Pembroke High School - Mattakeesett Yearbook (Pembroke, MA)

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THE WAMPUM 13 voir qu ' elle trouva son pere. Aussitot que le train arriva a la gare, et s ' arreta, la dame vit un vieux homme chercher pour quelqu ' un. Tout de suite il decouvrit la jeune fille, il l ' embrassa avec un petit cri de joie. Ensuite avec l ' instinct d ' un vrai pere, il regarda la dame et dit a sa fille, Qui est votre amie, Bess? La jeune fille regarda son amie et ensuite dit, Je ne sais pas, mais je pense qu ' elle doit etre Dieu. H. C. ' 15. The Persistency of Hannibal. The name of Hannibal was a com- mon one among the Carthaginians, a list of those famed include fourteen or fifteen. Greatest of all was Hannibal, the son of Hamilcar Barca, who was born in 247 B. C. When nine years of age, while with his father on the famous Spanish expedition, he was led to the altar and there swore an oath of eternal hatred against the Roman peo- ple and the Roman state as a whole, which he so faithfully kept throughout his life. He was held in high esteem by the soldiers, and an example of this is shown, when at the death of Has- drubal the army with one voice elected him as their leader, an appointment which was met with immediate approval by the authorities at Carthage. He es- tablished among his soldiers a repu- tation of bravery and of strategic skill of handling his troops properly at close quarters. An example of this is shown when besieging the city of Sargantum, he for eight months kept up an inces- sant attack against the city, and at the end through his persistency won a com- plete victory. Hannibal, having taken measures for the defense of Africa and Spain during his absence, mobilized an army consist- ing of 90,000 foot soldiers and 12,000 horsemen. With this army Hannibal proposed a most difficult feat, to under- take a perilous journey across the Alps, then to descend into the valley of the Po and attack the Romans from the north. Hitherto such a thing as cross- ing the Alps with an army was deemed impossible. Up to this time no man had ever undertaken such a thing, but Hannibal ' s undaunted courage which had carried him through many a grim campaign was with him, and he suc- ceeded in the passage of the Alps in fifteen days. During this march his men withstood terrible suffering and when Hannibal descended into the valley of the Po, he had but 26,000 men left, and with these he proposed to attack the Roman state, consisting of seven hundred thousand men. After resting his men for a few days, he met the Roman army under Scipio on the banks of the river Tic- inus, and there put to flight the entire Roman army which met with many The greatest battle of his career was at the battle of Cannae. Here with his small army he completely annihilated the Roman army composed of 90,000 men. Forming a solid mass he charged against their columns and surrounding them slaughtered 50,000 men, includ- ing many men of note in Rome. His great military ingenuity, his ability to handle troops in a manner which made defeat almost impossible was never be- fore shown to such an advantage. The Battle of Cannae is called the turning point in the career of Hannibal. At the battle of Metaurus, fought on the banks of the Metaurus River, Has- drubal, while attempting to carry aid to his brother, suffered a defeat at the hands of the Romans and his head was cut off and brought to Hannibal upon a tray. Hannibal, gazing on the fea- tures of his lifeless brother slowly shook his head as he said, Carthage, I read thy fate. At Zama, Hannibal suffered his first and last defeat. Here his army of 20,000 men were unmercifully slaught- ered by the army of Scipio. This bat- tle practically ended the Second Punic War, and peace was declared between the two warring nations. Seeing that he was to be a victim of the war, Han- nibal fled to Prusias, King of Bithynia, and while there gained a naval victory over the King of Pergamos.

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12 THE WAMPUM ly dressed and wore a heavy canvas coat and leggins. On his head was a woolen cap of the style worn by north- ern trappers. Under one arm he car- ried a double-barreled shotgun. This he leaned against a tree, and proceeded to thrash his arms, for the morning was cold. As he stood there, he looked about and saw the fox track just in front of him, and picking up his gun, he stepped to the track and examined it carefully; then raising his head, he note d the direction of the wind, and, changing the shells in his gun, he started off at a swift walk up the old road. For a long time he swung along through a maze of paths, choosing first one and then another without hesita- tion until he reached a ridge with a faint path running along the top of it. He gave a quick glance at the path to see if the fox had passed, and gave a sigh of relief as he saw the path was free from tracks. Then walking to a thick clump of bushes, he went behind them, brushed the snow from an old 6tump, and seated himself with his gun across his knees, loaded and ready. After the fox crossed the road, he kept trotting slowly along through the woods, now and then stopping to sniff the track of a rabbit or partridge, but he had had his breakfast, and beyond satisfying an idle curiosity, he wanted nothing to do with any of these ani- mals. Finally he left the swamp and came to a ridge, the same one in fact, where the man was watching for him. When he reached the top, he turned and went slowly on in the direction of the hunter, without a suspicion of dan- ger. The hunter, in the meantime, had been sitting patiently on his stump, watching the trail. Once a blue jay lit on a branch a few feet above his head and watched him carefully, but as he sat perfectly quiet, the jay flew away with a derisive scream. At last some- thing, reddish brown in color, flashed in the trees along the path. The man ' s eyes narrowed a little as he raised his gun and waited for an open view of the same. The fox appeared, still traveling slowly, and thirty or forty yards from the gunner, he stopped as if his suspicions were aroused. He stood for a second with his head thrown back listening, and then the roar of a gun broke the silence, closely followed by another as the man fired the other barrel. The fox whirled, ran from the ridge in long leaps, and vanished among the pines. The man stood for an in- stant, then went and examined the tracks. jSTo telltale drop of blood met his gaze, and he muttered a curse as he drew the empty shells from his gun and started for home. That evening the man stepped to the door of his house. The moon was shining brightly, and the snow-covered fields were light as day, while the shadows of the woods and buildings were black as ink. The woods where the hunt had taken place were dark and still. Suddenly from the woods came the sharp bark of a fox. The man shook his fist at the sound, turned and entered his house, slamming the door behind him, and again silence reigned over the dark, cold woods. W. E. C. ' 16. Son Amie. II n ' y a pas long temps qu ' une petite fille voyageait un jour a la Boston sur le train. Elle n ' avait que six ans, et etait absolument seule. Une dame dans le banc derriere elle, ayant peur qu ' elle s ' effraye, pensa qu ' elle lui parlerait. Ma petite enfant, n ' avez-vous pas peur de voyager seule? elle demanda. Non, reponda la petite fille, je n ' ai pas peur. Mon pere me recontra quand j ' arriverai a Boston. Mais supposez que le train s ' arre- terait, et que vous iriez, a pied, et iriez a pied, et ensuite vous ne trouveriez pas votre pere; que feriez vous? demanda la dame. Mon pere me dit n ' avoir pas peur, quelconque arriverait, parceque Dieu serait pres de moi, reponda la jeune fille. Bien ne se dit plus, mais la dame re- garda avec un oeil la jeune fille pour

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14 THE WAMPUM He at length was demanded to be surrendered to the Romans, and rather than to be killed by the race which he had hated since his boyhood, he took poison which he always carried with him for such an emergency. Hannibal was a man whom all his countrymen loved and respected, who, while laboring under many difficulties, unceasingly fought for what he deemed the right — a man of rare military in- genuity, capable of manoeuvring stra- tegic moves at the proper time. His ability to grasp the situation and carry through perfectly, plans which other leaders would claim impossible, was re- markable. To Hannibal impossible, was an impossible word. His great ability, already shown, made Hannibal a great general, and places him in the list of the greatest leaders. A. H. D. ' 18. Social Events On the night of November 12th the Athletic Association of the High School held a supper in the Methodist Vestry, Bryantville. The supper was well at- tended by parents, friends, and the scholars, and was a great success, both socially and financially. After the sup- per games were played which were en- joyed by all. Much credit is due to the able way in which the food and coffee were handled by Mrs. F. W. Snow, Mrs. W. T. Johnson, Mrs. A. Graham, and Mrs. C. E. Crowell. Thanks are especially due Mr. Walter Kilbrith, who gave the coffee and also to his wife, who prepared it most excellently. The waiters were members of the Associa- tion. The pupils of the P. H. S. held a private social, January 22, 1915, under the supervision of the three teachers, in Assembly Hall, Pembroke, Mass. Nearly all of the pupils were present, and every one enjoyed himself. There were games of every kind, which were played by the pupils with much enthus- iasm, and many popular songs were sung, accompanied on the piano by Miss Mildred Dunn. There was an inter- mission, during which ice cream and cake were served by the boys- of the school. More games were played after the intermission and dancing was en- joyed. The social broke up at ten o ' clock. With the exception of five persons the whole school turned out in a body for the pung ride on the evening of February 5. The route from Bryant- ville led through the Indian Fields Road to Pembroke, thence to Hanover and Rockland by way of North Pem- broke, where another two-horse load joined us. The crowd was well sup- plied with bells and horns, and it is needless to say there was no difficulty in keeping the road ahead clear. At Rockland the crowd dispersed for half an hour and made a raid on all the drug stores and confectionery stands in sight. Several times we had to turn up our coat collars and meekly endure a gauntlet fire of snowballs from the youths of Rockland, who regard all sleighing parties as easy marks; but we all survived without serious injury. On April 23th the senior class held an entertainment at which the follow- ing program was given: — Song, Lullaby, High School Chorus Song, Spring Song, Girls ' Chorus Solo, Gypsy Song, Alice Gerow Song, Questions, Girls ' Chorus Farce — Thirty Minutes for Refresh- ments, with the following cast of characters : — John Downley, Bachelor, Arthur Donnell John Foxton, Young Groom, Arthur Graham Major Pepper, Major in the Army, Walter Crowell Clarence Fitts, Colored Porter, Willard Snow Mrs. Foxton, Foxton ' s Wife, Ruth Spofford Arabella Pepper, Major Pepper ' s Sis- ter, Lucia Whitman