Sabattus High School - Yearbook (Sabattus, ME)

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Until someone finds the key to translate the hieroglyphics carved on the temples and statues, the story of the lost civi- lization will remain a mystery. M. G. '46 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow l807-1882 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was born in the town of Portland on the coast of Maine On his mo+her's side, he was descended from the John Alden and Priscilla Mullins whose romance he ce lebrated in nMil s Stand1sh', on his father's side from an old an lish family of which the first American repre entative set tled in Newbury, Mass , about lo76 Longfellow was an American poet who was remarkable for the sincerity and kindness of his character He almavs had time to help anyone who needed his assi tance and was never too busy to see wnoever called His education was aristocratic like hi birth, he was brought up in habits of respect and obedience, of unselfishness, the dread of debt and the faithful p rformance of duty, At flf teen, Longfellow entered Bowdoin College at Brunswick Maine. He graduated in lB2o leaving behind him a record o good that he was offered a professorship of modern languages at Bowdoin After pondering ov r what pxofess on he should accept, he near ly decided to study law in his father's law office, but his talent for literature caused him to accent the prof ssorship at Bowdoin After spending a few months at home for rest, he sailed for nurope he arrived in Franc , and tour d through Spain, Italy and Germany Aft r thr e y ars of study abroad, he returned to Portland with th idea of a full professor hip at Bowdoin, for which he was chosen One Sunday morning in church, he noticed that Mary Potter, a former schoolmate whom he had not seen for several years had grown into a beautiful young woman W th dignity, he got his si ter to introduce him to Miss Potter, and with practical ar dor be induc d Miss Pott r to b come his wife The next y ar, the Longfellows w re in London where they found many friends and a delightful welcome They spent six months in Stockholm and Copenhagen, studying th Norwegian, Finnish and Spanish languages, and in Octob r, went on to Holland Pere his wife fell ill, and soon di d He collected her clothing and sent it home to hor sister with a not that the suffering he nad undergone in p rforming this simpl duty was more than he could describe. Ho came to Cambridge in the Winter of his twenty ninth year and established r sidence in the historic Craigie House His life was too lonely and restless, and he want d the influence of home Writilg a letter to his sister in law, he announced he was going to b arr d to Mary Ashburton whom he had met seven years before His work at the Univ rs ty gr w harder as the years went by as he gave much tim and thought to hi deportm nt He grew weary and said re had no strength l ft for po try Longfellow had writt n two prose works and three lolg r poems, nThe Span ish Student hvangelin and The Golden Legend in the s ente n years sp nt at Camb idge ll , . . I 0 U . . , . ' ' .1 . . A . 1' L - ea .. 1-1 U . . . S . - L11 . v ,- 1 Q ' . x n xl . ' 1 . u ' o 1 ex 1 U Q . Q , S I 0 . . . . e Y un . f x 4. .1 Q e L- 1 . .f J . . 1 S . , 0 fs u 4 .1 J.. 1 . , Q . . V . . Q . ' .. v . o . J ' A. K-I J -v-n v g E3 ' if 1 g .. 9 9 9 . - 6 1 S' S . -fs . u . - u . Q . . 1 1 u 1. - H . - . . D . '- A . .3 9 6 Q .. u A G . .L O -I . o -I . s A fs- 'L 'LJ A . 3 . . 1 . G . . , D . . e 3 ' Q - V A Q Q - 3 A S 0 Q . 5 . D ' . v o 1 f Q . , H e e e ' A ' A n e . , f 1- i A ' I O Q I I I U 3 . 9 . . 1 3 'A 'z A X U In M u . ' ' F . e 3 wa 1 fa -x Q LILK .LX-I f . . ' ' A3 4 r V 4. 9 V ' . l L3 ' S G 0 . 'I L. . ' 6 G Q x ' ,cu A 1 3 .v v Q A - , -.f Q.. Y A bb 1 ll 1 ' A VI - 'll ' 9 X G ' 11 GV' I C G A 11 'T Q - -

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After retiring from the University, he wrote entries in the nJournal of Hiawathan. In 1861 the death of his wife came when her dress caught a- fire from a match, and she was severely burned. Longfellow, trying to save her, was so badly burned he could not attend the funeral. In l868 he made his fourth and last trip to Europe where he was presented an armchair by Cambridge children. In l882 he died after a short illness His final resting place is Westminster Abby R 1 The Homecoming Joan auntered toward the pay station There was ju t time to telephone to Jim that she was leaving for New fork The telephone directory was in use, but surely she eould remember his number even if she had not called it all these months She fumbled for her nickel, took down the r ceiver, and said the operator slowly, nBr1dgeport, N Y 4451 X H Breathl ssly she waited until he heard a deep voice say N m nderson peaking H ello, Jim er ed oan H o you rememb r mef' ooanl he shouted Where are you? Ar you coming home9 I can't believe it' you Why didn't you tell us? 'Of course I'm coming hom , s1lly,u laughed Joan R1 now I'm w iting lor a train in Florida to take me home didn't l t you know because I wanted to surp ise you Does that answer all your qu stionsv I hope so because I haven much tim New look, Jim, I want to surprise Nom and Dad so don't tell them anything about me I'll b home tomorrow night on the 8 lo Just be sure that they're rome and that' all I'll ask fin sh d Joan HSur , sure, I'll do anything you ask, but see that ou get home as quickly as po SlbW6 warned Jim Hier 's my train, row , Joan said nGot to hurr ee you soon Good bye' As sh hung up the ree iv r, sh hummed a little tune My, South Pacific for a year, serving in the Wac's 5h hadn't been hom since then Jim, who was her twin brother, hadn been able to nter the service because of an old back injury he lived with their father and moth r in a little town in New York, called Bridge ort nAnd wust think, in another day I'1 be ther ' Sh s ttled hers lf on the train and decid d to take a little nap An hour lat r wh n sne woke up, it was dark outside Joan had supper on the tr in and went to bed early She dreamed that night of how happy Mom and Dad would be when she a r ved home N xt day was dull and foggy but Joan f lt that nothing could make her unhappy today The day pas ed sliftly as the train sped on its way, and as dusk f ll Joan began to gather her thirgs tog th r An hear lat r he h ard the conductor call ing, H ridg port h hurried down th ai l and soon found herself standing on tn t ny platform of her honctown As the di tance to ner hom vas short, sh d cidcd to walk and hav her bags sent later 12 I . I J. . 46 A. c ' cw ' :J I 0 L I ' ' X g . . x . . Q Q . . . . ' c e t . O 1 o o ' n . . e , U - s -, . - H Ji A s e. .,. ' H , I H ie J . D 1 , e . I! ' T . e . e . . . . . gy Why s . . ' o a 1 - L se 1 11 C, A Q 8. . D . . A . I . G . I I 1 u P ' I . I e . . s , 't . Q . 1 I L1 q I L .. Y '.s . e . U - 1 O L S N , i ie . . G 1 . 1 ' . Y L S .L 0 - A Q f A Il S .L v - O Y Q - . H I O , . . e L e e . e . . but it would be ood to et home asain! Joan had been in the J 1 0 l J I I 7 LB -I O V . . , 6 ' 0 'N ' ' t vs - Y . L 6 - . .- ' S . . 2 t I .e ' ' . . . ' vx . I , p . l '.x H -N 3 - 'A U ' ' Q L1 Q K1 ka KJ u . l A. . . . 9 Q .J c . 0 4' 21 - . . Q 1. ' ' ' 3 r vu 3 J 1 4. .L O ie ' ' e 1 FT ' ' I h - I , 3 S J U' . . A U 3 ' i'i e e . 11 ' e3 s e - . . g C, . 1 g B e . Q e I -e s e -' 'I .' . A . -S 1. ' L . - ' 1 u u . s ' e ff. e e ' A e A O - -