Peru High School - Narcissus Yearbook (Peru, IN)

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No leaking ceiling, where the drops Come in a social pour, A frescoed ceiling takes its place, We see it rain no more. No dingy paper on the walls, In streaks of red and white, Blue frescoed walls have come to us, We're thankful for the sight. No pictures hanging crooked Upon the dingy wallsg No pendant from the faithful clocks Disappear most every fall. No partly frosted windows But blinds most neatly drawn, To keep the anxious pupil's eye From off the spacious lawn. In the assembly all is quiet, The pupils study, toog For when they look up they behold Things pleasant to their view. A large and spacious banquet hall, For toasts and banquets due, Let's stop awhile and give a toast To the High School of Peru. Here's to our grand new High School, May she ever win in strifeg Here's to the Peru High School, Whom we owe our fame in life. In storms or sunny weather, May ever her motto rule, Though old acquaintance be forgotten, Here's to Peru High School. A distant bell caused my wakingg I found it was only a dream, When glancing at my dim surroundings I found things not what they seemed. As I sit and dream in the lamp light, As its radiance shines thro' my den, I think of the famous adage, I wish that it might have been. LH ,

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, ,YH ,Y - , ,,,,, .r.,. Y 7, . personal matter of it. He tossed the blanket to one side. I took my watch out and then-and then a dreadful thing happened. Lawrence had been smoking a cigar and he must have thrown it down half smoked near where Merree was standing. She had on some kind of fluffy toggins and looked simply stunning, standing there eagerly watching Tom. The first thing we knew one of the girls screamed and we saw Merree all allame. Then she screamed, too, and ran like one mad, the flames leaping all over her. Tom snatched up the blanket and in a few strides caught her and, thrust- ing her down on the grass, rolled her over and over, beating the fire in her hair with his bare hands. He had the fire out in less time than it takes 'me to tell it. For God's sake I he shouted, where's the doctor? Half-mile down the road, gasped Jim. Before the last word was fairly out Tom was gone, running at top speed. I saw his great race with Ambrose, a college crack, but he never ran like that. 1 The doctor afterwards told us that when Tom came into the yard that morning he thought he had a circus lunatic to deal with. Tom had gasped out his errand and the doctor, seeing his terribly burned hands, had given him a bottle of stuff for them. Tom beat the doctor, who came in his buggy, back and cried. That's for burns. Then he pitched headlong on his face. The doctor had two patients when he arrived. We had to half carry Tom to his room when his hands were at once bound up. Next morning we learned that Merree's burns were not serious and that her face was untouched, thanks to the circus lunatic, said the doctor, and that Tom, with the exception of his bandaged hands, was all right. The doctor kept Merree pretty quiet all morning, but in the afternoon we all went in to see her for a minute except Tom. He said it would be a shame to take his liniment-smelling bandages into a. sick room. When we came out I told how beautiful Merree looked all propped up with pillows, and also noticed how Tomis eyes glistened, but I did not know what it meant. Jim lingered behind in the room and Merree called him. He asked if she wanted anything, he afterward told us. Yes, dear. Jim said she hadn't called him dear for years. Is it a drink? She shook her head. Did she want to see the fellows? No? What then? You know what I want, jim. Jim Wasn't the brightest fellow at the 'Varsity, but he knew what she meant. Sis wants to see you, he said to Tom, who tried to make his hands an excuse, but jim stopped him with, Is that the way to treat a lady's request ? Tom went. 34- ,mil