Nappanee High School - Napanet Yearbook (Nappanee, IN)

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IQ.?I The Limerick 37 Some Tercentenary Reflections It is just three hundred years ago that a little band of one hundred and two Pilgrims anchored in the harbor of Cape ffod. 'lillei' were exiles Heeing from persecution at home and seeking religious freedom in the New VVorld. They landed at Plymouth Rock, so called after the port from which they sailed. Plymouth, England. That first winter was a dreadful one for the little band. llalf of the men sickened from exposure and many died. Yet they set to work with a will and built their rude huts which were to be their homes. XYhen spring came, it is said, the graves which had been dug numbered more than the houses which they had built. Yet these sturdy people did not long for England. VVhen the May- flower sailed for home it carried not one home-sick pilgrim. The summer came and their fields tiourished with barley, peas and Indian corn. The fowls of the air, the fish and wild animals kept them supplied with meat. They had a common store-house for the purpose of keeping a part of their grain and also for protection from an enemy. The little colony met with no opposition from the Indians. They were very peaceful and also helpful. It was the Indians who taught them the use of maize or Indian Corn. , One morning they were startled at the appearance of an Indian, who in broken English bade them welcome, He was Samoset. a chief of a neighboring tribe of Indians. He afterward brought Massasoit. chief of the VVampanoogs. A treaty was made with him and faithfully observed for over half a century. In 1622, Canonicus sent to Plymouth as a token of dehance a bundle of arrows in a rattle-snake's skin. The governor sent it back loaded with powder and ball. This filled the Indians with superstitution, so that they looked with awe on the little colony. That first crop was hardly adequate for the second winter. A ship arrived from England bringing another band seeking freedom. Ilut they were not pro- vided with food for all, and so increased the hunger and privations of all the colonists. It is said that even at the end of three years at night they knew not where to have a bit in the morning. At one time they had just enough grain or corn in the store-house to give every person Eve kernels. Yet they seemed content and one day when they had only clams for dinner, Elder Brewster gave thanks to God for having given them to suck of the abundance of the sea and the treasures hid in the sand. They had come to seek freedom of worship and in that vast unexplored country, they had found it. Their form of government for over eighteen years was a strict democracy. But only the male inhabitants were allowed a part in the legislature. Soon this little settlement spread and new towns were formed. Then a representative from each town was sent to the general court. This colony remained independent until 1692 when it was united with the Massachusetts Ilay colony. Our courage ought to he inspired by the bravery and daring of that little band of thrifty, God-fearing, and industrious people. XVhile we have everything we want. yet we do not appreciate it as much as if we had labored under such conditions as our forefathers. the Pilgrims. BRENDA H.usT. ,22. Xappanee High School

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26 T lz c L i nz c r i c k 1921 SLITERARYQ The Wedding of the Gold Pen and the Ink Stand Once upon a time, in au old castle on the Rhine, a grand wedding took place on a beautiful mahogany library table. Charming Miss Gold Pen was the pride of all the library. She was not only the pride of Mr. Ink Stand. but, far more than that-she was his promised bride. To thei strains oi a beautiful wedding march, played by Bliss Joy Melodian. the bridal procession slowly moved down the table runner. First came Mr. luk Stand. with the best man, Mr. Fountain Pen. Then came the maid of honor, Miss Pencil, and the bridesmaid, Miss Pen, Next came the little Miss Gold l'eu. sister of the bride. scattering lilies of the valley. Last came Master Gold Pen, bearing the ring in a butter cup, and then the bride leaning on the arm of her father, lllr. Gold Pen. The bridal pair met under the large light where they were united in holy matrimony by Mr. llible, in the presence of just a few intimate friends, After the ceremony, congratulations were offered. Mr. llible wished that they might live happily and religiously. Mr. Dictionary hoped their vocabularies might be enlarged, so that their pet names might be more numerous. Miss Blotter ofifered her valuable assistance in blotting out the cares and sorrows which would be sure to come. Miss lylueilage llottle advised them to stick together through thick and thin. Mr. Paper Xlfeight hoped that their care might ever rest lightly upon them, and Mr. Ruler suggested that he be allowed to settle their disputes. Miss Eraser said that when the assistance of Miss lllotter proved uu- satisfactory, she would be delighted to erase the blots from their memories. The ancient lllr. Virgil suggested that they would be greatly benefited by studying his wonderful Aeneid. which contained so many useful truths. The best wishes of the parents were that they should live happily ever after, Lowizm. lhclayiialz, '23. Nappauce HighScI1onI

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28 The Limerick 1921 The Mistaken Suitcase Peggy sighed as she put the last article in her suitcase. She was to leave in the morning for a city in the lrVest. Peggy Arnett was a girl eighteen years old who had been left an orphan when fourteen. Her mother had died then and her father had left her to shift for herself. She went to bed tired but happy. In the morning she awoke. the sun was shining brightly. She looked at her watch. 'flNhy, I have just an hour to make the train, she said to herself. She hurried very fast and arrived at the station just as the train was pulling in. She ran to the ticket office and called: Ticket to Salt Lake City, please, and picking up her suitcase. she hurriedto the train. Soon after the train had started a strange man, carrying a suitcase came up and asked, Is this seat taken, madam F No, she replied hastily. The man sat down and at once engaged himself in reading a paper. Peggy wondered why he was so absorbed in it, she leaned over and saw the headlines: SGCIETY LADY'S JEXVELS STOLEN. Soon after the man went into the smoking car, leaving his suitcase and paper behind. Peggy at once picked up the paper and began to peruse the article about the stolen jewels. Who do you suppose would have taken them ? she asked herself. She sat meditating some moments upon the article which she had just read when the brakeman came to the door and called, Salt Lake City, everybody change cars. The man who had been sitting beside her came in and grabbed one of the suitcases and hurriedly left the train. Immediately after leaving the train she went into the depot to wait for the next train. ' Accidentally glancing at the name on the tag of the suitcase. she read, james Burnsv and on looking into it, to her surprise she saw the stolen jewels. Oh! how could I have ever made the mistake, she cried. Then suddenly a detective came up to her and announced: You are charged with stealing Mrs. Illythe's jewels. come with me. But I didn't take her jewels. pleaded Peggy. No difference. come with me, was the stern command. When they arrived at the police station, she saw there the man who had been sitting with her on the train, she had not paid much attention to him before but now she recognized him as her father, Why, father, what are you doing here, she asked, Her father immediately recognized her. Charged with stealing jewels, he snapped. The case was carried on and the judges announced: Six months in the work house, Burns. Peggy awoke with a start. VVhat had happened? Had she dreamed this or was it really true? She got up and walked around the room to see whether it was really a dream. VVheu she had at last convinced herself that it was not true she went back to bed and slept peacefully until morning. Dom. Moons. '24, Napfnnec High School