Muskegon High School - Said and Done Yearbook (Muskegon, MI)

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X he rownies Visit the igh School. The Brownies all walked forth once more A region famous to explore. It was indeed to them a treat To visit the school on .Teiferson street. Let's go, said the captain of the band, To the school most famed throughout the land. That's why one night when all was dark, They entered the building for a lark. They all rushed in. in greatest glee, And peered around the sights to see. The moon atforded them some light, For the Brownies order the moon at night. Said Uncle Sam. Come on Liss! Brown! And he made one bound for Miss She- han's room The door was open. they all rushed ing They made a racket, an awful din: They clamored up on desk and chair And made themselves at home, right there Where sit the pupils every day. Very soon they all began to play. 'Twas play to them, 'tis not a doubt. They went around, peering in and out. Each lid was lifted, Say, boys, come here, Here's something that looks rather queer, The twins had called them. Each one ran To the place, as only Brownies can. They held a lid, raised high in air, Putmna saw they written there. Oh, look in there, groaned both the twins, To be untidy of all great sins! And has he .ever order known? 'Tis surely not by this desk shown. I know, the wise man said behind, They're only order of the mind. To McLouth's room they all did go To see what physics had to show. All on the table, side by side, Were many curious things espied. They scrambled up and looked around To see what wonders they had found. An organ pipe one man espied And thought that he would go inside. The organ pi-pe the wise man saw And said, That governed by what law? I think I'll try it to explain, If it's not too much for my small brain. I-Ie picked it up, he heard a noise: FW W3 4, if it J? il, 4 'B s J f - l . -- 1, --- -Y X -3, 3- - -w - '4lllll p ummm 'T i, 2 ,ll Xl 'I hh 15, ll Il , 'ie l L ' L W , ll A l Q in - VHIHMFQ is N , 1-'-: .J ill, c - if --l. it 'EQ -I f lllfu, - What do you think that it is, boys? He thought he'd blow it at the end, To see what noise it forth would send. He blew quite hard, his breath he spent, The Brownie inside to the hall was sent. Great consternation seized them all, What would their Brownie friend befall? They all rushed out and found the man As well as when he first began. ..g3-

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El Utne Story. By v. 1, PAGE. gf W gI'IE thrilling incident of which I write occurred in the win- 4' My ter '92, while I was a junior at college. My parents were living at that time in C--, where my father prac- ticed law. During the holiday vacation, which I spent at home, my father expressed his intention of leaving C- in order to find a broader field for his practice: .I-, a town of considerable commercial importance was soon afterward decided upon as a proper locality. I The hard task of packing was at last completed, and a week later we arrived safe and sound in .I---, only to be surprised at learning that father had made no arrangements for a house to live in. Several days were spent in house seeking, but it was diilicult to find a suitable place. At last, however, one was found by father himself: this somewhat abated our impatience with him for not arranging for a home before moving. The place was all we could desire, having modern improve- ments, besides being in a pleasant location. I wondered why so desirable a house stood empty. especially as there was such a scarcity of good houses for rent. Upon inquiry I was told that a terrible tragedy had been enacted there-a son had murdered his mother. I ascertained further that other families had attempted to occupy this residence, but were disturbed to such an extent that they were forced to move out: in fact, it was said the house was haunted. Terrible stories were told. On one occasion the awful cries of the murdered mother were heard in the dead of night: at another time the son had-Walked from his room, with glaring eyes and bloody knife, down the stairs, through the hall, and across the parlors into his mother's room. Why should I be superstitious, I asked myself, just because others had dreamed or imagined they saw these terrible things? My col- lege training in athletics had developed every muscle and I was confident that a ghost would not get the better of me. My mother was consulted with regard to the renting of the house. She showed the good, sound sense and judgment which she always exhibited and expressed a. willingness to move in at once: so in a few days We were snugly settled in our new home. The room which I was to occupy was situated at the head of the stairs: it was a pleasant apartment with a large bay window looking out upon the lawn, now covered with snow. I was well -35-