Our Lady of Mercy High School - Mercedes Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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Twmkle Toes are happy to know that the1r project was a success And now I thmk lt s time the sand man came or you won t be able to play tomorrow We ve got a bxg day ahead of us weve got to meet your two benefac tors So the sand man d1d come and the two play mates finally d1d drop off to sleep whlle v1s 1ons of sugar plums danced 1n thelr heads The next day Janie Sue d1d meet the elves and the fa11'1CS and oh such fun she had For hours on end she laughed and romped wxth the fames and elves and believe If or not they had just as much fun playmg wlth the best est llttle g1rl as she d1d w1th them Dew Drop and Twmkle Toes saw that whatever she wanted was granted because they wanted this good httle g1rl to be yust as happy as any elght year old l1ttle g1rl can be Every day for a whole week JSHIC Sue and her loyal Bunny kept their rendevous ln the glen by the brook near the hollow oak w1th Dew Drop and her fames and Twmkle Toes and h1s elves Even after the games and fun were over at the brook Janxe Sue st1ll had Bunny to talk to and play wlth Yes everythmg was just per ect But then one day a very serlous thmg hap pened Janle Sue dlsobeyed Mommy Yes she even stamped her foot sald no and ran out of the house Oh shame on jame Sue She grabbed Bunny and started off toward the glen heedless of the fact that as soon as she had sald no a dark cloud had rolled over the sun By the tlme she reached the glen xt was very very dark The brook seemed to be rushmg angr1ly past her not at all l1ke the laughmg brook she had had such fun play1ng near And another thmg call as she may Dew Drop or Twmkle Toes dldnt answer And even her own dear Bunny Wouldn t speak to her She shook h1m and shook but no response Suddenlv great ram drops began to fall And the faster Janne Sue ran the harder the ram 20 fell Clutchmg the mute Bunnv she practxcally flew through the woods but the faster she ran, the more branches seemed to be pullmg her back and catchmg her clothes The stones along the path dug mto her feet and sharp twlgs scratched her legs Oh what had she done? Were those frightful figures the wood W1tChCS whlch Dew Drop and Twmkle Toes had warned her about or were they lust the shadows m the ram? Suddenly .lame Sue be came panic strlcken Oh how fr1ghtened she was' She tr1ed to run faster but her feet just wouldn t obey Suddenly she trlpped and fell Just as a startlmg flash of llghtnlng streaked grotesquely across the sky Now thoroughly fr1ghtened Janne Sue be gan to cry She sobbed and sobbed Oh how sorry she was Never agam would she dlsobev Mommy Just as she thought her heart would break from sorrow and that she would die of frlght she heard a fam1l1ar voxce one she hadnt heard for a long t1me It was Bunny Yes loyal Bunny hadn t deserted her Are you really sorry Jame Sue? answered jame Sue between sobs Well then I guess we can forgxve you thls txme concluded Bunny But lf lt ever hap pens agam Oh xt won t It vson t assured Janle Sue I promlse All rlght I guess Ill stav But now the storm s over and I thmk we d better get home before Mommle starts supper On the way home the sun came out and jame Sue just couldn t get home fast enough to tell Mommle how very sorry she was That nxght after Mommle had lov1nglV tucked ,lame Sue and her reconciled playmate m bed and turned out the llght Bunnv told Janle Sue that as long as she stayed good the goodness and the happmess of the elves and the fames were hers and because she was s ery sorrv she was stlll the bestest glrl ' 1 . . . , 1 1 . , . 1 ' - . . , . 1 77 - . . , . . U . . . . 0 J u I 0 0 I , J I . l 1 ' ' 1 . . . . . , . . . . . U . . . . ,, . . . . . . , - . . , ' , 1 . . . . 7 l . u l O I 1 1 , . Q 0 . . . , , . , cc - 17 , . ll 99 . . Oh, yes, yes, Bunny, more than I can say, , . . . . - ' 1 ' an ' ' 7 , ' f , . U . . . . , . 9 ' 11 ' ' ' 44 ' 1 ' y 1 17 ' ' U 77 1 1 1 1 I LC ' 77 ' 7 ' 44 ' 1 , I . 1 ' 1 ' 7, u 77 . , . 1 1 I . . , , . 1 1 . . , . . , . 1 5 . . . 7 ' - - ' cc 97 ' 1 ' . 1 '

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-if If you re too grown up zf you 'ue never seen a fairy if you don r Izelzeve rrmmal: talk then you 'won t enjoy JANIE Sus 'ms Blzsrssr Gnu. Bv- ,fzzmc Sue the Easiest Gzrl. . . H H H H yroyryn just what I wanted exclaimed Janie Sue wide eyed with excite ment as she clutched the furry little toy bunnv close to her eight year old heart Hes so beautiful Ill Just love him all to death May I please take him to bed with me I promise I won t squash him YVell Iguess so dear smiled Mrs Allen janie Sues mother And now I think its time for you to be in bed Come along dear And so according to the usual procedure jinie Sue was snugly tucked 1n her little white bed wi n her new white bunny there to await the arrival of the sand man Mommy softly closed the door and now all was quiet Gnlght l1ttle bunny Ill see you 1n the ress Scarcely had the words fallen off Janie Sue s lips when two pink ears perked up over the sheet and a saucy cotton tail began to twitch Before I say good night Janie Sue I d like to know if you re really as pleased with me as you sayf vou are Lp sat janie Sue with a start now very much awake Could it be oh no she must be dreaming and yet it sounded as if Bunny was actually talking With that Bunny hopped out onto the blanket X es it was true Bunny had talked Bunny had hopped Bunny was alwe' 'Needless to say Janie Sue was astonished Her first impulse was to call Mommle but no she d wait and let Bunny do the talking Whats the matter Janie Sue dont you like me Aren t vou going to answer my ques tions For the first time in her eight years Janie Sue was speechless All she could do was nod By Patrzcza Hoy 46 her head and stare completely amazed at w hat she beheld She rubbed her eyes once twice and even a third time Yes she was awake it was true She had a talking bunny I can see by your eyes Janie Sue that you reallv do like me and Im very glad began Bunny You see they told me that you were a very good l1ttle girl but I guess I lust had to find out for myself For the first time since this amazing event started to happen Janie Sue found her voice Who whos they she questioned still quite breathless Oh Princess Dew Drop the fairv of good ness and Prince Twinkle Toes the elfin of happiness answered the furry l1ttle animal and they were so pleased with your conduct that they wanted to give vou a very very speclal reward They called a conference and thought and thought and thought Finally Dew Drop suggested a little toy plavmate for you in the form of an animal and then Twinkle Toes thought of the idea of making the tov talk and walk So to make it eyctra special they added that the toy was to speak only to vou so that vou d have a very special secret all vour own shared only by the fairies the ely es and you and me So Twinkle Toes gathered to gether his elfin workers and under his and Dew Drops direction thev made me all for vou So here I am There now what do you think of that: Oh Bunny Im not lust dreaming and it IS true cried the ecstatic Janie Sue Im so happy and grateful to Dew Drop and Tw mkle Toes Isn t it w onderfull It s just too good to be true' W ell I m glad that you re pleased any yy av Janie Sue And Im sure that Dew Drop and 19 , . , . . , 7 I ' If If ' I . . , 7 . ' , y 71 Y , ' ' ' I I I , , , M 1 ' I ' N ' 1 i ' , - a 5 U Y . ' v ' . . ' as i. ' D 7 ' ' N ' 7 , , 77 . r u , ' 7 ' 77 GC . . , 66 77 ' ' ' ' 7 7 7 ' 7 ' 7 GS ' ' 7 77 . , . , . , ' ' ' ' cz , 1 as ' 4 . - . , g 75: - - . . L , , ' , cc ' ' - , I , , ' - I .. , N , . . , . . ,, R . . , , . , . morning, sighed the curly headed little mist- You see, you've been such a good little girl I i . , . , v H . . , .. . i ' 9 1 , - . 77 ' ' Y ' ' 1 - T n 'r . , . . , 1 n n n u , 'Y 1 e . . . , V . v l , . . S Y K 9 ,I - ' , ,. I i , . . , y , . . v . . , -7 T ' ' ' 77 1. , . . . Y . U , . . . 7 7 7 1 ' ' - 77 ' ' ' ac a ' 7 7 SC 7 ' 7 7 7 7 7 , , Q . F , . Y V - Q 1 , . V , . ' ,:77 U u 77 . . . y . M , , , V V , 1 a 9 , ' . 1 v V- 1 A I

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About the Author Youve met Marilyn before the footlxgbts youve heard ber :mg youve :een ber dance now en1oy ber pen ,4 Eerfam jlflcefmg A CERTAIN LOVE By Marzlyn McCarthy 45 HEY had an awful trme gettmg together breakmg dates and argumg a l1ttle with each other But one Frxday nxght Karen was at the Y to a dance when johnme walked 1n H was w1th h1s close frlcnd Bob Bauer She thought johnme looked so darlmg wxth h1s statron wagon coat on trousers rolled a couple lnches showmg h1s whxte wooly socks and black and WhlfC saddle shoes She re membered the krds saylng how he never went anV place wlthout that p1pe of h1s and sure enough there xt was restrng 1n the corner of h1s mouth w1th h1s hand enclosed on the bowl That handsome manmsh look you know Karen watched johnme as he walked up to the band and started talkmg wrth the fellas that were already grouped around It She saw h1m turn and look at her and she qulcklv started talking and laughlng wlth her forgot ten date Dave Bently Karen loved to dance and johnnle loved to watch her She tr1ed to pay attentlon to Dave but suddenly reahzed she was hopmg for the first txme that johnme would come over and dance w1th her He was voted the best dancer at school and that was somethlng But Karen Just wanted to see h1m and kmda talk to hlm that was the real reason They had such s1lly mlsunderstand lngs Then before she knew what was happening Dave strolled awav and there she was looklng up 1nto johnnle s eyes w1th h1m smxhng down at her She thought he had such a cute boy rsh smlle The song she could hear was I Remember You When they danced to a fast number she had to laugh at the curly strands of halr that kept the beat of the rhvthm of hxs forehead Well poor old Dave was left out ln the cold If seemed Johnme kept cuttxng all the txme and Karen wanted h1m to It was near the end of the dance when Johnme sald Karen go to the Sprlng Concert wlth me next Frxday n1ght at the school and the fol lowmg Frrday to Inter Fratermty here at the Y She saxd Oh that would be n1ce johnnre Somethlng 1n h1s eyes seemed all atwxnkhng He put h1s chan on her forehead and she not1ced how comfortable her head fit there H15 statxon wagon must have just been washed because xt smelled all soapy and clean Karen walked down the steps of the Y and she happxly breathed m the fresh warm n1ght axr She glanced up at old Mr Moon h seemed to be flashmg Thxs IS just the begin nmg Karen She walked home and m the mxdst of thelr talk1ng a convert came flpplflg' down Thlstle Road blowmg the musrcal horn for all its worth They not1ced xt was a group of the gang from school and Karen saw a whxte coat sleeve wavmg and a smxhng face w1th a p1pe stuck 1n the corner of ICS mouth She smxled 1ns1de and felt all cozy and warm johnme came over every n1ght 1n h1s Dad s Packard and they rode all over The balmy breezes of May floated 1n the open wmdows and the swaymg trees castmg dancmg figures every place seemed to complete Karens and johnme s happmess On May fourteenth they attended the Sprmg Concert and then afterwards rode out to a l1ttle hot dog stand for a snack They had everv band that was on the alr that Friday n1ght Not caring to talk yust content to rlde hsten to the soft muslc and breathe m the fresh n1ght alr 21 I , I . ' 1 Y ' 1 7 Q . f 7 ' 1 7 I . . I H . . . . . ,, . . . . . . 44 v,, . . . . . C , . . . H . . - 1 0 0 J - 1 ' 1 . . . . DH . H . ' 1 1 1 u ' 17 ' 11 ' ' - . . U . . . . . . . . ,, . f 9 1 . . . . . . , . cc ' 77 4 1 , . 1 . . . Q C . . U . . . . u , ' . . . . ,, 7 4 1 ' . I , . . . ' 1 . . . . . . . . I 0 u . I V c as ' 77 ' . Y , 7 V . . , . 1 . . . , . . . . 7 . 1 . , . . U . - 7 . , . .,, Y . . V , ' 1 1 . 1