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 - -

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Main Street looked just the same. There was the high school where she had had such fun and sometimes sorrow. Right ahead was Joe's Drugstore where she and the gang had drunk sodas and eaten ice-cream by the ton. Just another corner and she'd be home. Joan felt as if she had never loved it quite as much as she did now. Of course it wasn't very big and certainly Mom and Dad weren't rich, but it was home and that's what counted. Going quietly up the steps she stood for a minute and look- ed in the window. There in the living room sat her mother, father and Jim. Mother as usual was knitting, Dad was deep in a book and Jim seemed nervous. Probably wondering when she would arrive. Well, he wouldn't have to wonder much long- er she thought as she gave the bell a hearty ring. She could see Dad getting up, now he was opening the door 'Joanl' he managed to exclaim, as his pipe fell from 1S mouth 'Is it really you? HWhy of course it is Dad' Don't look as lf you had seen ghost ' Laughted Joan Ruthl Dad shouted to his wife Joan came into the hall as her mother came hurrying toward them 'Have w company? Mom ask d Mom gasped as she ot a goo look at the person standing in the shadows Then she was laughing and crying as she hu ged and kissed Joan A half ho r later after evervon had linashed asking ques tions and tney were all settled in the living room, Joan told them something about army life It's tne most wonderful thing that ev r happened to me she said but don't think that I'm not glad to be home becau GI'd rather be here than any where else in the whole world I n ver thought muon about going away befor , but now that I'm hom again, I know that a home is the best thing a person can have, spec ally wh n it' such a lovely one as this Joan could tell by their faces that th whole family agreed I Pickup on Fifth Avenue It happened on an exening when th world went hilarious It began up at 50th ard Fiitd Avena of tdat n ver to be for gotten day I was standing wa ching th crazy crofd when I saw it The boy and girl met in the hustle of a toJn gone mad The boy was an ensign and undoubtedly sure of himself when it came to doing his ob LH girl Nas p etty and wore a h J pass d ach oth r, tk n topped, lock d back and smil d It wa like and love at fir t glanc H stepped up to hfr and said som thing tnen sh said back somethin , and tr y walk ed away lh y went into a bar and had counl of drink then Join d th singirg After that I lo t th m and walked and thought of th people who had died and of the p opl who would n't have to di As I cam upon ot Patrick's Church I d cid ed to go in and as I climbed thc cathedral st ps and went in where it was quiet and peopl wer at prayer, it was th n I saw the Navy kid with his ribton and th girl with har flow er d dr ss, down on th ir kr s prav ng together 1 15 . J- 0 I Q h o Q he I c , . n O o . . 1 a C I If ll . ' - ' O 1 I C '1' 'Z . l . H e . e . g d a 1 1 . A Q A . . Q, X - . , 5: ' ' ' , . 1 . u A e K - U 1 . 1 ' T 1 - .L g 4 Q , H ' N1 - J 4 S .1 x' L 0 Y 1 0 e .. U . e e . . . . I .L . S 1 U '3 S . gg 3 . - Q L . . W 9 , o B, A. 49 ' ' 2 ,. cle ' ' . 3 'I ' 1 ' 1 -J u If . L 1 '31 - C ' J 7 ' . 4- ' f ,CZ U -.1 O G , 'v' - . . . 0 . 1 J L .1 L H' I 'T I . . . . S1 , - I A 4. A I P U -E . F51 :X 0 x N P' . U , , Q . 5 5 A 1 rett flowered rint dress black loves and a black hat. . ! J T ev e e e le. s L, L e 1 .e 1 -4 e S - ' s . f ee. e W 1 U e . G . , , . , T H , Q , I 6 J - 1.23 W ' . m e ' : a L e ' ,s .. G . N. 5 ,F 9 E1 n 4 J . .J - S ' f ' e H ' , e A e 1 ' ' Q fu C' 1 ' '3 ' .. V Q 1 Q1 Q E1 . . , . L ' A 3 2. I f .. . . . L A e e .L f , e . v . 1 . C1 'J . v . 'X J LJ U . 4 U . ' -1 1: 1 as fun -T 'r -A ' x.1 .J 1 - J 15.1 .1 U 1, .1 0 J. R. 46 - -