Samuel D Hanson School - Crescent Yearbook (Buxton, ME)

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THE NIFssAIoNsKFF RIPP1 P Her face xx as f1amed xx 1th a mass of llght cully ha11 She xx o1e a slmple xx h1te dress xx hlch blended ha1mon1 ously xvlth the suuoundmg plants and Hoxx ers The po1ch xx as cox 61 ed xx 1th cl1mb1ng xmes and on each slde of the steps cl1mbed a 1ambl1ng rose bush completely coxeled xx 1th p1nk roses The g11l stood beneath thls canopy looklng tovxald the road un consclous of the p1ctu1e she xx as mak mg but th1s p1cture xx as stamped ln to Lynn s mmd Just then Mls Holblook came to the door and started doxxn the xx alk to meet Lynn We xxe1e excpectmg you Mr Lynn she sald Thls IS mx daugh ter IWHXIHQ Lynn acknoxxledged the mtroduc txon warmly and after talklng xx1th them for a fexx mlnutes went to hls room He sank mto a chalr and stared lnto space fo1 at least five mlnutes Vx hat a plcture that xxas' Oh lf I could only palnt It he Sdld to hlmself But I cant do It noxx I must xxalt unt1l I am sure that I xx11l be successful At supper tlme he appeared agaln fresh and rested and they engaged 1n a llvely conxersatlon duung the meal Aftel supper thex xx ent to the shole of the lake to xxatch the sun set It xx as 1ndeed worth xx at hlng The sky xxas a flamlng mass of 1ed and gold Thls flooded the lake mak mg It appeal llke a pool of molten fire It gradually faded to pmk xx 1th soft mauxe tlnts and at last the colo1s faded entlrely leaxmg only yelloxx raxs of hght and these soon dlsappealed flom slght The trees cast dfuk shadoxxs lll tne xxatel al most pelfect 111 outlme Then the txx1l1ght fell and the stals began to twlnkle IH the cleal sky aboxe The xx ords of the l1ttle quotatlon by Long fellow Sllently one b one In the lnflnlte meadows of heaven B10 som the lovely t31S The fox get me not of the angels ran through Lynn s mmd as he xx atched They had all rema1ned xe1y qulet xxhlle xx atchlng the sunset and noxx MHXIHB xx as the first to speak Wasn t that beautlful M1 Lynn she asked Indeed It xx as the most beaut1ful sunset I haxe ex er seen he 1epl1ed Wouldn t I hke a p1cture hke that she sa1d half aloud and half to herself I 1ust love sunsets You shall haxe a plcture of that sunset for I am gomg to start to paxnt It tomorrow Oh' are you an art1st'? We dldnt know It Uncle James gaxe us to understand that you came here fox your health Then he excplamed to them h1s fa1l ure IH New York and told them that he had lacked msp1rat1ons but that he felt sure he yxoud find them thele For the next fexx daxs he xx olked qu1etly 1n hls room xxhlch ox er looked the la ce and xxhe1e he could see the sunset exery n1ght Aft r dalk he xx ould take long xx alks alone beneath the stars and return xerx late and after a most refreshmg sleep he would arlse 1n the I'l101l11Hg' and go to wolk agaln At the end of the fourth dax he lnxlted the Holbrooks to h1s room to see hls sunset Thev knexx then that he had made a success but xx hen thex looked at the plcture thex held the11 2-l g , ., , ., , . ,I .C . 1 , , A L . i ' 1 , ' 4 - . ' v' ' 1- , ' Y ' , '- ,' ' . v . , . V ' 1 -1 ' fy v l . 1 . V , 1 . . . S v 3' A , 1 ' 1 ' x vs 1 . S I . . S . 3 1 1 '- - - S . . 4 , , . . y . - Y 1 y - l ' a 1 vi w ' ' . L n s . . . Y N . - 7 . 7 . v 1 - 1 f 1 , . n ' Y a , , H 1 .L ' 1 11 . . . . 1 ' - - H . 7 . cc , , ' Y Y Y 11 , ' . . . . , . 73 ' ss ' ' , an 1 ' ' ' 1 L ' . ' YY 77 ' ' Y 7 , - xc ' 11 . v . Y. U 7 . 7 ' , L bs Y ' - - - , rr ' , u ' ' 7 ' V U I ' 1 w v ' - .. . . . . v . . ,, I . 1 1 . 1 ' as 1 ' v 1! . . , . W . . 6 . . 4 . - ., . 4 V. H . - 1 1 1 y . , . . . . x v . Y . A , ' w Y - I - . 1 Q 1 1 . v - y ' Q . . .. v ' - f, ' 1 - v F- 5 . V n, . , Y -. . L, v . L - , . F . . I Q . V . . , . v ' y ., . t , . Y V Y . Y ' ' u . , . . . . V . . . , W Q v-, . ' v 4 . y . a . 1 . ' L

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HE Nless ALONSKI r Ru PI r Z 413 A l f fl ' A4 l 1. 1'5Nq1k 1 .jlhqeq rf' 41- asa y l , t, ,i,fg,,7r,.,! arffwyy , mf rifa 5yMQ 'J , N , I Z' ll f INSPIRATIONQ In the heart of New York C1ty lryed a young artlst named Robert Lynn who was on the yery brrnk of fa1lure For some unknown reason he had lost h1s ab1l1ty to pamt and for a year h1s brushes htd remamed If e Ore day as he smt IH h1s stud1o XYOI'lCl9I'lI1g whxt he was galng to dm there came a knock at the door R luctantly he arose and opened It To h1s surpuse James Leonard an old school mate of h1s walked 1nto the room Lynn was oyeryoyed at see 1ng hlm and they clasped hands warmly It had been ten ye rrs slnce they had met How d1d you know where I w as' Lynn asked h1m I clme here on bLISlIl6SS and knowmg that you were located ln th1s cxty resoly ed to look you up It has taken me two days to find you, but It IS worth It yust to see you once more Th v talked of many th ngs and brought up happy memoues of the1r college days At last Leonard began to ask Lynn about h1s work Lynns face fell I ha e to tell you Old Chap he s I because you were always so proud of my work but lts no use rye lost all my ab1l1ty to palnt I In t ey en pa1nt a sunset 0 that any J e would know what 1t was rntend d to be There was sllence 1n the loom for at least fifteen m1nutes Then Leonard broke the s1lence Lynn he sald Youve got to get away from th1s place or youll neyer be able to palnt agaln You lack 11sp1rat1ons and youll neyer End them here Its no wonder you cant pa nt yn thls place You must get ay ay from the c1ty and get a food est then 1f you find anythmg tnat m DIFQS you go ahead and pamt t If you cant do It the first tlme t , ag n Lynn thought 1 mmute then sud But y here shtll I go? I haye a place m mlnd where you ought to renew your talent rf there IS any place on earth where you can do It My slster owns a summer home down ln Ma1ne and she w1ll be glad to take a boarder for a wh1Ie So they made the balgun then md there and the next week Lvnn stuted It was afternoon when he topped betore the long walk leadmg up to the house As he w as about to step out of the automoblle he looked up On the porch stood a beautxful glrl She was abut srxteen years old, of medlum helght and rather slender 'll I .' 2 3 1 , 1 23 0 3 . -- . K V., Y A s - ,Y . K Xu V 7 . f' I1 . . N F ' ' , A A wig . , ..A- 5, ,f . Y s X f 2 .Mft f . . , 'gif , ,V ' :ff sz 4. ra 0 I . ,set ,ff . L . 'u Y V'-17. 'V 527' I .' IU . ,:2 u, Ql.',1'i'Z1':7' -Q -123.5 film f' 'Tl . ' ' Y . 44' IQ: ' In fl' 'SSM' .qw V KW ff 1 ' ' ' 5.2.5,,fg,l'zg3,:',,!f:gm,- ,Jy..z-,'. 4 -,,. . . . avorrl' arc? films: X K -Elf I I Q C , 5:31 fat' Z -Lo' lf, ,, lil NJ' ,ov ' ye-9 Jr .gf ,fff ,Q ' ' , It yt li , V - Q V- , vi . ' ' V, 4 1, , 'a 'Lf ' 'J 'saga' N 45591 V N! ,If . 9 'fl q:,:'.I ? Y rw Y X V Y . v . I .A , 0, Q, ff 'f , ' f 932511, I 1- 1 ' . 1 m ay ,, . 14. .sg ly ff. f 4 ff. 1 1 - ,I fy Q-,vfs-3. . , W, V, , 4,01 , , Zr':'.l I y wt ll .'v I 1 M ln' ' V. f 'Q qiczf' , . 3 . ' ,P of ,f' ' 4 , 'W 5 1 - :uw E qui. ' ll f ,f 1 6, .I 4 I l o bi xi. , .ly K A N I .I 1 4, ' 0 , I' 1 .: V 4 'V I ' I I I - tm. my .f , , I' - ea, - . ' ,Q , , . Ng-43. vl '40, , , If ' 4 f ,f' fn y ' 'VERA El- ' T ffl! fl MC' , N f ' I uf ' 4.1 ' ' ry no t V5 ,yn fwfr M W7 W ' ,-I 'Hp ' -f U ' ff v at y ' l f' ,ly-.lr ' ' ' ' . Y , , Y X n o s a , . - - v AM, . , . y ' ' , 9 Y Y n . V . , 5 . . . . . . v V . Viv 1 I Y 7 . 4 Y H . . . . Q, I , K , L S . Y , c Y ' . r. f , ' ' 1 ' .,. ' c . ., . 1 I . c , ' ll . ai . , .I . 2 -' , ' Z ' , ' lt I ' . ' 2 ' ' I' A f , H 'y' . 2 in L ' . Q- H ' ' ' l, ' . L I . I ' ' , I ' 1. I 4 I 1 V I I , L , . r y q, y . y . W v Y - - Y . C . . . . , c . , c ' ' c .' c f 7 2 ' c ' ' . . 1 i .' I ' 2 , .Y C - 2 . 1 I - ' A V U v ' v y 1 Y X ' 77 . , . L, ' A C u f f . -. L. C . S H 1 . ' v . V . 2 S . . , c , c 1' y Y 1 L ' - -y . r - . , .

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TH1 X11 SXIONSHIF RIHLF b1eathb It xx ae pe1fect III exe1y xxay So perfect IH fact that tney could almobt See the colore change '15 they do 1n a 1eal iunset It xx as be yond quewt1on a xx o1k of ut Then Lx nn told them that he muwt leaxe at the end of the xx eek and take up hlS xx ork fxgfun He S'1lCl tnat after be1ng 1nsp1red bx all the beauty a1ound h1m he could not help be1ng wuccebsful The next xear the Holbrooks re celxed an 1nx1tat1on f1Om 'NIr Lx11n l'1 Nexx York 'ukmg them to x1Q1t an ut ex:h1b1t1on 1n xxh1ch he had fx DIIZQ DICIUIS Thex accepted but llttle dld they dleam xx hat the plcture xas Lynn took them through the e1ch1 b1t1on hall and expla1ned all the pfuntxngs to them leax1ng hlb oxxn xerx f1ont of the hall but the plCtLl19 th xt hung thCIQ needed no exzplfxna tlon It xxas of 1 xoung glll 1n -1 xx h1te d1exs stllldlllg' on a pO1Ch be neflth '111 arch of g1een xx 1th p111k 1oxex Clllliblflg up the s1dex Th1Q 15 my maeter p1ece he ex plfuned s1mplx mx greatext 1nwp11a t an HEL1-21x C BLAISDELL 'PO A DREANI One dfuk cloudx n1ght xx h1le xx'11t1ng IO1 mx tra1n to xta1t 111x attent1on xxas attracted bx a ladx xx ho ente1ed the car She xx ab xoung and graceful 1n her moxementb but her halr xx as xnoxx xx h1te Hoxx ex 91 he1 face xxae xxhat att1acted mx at tent1on Its excprebmon xxas bo calm and peaceful As I gazed upon he1 I began to XXOTICIQI about he1 paxt llfe Then suddenly I became obl1x1ous of all uound me and seemed to feel my self mox1ng through spice At last 1n xxhat seemed a xe1x short tlme I found myeelf on a llttle knoll oxe1 look1ng a beaLl1ful Parman man mon As I sat the1e look1ng about me a car droxe 1nto the xard and a young xx oman allghted Qhe vxas xery bG21l.lt1fLll yet I found myself look1ng 1111 eomethmg IH her face xx h1ch xx ae 11 nt there Then I scmed to haxe the mfuxelous poxxer of reftdlng her thoughts and I pe1ce1xed that she d1d not xalue the th1ngs that are good nd pure In a fexx m1nutes she en te1ed the house xxhere three httle Ll bee lf xhe xx ould shoxx any motne1 ly affectlon for them but no loxlng xx o1d pxrted her sco1nful llps Soon the l1dx xx hom I am gomg to c1l1 Lou1 e emelged from the house xnd I Qaxx her talk1ng earnestlv to a man dlexsed 1n a sold1erQ un1form As I came nefuer I percelxed that the man xxas her huxband and that noxx her face xx ore 1n efcpresmon of 1eal loxe All the ll'1Ugl'ltlIl6QS xxae gone from he1 mxnnel xnd ln lte place xx ls 1 g1e tt tende1 new and un epeaklble g11ef for xhe xx 1s lbout to g1xe h1m up to defend hls countxx -XIIQI 1 lat long cl1ng1ng emb1ace thex teaufullx parted goxng IH d1ffer Cllt CIIFQCIIOIIS I folloxx1ng the man axx h1m enter a cxmp xx he1e there xxe1e manx other unlformed men Then came another abrupt change and I xxx a battlefield xxhere many 11 ist, . H , 25 ' Y, I , Q Y . . W 5 ,. C x . 1. . , f v Q r 2 I . v Y C ' '. :v L' c .' fi ' c .' If 1 1 ' 1 2 f' S 2 . .' , ' . ' c c . . fc . 1 v -' C I .J -' 1 I ' .' D ,Y C c ' I Y- g I v 1' A . . . 1 l. .K . - ::: ::: 14 we - ' ev - C v l vv 'A v , C -. ' Uk ' 1 ' , Ax ' 4' ' . 4 v f f . 5 v . V , . , ' . 1 , ' C 4 v kv ' C -K v iv 1 I v l - c 1' ' it . Y l - C . . S , T. .N Y A , V . till last. Finally they reached the children awaited her. I watched her . v 4 C y ' 1 All x ' L- Y hx v C V '- 2 ' . 1 ' - ' I , ' ' v A, Z uv ' . ' C v . 2 N. Q ' L-I . ' - :Aw, sz ' 4 , - 2 vv, Y ,- C c ' , ' 2 ' 5 ' J : ' ' . ' 2 .1 ' ' U cc ' ', , ' aa , . , ' , ' v ' n A ' , A ' n, L A n ' x' v U v -. ' , ' . 1 fx 1 ' v c . , V . . - - c , gl 19 v ,, Y , Y V r . . , -A 4 C 4 LL 1 ' v . c l . .T ' 1 f ' ' 1 ' 2 ' ' . 'z.'z f'z ' Ju. - 3 1' 2 ' .' 'as 2 1 . T. ' I ' 'u'. C WV . ' , . A . , 2 C S y , . . i vc. . , 8 VY , T Q y LY tv C 4 tv . . - ' I S' L' I . , ' c , ' ' . ' ' L' s ' ' z ' ' . ' T v ' c Y ' . ' ' : ' ' V' - 1 sz ' , '