the bltter cold and tlnnkmg that the Indlan would do no harm he sa1d VVell see that you dont lJl1I'1l the house down Oh no no me no burn house doxxn me cold' Labeus then xvent 1nto the shed and returned xx1tl1 a p1le of buffalo robes, wlnch he placed on the floor and made a bed for the old lIlCl1H1'l whose name was Jebotus 77 The next mornxng when Ab1ga11 got up there sat the Ind1an xx rapped 1n the buffalo robes crouched before the fare She fr1ed lnm pork and potatoes and gaxe h1m muffms and coffee all of xxh1ch she set on a stand a l1ttle to one s1de, for he xxas xerv d1rty and un pleasant to look at Jebotus took them xx1thout a. xx ord, muted l11s pork fat and coffee together and drank tl1e mpc ture W l1en l1e l1ad lil11Sl1CCl h1s meal, l1e scooped up the rema1ns coffee and all Hlltl put them 111 h1s pocket H then asked for some tallow xx1th xvl11ch to grease lns boots VVl1lCll had become l1ard a11d Stlff on h1s Journey of the prewous day He xx orkecl on tl1ese for an hour and xx l1e11 he had funshed, tl1ex xxere as soft as a plece of velvet ebotus then n1ade readx for h1s de parture Xs l1e neared the door, he turned first to Labeus and then to hlllfffclll a11d sa1d 111 loxx deep tones, Nle tank xou good man, me tank xou good xx oman me tank xou, m tank xou me tank xou Irene Alden 33 POEMS At Sunset ONIETIMFS when the sun IQ smkmg Just before the shadows fall And one knoxxs that darkness 15 seekmg To coxer us one and all The XX estern sky seems lllllllilfled VK 1th colors a hundred fold Vhde str1ps of blue pmk and s11ver xkylth patches of bnght pure gold lt 15 then 1n moments of snllness VVhen all the earth IS at rest That one senses the wonderful sxxeetness Of the beautles of nlture so blest One feels a deslre to SCIZC them And hold them and cher1sh them exer But lo' they have gone from our xlsage And from them our s1ght has to sever v V y. . v . . , . ' 9 . Y. . . . Y Y . x l , 4 -K - ' rr 1 , 7 y - C . v . . '. ,, V. v . Y . H I i .1 . . l 7 . - . . c . ' rc - V yy v f 1 - - u C - . . , , ' . , c , , . e C k, I 5- y si Y s I Y 1 r . 'Y v c S i . , 1 ' 1 K I , v , , , x b C - n 4 b x C y f V V V f . . Y V . . , e . e . , - - J K, C . - V, , 6, c . I ' C . v V I 6 v, , Y' ' -5 U Y v . A 1 , 'Y l HY V V c ' 7- e an I , ' re e V , T i3 - as ' , 1 - - J, ,F G lf H , Y . . , C . cc yy Y V ---iT ' - af ' 3 Jr u , JJ Y V , n 1 . . A - V - 1 . . . , 1 K 1 , - Y . . , .. I 1 . ' u ff , Y . V . ' . ' Y x v l v ,, . . n ' ' as , v 9 v rs ' ' ' - 1 ' - C . ' y 1 z , . J 9 ' Y . Y I . . , e c , , . .1 ,

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THE AMARACUS and xx alked on lC'IXlllg Sxr Roger at a loss to knoxx xx hat to do next So he just stood there and xvatched the people go bx Fmally summonmg h1s courage he stepped up to a lady xx ho xx as look mg at some th1ngs rn a large store vxmdoxx Par on me he sald u would xou mmd tellmg me what they mlght be pomtmv to an automoblle that xxas parked nearbx The xvoman looked 1Il the d1rect1on xx lnch he pomted I dont knoxx xx hether 1t s a Ford or a Chevrolet the txxo cars are xery s1m1lar th1s year she Roger thanked her and doxxn the street thmkmg the xx oman Cllflllt knoxx much about herself Then he spoke to 1 l1ttle glrl 'lskmg her xxhat the name of the c1tx xvas The clnld told hnn lt xx as Nexv Xork XX hen he asked her hoxv far lt xxas to sa1 1r xx alked on the matter but ftnsxxered frfmklx that she dldnt exactlx knoxx but It xx as qulte a xx ay off because xou had to cross the Xt lantlc Ocean to get to London Thls IS Xmer1ca xou knoxx she added Ol xes' xesl sald Slr Roger qurcklx One moment please my good chlld What are those tlnngs out 111 the street? The httle ones are autos and those on the tracks 1re street c'1rs or trollex cars replled the chlld exemff hmm CL1I'1OL15lS then 't httle boldlx she added XVhere d xou get those funny clothes Nlrster Slr Roger glanced doxxn at h1s knee breeches and the shoes xx 1th the hlgh heels and fancy s1lxer buckles xxhmch he had thought so styhsh VVhat s the matter xx1th them? he asked lookmg around at the other men xvalkmg past h1m on the slde xxalk Then he declded that their clothes dld look queer Strange he hadnt not1ced lt before' He observed everyone xvas lookmg at lnm and most of them laughmg or po1nt1ng at h1m He left the street he xvas on and hurrled doxvn a sxde street Xs he xx alked along he came to a man who xxas turnmg a crank and by so domff he let down some bars across the street As the bars xx ere let down betxxeen them came some k1nd of a monster xx 1th smoke xssumg from 1ts top Slr Roger loked at It 1n horror, and to h1s amazement he saxv there xxere people 1ns1de of lt He stood and xx atched It thunder past as though he xx ere glued to the spot After It had passed hearmcf a roar 1nU sound up oxer h1s head he looked up and xxas 3.StOI11Sl'1CCl to see a ma clnne xxhlch flexx 1n the a1r and also S1r Roger hfted lns head and stared 1nto the frreplace then plcked up h1S plpe from the floor murmur1ng A strange dream hoxv real and yet how 1mposs1ble Phyllzs Bazlcy 39 FRIEND OR POE 9 T xx as an CYCCCll1HglX cold n1ght of the early elghteen hundreds La beus had l:lFllSl'l6ll lns chores about the roughlx shlngled llttle farmhouse and had brought lll enough xx ood for the mffht 'l hen closmg the door but not lock1ng rt a thmg xxhxch xxas un knoxxn 1n those carefree daxs he seated lnmself bx the fxreplace near h1s xxlfe Ablgall 13 ,L V L 7' ' 1: y V' V n 5 T Y Y 1 C , ,A VV . . V . V V V. VV . V . cc d VU V nb t ' , V . ?,. . . b . j V V , , V5 u I V Y , sc ' 7 Y V - 9 , ' V V V V V. . . . . . . V V,, .dV S. V . . . V V . . V V . . V . , V V V . J V V . . V . A . V . V: - , VY V b , V V '. c ' I 4. ' c 7 v 7 London, the child looked astonished carried people. V VV V V VV . , . . . V if if r fy ' V 1 . v , r Y - ' rc , 1 ' y 1 - is ' , 7 Z3 ' 25 9 ' ' Y Yu ' ' ra 1 ' . .' ' f' ' 3 -'. - Y ca V V . 'Y c c T C 4 V 5 . 1 2 . L C . - -V , , 1 b C. C :Ju C ,Yy J- 1 . fi 3 v ' , , T ' PV' ' ' ' r ' ' Z3 ' , V . V. .V wa . V . V Q V . V V . . V ' .

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