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

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1-.-W Z U.,-Y, , F. W V 22 Ulibe Qlftessent for a while. Then she said, 'fDid you ever have trouble with your stomach? I used to have a great deal of trouble with indigestion, and my doctor advised me to smoke occasionally. I know it's a bad habit, but I can't Seem to leave off now. Would it be offensive to you if I had a little smoke? I always smoke going down through these woods and Joe, the driver, knows about it. Oh, no, I said. So she lighted her pipe, and after her little smoke she seemed much happier. I arrived at my destination about eleven o'clock, and was greeted by my -aunt, who was very different from what I had pic- tured her. Instead of being old and feeble as I thought she would be, she was erect and very active. She took me into the living-room, where there was a big fire in the fireplace. VV.e soon had dinner and I was intro- duced to my Uncle Mark. After dinner Uncle Mark invited me to go out to the barn with him to see the animals. On the way we were greeted by a big turkey gobbler. I kept pretty close to Uncle Mark. There were horses, cows, sheep. pigs. hens and turkeys. I had never seen so many animals before. I asked Uncle Mark which cow gave the buttermilk. He laughed good-naturedly and said, If you stay a few days you'll see where we get the buttermilk. In the evening we were entertained by the radio. I was surprised to find that they had a nice radio and were well in- formed in regard to what was going on in the world. I felt a little lonely when my aunt bade me good-night. But the bed was so comfortable and I was so tired that I soon fell asleep. The next day was Thanksgiving. Aunt -Iane's son and his wife and two children came, a girl -about my age and a boy younger. I liked Betty and we had a good time together. We had a wonderful dinner. A big turkey and all the good things that go with it. In the afternoon we played games and walked all over the farm. I learned many things about life in the country that I had not known be- fore. Betty stayed all night. She slept with me and we talked and talked until we fell asleep. Friday morning Aunt 'lane churned and I found out where the buttermilk came from. At two o'clock the stage came along and I started on my journey home. Aunt jane told the stage-driver to see that I got on the train all right. I had a delightful time, and I went home a wiser girl for the visit. I have learned that, although country people may be ignorant of some of the city ways. there are just as many things in the coun- try of which city people are ignorant. Louisa J. SHACKFORD, '29. AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A BOOK About a month after I was printed, I was bought out of a book store and put into a box and sent to New York to a little girl whose birthday was coming very soon. She received me with great jov ON

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Glibe Crescent 21 seen her sister fall, did not think about her being hurt, as they had often fallen before. She started down the hill toward her, wondering why Margy didn't get up. Beth soon reached the place where her sister was lying and seeing the pained look on her face, tried to stop. She jerked her skis in doing this and broke the strap on one. As the winter had been an extremely hard one, the snow was so deep that it made it almost impossible for anyone to walk unless he was on skis or snowshoes. Well, we are in fora lovely time, I must say, dryly remarked Margy, who always looked on the bright side of things, even though her ankle was paining her dreadfully, here we are! one can't walk and the other hasn't anything to walk on. But what shall we do? said Beth, who looked ahead farther than her sister. We can't stay here all night. Why all the gloomy talk? said a voice behind them and the girls, looking back. saw one of the high school boys who had always been a friend to them. but who had never seemed to' be quite such a good friend until they saw him coming toward them. Together they ex- plained to him what had happened and he managed to fix Beth's ski well enough for her to walk home on, and after a little struggle, he and Beth managed to get Margy home. After the doctor had fixed Margy's ankle and she and Beth were sitting be- fore the fire, Beth remarked, Well! I guess we have had enough excitement to- day, to which Margy, for once, silently agreed. LENORA BERRY, '29. -1- A THANKSGIVING IN THE COUNTRY When I was thirteen years old my great-aunt invited me to spend Thanks- giving with her at her home in the coun- try. I had never seen my great-aunt, but I thought of her as a feeble old lady liv- ing in the country where she did not know much about modern ways. I was put in the care of a lady who was going to the station where I had to get off and take the stage. She knew the stage-driver and said that she would see me started all right on the stage. The only other passenger on the stage was an elderly woman who said that she was going to another town to keep house for a man and his sister. She was very talkative. She said, I hope they like stuffed meats. I always did like stuffed meats. Does your mother raise sage ? No, she doesn't, I replied. I live in the city and we don't have a garden. Oh, indeed ! Drawing her shawl around her and eyeing me a little critically she said, I have a nice dolman like the panel in my skirt. Perhaps you noticed the velvet panel in my skirt, but my daughter thought I had better wear the shawl go- ing in the stage. Then smoothing out her gloves she said, I have some new kid gloves that I have never had on, but my daughter thought I had better wear these going in the stage. She was quiet

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E The fnlrzstent 23 account of my bright pictures and pleas- ing short stories. After she had read me thru many times she said to her mother one day, Mamma, don't you suppose the children at the hos- pital would like my new book to read F Her mother said, What, would you part with 'Golden Treasures'? for that was my name. She said, Yes, for it is too good a book to hide away in the book case. . I was sent to the Children's Hospital, where there were a great many children, so of course when I reached the last one I was not as bright and fresh as when I entered. One day a little boy left the hospital who had been there a long time and the other children thought it would he nice to give me to him. He was very much pleased with me and kept me a long time. One day he had a little friend come to visit him from a nearby town. Whle there, he read my stories and enjoyed them so much he asked Harry to loan me to him so that his brothers and sisters might read me. Harry said that he would be pleased to, and that I need not be re- turned as he was getting rather large for such stories. Harry's friend carried me home and as it was quite a large family to which I went. it took some time for them all to read me. Some of them were quite careless with me and so some of my pages were a little soiled and some were torn. One day, as their mother did not like to see me around in that condition, the children were told they must keep me up in the attic or she would have to put me in the fire. The children could not think of their beloved book coming to such an end, so I was carried off to the attic, but very tenderly tucked away among other very choice articles. They forgot for a time about me, as they were all going to school, but when vacation came they would come nearly every day and take me out and spend many happy hours reading their favorite stories. One day, while they were reading me, they were called down stairs quite suddenly and in their haste forgot to put me in the old trunk where I was usually kept, and they left me lying on the floor. Imagine their dismay when they came back in a few days to look after me, they found their kittens had taken me for a plaything and torn me into many pieces. With hot tears running down their faces they gathered me up, put me lovingly back into the trunk and I have remained there ever since. EMMA L. McLE1asi:, '30 FIRE PREVENTION The fire loss of our country is esti- mated at S300,000,000 yearly or 1,500 Fires each day. The United States ranks highest iq, the numbers and cost of fires. 32.10 per person each year, and the greater number of them are caused by carelessness. Many people are careless in the use of matches. Make sure that you have a good brand with a black ring around the head. Strike away from you when lighting a