Sabattus High School - Yearbook (Sabattus, ME)

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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 - -