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

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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 .

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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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Tm Nh SSAI owsm r Rn Pl P Du11ng the aftelnoon a peddler aulxed comlng from the c1ty of Halloxx ell then the nealest Clty Young Nash takmg a fancy to a rorg lashed xx h1p xx hlcn the man had fox sale declded to purchase lt Soon after the pu1 chase xx as made It xxas t1me to stalt fo1 home So b1dd1ng good bye to h1s frlends he started 0261 the hllls Passing over these he came to a long sxx ampy place As he xvent xx hlsthng along thlnk xrg lt xx ould be m1lk1ng tlme before lwe got home he heard a sound be hmd h1m Tu1n1ng qu1ckly he beheld a panther stealth1ly c1eep1ng along For a fexx moments Nash s stlength seemed to leaxe h1m The panther crouched slashlng h1s tall back and fortn ready to sp11ng Nash had nothmg Vxlfh xxhlch to defend h1m self except the xxhlp xx h1ch he had purchased Wlth th1s he reached out and lashed at the panthel A he d1d so the huge anlmal leaped sna1l1ng 1nto the bushes at the s1de of the path Nash turned and ran until he aga1n heard the ammal be lcmd h1m Lashmg h1m agaln Wlth the vxhlp the an1mal leaped as be fore tearlng up xoung saplmgs and 11pp1ng the balk f1om the tlees 1n h1s Lage In th1s xxay lashmg xx1th h1s xxhlp then tu1n1ng and 1unn1ng Nah reached the clea1ed hlgher glound Here the panther tulned and made off mto the xx oods Young Nash 1eached home and told of h1S expeuence and xxas laughed at The next mornmg h1S nelghbols 1o1ned h1m and gomg back ox 61 the path he had come the day before thex found xx here the pather rad to1n up oushes xust as xx as re polted by Yfmsh and saxx the ma1ks of ms claxxs 1n the ba1k of the tlees For xxeeks afte1 thls bands of men hunted fa1 and near for the am mal but found no trace of h1m A year later a man bv the name of Keen out huntmg alone dlscov ered the panthers den 1n a cave near S1lver Lake IH the toxvn of Man chester Keen afterxxards shot the panther and sold h1m to partles 1n Massachusetts Here the sk1n xxas mounted and presented to the Boston Museum xxhere lt may st1ll be seen by those 1nterested to verify the t1uth of thls narrat1xe V1-:RA HOUGHTON 23 THE LADY IN MOURNINU Ellzabeth Mertons father xxas cash1e1 of the Roberton Natlonal Bank Recently there had been a theft ln thls bank of a large amount of money All evldence pomted toxxard M1 Merton and he xxas al rested after the flndlng of some p100fS H1s only daughter Ellzabeth xxas golng to vlslt her aunt duung he1 fathel s 1mp11sonment She xxas obhged to make many changes of t1a1ns 1n ordel to get to the llttle toxxn and durmg one of these changes xx h1le she vxas xx a1t1ng 1n a small statlon a tall muscular lookmg xxoman appeared She xxas dressed 1n the deepest mourn1ng xxxth an ex tra th1ck xell on and xx as clymg blt terly The young glrl belng of a xe1y syrnpathetlc nature xxalked oxer to the lady and asked her xxhat the trouble xxas She replled that she had xust bu1 ed he1 husband and Q0 , Q, , .- .- , . ., . . . , . . . . . . I. 1 . . V . Q I , . vh. v . . Y 1 - N - ' , , v Q ' f 4 '- , . x 9 ' .l Y . Y . , 1 -J , y . - s - v 2 ' . v ' , 7 ' . , , , N I . . . . - . n , , - , , L K Y A 9 L 5' v . 7 7 . . . - X r . . Y . . . Y - - . 1 , .. , ' 1 . . ' 1 . . 7 1 - - v l . N . , 7 ' 7 ' v , -y 1 r Y 1 1 1' w . , . . Y. V . . - . ' , Y , I Y . r . . . S . , , . w 1 ' ' ' v 1 y .- , .. K K . . . c , . . . A I ' ' r 1 K s ' - ' 7 -Y ' .7 ' fx' v , , U . . . . . 1- ' 1 1 'I '1 l l L , C . R . v 7 . V. 1 . ' . N . ' ' 9 x - ,T Q Q . v . Y V . . . L ., , , 1 fn , ,, ' . 1 ' . . . , , . 4 ' v , v -Q 'W 1 . . v. ' , .' Y . ' v ' VY 1 y' ' - - s 9 . , . . M . . . . . . v N . v v v 4 N . V v . , , y Y v w . 3 I 1 ' 'Y I Y - y . A . ., . . K . ., ' ' 1. cf , - v ' l' . S 'I 1