R J Reynolds High School - Black and Gold Yearbook (Winston Salem, NC)

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THE BLACK AND GOLD 19 his arm was torn by a thorn bush and was bleeding when he knocked loudly on the door. Marie Henrietta looked out of the Window. The Indian. speaking in broken English, bade her let him in and give him some dinner. Dinner Was what he asked for. but Was it really dinner he Wanted? Marie Henrietta, having a kind heart, opened the door after saying to herself that she knew her mother would Wish her to under these circumstances. She immediately pre- pared him hot coffee and some fresh bread and butter. UI would give you more, but this is all We have in the house, she said as she placed the things before him on the small table. The Indian said nothing, but busied himself eating. It was then Marie Henrietta noticed his bleeding arm, and Without saying a Word. she found some soft clean rags and asked him to let her tie up his arm for him. For the first time his hard heart was touched. He might easily have killed the young girl as' she bent with gentle touch over his bleeding arm. His knife was at his side, it would then be an easy matter to strangle the other two. But strange to him. he felt powerless to harm the gentle girl. Feelings he had never known Were roused in his heart. 4 n 4'Like turkey? he asked as he rose to leave the cabin. Yes! yes! eagerly cried the children. About an hour later, when Mrs. Blickendorfer returned home, what was her surprise to find a nice fat turkey on her doorstep. It's our good lndian's C'hristmas gift. cried Gretchen, and when Mrs. Blickendorfer heard of the fierce visitor her children had, she felt thankful indeed that her Heavenly Father had cared for her little ones. -Evelyn Shipley, '1-1. V , f' W -- f. if 1 1 gfiif ' if 7 hr' . vii:-.

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18 THE BLACK AND GOLD Uhr Qlhriatman Glurkvg T IYAS the day before Christmas. Mother Blickendorfer was clearing away the dinner dishes when a loud knock was heard at the p Jlkl- door. Now the Blickendorfers were in the habit of leaving their door Wide open, as an invitation to every passerby to drop in, but since the Indians had become so unfriendly during the last few weeks, the good Moravian Qiouse Wife kept the door tightly bolted even in the day- time. As the cabin was just on the out-skirts of Bethabara, and since father Blickendorfer had gone to Cross Creek on business for the brethren, there was all the more need for caution. HRun. Marie Henrietta. said Mrs. Blickendorfer, as the knocking continued, peep through the window and see who it isf' 4'It is Hans Peter Shober! cried Marie Henrietta. her round face beaming with delight at the prospect of a visitor. UPlease, may I unlatch the door? Of course. child. replied her mother, and be quick about it, else Hans Peter will batter it down. As Marie Henrietta unlatched the door. Hans Peter rushed in, all breathless and pale with fright. The baby was having a spell and nothing would do but Mrs. Blicken- dorfer must come immediately, as there were no other neighbors near enough. She hesitated as to leaving the children alone in the house. But her kind heart prompted her to go, so she left. HVVhen I am gone, shut the door and bolt it, and do not open it. were the last words she spoke upon leaving. As Mrs. Blickendorfer left her cottage, an Indian who had been sneaking around the neighborhood for several days, crept up to the house. Just before he reached the door,

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Q0 THE BLACK AND GOLD Elirnm Qbur iinglizh Nutr Zfinnk Svghnrg Glartnn, an Svtuhg O ME SYDNEY CARTON is one of the noblest p ieroes ever portrayed. He was a man of bril- laff 'QQXNS-Lf' T-in , ,- . . . . . liant mind, excellent ability and good emotions, .II X Q! E 'ffffl 11,53 E ff -Y jlifgil but in spite of all these good traits there was something lacking about his make-up. This was the ability to rule himself, to use his talents. Carton was conscious of this blight upon him and this fact contributed to his un- happiness. Vwlhat can be sadder than the picture Dickens gives us of Carton overwhelmed with grief, after seeing his counterpart Darnay so happy and prosperous? lVith his unusual abilities Carton was capable of doing almost anything he wanted to, and could have been one of the ablest lawyers in London. Vvlhat Carton needed was something or some one to inspire him. The person who was capable of doing this proved to be Lucy Manette, who rep- resented to Carton everything good, pure and noble. Car- ton saw the quiet corner in Soho Square made home-like and happy by the presence of Lucy, VVhen he said to Lucy, H111 my degradation I have not been so degraded but that the sight of you with your father, and of this home made such a home by you. has stirred old shadows that I thought had died out of me, he is probably refering to dim recollections of his happy boyhood days when his beloved mother was alive. To Sydney Carton who had not known the joys of home life for so many years, the quiet home of Dr. Manette was a haven. It was after his visit here that Carton made the most desperate efforts to overcome his bad habits, but