Norfolk High School - Milestone Yearbook (Norfolk, NE)

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24 THE MILESTONE. thing—he began to cry. A man who was going by the place, attracted by the wail of the urchin, stopped. He asked what was the matter and whose little hoy he was. To this the boy replied between his sobs, “I am grandpa’s good little boy.” The man took him into his wagon and he was soon restored to his anxious grandfather. When he was four years old he used to run away from home and go to school. He was punished several times for this. Finally the teacher told his mother that she might as well let him go as he sat still and did not annoy anyone. So he was allowed to go to school and the result was that when only four years old he could repeat the multiplication table from beginning to end without making a mistake. He earned his first money when very young. He was paid fifteen cents per week to drive an old lady’s cow to the pasture in the morning and back at night. Imagine how big he felt when he received his first week’s pay. He wentto school regularly in Coleta, at least we are unable to obtain an account of the time he played “Hookey.” He came here on the 5th day of March, 1886. He entered school soon after and has ever since been a noble, manly and intelligent pupil. We are fortunate enough to have in our possession a very interesting description of him written by himself under very peculiar circumstances. Some of the girls of the Freshman class showed great interest in the color of his eyes and so forth. This came to his knowledge, hence the following: “If you girls are anxious to know something about me please accept the following: lam 16 yrs., 8 mos., 14 hrs. and 25 min. old at the present writing, though by the time you get this I will be one hour older. I am 5 ft. 64 in. in height and weigh 1374 lbs. I wear a No. 144 collar, pants, coat and vest the regulation size. The size of my shoes are 6, gloves 8, hat 6$. The color of my eyes is what you might call brown and hair black. I have lived here 5 yrs., 10 mos. and 26 ds. When I came here Norfolk was very small. I have moved but once since coming here. I have been going to school since I came except about 2 mos. last fall. During that time I worked in

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THE MILESTONE. 23 We do not know that she ever had any mishaps, but we are safe in saying that she has probably fallen in the creek a few times. She never lived any place other than near Middletown until she came west, although she attended the Middletown Academy for three years, staying in the city all the week except Saturday and Sunday. Sbe came here to reside in June, ’87. and started to school early in the next September, and as one of the girls put it in at the time, “Ella took her under her wing at once.” She entered the Middle class and has ever since kept along with the class, or what is left of it. When the school was practicing for the Whittier exercises she and another of our high school girls went down upon the south steps of the old Lincoln building to try their productions. Nowt it happened that a small boy across the street owned a pair of goats. These goats were in the habit of wandering about the school-grounds. When the girls came down the goats became interested in what was to happen and stopped to see. The one girl got through with her production all right and the goat listened attentively. When our heroine began to speak the goat did not seem to mind her much until she reached a climax. This was more than the poor little goat could stand. He just shut his eyes and fell over flat upon the ground. We do not know what was the cause of this, but he must have been wholly overcome with the force of the reasoning. Her favorite tree is an evergreen. Her favorite saying is, “I am going out to look at the farm.” A conundrum in the class is: “What is Clara’s favorite bread?” There is a great secret behind thisquestion if you w ill find it out. The second and last person with whom our history deals is the only male representative of the class. He w7as born in Col eta, Whiteside county, Illinois. Once upon a time he accompanied his grandfather while that gentleman went after the cows. By some unknown mischance he became separated from his grandparent and lost. As soon as he became aware of the alarming state of affairs he at once resorted to that good old remedy that small folks have for every-

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THE MILESTONE. 2T the foundry. I have 1 father and 1 mother, 2 grandfathers and no grandmothers living. I have 5 uncles living, 3 aunts, about 50 cousins and other minor relations. I also have 3 sisters, 1 brother. My whole name is Byron Lloyd Cobb. My first name came from Lord Byron the poet, the second from William Lloyd Garrison. So you see I am named after great num I don’t just think of anything more at present, but if you will ask me I will be pleased to answer all questions concerning myself or my relations. Hoping this will satisfy you, I remain, Your obedient servant, B. Lloyd Cobb.”