Oroville Union High School - Nugget Yearbook (Oroville, CA)

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man Dillpickus; and he rushed upon him and slew him and nine of his counselors, at one blow. 3. And the palace cook, perceiving him to be master of the situation, rose up and came before him and reminded him of the love ho once bore her; and he took her in his arms and comforted her. 4. And the beautiful Queen Cheeseheadus rose up much wroth at this sight and slew the King for his perfidy; and caused the cook to be cast into a tank of nitric acid. 5. And she sent for the man Limburgus. and married him and made him King of the Isle of Tapioca; and the people rose up and rejoiced exceedingly. ARLIN RICHARDS. 20. BACKED BY THE WORLD The teacher of a little country school had assigned what the children thought to be a very hard lesson in geography. Little Billie Smith was called upon to recite. His reply was the same old story. “1 don't know.” This being an every day occurrence, the teacher threatened to whip him the next Ume he did not know his lesson. Billie let this go in one ear and out the other, and busied himself with spit balls. The following morning Billie spent writing notes to the new girl with red hair, and how the morning did fly! It was soon dinner time. When the bell rang at one o’clock. Billie remembered that he had not studied his geography. Oh! what would he do? Many excuses for not knowing his lessons ran thru his mind, but he couldn’t tell a lie. He had just forgotten to study and the teacher knew it. THE SOLILOQUY OF A One would not suspect, should they gaze at me now. lopsided, minus heel, punctured toe. and teetotally dilapi dated, that I was once a fine shoe of the Florsheim make gracing the show window of Hecker’s Shoe Store; but such verily, was the position I held, and only three short months-ago. He would not worry any more because the teacher might not call upon him to recite. Nevertheless, she did call upon him to name the principal cities of the Atlantic Coast. His heart beat fast. He could even see the teacher’s strap, and he couldn’t cry before all the children, even if she did whip him. Before he could think twice the teacher spoke to him again very crossly, and told him to pass to the map and point out the cities. Litt e Bil'ie’s motto was “safety first;’’ so when the teacher turned to the map. he grabbed his geography book and shoved it into the back of his trousers. With a big smile upon his face he walked boldlv up to the map. for he shouldn’t worry. He was backed by the world. LUCILE WARE. ’23. SOPHOMORE’S SHOE How proud I then was of my appearance, and justly, too; for my brass eyelets, how they shown and glistened; my vamp and uppers were polished to the highest degree; and my very “sole’’ rejoiced at the praise given me by the passers-by. As I sat there occupying the most conspicuous place in 18

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Yes. there it was, still floating around in the yard. As she gazed at it, horror-stricken, it ceased its moving about. She then drew nearer the window to get a clearer view of it. and oh, what a relief! THE LAST BOOK 1. Now. it came to pass, in the reign of the great and good King Pinheadus, that the man Dillpickus, which was Prime Minister to the good King, fell in love with the King's cook; and he hung about the kitchen at all hours, and completely lost his heart and head to her. 2. And it came about that the Prime Minister's wife, mb sing him nights, grew suspicious, and set a detective on his trail, who returned back and reported the Prime Minister s love for the King’s cook. 3. And she. poor woman, went straight way unto the King and laid before him her troubles; and he rose up much wroth and smote Dillpickus with a heavy hand, and slew him; for he. too. loved the cook. 4. And when this came about. Dillpickus, son of Crab-appus. and nephew of the deceased Prime Minister, rose up much angeted at the rough treatment given his uncle; 5. And he gathered his followers, and slew the good King Pinheadus. and set himself up as King of the Isle of Tapioca. CHAPTER II. 1. And he did indeed rule with a heavy hand; and the people were sore distressed; and there was much wailing and gnashing of teeth. 2. And. deeming it beneath him to give the late King PjdfreadiiH decent burial worthy of his estate, he caused him ta be cast into a deep pit. and called it a funeral. 3. And he would take the beautiful Queen Cheeseheadus tor his wife, but she would have none of him; so he cast her irom him and exiled her from the Kingdom. •1. And his eye was caught by the palace cook, and he She 8hook, with silent laughter. for the moving white object was only a pair of pajamas hanging on the clothes line. HELEN AND MILDRED BASS. 20. OF PINHEADUS proposed marriage to her; and she accepted him. hurriedly, and they were married with much pomp and ceremony. 5. And he doubled his taxes and the people groaned and made protest, but to no avail. CHAPTER III. 1. And it came to pass that the beautiful Queen Cheese-headus, in her flight from the Kingdom, stumbled into the same pit into which the King, her husband, had been cast. 2. And she rose up. and looked about her; and perceiving the King, fell upon him. and wrept bitter tears; for her love for him was great. 3. And determined that he should receive proper burial and. with this purpose in view, did she set up a great call for help. 4. And it came to pass that a certain shepherd, of the name Limhurgus. heard her cries and came unto the pit to give her aisistance; and they dragged forth the King to bury him. 5. Put. as they were about to plant him. the good King revived, and looked about him; and cursing the man Dill pickus, set out for the palace to tear him from the throne and take hack his kingdom. 6. And the beautiful Queen Cheeseheadus accompanied him. CHAPTER IV. 1. And the appearance of the King which was supposed to be dead, caused terror among the people; and he came into the palace and proceeded unto the counsel chamber unhindered. 2. And his anger waxed great when he perceived the

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the window. I often wondered who would be the “guy ' to plank fourteen seeds and be my proud possessor. Days went by. Finally came the eventful one. Early on this day I noticed a fine round face at the window; the nose was flattened against the glass, and two eyes were gazing intently upon me. I knew this person to be a Sophomore from the O. U. H. S.. and down in my sole ’ I felt that in him abode my fate. My prophecy proved true; for with no reluctance, he placed the fourteen bucks on the counter, and carried me away in triumph to his home. This home I found to be a delightful one. and I was pleased beyond measure at my prospects; but a!as! alack!! how' great was my disappointment. for immediately upon our arrival my possessor proceeded to put me on. As I meant to have told you oefore. I was a No. 9. and now my possessor's foot proved to be a number 10; and “Oh. Boy. 1 shall never forget tile pain and the torture I endured while being forced to encase that foot. He pulled and tugged at my sides until I really felt that my strength would endure no longer. Final’y. the foot was crowded into me. and. to my horror, he started to the dance hall. On the way. wre wrere met by a party of his friends, who at once noticed me and cried out. O! take a “slant” at the new shoes; and would you believe it. they actually spit on me. Yes. right on my polished vamp. Never did I think 1 would be called upon to suffer such disgrace. And that dunce! My sole” recoils at the thought of how I suffered during that evening, for every step stretched me until I suffered excruciating pain. I think the foot suffered, too. for when we returned home I was removed; he kicked me under the bed and cursed and groaned. In the morning I heard him say that he w as going to wear me to school that day to break me in. Indeed. I felt as If I w'as already broken. He accordingly put me on again and we went to school. It seemed that this day there was supposed to be an entertainment. at which the parents were to be present. My po-sessor was to take part in the program, and I eagerly waited for the time to come when we should appear before the audience. When that time arrived, and he took his place beside his class mates to sing Frere Jacque.” a French song, he began to laugh and caused most of the others to do likewise. I trembled with fear as the teacher approached: but luckily he did no harm, and all the visitors laughed, too. so I was immensely relieved. Time is inadequate for me to relate all of my experiences with my possessor, but many times I found myself under the desk in the detention room. However, he was a fine fellow', genial and good hearted; and. although he wore my “sole out until I am in this present horrible condition, I. with his many friends, esteem him highly. MULFRED FOX. '22. WHEN WISHES COME TRUE Once upon a time tlieie was a very poor, old shoemaker, who lived all alone in his little hut. He was very cheerfu! and all day long he would sing and w'histle as he w’orked over his shoes. Now', this old man’s happiest day was when he could wear his brown coat and red vest to a festival or on a holiday; and he longed to be able to wear it always, but that was impossible. for he did not have enough money to buy himself a new one. and he would soon spoil his old one were he to work in it. In the evening, when he ate his scanty meals, he would thank Vesta for his many daily ble. sings, and he felt rich in what he had. One day. as he was preparing hi usual meal, he heard a knock at the door; and opening it. he found an old woman who asked him for food and shelter for the night. He took her 19