Newport High School - Live Wire Yearbook (Newport, ME)

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THE LIVE WIRE lng Dannle s tears vanlshed and a beamlng smlle covered hls face Although Mr Jack was not ln the need of work he was offered the Job of nlght watchman at the rallroad cros Slng He accepted the Job ln Splte of Mrs Jackson s protest He moved me to the shanty and kept me ln ln the day tlme and pulled me out agaln for hlS use at nlght At the end of each week Mr Jack went for the mall He always got the same klnd of an envelope from the rallroad com pany He would take somethlng from the envelope glance at It fold It up agaln and sllp It lnto a pocket ln my cushlon As the weeks grew by my llttle cushlon became stuffed and heavy One of the nlghts when Dannle was Jack he had been told that there was only one traln due that nlght and that that traln was due at ten fifteen If there should be another traln Mr Jack Sald he would have to swltch the tracks It was not long before Mr Jackson fell asleep When the traln whlstle blew It was almost ten Dannle could see plalnly now H could hear the traln more clearly now It was COmlUg the wrong way He trled to awaken Mr Jack but couldn t He grabbed the lantern ln one hand and opened the door Wlth the other As he stepped out lnto the cold the January wlnd whlstled ln by hlm Then the door shut and I could hear only Dannle s VOlC6 COmlUg over the drlfted snow Grandpaw Jack come qulck come But only IU valn the old man slept calmly on Dannle dldnt know what to do at first I could tell as hls VOICE cut the drlfted sllence Stop stop' Hls shrlll volce rang out All I could hear was the squeak lng of lron comlng together and then the brakeman s gruff VOICE You you llttle brat' Do you want to be k1lled'? he yelled at Dannle Then I heard Dannle say Grand paw Jack couldn t get out to swltch the tracks he fell asleep and I dldn t know how so I just had to stop you There IS another traln C0mlUg awful soon on thls track The men stamped lnto the cabln and began to shake Mr Jack Dannle peered thru the WlUd0W behlnd them The old guy s dead the brake man announced to the men who fol lowed hlm I could see blg tears swell ln Dannle s eyes Then hls face dlS3p never seen It slnce They searched everywhere for hlm but he was not to be found Mrs Jackson moved me back home She dled soon from a nervous shock Then I was stored wherel am today covered Wlth dust and forgotten I should llke to see Dannle and I know he would llke to see me lf he only knew Shhh I hear VOICES A young glrl and a young man are com lng upstalrs Vlfhy I m sure that IS Dannle He IS a young man now and how fine he looks' What a pretty glrl he has wlth hlml How I wlsh I could speak to hlm Iguess they must be looklng for somethlng They are com lng nearer now Well I guess they have glven up and are golng away Walt Margarlte Dannle sald ln a well mannered VOICE here It IS Oh lsn t It beautlful and that s your Grandfathers chalr she ex clalmed -li A ee I 14 l 4- ' 17 ' 7 ' U H ' ' ' . , . 64 ,, . . . I . . . I , . u I lg . . - Y 1 . . . . . . ,, . . Y ' Li , K . , ' . . , . 1 . . . , , . L 5. I ,, . . . - . . . ,, ' if 1, ' . . . . . ,, , ,, Y 3 - . .. L , ' . . . . , . . - visiting at the shanty with Mr, peared from the window andl have 77' L - I ,, . 1 . . . l e . - W , . . ,. ,Q . . , , . . . , , . . . , . I . , . . , . ' I . N .. . . 1 ! 1 ' . ,, . . . ,, . . ,, . . . 5 ' 9 Y 1 . ., ,, . . ,, . ' , . . , ,, . , . . , ' 3 1 . . . , . ,, h n Q 1

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NEWPORT HIGH SCHOOL 41-is-1 zfezaz y TTT'-If 1717 GRANDFATH ER S CHAIR UST to lntroduce myself I am an old chalr worn by my years of use It has been many a day slnce I have seen repalr or even a shlne To explaln myself I must first go back lnto my hlstory I was carefully made and put together by hand by an old man named Jackson Andrew Jackson known to many as Old Hickory I spent the early years of my l1fe1n acabln ln a l1ttle town up 1n the backwoods country of Carolma come a lawyer and study mllltary trammg I was moved to Tennessee When Andrew Jackson was elected Presldent I was moved wxth the fam 1ly to Washmgton As Mrs Jackson was a country woman and not accus tomed to the ways of the people at the Whlte House I was of much comfort to her durlng our stay at the Natlon s capltol After Andrew Jackson s death I was left to hls grandson a qulte well to do young farmer This Mr Jackson better known as Mr Jack always used me hlmself He never offered me to any of hls company Hls w1fe knowmg hls weakness for hls old chalr never used me elther M Jack would Slt ln me for hours rock mg hls llttle son who dled at the age of four As the years flew by I remember Mr Jack when he was about seventy two years old He became very fond of all the httle chlldren ln the town The chlldren regarded hlm as a Rlp Van W1nkle He told them storles and made boats and wooden soldlers for them There was one llt tle boy Dannle Green who seemed to llke Mr Jack a llttle better than the other chlldren dld He made reg ular VlSltS at the Jackson s each day He called Mr Jackson Grandpaw Jack He Sald hls father had been dead for some tlme and hls Mum was very SlCk One day Dannle came runnlng to Mr Jack Wlth tears stream lng down hls face and pleadlng Grandpaw Jack help me Don t let those men take me They took my Mum away' Dont let them take me They say they are gomg to put me ln an orphanage I don t want to g Please let me stay wlth you Please' Mr Jack s soft heart soon gave There there llttle Dannle h comforted don tcry I ll see what I can do Soon there was aloud rap on the door Mr Jack answered and some men followed hlm lnto the house They began talklng to Grandpaw Jack and Dannle Flnally Mr Jackson sald He can stay Wltll me I ll see that he gets hxs proper school 4 I 13 l 1- ! I Cl 1, , 1 . s u I 7 . . 1 ' 9 . ,, ,, . 9 . . . ll l n 1 . . , - 77 , I hi . . . . . . . , U u - - D ' . . H ,, Then, as Mr. Jackson declded to be- , t v ' . .. . I as y I . . , , , - - - H 77 v .U , . ' . , o, ' , 77 l ll a ay 7 . - - - - in. , , ' ', e ' so 9 7 . , . ' ' ' 79 as as , ' I . I . . is . , . . , ' ' 56 ' ll ' , . I'. as ' ' - H ' ' . . . . . H . ! 1 ' a ' -

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NEWPORT HIGH SLHOOI Yes thls IS It Come let s mose lt home rlght now Wk -1: Why where am I7 What a cozy llttle bungalow That prettv glrl IS dustlng me off She lS beatlng my cushlon now Thls IS the happlest moment of my llfe I m sure ak ik Somethlng seems to be cllnklng on the floor Why Dannle what IS lt? she asks IH amazement They are searchlng mv QIIIOW now and are flndlng ll the pay checks and care fully p0llSh9d COINS that Mr Jackson had tucked away Oh what IS thls? Dannle asks reads a letter now Dear Dannle I only hope you find thls You remember the story I told to you about my chalr and then promlsed vou It was to be yours when I could use lt no more It probably won t seem verv modern IH your house but please keep It for me Thls money IS for you Dannle I ISU t a very large amount but I hope lt Wlll help you to get started lf x ou ever need It Lovlngly Your own Grandpaw Jack MadelleneL Banton 58 BIRDS OF A FEATHER ACKIE leaned over hls mother s K Slde and peered tearfully lnto the pale palnstrlcken face of the wo man who lay there He glanced at the small empty bottle ln hls hand Not a drop and that was the only medeclne that would save her He had often had to hurry to the drug store to get her some but now he couldnt The store was closed and he had notacent to buv anl Fresh tears dampened Jackle s exes HIS mother had such a vlorrx vlorn face As he watched her he thought bomethlng must be done He sprang to hls feet stopped then slumped down on hls knees b9Slde hls mother No no he couldn t do that Hls mother grolned mth lgony and squeezed Jackles hand wlth all her Wiillllljl' strength as lf to QIVC hlm courage to help her Tears streamed would Ido wlthout her? I ve got to do somethlng anythlng, to help her He Jumped to hls feet dashed out of the room llke a mad person ran dowll the dark dreary old alley ner vously glanclng behlnd hlm as he ran All at once he began to vlalk each step lengthened llke a mlle e street lamps seemed to hlm to be showlng every movement of hls small lean body It was such a ghostlv nlght and yet so brlglt The stals gleamlng hlgh had a dull false gleam Ihe quarter moon gave forth Pt cloudy cold llght that made Jackle shudder as he scur rled nolselessly along hearlng those pltlful moans and groans drummlng IH hls. ears The large Wlbe face of the town clock shook hls hands at hlm and told hlm to stop stalllng that tlme xx as flylng growlng shorter shorter shorter Although there was not a person ln slght he felt peerlng con demnlng eyes watchlng hlm from all sldes -L I 15 l 4- ,, . . . , V . 1 ' I I K ' 77 ' V ae Pk -lu- l - K . - . 7 . . , x ' V- F . ae as Ak - ' , , . . . HT I ,7 H if ' ' ' a , K Y ' V , H 1 l 1 Y .A . . . . 7 ' a ' - z l' 1 . . ' 1, - il ' . ', as ' . , A . . ' ' ' ' ' Listen to this, Nlargaritef' Dannie dowll his cheeks as he thought, What 1' 5 I ll c - . , X ' - ' 7. 37 , . n . . , A: Y , v 1 ' ' lv - 7 . . ' t, , , : l . ' ' . Th . . , . I t 0 i ' 2 7 1 . . . 7 . . V 1 ' I Y , Vi 44 as 7 ar ' ' ' I l . 5 7 ' 75 . . . 3 . N . , 7 N . . - - X 9 . . Y l . . . - 1 9 7