Sharpsville High School - Sharpvue Yearbook (Sharpsville, IN)

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CI' he 'Zero Hour Nlornrng found me standlng almost knee deep rn the slrmy strcky mud of the front trenches On erther srde of me I could drscern rn the gray lrght some comrade re clrnrng at the flre or gryrng hrs arms therr frnal rnspectron Our greatly trusted Captarn came plod dmg down the lrne speakrng words of cheer and comfort to every man also conductrng the sery mg of refreshments and strmulants The enemy s artrllerv yyere sendrng a constant stream of shot and shell screamrng and shrreklng rnto our llnes Now and then a shell exploded rather close to our trench throw mg a shower of mud yy ater and shrap nel oy er us In a short trme thrs fit of firrng ceased At thrs pr ecrse moment our srgnal came and oy er the top yye went almost lrke men rnto the seemrngly rncessant stream of lead that poured rnto us They began flrrng as soon as yye appeared oy cr the top Thev tea ed therr firrng onlv long enough to get out of therr trenches and come to meet our oncomlng rush The clashrng of arms and the srngrng of bullets became lntense The two lrnes sway ed back and forth The arr yy as reekrng wlth the smell of burnt powder and the odor of blood I was halt crouched rn the yery mrdst tlrrng my prstol and shootrng wrth all my mrght All at once my arm became numb and dropped llmply to my srde the rey oly er slrp ped out of my neryous fingers I then leaned oy er to regarn rt rn mv left hand yy hen there came a stlngrng sensatron rn my chest Eyerythrng began to darken and I slowly crumpled to the ground When I came to I was lyrng on a soft cot or bed rn some hosprtal far back of the front lrnes On openrng mv ey es Ifound my self ga7rng rnto another palr of soft brown eyes Wrllar d Faulkner J1 Chrrsimas Drnner perhaps sey enteen summers yyas busv mak mg out her menu for a large Chrrstmas feast At last yyrth achrng shoulders she fin rshed her lrst erccept tor her meats She de crded upon the krllrng of a lamb nrce and fat as she descrrbed rt for her one hundred college guests She arose and went to search for her Chrrstmas lamb w hrch she found cuddled up rn a bunch of hay rn her father s barn For a moment she stood motronless looklng at rt then No I yy on t haye roast m rtton and turnmv was about to pat rt yy hen her moth er s h ad peepel around the corner Oh you yyon tl Well what yyrll you haye After a long drscussron Curly tor that yyas her name decrded to consult the mard she changed her mrnd rt w as finally decrded to roast the lamb At last the great day arrry ed It brought yyrth rt Vlerry Chrrstmas and a Happy Neyv Year good cheer ey eryw here grfts and eycrythrng pleasant that goes yy 1th Chrlst mas and the most rmportant of all rt brought Curly s college frrends to her home After they had drstrrbuted grfts and had enyoy ed a not to be forgotten mornrng the guests yy ere summoned b the hostess to the drnner When durrng the latter part of th meal Curly querred sorroyyfully Doesnt It seem a shame that thrs poor lamb should haye to dre for us? Mr Jones a college student Ah yes rndeed It rs rather tough Geneya Lorts Pa e thrrty nme . . . - . . . Y . . , y . V' , L L . ' ' . v . y 'K 1 ' .1 - ' 7 v ' L. ' v L . Lv 1 ' Q . ' v 1 ' , 0 Y L I . ' 1 . Y. , . . . vyi ' v l 4 ' v v 1' 1 v Y . - ., ' c ., ' 1 A 1 . r v . . L, 9 sl I 1 1 p I . I . v , . V . ,' . v - v . ' . 9 7 Y 1 . I . lv L . A 1 L ' , vv n Y Y 7 I I . 1 . , . , . . I I - 1 v ' w . . w . v , .. . . . , , l 'Q . . ,. Q I C ln a western vlllage, a young marden of However, no matter how' many' trmes , 1 s -v . 1 - 1 s ' ' V v ' . 1 v 1 1'1 1 Q vi 1 ' 1 n ' v L , . L, L ' . . . . 1 - V. . ,, v Q, ' I ,' ' ' ' 1 I U ' ' . - v . v . - ' 1 7 U 9 H , I ,' ' ' , . , . v ' 7 ,' ' - , . . . , , A 1 N . ' . ., . , v 1 0 v, ' 7 nf ' f ' . ' ' v U ' . ' -f ' - ' y , 4 , 9 Y ' sv - - . , . , . . I . v . v - . ' , 0 cy 1 sf a .' . . v ' , so s - - e 1 . a y, LY, U v v ' ' I v '-' v s ' v ! L ' I -, , sv . - sv , . - - sc , yy y , 44 , x Y 5. 7 ' Y ! A ! 7 -4 1 ' ' ' 1 77 , . , . . . . -- ' L rr ' - ' -

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Well what do you thlnk of that mut stuttermgl l1ke It don t xou dear1e'7 Oh I know you do Come fess up Confesslon IS good for the soul ls It not Mr I angfort I do not understand you xou ale xery lmpertlnent How dare you thxng of such a thmg At thls Rosallne turned on her heel and walked out of the she means he w as takmg long strldes to- wards the banged door When his hand touched the knob he stopped to reconslder the matter and declded to stax where he was He then rang the bell calllng for Mrs Phll llps Dld Vlrs Phllllps answer to the sum declde tel ed Rodney Confound lt' I wonder what Pauline L Henderson Euemnq One evemng of a summer s dav When I was all alone Wanderlng 1n a woodland green Not far away from home The sun was smkmg 1n the west Shadows were all aroun The earth was llke a Paradise Of follage green and brown I gazed and gazed as one entranced I looked as one m fear A blrd perched ln a tree near by Began h1s carol clear Flowers were clustered round my feet Of every SIZE and hue Vmes were tw 1n1ng here and there But trees were very few The golden sun was slnklng A ball of yellow gold VS hlch cast 1ts rays upon the earth As thongs Wlth Wh1Ch to hold But presently It dropped from view. Nlghtb1fdS began thelr song I left the wood in care of those To whom xt d1d belong Lottle Hoffman Page thlrtv exght . . . , v v yy V 1 - ' . , , . , ., . V , , . y . . l .N . ,, I u ' , . 1 J , y P , ' I . . ,, - . . . 1 A I I ' A S. I . I I ' ' room, leaving Rodney entirely stupified. mons or not? That is left for the reader to u , , , ' .YV - ' . , , CG ' ' I . ,i 1 ! , Y ! 3 D 7 ' r 9

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1Dhq 1 Mlssed School Last week Dear Prlnclpal It was the most contrary fllver I ever sau I stood on the sldewalk and watched a fellow try to make xt go After the man had worked and coaxed the thlng for an hour qu1te a crowd began to gather around It I reallv admlred the man Hls vocabu la1y was wonderful and effectlve If words could have been over awed long before I guess that Ford had never been broken to work It snorted v1c1ously several tlmes Then wlthout any warnlng It klcked the man broke his arm At least that s what people Sald For my part I couldn t belleve It I had always been told that 1f one stands 1n front of an anlmal he IS not hkely to be klcked Then too no matter how treacherous a mule IS he must double up first and ralse h1s feet clear off the ground Although I was watchlng closely I never saw the pesky thlng move an lnch much the less turn around and hxt the poor fellow It must have blt hlm Well when the man got up I advised hlm to g1V9 It some oats and speak to lt gently That man dldn t even thank me I thought for a whxle that he was gong to tell me to move to a warmer cllmate yudglng from the way he looked at me Then he sald You seem to thmk that s funny kld If you know so much start It yourself All rlght I sald ambllng over to the Slde of the machlne I fussed around Wlth the l1ttle lex ers and thlngs 1ns1de although I dldn t knovs anythmg about them I pressed that crank ln and began to spm It around The old fllver moved toward me but I wasn t scared Then all at once the treacherous thlng roared and sprang at me That crank as they called It caught under my belt and before I could yell for help the thlng was runnlng svuftly toward the open country w1th me draggmg underneath The town marshal chased lt for a whlle calllng upon me to halt ln the name of the law but he was soon left far behlnd All the fences the thlng hurdled and the chlckens and cows It kllled I lost count Flnally the thlng got on the rallroad track It caught up wlth a fast frexght whlch stop ped 1t at the next town Of thls last hap penmg howex er I d1d not know then They told me th1s when I awoke ln the new hos pltal It Wlll be some tlme untll I can return to school I am charged w1th grand larceny res1st1ng an officer and dlsturblng the peace I am to appear before the court as soon as I can walk whlch wlll not be soon Yours IU Dlstress Hobart Swmney A Hero I was walklng along the street ln the mam part of II'ld1aIlapOllS a few months ago Star Extra' All about the b1g robbery shouted a newsboy I bought a paper and leaned agamst the corner of a bu1ld1ng to read 1t A Terre Haute hotel had been robbed m broad day l1ght by four men who escaped m an auto moblle Pretty soft wasnt lt Sald a VOICQ at my Slde Turnmg I saw a sporty looklng young man read1ng the same artlcle It seems to have been I rephed No one made any reslstance Page forty I VVlSh I had been 1n that hotel then The story would have been dlfferent from th1s What vsould you have done'7 I asked curlously I would have met them smgle handed he sald drawlng hlmself up If thev had shot me then thev would wery hkely have left wlthout any booty In that vuay I would have been of servlce to others by sacrlficlng my self That s what I ve always Llstenl There comes the fire wagon Look at them clear the street Whats the matter w1th that old woman? Is she deaf? 0 - - . u ' 11 - 1 . 1 1 V . . Y . . . c 9 . . , Y . . . . , y 7 1 V I ' 1 1 1 ' . . , 1 . . , . . . . V. - 1 1 . , . 1 1 1 ' . Y , . . . . ' 1 1 . , L , . . , , , , . . . 1 . . . - 1 - 1 1 A ' ' . . Y . V - 1 1 ' 1 1 ' 7 . , - 1 - ' Y , . 1 . ' u , 7 ' as ' 1 - ' ' , . L 1 ' 11 ' 1 1 ' . . H . . . . V . - 11 1 37 , . , . an , 99 ' ' ' sa ' 77 n ' , . . . . H . Y . - Y . a . Y U Y , . ,, . . . . . - . . ' ' ' 1 1 - 1 y . '. . u 99 ' u 1 - , . . ' 11 11