Northfield High School - Orange and Black Yearbook (Northfield, MN)

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'ZX Seasonable fiibyme Now gentle spring is near at hand, Let all the rhynisters seize their pens And dip thenzf deep in good black ink, While the poet's Mase her intlnenee lends, And Pegasns, not far away, Will cheer as on with friendly neigh. O f all the season of the yearf S0 rnns the old faniiliar strain, Spring is the nzost delightful one, ' Made -np of wind and snii and rain. Vl'hen Hlareh, nalned for the god of old, Begins to snzile and then takes cold. On vernal breezes, too, we note, Aloft the poet often soars, Till down he drops, his bearings lost, While Boreas etrnltant roars. And now his niild yet frenzied eye Can see no hope or snecor nigh. Once more he grasps his reeking pen,' This time the gentle showers he ll sing. Alas! A cold and sleety rain Drowns ont the very thought of spring. Oh Mase! he erys, n'VVhy is this thus? The eleinents nialee so nnzeh fnssfj Another thonght now' hres his brain, Helll sing a sonnet to the san, Dark elonds shnt ont the genial rays Before he's fairly well begnn. Oh lizekless fate is mine, he eries, 'T cheated by the very skies, I vow Till never try again To write of wind or san or rain. ' cCO1'1'EI'ibL1tCd

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mrs. Brown anb the 'Ilersislent 'Agent Mrs. Brown had just finished making a cake and put it in the oven, when the door bell rang. She hurried to open the door, and was confronted by a tall young man with a suit case. He opened it and the conversation simultaneously. Mrs Brown, I shall detain you only a few moments, but I wish to show you our new Improved Reliance - I am not in need of anything this morningf, But you will feel that you need our New Improved Reliance Vacuum Cleaner, once I have explained to you-U I assure you, I do not wish to buy a vacuum cleaner- But, madam, once I have explained to you what a wonderful article it is to lessen the weary burden of household drudgery-I' I am not going to buy a vacuum cleaner for the reason that- f'But, madam, allow me to show you how perfectly simple in construction it is, and how easily operated. I am sure you will be grateful to me every day of your life for introducing it into your home. The first thing is to attach this floor nozzle here, and the hose nozzle here, fasten this piece here by means of this bolt. tighten the screw,- f'It is entirely too complicated and intricate, and as I- Not at all, madam, not at all! .-Xfter a few trials it will be purely involun- tary action! Then when you have put it properly together, you set it to work cleaning floors, walls, ceilings, curtains, rugs, pictures- f'But I don't- Don't see how it works? XYhy, you simply press this little lever with one hand, while you hold the suction hose in the other, and pedal this part with your right foot-I' I didu't want to know how it worked! I merely wanted to tell you that- And then, with your house in a spotless condition, through the use of this marvelous instrument which only costs-I' Please wait one moment! I already have a vacuum cleaner. If you had only allowed me to tell you so, when I first tried to, you might have saved yourself all this time. Good-bye Y , The agent departed sadly, while Mrs. Brown went back tb her kitchen to find her cake burned to a crisp. ALMA OLsoN, '15,