Oakfield High School - Acorn Yearbook (Oakfield, ME)

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The Secret of The Old Adams House It was a beautlful nlght 1n July It was approxlmately elght thlrty The moon was now hlgh ln the Sk16S and sh1n1ng b11ghtly across the waters of Lake Oakfield I declded to take a walk along the lake to the old Adams house whlch was thought to be deserted It was a large house Wh1Ch was very dark and gloomy There wele large shutters wh1ch banged loudly aga1nst 1ts wooden f1 ame Trees were growlng up through the steps and on the once beaut1ful lawn I walked up and trled the door lt swung open As It d1d It made a lalge creakmg sound I stepped 1ns1de and looked alound On the wall was the plcture of a very beautl ful woman The room was wery clean On the left hand s1de was a lan ge oak table and three oak chaus On the table were three cups I walked oxer The cups were full of hot tea My eyes fell on a la1 ge doo1 I went ove1 It was heaxy I trled and t11ed to get It open I fumbled and struck a sw1tch The dool swung open I stepped 1DSld6 I saw anothel p1ctu1e of a beautlful woman Upon lnspectmg my surroundlngs mole carefully I saw ln the corner a lalge oak desk at whleh a person was s1tt1ng Stlange lookmg dlffelent from anyone I had eve1 seen He told me that he was from outel space He told me to follow hun to the cellal 1n Wh1Ch was a spaceshlp It looked l1ke a large saucer He asked me 1f I would tell the people of the world about hlm lf I were set free I told h1m I would have to He tled me up and went back to work I asl ed h1m what was golng on He Sald they were Just maklng tests of the earth s atmosphere That nlght I w1ggled free and went back to my cabln Isat on my bed for awhlle thlnklng how w1ll I tell the world? W1ll hey bellexe me or put me away and declare me IIISZHQ9 I don t dare tell of the Secret of the old Adams House Nelson Morton 59 My Alarm Clock Thls IS about my alalm eloek What good are alarm clocks' As a person who has had many good sleeps mterrupted by these elam, 1ng monstexs I feel It my pllVll9g9 and duty to say my b1t about them I may be prelu diced but here I go My alarm clock IS square w 1th rounded eol ners and black except fo1 the face The tlek 1ng unllke nolmal clocks IS loud and un exen and sets my ne1ves on edge 'Ihe hm rlble lee11ng lummous face g11ns at me all through the nlght untll nnally lf Im lucky I drop off 1nto a lestless sleep tosslng and tu1 n1ng untll somethmg around o 30 to 6 OU Then a hO1l1bl9 clanglng and banglng hlts my senses I fmd the 1nt1ude1 and klck It undel the bed whele It chokes and sputte1s ang11ly and finally stlangles ltself 1nto sllence Aftel th1s nerve shattenng expeuence I clownstans to p1epa1e myself fO1 school And so IH closlng I ask you the questlon I can t answer What good ale alalm clocks? C Adams 60 Land of Lzberty Stretch1ng fo1 th you1 alms Conceal us f1 om all hal ms Ame11ca how beautlful to me Sweet Land of L1bert5 Teach us to love thee Oh noble land of the free Teach us to p1 otect thee Sweet Land of Llberty Lend us thy care-free way Keep us safe from day to day Amer1ca home of the free Sweet Land of Llberty D Beers 61 A man bought a new Chevrolet He stepped on the gas and away He rolled on so mce t1l he struck some 1ce Hls Wlfe IS a W1dOW today. D Boutlller 61 . . - . , . v . ' 1. X . ,- . a 1 - I .1 . 1 , . Q' I - X li - . 7 ' , Y ' , . I , ' . x n ' - v . , 1 , 1 , v - , . I I . , ll . f 4 1- J . . . . , ' . J 1 v 7 , . , . V . . 1 . 3 . . 7 ' ' I Q . Q . , 1 1 1 ' . 1 I 1 ' - v I 1 ' 1 - - 1' 1' 1, , . v I drag myself out of bed, dress, and stagger J ' 1 1 1 . 1 1 . . 1 I . 1 v . Q 1 7 . 5 ' , Y 4 ., . 1 1 1 ' i ' 1 1 'I , V ' 1 Y i I V' '1 I ! r i . . . . V . 1 A , . I ! . . , t ' f , ' 1 , . 1, - , - . . . . - 7 . , . . ,

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