Racine High School - Kipikawi Yearbook (Racine, WI)

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Q raw ' . J W3 lyyznf. I ' . Q igx 3' ef. walked down the stairs. At the third landing heepaused a moment to rest. Through the quiet building floated peals of laughter, which sounded suspiciously like that of Harold Dodge. Next morning, as Jack with a suit-case in either hand, was waiting at the station for the train to come in, Tim, his office boy, handed him a note. Opening it, he read: If you wish to prolong your stay let me know. Don't hurry. Have a good time. Harold. Later, while telling about the incident to the stenographer, Tim said, If some- body told me I could have as long a vaca- tion as I wished I wouldn't do what he did. Why, what did he do? 'tHe said, 'Tell Mr. Dodge, with my compliments, to go to the ---.' VVhat did Mr. Dodge say? '4That's the most curious part of all. He just sat down and laughed until tears rolled down his cheeks. Then he wiped off the tears and roared some more. After that he handed me half a dollar-and then-well, he just holleredf' Jack had left town Saturday morning and Harold fully expected to see him back by the next Saturday, if not sooner. Therefore, when the next Saturday and still another Saturday had come and gone without a word or sign from Jack, Harold began to feel worried. On the second Monday after the de- parture of his partner, Harold received this note: Since, contrary to expectations, I am having a fine time, I have availed myself of your liberality and will stay longer. Please pardon my delay in writing-be- cause-I was too busyf' This partially allayed Harold's fears. But when a second fortnight had gone by and he received another note to the same purport as the preceding one, Dodge's fears returned. The firm of Harlow 85 Dodge was not busy, and Jack could easily have taken even two months without inconven- WWA i- ss. -me 1 ' U. iff, 1 ' , K' ,. ......1 - ' fsi f' .H if-2 K ,1 I A ' 'sbs . a'. 'i'i1flx,57 iencing his' partner, but the latter did not know what could have changed Jack. He had fully expected to have him return in a. week, but now a month had passed with nothing but two short notes from Jack. This sounded very unlike the jovial Jack. For these reasons, Harold feared that his partner was ill, and was trying to keep his associate from worrying about his. Just like Jack, thought Dodge. I think I will run down there Sunday and see how things are. What did he find? What usually happens when an attrac- tive young man goes to a summer resort? It was the old story: The time, the place, the girl. Harold had come, had seen, and was satisfied. Taking a card out of his pocket he hastily scribbled: Stay as long as you like, old man, but let me know the date. Harold. Then he took the next train home. -Jacob H. Weinberg, '12, GREAT BIG TEACHER AND TINY LITTLE BOY Great big teacher, Little bit of chap, Tiny little whisper, Hear the teacher rap. Great big teacher Thinks it is a shame, Calls little boy, Gives him the blame. Tiny little boy, Cracks a little gun, Teacher like as not Doesn't see the fun. Teacher smiles a smile, Winks her other eye, Chuckles to herself About the little guy. Then she makes a frown Mighty quick and spry,

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if 'r 'K AS YOU LIKE IT I we-nt to the Baker to get a cake, and on my way home I met a Driver who said if I Went to the Mills I surely would be Schacht, and then things would not be Wright. As I did not care to die just yet, I went to a Benedict to be advised, but there I bumped into a Barr, for at the door stood a Crabb so fierce that I dared not try to enter. So I Wended my way to the Fratt, from which I saw a maid, wearing a Cape and a Hood, who was going Rowan with a couple of Davidsons. I was so dunnbfounded that I stood there looking at a Martin which was going to a Biehn patch near the village of Raymon. Around this patch was a fence bordered by Marguerites, on which sat a Byrd called a Myrtle Warbler. In this village there stood a Brown building, which was a double store, the janitor of which was a Cfahjoon who wore an old-fashioned Spencer. One-half of this store was occu- pied by Perry, who was a storekeeper, the other half was a restaurant conducted by Jacobson and Peterson. There I found Simon, the waiter, who informed me that Kannenberg was Eaton his lunch. On the second floor of this building was the office of Michael Costello, editor of the 'fFreeman, the village newspaper. He was sitting in a Morris chair interviewing an Albino, who was relating her escape from the Chinese city of Henken. She said it seemed as if the Chinese could not keep from Sinnen, but, with all their faults. they had some good qualities. As I was leaving I saw Samuel, the gardener, washing the third-story windows without the aid of a step-ladder. Samuel had a black-eye CBlockiJ and wore Haub-nailed shoes. -Louise Boardwin, '12, HIS VACATION Now, Mr. John Harlow, of the rising law firm of Harlow 8z Dodge, I, Mr. Har- old Dodge, of the same firm, do hereby certify that I will accept no and, if or but on the question of your taking a vacation. I positively insist upon it, and that is my ultimatum. So you see, Jack, there is no wa.y of getting out of it. You. must go. But I don't need any vacation. I'm all right. I don't see any use in going off for a rest. You get into a hotel where you meet all kinds of people that bore you-until you are only too glad to get back. That is a kind of rest you get. I'd just as soon stay heref' You will do nothing of the kind, Jack. You are going for a vacation if I have to carry you off myself. A change will do you good. Oh, please d0n't exert yourself, my dear chap. If you are so crack sure that it will do me any good, then I will go. But-where ? Well, the 'Seaview' at Beachmont is a good place. You have plenty of ocean for swimming, fishing and boating. And I think that you will like the people. When shall you start? I might as well start tomorrow. When does the first train leave? Seven thirty-four. That will get you there about four fifteen. All right. If I'm going to leave so early, I'd better pack up tonight. So- long. Hope you have a good time, old boy. Forget it. With this he left the of- tice. As he was entering the elevator, Harold called out: Oh, Jack! Yes?', Come up a moment, will you, please? Jack came in. What's the matter now?,' I just wanted to remind you, that in case you go swimming you must be sure and not get your feet wet. How would you feel if you had been in Harlow's place and had missed the last elevator and had had to walk down six flights of stairs? Jack, remembering his mother 's injunc- tion to count ten before acting, did so, then, grabbing up the stenographer's notebook, he took a quick, careful, true aim and hurled it at his partner's head. Having thus expressed his feelings, he

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: K-fare-3e,,.ef,..-Q .., V . ..,,.. mm., , iii it ' 1 . Lectures little kid, ' Then 't is, Good-bye. Fl? 'KS Sli Sk SF is Tiny little boy, Alone in Room Three, Says, Great big teacher Don't you miss me? -L. Baumblatt, '13, NATURE 'S SWEETEST MOOD It was a rippling, tinkling, tumultuous stream. Alders and willows trailed their branches in the clear, crystal water and waved listlessly to and fro. The water gurgled gleefully with sounds like echo- ing laughter. It rippled and sparkled over pure, silvery pebbles, leaped over emerald rocks, danced over coppery sands, and then whirled away into the shadows. Now and then a shiny silver trout leaped in the water and flashed away into darkness. Green, sloping banks ran down to meet the stream. feathery ferns nestled in the crevices of rocks and swept gracefully with the wind. The sun flecked the babbling water with alternate light and shadow. So, all day long, it pursued its merry course, splash- ing and tinkling with sweet melody. Then when night came on, and the moon flood- ed the world with soft, pearly light, it murmured a tender, sighing lullaby till all about was asleep. -Dagmar Peterson, '13, THE RETURN FROM ELBA The siege of Moscow was the turning point in the career of Napoleon Bona- parte. With five hundred thousand men, the greatest army ever led by a European general, he invaded Russia and marched to Moscow in spite of all resistance. When he arrived, the city was already in ruins. He waited a month, expecting overtures of peace from the enemy, but none came. The frost and snow of a Russian winter forced the Little Corporal to begin a rapid retreat, which closely resembled that of the British from Concord. With- out sufficient supplies, unaccustomed to the climate, and harrassed by numberless foes, the French died by thousands. With his characteristic determination the emperor returned to France, and, raising another army, began a campaign in Germany with three splendid victories, but Russia, Prussia, Austria and Sweden were now allied against him, the odds were too great, and when, at Leipsic, Napoleon lost fifty thousand men in three days, his power was completely broken. Finding his army disorganized and much of his popularity gone, he abdicated the throne of France and went to the island of Elba. In less than a year he returned to France, and before he reached Paris the whole French army had declared for him. The European powers that had dethroned him again united, but Napoleon took the initiative and defeated the Prussians at Ligny. Two days later, thru a fatal mis- understanding, and the treachery of one of his men, he was defeated at VVater- loo by Wellington and Bliicher. The de- feat was a decisive one, and on June 22, 1815, just one hundred days after his re- turn from Elba, Napoleon abdicated in fa- vor of his son. Expecting generous treat- ment, he allowed himself to be captured by the English, who exiled him to St. Helena, where he died six years later. Thus ended the career of Napoleon Bona- parte, considered by many the greatest leader of men in history. History repeats itself. We have a mod- ern case, which, up to the present time, is very similar to that of Napoleon. Theodore Roosevelt was elected Vice- President in 1900. When President Mc- Kinley died a short time later, Roosevelt became President. He immediately be- gan his attacks on the trusts and those who were monopolizing certain markets. On all sides he was hailed as the deliverer of the American people, whose rights were in danger. In 1904 he was elected President of the United States. His administration was marked by the continuance of his trust- busting tactics, which, however, accom-