Northern Arizona State Teachers College - La Cuesta Yearbook (Flagstaff, AZ)

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Xa Cuesta abr Jrast nf Slrkap nr elir iSirtlj nf thr ifltion By D. MAITLAND BUSHBY The Desert Poet Back in the time of Nekewasin, my child, Nekewasin the chief of all redmen, There were two whom the redmen named, Leko and Lekae, the suns. For there were two of them. My people raised altars to them And worshipped both alike, And each did vie with the other To first grant my people ' s wishes. Then one day, Nekewasin who was bold and brave, Said to his people: Oh my people, 1 have spoken With the Great Spirit, With Keetchie Manido. He is well pleased with you, And to show his pleasure. He will cause Lekae, the lesser sun, To light the world by night. Hear! Ho eeeeeeeee. Hear and give thanks, oh my people. Then the redmen looked up at Lekae, And even as they looked he went from sight. Loud were the cries of wonder, Nekewasin caused a great feast to be made As the night came among us. The fires of my people Were as the leaves on the trees, Without number. When the feast was in readiness, Nekewasin made all to sing the chant of Lekae. Even as they chanted a silver light Shown everywhere, lighting the darkness. A great voice spoke: I am come, my children. Looking up, the redmen saw Lekae, Not Lekae the sun l:)ut Lekae the moon ; And then they feasted. This was in the day of Nekewasin, The chief of all redmen. (Reprinted from Verses of 1925 WSM

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r —II 1 1 -. Xft Guesta vi iBarhrlurii ahrrr au a fHat Hv Klsio .M. Dvi-kvv and 1). .Maithmd Hiislibv In Bury liall, tho cveninjj of May 1 was a time of unusual ex- citement. Paiidemoniuni reigned; tlic clock in the hall struck eight, and with its striking came a sci ' eam from room number nineteen, followed immediately by a wild feminine outlireak of more screams and sobbing. Mrs. Young came forth from her room in a manner quite unusual for such a motherly matron. Rushing excitedly up the stairs to the room mentioned, she opened the door and walked inside. Leanore Dean sat in front of her dresser imitating a coyote to the best of her ability. At sight of the horrified face of her matron, Leanore succeeded in (piieting the calliope effect to some jxtent. Why, dear, what is the matter? asked Mrs. Young as she stood by the door dumbfounded. Oh, Oh, Mrs. Young, I can ' t! sobbed Le;uiore. Can ' t what? (lueried the still perplexed matron. Andy Devine just called me up and said he ' d be here at eight-thirty, and — uh — uh — Norman Wilson will be here too, and Bill is going to be here to take me to the show. Oh, what shall 1 do? Why, you should be ashamed of yourself. You ' re not going to get anything out of life at this rate. Which one are vou going with ? Oh, let me see. Well I don ' t know — Andy is so good to me: dear old Norman is awfully good natured; and Bill has the swellesc car in Flagstaff. Which one would you go with if you were I? My dear I have never been in such a situation ; you must decide yourself. I ' ll go to the prom with Andy ; — no, I can ' t let Norman go because Eunice would get him ; — and if I don ' t go with Bill to- night, I can ' t go to the Canyon on Sunday. Well, — just then the silence was broken by the ringing of Leanore ' s buzzer. Leanore wanted in the parlor! came the high-pitched voice of Lois. Mrs. Young, what shall I do? You go tell him I ' m not here. I will not lie for you, Leanore; you must go down. With which remark, Mrs. Young left the room ; her place was taken almost immediately by Stella who inquired in a very timid voice, What is the matter, Leanore ; — can I help you ? Please go down to the parlor for me and see who is there. If it is Bill tell him I ' ll be there in a minute, but if it is Andy or Norman tell him I am very ill and unable to go out. Without stopping to question her, Stella went down to the I ' larlor. To her astonishment, there stood both Andy and Norman. She told them of Leanore ' s illness and turned to go just in time to catch a glimpse of Bill as he drove up by the curbing in front of the hall. She hurried out into the receiving hall, opened the door and stepi)ing outside, told Bill in a whisper to go and return in ten