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

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THF NIPSSAIONSKFE RHPLE palty he had h1s txx1n back and that xxas all he caled fo1 In four xx eeks Be1n1ce xx as so she could xx alk So 1nx1t1ng the ch1ldren agam they stalted once more for the pxcmc grounds but Bernlce kept axx ay flom the xx ell th1s tlme When they xx e1e called to lunch Mrs Ex ans sald Th1S IS rather a belated blrth day dlnner but lt IS a much more happy one than xxe had four xxeeks 1 o MILDRED WHEELER 22 IN DANGER? Nea1 her oxxn home Fehce could not haxe gotten lost for she knexx ex erx foot of the forests and xalleys ex en m the dark But xx hen she vxas at Ladx Morgan s everythmg xx as so dlffelent The1e she xx ent out one dft8lI1OOI1 for a yxalk 1n the pa1k All the paths looked hke as she found after she had made txxo tu ns She declded to go back to the house and turned aga1n Then she came to a fork 1n the path and took the South folk he1e she met a held of deer and then she clossed a httle brooklet on step pmg stones By th1s t1me she xxas tughtened fo1 she had se n none of these thlngs befole She t11ed to go back and take the north fO1k and she xx alked xxent doxxn O1 a house he xxalked tlees She and xx alked untll the sun xx 1thout seemg a person It grexx dark and st1ll through the ax enues of came out 1nto an open space though It xx as so dalk that she could not tell xx hether 1t vxas an ln closed meadoxx O1 an open heath She glexx xely xxealy and could haxe la1n doxxn to rest but 1ust tnen a StO1m came up and the xx1nd blexx xx 1th a roa1 The 1a1n droxe across the moor and Fehce xust lan ahead of xt not ln the least knoxxmg where she xx as gomg Suddenly she came up agalnst the wall of a bulldmg She called loud ly No ansxxer came and no hght shoxx ed She could not tell xxhethel It xx as a manslon or a cottage She felt along the Wall and came to a doo1 It opened easlly Fehce stepped mslde and called agam Only her XOICE e hoed ln the black 1nter1o1 She closed the door t keep out the ram and stood trembhng Ill the xelvet sllence Putt1ng out her hand she moved about cau tlously and after a xxhlle she came to xx hat seemed to be a hrgh backed settle And oh Joy' there xxas a cushlon on It She curled up on the cushlon and wa1ted Surely 1f It xx ere a house Wlth cushlons It must belong to some one and 1f that some one xvas absent he mlght be retu1n 1ng soon Then as no sound came but th holloxx Cly of the xx 1nd outs1de Fellce fell to thmklng of the sort of place It might be There xx as a story he1 glandmother had told her of a chlld xx ho xx ent 1nto a house that belonged to three bears Dear mel It xxould be ter11ble to fall asleep 1n a bea1 house Then there xx ere xx 1tches and glants houses Fehce d1d not bellexe there xxere any xxltches and glants m the dayt1me but noxx she xx as not qu1te sure And at anx late It m1ght be a robber s house Ex 613 one knoxxs there really xx ere robbers So xx 1th all these thoughts 1n her 4 1 I . - , as , . . . g - , ' ,' 4 v 7-Q v A., , . . 4 1 ' ' v 1 ' . v . , ,, ' y 1 1 Y Y . . - , . . ' , 9 . s ' ' Y v 1 r v . H . . . , - - - A , . . . . 7 , C , . . Y Y 1 Y I Y 1 I ra ' Y - ' f cg . - x , . 1 . V . l ii' . , . f Y 7 . C . . . Q O . v v 9 , - Y , ., Y . v v . ' 'V 9 7 Y 1 ' . X . U . , , . . LE n . Y , Y . Y . . . . , . c . . ' A K L S 'r fy s . A , , ' 1' .. L L ' ' - . xc Q x. , Y . Y , . 4 ' ' - 1 . ' ' ' ' . vrs l' 1 ' ' o Y . ' K, ' N ' N 1 . . . ' 1. ' 17-w . , 5 K ' ' . V 7 . Y Y' ' ' , - . L t , S vq V L ' ' ' ' , . N ' . Y Q K' L ' . 5 1 Y . ' ' 7 v Q . , . . - ' ' v ' Y , 1 . A l YY - Q ,' -

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THE NIFss xLoxskF1 RIPPI 1 than befoxe to find a place to h1de Pu mag doxx n a l1ttle h1ll she caught he1 foot IH a KIDS and p1tehed for xx ard IHIO an old xx ell Luck1ly there xxas no xx atc1 1n It 'She fell sexe1al feet and h1t her head oa the s1de of the xxell and lost eonsclousness As she fell one foot xx as c1amped under er She lay thus for a fexx moments and then becommg consclous she laked about her Except for th ope 1ng ten feet aboxe he1 all xxas da1k Iust then she hea1d XOICGQ eall1ng Q1 H 19 I m she shouted startmg up but she sat doxxn more qu ekly than she HIOQC fO1 a sharp pa n xx ent through her ankle and she 1eal1zed that It xx as broken It be gm to p1n he1 and she lost con scxousness 1g,a1n The seu he1s had not heard Ber n1ce call and th1nk1ng that she could they xx ent blck to the p1 me g1ounds Meanxx h1le VI1 Ex ans and Bernard had 'l11lXQCl and WI1 Exans soon le 11ned xx he1 I1 d xx he1e thex had last een PSIHICL Be1n ud xx ho loxed IS txxln xster xe x dea1 xx as trantle xx1th g11e She Is kxled she IN k1lled I knoxx she ls dead he c11ed bulstlng 1HtO tens NI1 Ex xns IIIQCI to comfort hlm but he xx ould not be comfortel He xx mdeled off bx h1m elf md he h1ppened to txke neulx tht sxme path that Bc1n1ce h1d t1l en 1 short tlme befo1e H xx1 neu tht xx ll xx hen all at once he topped Dld he hea1 someone Clxlllg' He looked alound but could ee no one so he called Is that xou Be1n1ce he crled eage1ly Yes yes It s I came hls txxms xolce from a he afte1xx ard sald rlght unde1 me But xx here ale LOLI9 He e lfl thls old xx ell Ive Be1n1ce s XOICQ tra1led off 1nto g1oan as a SDHTD txx1nge from her ankle shook her xx hole body Oh Bern1ce Be1n1ee Bernard called leanmg 1nto the xx ell Are you hllltq Yes she ansxx e1ed Ive broken my ankle Please go get father and get me out Bernard Off he 1an and IH a fexx moments he vxas telln g the xx hole party xx here Bern1ce xx as And her ankle IS b1oken fathe1 Please come and get he1 out qulck he s tlCl C o to thc house and get a rope Bblllntlfl and then Bern1ce xvlll be out of the xx ell 1n a llttle xxh1le M xxe They d1d not haxe long to xxa1t before Be1n 11d xxa back xx 1th a rope Vlxlllg' a knot 1n It N11 Ex ans loxx e1ed 1t 1nto the xxell But BGFHICG could not get out alone so Mr Ex ans put the rope a1ound hlmself and he xx Is loxx e1ed doxxn 1nto the xx ell Tak ng Bern1ce1n h1s a1ms they xx ele soon on the g,1OLII1Cl among the DQIIX That ankle ls p1ettx bad M1 x Ill au Well get he1 to he 1e om as xxe an se 1 5,ue s the putx xx 1lI haxe to be put oil Lllltll Bern1ce ls better Then xou cm haxe It 1ll ox 91 agaln Bern1ce xxas carrled to the hou e and he1 ankle et Bernard xxas be s1de her cha11 xxatchmg her exery mox ement he d1d not Cale about the .3 27 1 ' H Y , ' 77 ' c , . , . x. ll 1 ' ' '. 1 ' Y' ' U 11 Y . ' ' 77 ' Y' ! 9 C ' , I v 1 - ' c ' . , ' , S c A 'c 1 , Y 1 1 ' ' . 1 1 H ' 1 U 1 c . 1 1 c . ' C A 1' U - f 1 v 77 , 1, , ' , 11 .. ' ' , 1 as c 1 1 1 . 1 1 , 1 1 l-- v '1 1 4 ' Iv v D . D , . . a 4 11 1 Y. h a C C1 1 Y 1 - 1 . . . 1 M . 1 . ,, 7 3 , ' ' , as o. . . e 1 , - ' ' 1 1 Y 1 77 ll , 1 . 1 11 H .. 1 Y 1 Ac 7 c . 1, 1 c y - 1' A V 1 c c . , cs , 11 , sy h . e a , . , , . 'v ' v 4 I Y n C n 1 ' 1 3 ' 1 ' S ' 1 '1 ' Y . Y . v U . cl C C 1,1 C 1 L c vc 1' . ' A , c 1. 11 5 1 1 1 1 ' Y U 1 ' V2 Z 1 1 1 1 - . ' , 1 1 . 1 ' 1- 11 ' U I 1 1, 1 1 2 r 1 I 1 1 C , 1 V, 1 . 5 1 1 ' ' c L, 1 c c - r , c . . . N F Y . . Y . ,, 1 - 1 , r. not have XVE1IlCl91'Qd as far off as that, Evans sa1d, as he started for the ' ' 1 c ' 1. ' ll. 1 ' 1 '. '1 1 f ' ' c c 1 1 ' 1 1. v' f' 1' Q 2 i v S c ' . v v x 4 - 1 I' v. ' I 1 v w Y 2 1 1 l L7 L 1 v i 1 , 1 . c 1 ' S D . ,,. . 2 . y 1 , .I , . h S ' s 1' ' rj 'ly, '1 1' 1 . . ' 1 ' 1. c AK --v ' w .w I v v '1 1 V 1 ' I ' 1 , 1 1 , c. - 1 '- 'I 1' 1 ' ' ' ' ' ' 4 v 1 1 1 c , , 1 l 1 c 1 I 1 1' 's. '1 1 ' 5 f' 1 1 ' j. ' , f ll '- v v 77 1 v L . c c 1 K' , 1 Y. 1 1 ' Y ' ' 11 . . ' H 7 ' 1 c L A 2 IQ 4 15 hc 1, t 1 1 1' aj' 1 sz hotsaas sr 11' 'IC1 .,t t. I 1 1 1' ' 1 z Q 1 J f su 1 ' j ' 1 ' ' '1. e 'z s 11 ' 1 'e ' ' ' I - 1' ' '1 . s ' . A ' ' . ,, c c F . c c c C - . K. , . Y' :J 1 ' - 3 ' S ' 5 , 3 ' ' s . ' 3 - ' 1 I .' . . , .1

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IHF Nlks xL0vSKrE Ruin head Fellce lav on the cushlons ln no happx Stflte But she was so tued th It he hld to Held to sleep lnel presentlx she was off IH slumbell lnd But exen there she had an unelsx feelmg of danger F9l1C9 awoke at length and found that the mtense damness had g1x en wav to fl thlck gr IW of dawn Qhe eould not yet see l thlng but mornmg xx IS commg Wh It would It brlng' Qhe fancled she heald fl stlr neu hex She held her breath Then there was fl sO1t of slgh She xx fls su1e she hefud somethmg breathmg and she turned cold The1e was an unf lm1l1fl1 smell ln the fur too It mllst belong to l witch s clxe She ed t e y ou IO1 h lp e d lred not rlse flnd try to CSCWIJQ lest he hould b11ng the someone O1 omethlng upon her In her te11o1 she closed her eves aga1n and prax ed elrnestlx C od ple ISE tlke care of me lnd she plax ed oxer lnd oxel Then 1 sne llx there she thought of all the tlmes Cod had ealed for he1 And she grexx cllmer As a golden beam touched he1 exes she knew the sun hld 11sen Now she eould see whele she xxl She opened he1 exes Then she sll ID She xx IS ln l lJ91LltlIlll chulch She w Is eulled up on a e l1X6Cl olken pexx xx 1th xelx et eushlon Iu t ox er he1 held w ls a pletule ofthe Slx 101 Jesslllg' the llttlc chlldlen Lyon mother xx lll w l hu lg the IIIHOI lnd blnnel of some mln w ho hld dedl elted the church One of the wm dowe xxa open and m a nest lu t aboxe a doxe had bullt her nest 'lnd he1 coomg xx as w hat Fellce had heard 1n the darkness She went out of doors ln l lxx the mlnlster s house lust bex ond H w eleomed the lost chlld glxe her he1 breakfast and showed hex the xx ax to the castle When she got home she told Lfldx Nlolgan all about It I hope you w1ll remembel that all your l1fe sflld Lady llfIO1g lFl 'lnd I thmk she dld M xRTHA L CLARKE 93 AN IINCIDENT IN EARLY SID NEY LIFE Long long ago before xou 'ind I 01 our Qrandflthels lnd C11 lnd mothers were born thele l1x ed IH the toxxn of Sldney on the shore of Lflke Messfllonskee a young man by name Joseph Nflsh Now xoung Nash l1'1XlTlg h1s corn lll hoed deeleled to tfll e l day off We e no lLlIOIYIObll6s to tllxe a young m lll to the elty to lttend the mox 1es IH the afternoon 'Ulfl the cltx was too fu to w 'llk or to go to bx ox: team anc get blck the same day 9 xoung IN lsh glxmg his h ur an extrl lJ1llNl'l deelded to go out to BILOII s Corner Thls xxl l smlll ettlement sex en or elght mlles to the east be tween Lllxe xIQssllOHNlxL9 and the Ixennebec RIXQI Thls ettlement eonslsted of one O1 two g1UC91X tures l post ofhce l bl lck ITII 1 hop 'lnd l TQXLIII kept bx Iflllfl lold Bacon The dax s spolt fol xoung lNl h was a wlesthng match or txxo a game of holse shoe and l lunch of clackere and cheese , g Zxs, . . 3 1 l ' 29 , V A 4. vm.. . 2' ' .',2es2' 2 s 1 2 U . 2 . , . I . L . e T nl A C 21'-1' C sw 7 C my V Q Y DY ' 1 1 1 1 7 . , c V ' 1 41 1'1 ' ' 1 ' - . 4 Y - KS v. 1 -Y C Cv 1 A , v w 1 ' I I 1 L I ,I 1 . 1 . . e , lc c 1 11 1 ' 1 v l . t . 1 D C. 1 C . I n . g, 1 1 1 I f s 7 . K . c . e r . . , ...v . '. c . . 1 1 C 3 . l 161. ll 5 . 1, 6 . 3 T 1 Q -v Y -1 1 5 A - c c . c , . 1 1 1' 71 1 ' ' 1 . . c . c . A y , X V C , 1 1 dar - no '1 ' t e . Shl ' , ' - 2 y 2 '-2 - ,Z .' c A' 'c , .' A' ' y ' ' . 1 1 1' H-1 v . ' 1 , 5 5 . , 3 C , . ,' 11 1 ,l ,H , h . . . c . , , , 21 P1 1 ' 1 y 1 . . y s , V - . c. . . 1 s 1 Y 1 Y- , ,' ',, c - , - 1. V c . , c . A6 I ' 1 . r r , Z. 2 X , 2 1 , ' C x 2 . ' ' 1 1 D1 ,Y v 1 A 1 v y v 4 saxe me from the dangers about me. lll those days, you know, thele J ' 1' ' 2 'X '. 2s 2 ' 5 2 ' ' 'l - ' - 'v J K . 1' v 1 1 1' 1 . eb , . c C , C , ' 1 T I 1 . . Y v 1 . I 1: . , 4 1 . 1 ' r '1 1 v v . C 1 K L W 4 ' I 3 2 ' ' l 2 5 eo , . . . 2 .2 . A 2. , . 2 2. 2 I ' - x 1 l x x ' 'J ' Q v ' 1' 1 1 ' 1 . , . . 2 ,. , , 2 , . A ' 2 Q .2 A ' '. Q 'zsz .' 2 sl 1 l . 1 '2 J 2 2 2 ' . 3 'I 1 5 , - I 11 1 1 - 11 1 - . 1 1 , . f 1 1 1, 1 V 1, fe C y L I A .el A 1 2 12 .1 ' 1 - A2 1' ' , -1'A1 ' 1 1 1 .Av llni' ' 1 ' . I S ' Q, 2 F - , 2 2 5 tl 2 2 '2s 2 2' 12 s ,. 2 2'l' ' j 2 - 2 ' s 2 ' 2 - ' ' . 4 0 D v- v,1 1 w v vm 1 'K . ' I 1 . . N M c 5 . 5 5 , s 1. 5 ' ' , 1 11 1 ' 1 F1 1- s , X c e '. , 2 - ' - s - ' . 1 1 - 1 e e .