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

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-42-I If you bar e ever trzed to make frxends uztb a horse youll l0'z,e this story 5 ,4 flu e in Evnquvr. . . A LOVE TO WIN? oRsEs are hke people each one lf you knoxx hlm xx ell enough has a d1st1nct person alltv Felxua was a da1ntv nerx ous horse xv1th xvhom II xxas very dlfiicult to make frxends but once one earned her frlend slup she xx as a staunch one She xxas nelther blg nor small nor xx as she flabby nor lean Her d1st1nct1ve colormg hoxxever xx as unforgettable Her mane never cut short xx as sandv so also her tall and her coat xx as a gl1SfCflll'1g xvhlte Hecked xx xth mane and tall xv1th occas1onal dark reddlsh spots When I Hrst met Fel1c1a she xx as a sleepxng colt of five dax s Even then her beaut1ful coat seemed to catch every stray Sunbeam For txvo years I nexther saxv nor heard of her Then one summer I xvent to a glrls camp and agaln met her By now, she xxas a horse upon whxch onlv the accompllshed rlders were permltted to Slt lNow I had never rldden a horse That summer I xvorked l1ke a crazv fool to become an expert rlder for I had fallen madly IH love Wlfh FCIICIH though as yet I had not told her About half the Sum mer was over when I eamed mv first rlde on her I came up to the stables wlth apples and sugar to offer her She accepted these glfts m differently That r1de was one glorlous hour I shall never forget Though mv glfts had not xx on her she seemed to llke me She put on her verv best galts for me her smooth rack her rhythmic Cantor her rockmg xxalk On mx next rnde she xvas even more perfect to me Mary I0 Loder, 47 and she seemed to knoxx me From that txme on I came to her stall dally xvlth apples and sugar and I grexv to love her more and more She also llked me I knovx but nothlng IS more cruel more tantallzmg than to love a thmg or a person and be gnven onlv a cool llklng rn return Here I mlght sav that her stall was separated from the other horses because the stables xx ere overcrowded and she seemed to thrxve on the open a r camp closed for the summer, she escaped from her outdoor stall It xvas a cool damp mght heraldmg autumn The moon was full rn the heavens and the stars stood out hke studs on blue black velvet It was I who heard FCl1Cl2 cantermg r1derless through the fields near my tent lt was also I xvho went out alone to catch her At first, I could not see, then as my eyes became accustomed to the dark I saw her standing not ten feet away llke a motlonless phantasm She stood starmg at me haughtxly the PICIUIC of hlgh courage, suddenly she snorted, tossed her head paxved the ground, and then moved a few lnches toxvard me though I remamed still Then suddenly she lost her haughty alr and walked sloxvlv, ashamedly toxvard me Closer she came then nuzzled her soft nose at my shoulder Onlv then I ralsed my burnlng arms and encircled her neck loxmg her more than ever before MV heart seemed bursting xvlth love for her I knew now that I had conquered her that she loved me too 7 - Ll 4 . I . , v . 3, Q I 7 1 , , , , 1 ' I I - , ' I 1 Q , 1 I' I a '9 v 77 u I - I 1 , A I 1 . . . 7 7 . . l . . . . . , V , up V Q . . . 7 . 7 , U , , 3 , , . K. , ' ' i . the same sandy coloring of her One night, 3 week before 7 s n . , 7 I . 1 , ' ! Q - 1 9 Q 7 I ' 7 1 a in Y . . u 7 , , J H , ' ' cc ' .av . . . . 7 1 . . , K 9 . ' , v , 3 V1 v ' - ' ' v 1 . Y ' , 7 4 1 '

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I. .firrfm the Sdzfzfr 5 Armchuzr ,L For sexeral moments of enloxable readmg ue recommend both As the VV0rld Goes By on page 10 and Here mg predleament and remmlsclng vtlll hold your attent1on 000 Pat Monahan s lmagmatlon 15 enthusn astleallv put 1nto The Legend of the Black Smzlte Be sure to turn to page 43 to enyoy thls fantasy 000 The goddess of poetry Calhope relgns dxgmfiedlv ox er our poetlc efforts to be found on pages 39 and 41 0494? Grandma lust can t understand Patsy s attempts at explanauons about her dates Xnd Patsy can t seem to mal e her under stand juha Vhxteds Needed A Tram latoz portrays then' thoughts 6 Nt fir M 1 5 i txt V. .xt .4 , ' u lan... Q , 1 ,I I 4 7 I ' 7 . 7 and There on page 23. Laugh, embarass- . 1 . , ' . fc 1 l '- . 7 .Q ' 9 9 . . 7 . 1 - , , 7 v A . . ' '. ' . c - Q ' lr- , 1 F- -

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U1 nffc Wa aflcrv... WHAT THE RECORDS SAID E VSAS a small boy vuth a mop of wayward flaxen ha1r a one slded toothless gr1n tw1nkl1ng blue eyes whxch now held the suggestxon of tears Hrs cheeks were as rosy as an apple and he nervouslv clutched a cap xn h1s grlmx hands He wore a paxr of faded blue overalls wlth one suspender mlss 1ng and a gray but once whlte shlrt He shxfted h1s bare feet uncomfort ably over the floor ran one foot over a board and glanced up m awe at the man who sat at the desk wrltmg sergeant at that Now he looked up from h1s work and glanced 1n surprlse at the bov Hello young fellow What can I do for you: Well two brlght spots of red appeared on h1s cheeks as he moved the foot back and forth across the board more f1ercely than ever Well my brother Xesp There was a sllght note of 1m PHUCIICC 1l'l IIll6 SC1'gC2l'1lIS VOICC By Sbezla Hogan, 46 65? ati, , Wi A A E Qu? Palne Here we are The boy moved over to where the soldler was standlng Hns eyes llghted up when he saw the card Km I see xt: I bet I could read xt Im ln the second grade now The sergeant started to read and a look of alarm passed qulckly over h1s ace N he spoke 1n a gentle vo1ce as he thrust the card behmd h1m m voluntarlly No Ill tell you what xt says He returned to the desk wxth allowmg h1s eyes to leave that preclous card The soldler placed the card on the desk face down He seemed lost 1n thought for a m1nute and the boy walted respectfully At last he opened his mouth to speak and he could see the bov catch Ins breath as he d1d so Well he began contractlng h1s brow 1nto a troubled frown your brother and h1s group of buddles were ln thls machlne gun nest Well my brother Blll he was kllled 1n S1 Slc ly an I wondered well h1s name was B1ll Palne and I thought he mxght have been well sort of a hero I mean I thought lf you had h1s record here you could tell me lf he was Im sorry son Im terrlbly busy novs the man broke off as he caught sight of the boy s forlorn lxttle face Okay okay It won t take long Was he once statloned at th1s camp? The boy smlled Yeah Before he went 21CI'OSf The soldler rose and consulted some files 1n the corner Pame Lets see We should eat have the report by now Pacton Page 8 But Blll wasn t a machlne gunner the boy mterrupted 1n protest He drove a tank He told us so ln one of h1s letters The man gulped audlbly and then favored h1m Wlfh a reprovlng frown He took shel ter ln this nest under fire I d1dn t say he was a machme gunner Now dont lnterrupt or else I can t tell Vou Oh I won tl the bov scarcely breathed Well a hldden German threw a plneapple rlght at the nest where your brother and h1s buddles were A pmeapple The boy was puzzled To 2 fPleate page 612 . y , H f 1- - H . h . ' , , 1 ' WLAQ . . . . . 1 rr 'A-'rl ' - ' vp. - , 2, X g ,I ,, . . . 1 ,ac ' ' ' - - , . A ,Q 1 - 77 ' f - . w 1, '--'V ' . . 5 . g x, N. . . . . . fi f le- 1 1 - 0 ' :gi f U f - ' ' - 4 ,gy LL 11 ' ' ' 'llllll 'qs O' l , , .. . ' 'CI 1 , . Y ,ax W . U , . 1 . ' 9 a u , 1 H! I Q, ' . '. , fl' ' . . buslly. Here was a real soldler and a . ,Q the boy dogglng h1s footseps, never li 1 I Q . . . , . -n.. 1 M ' zgifgl c Q I 9 ' 'T 3 ' 77 ' CL 71 ' ' ' -'1 1 , ' KL .Ti 77 I GC 77 ' ' ' 1 ' 7 ca I 71 . ' ' - , cc ' n l u , Q Q , 1 1 a Cl , ' Ti ' ' He-,Y D - ' ,1 1 ' 44 ' 1 ' 11 ' 1 ' 1 . . . . . L, Tl. T ' ' 71 , . . . ,, . . . ,L u 1 1 ' V 11 ' - , ' 1 , . --' . . . . - , . 7 ' CC 1 7 77 1 ' ', cc 1 I1 , 77 as , ' ' - ' 7 . H . Y . , 77 ' 11 ' , ' K6 ' :77 CC ' if ' Y 77