Rome Free Academy - De O Wain Sta Yearbook (Rome, NY)

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Tttr Srxtorz play Fllte ctrcle moved round and round the room C an t get a red bttd a blue btrd ll do C an t get a red btrd a blue btrd ll do Cant get a ted bttd a blue btrd ll do Slttp come a loo my darltng llte ltddle led and the dancers made the raltets rmg wtth wotds Suddenly ltm Metedtth stepped from the ctrcle to tts cen keeptng ttme to the mustc Lan t get a whtte btrd a red btrd ll do he shouted wttlt twtnkltng eyes and catch tng Lulu Webster by both hands as she swung past htm pulled her tnto the center wlttrled her about twtce and fell back tnto tlte ltne leavtng her alone tn the rtng Mrs lodd leaned forward a ltttle tn her tnterest Lulu Webster was btg and dark and a Jaunty toss of her head She wore a brtght red cheesecloth dress Durtng the chorus she kept ttme wtth her whole body lo the dtflerent men who smtlecl at her tnvtttngly she gave only a scornful shrug ot her shoulders At the begtnntng of the verse she threw back her head Lant get a sam man any fool ll do she sang mocktngly And whtle the others took up the words wtth a shout of laughter she caught Sam Pryors hands and swung htm tnto the rtng dtsdatnfully lhrough the ltlt of the song there now ran a certatn breathlessness Mrs Todds hands clenched unttl they hurt Slttp sktp sktp come aloo Sktp come a loo my darltng' s ueaked the ftddle then Sam began to stng ltreo of an old gtrl a new gtrl l o' ned of an olo gtrl a new gtrll 0' ltred of an old gtrl a new gtrl ll do Sktp come a loo my darltng He walked stratght across the rtng to An nte Bell cau ht her hands and pulled her nto the ctrcle then whtrled her about twtce thrtce four ttmes and the mustc o ped Atwuftt, e ter d n 1 ote yu cte com rntn td Old Ytt from ltts eorncr e two tn the center were the focus of all eyes lhey were bteathtng qutckly from thetr sptnntng Mrs Iodd s breath rose and fell wtth the gtrls Small and slender Annte Bell stood there sw tytn 1 ltttle her hands t tn Sam l ttot s her eyes on the o aute ye tt tn alore y te chuckled Qld Vat agatn 1 he room sw am round and round before Sams gaze he saw the old ltddler Fltm Meredtth laughtng face and Lulu Web sters scornful frown llten they were blotted out and he saw only the lace of the gtrl before htm the brown curls about her forehead her flushed ptnk cheeks her down cast eyes her parted ltps w ttned Old Nat But Sam not heedtng htm stooped and lttssed Annte Bell Whoo pee' shouted Ttm Meredtth Whoo pee' and the ctrcle drtfted apart Mrs lodd hurrted around the school house Come tlong' she satd brtefly to ohnnte and tmmte and o The three dropped from the trees near the wtndows and obedtently fell tn behtnd her the ltttle dog sluttk after tltem fhrough the woods across the creek and along the matn ptttn they trotted In the mother s cheeks a pulse was beattng l n after ohnnte and tmmte and 0 were asleep tn the btg bed wtth efferson Davts and S manthy Mrs Todd rocked to and fro near the cabtn door Up the pale road to the cabtn Sam and Annte Bell were rtdtng The man had turned tn the saddle to watch the gtrl Her ltps were smtltng and her eyes shone starry tn the moonltght They had spoken ltttle on the way home but they had looked at each otlter conttnually You wont forgtt5 Sam was saytng No satd Annte Bell I wont forgtt At the doorstep he gave her hts sttrrup 30 ' J. 'M' ' t . . , ' ' . Salut ztrlt ' .l A I' - . 1 dt . z ' -. llt , . V. . . . . ' I , ' ' , ' ' ' . 1 . . nj' g z A , . 1 ' K V ' A . ' ' W sill ' Q' If j , . ll or. ' ' S '. - SJ ' t' d. 'l' ' . u cl' ter ' ' ' ' . ' t . M ' . , , V K . , . g , , . , . - s . 3 A . , - - l .7 V- V 1 ' v . .1. .' ' . V. , 1 ' ' . ' K 7 I A l . - ' 3 ' . ' V 1 ' V - v f ' ' ' V . ' - V , I - with black, snapping eyes and red cheeks, Usalute yer darlin' or pass her by! ' v . . t - ' ' 1 . D 7 . K I l ' ' ' , ' Ute as . - - ' Q ' , ' tt u - - ' t ' J l l - . . . . . Y ' U .' - .. . I ' ' ' V lv - yt V v 1 H . . . .y n ' YK Y ' - A . ' KK 71 . 1 .. . . v . ,I d ' I . V . . , 'IM' ' ' 'l d . ' v ' , H. - . , , . V .. , . , - t, . , , , 'Q , g ' ' f. 4 ' ' ' ll v Y ' 91 V . Y' ' ' ' tt u - - tt n - at 7 4, .T ' 9 ' ! Y 1