St Helena High School - Silverado Yearbook (St Helena, CA)

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'IHI FXR D XRTI R 'f 111 the moonhffht ha XXUINPLTLI1 m te msn Lomas, I aslda darlmff I come Immedntclx as tlmuffh thu SllffCI'1l1g glfl had heard hmm .md xx lv Qomto,tu1 tha stx 111 L poxxur rdg ned 1tw pamtul hold and he rccox amd from lux firxt xuld funn lhen hke L1 famt Shadoxx cl Lrkumm f tor an mst mt 1 Imght shut of xx .ltnr Camg the thought 0' ilu LOHSLQIILIILL ot hw txuukss IIUNSIOII CIILLLIIIU' hu liSNl01l I11wt111u1xLIx t It clwtrwsui loxu rlrux run but 1115 Imp qulgklx oxcrpoxxued us 1lLN1lLU0l1 Lmc xg m ldlx spmrul lux dflllglllk 41111111 11 on 111 thru tha Illffllt md thg fOl1OXXl1lUdflX H1111 was xxnll 111311 spult xuth the fearful tO11 Lltttle dui thu mlm fuk tha I71t1fll1I'LSL11tSOfYl1L stm 1111 that the plum fmg frothumff horsg billfitlth 111111 um gL111a11t15 cu durmgg, tor hh one solu 41111 xx 15 to rmch the IHISSIOH The sun was just scttuw 111 L1 rosx glow ox ur the xx estexn hills and the 1111551011 bells were softlx Chlllllllff 111 the ex enmff stlllness when Isldro dashed 11110 the emptx court Cox crcd xuth crlmson focxm from the cxlmlxxtad horsn, cuter 1115 fearful rldg Sprmffxnff to the pax ement he llZ1Sf11' souffht 1116 Ifather and ,xbrubtly al most grufiix asked for 1421516111 Sterulx the prlnst hide 111111 be told he 11 1d noun to Une the f1'OXXl11!1U If LUILT IJLCIL thy xouug 111411 dppart f1 om thu pl.1cL fm ouu who IILWICLTIESK1 the dutxu of thu LIIUYCII Could not Huck LIHOIIU' thuu XX 1th hu ld bon Ld by ffrlnt md NIYLIIIL Isxdro rnturugd to thy court xxhum hu found su 61 11 xx Lcpmff XXOIIILII 111 mnw xx mu' lt thu f0l1l1tl1!1 XX hun thu belmdd hun appro xdunff thu wut up xx ul xttnr xx ul XXI'1Ilg1l1U' thur 11 mds and I110d.11ll1U' L lN1d 1 I,1s1c1.1, umm b uk 10 us Betxx 1611 thur lm1e11tK1t1o11w Isuho lnarmd that X uid 11 ul sud denlx dlsdppe wud and 111 some, l1111xIl0XX11 xx ax h 1d cfzrrled L,1s1da wlth hun '1 he SLLIYLIIIIIU' putlu had rcturned cmptx handul vs 1th naught but .1 x aqua report that X add hid Hel fxr to the 1101111 with thc helpless m udum XX lthout a moment s delax Ixldro sacurul 1 fresh horse and bldd1I1iTtd1'6XXL11t0h1NfI'1CI1dN ruolutulx turned hms fam to the north, folloxxuw thc Q11 xdoxu hmcl ot 11111101 Dax 4ttLr dm fortxught xfter fortmqht thu tuthtul lox nr COIHIIHICCI lus xxgarx search, but to 110 purpose for not 1 tmm mould hu find of 1115 loxt su cethe Ut One 6x LIHIIU' 111 thy flll xftu mouthx spnnt 111 hopdws xnm dermffs, the Lx11.1uwtLc1 lox LI xlcmlx Lntnred . I1 11111 H111-m nestled um a lmttlp 2.1116 e m fx forut ot xpllmx m 1pIw xx 111. 1 E . 1 2 . -9 D . . .. . . . , U, vw ', , . A . ' ' ', 4 7 , . D . V . ' . .L - w ' Q- . Y '. K- -2 , - . . -.L F- ,- . - . '- - '. V Y 'i ' - . , 1 ' A '- , v 2 f , ' 5-5 ' ' .4 L Z ' '- A , -1 , Y 1 A A A N V' . . m, Q Q' I n -, ' ,-- A 1- n h- . v. iv I . h- -. , v 2 1' 5 ' ' ' r' ' ' z , z - 'D 2 - Y -' f - ' ' W - - . ' y - . -' Af ' I3 f ' L ' A '. A g w r A l l nv' I' 5 I' 'Z ' I I . . ' A A 1 I v '- 1 v A - 53 Y rv ' 4 ' , f ' .t f f ' U ' .A-Y .V ' 'J ' , A .' f ' ' ,Q 17 U ' U ,A .Af , .4 , .3 A , 5- ,u 5 6 U , - ' - - A 1 . - Y . -v v tw , ' .' V 1' ,Q ' ' . vi H' ' 'f L . x seated and first render :1 ruport of his mission, but upon being A 2 4 rs- 'Av A ' . Q Ai 1 2 A ' A H' x I I x 1 A V' if Q v A L l I5 - L I A 'fi .4 K l 1 . . v .-f u Sl-- 2 'A 1 . I., ' . 'i '. rs' 'Z A 2 4 2' . Y 3 xdr i 1 ' 2 - A N .-v h- . vi ' 2 ' -. -2 ' , - ' ' 5 A r ' r r l 1 4. 1 1 'l A x . f w Y - 'V ' L . 6, 1 . L , L , 1 , . v, I Z . ' F- h-' - . . f 'A . L y- - iv Z l I . I ulrvv -Y 2 L . I v- . x 4 .1 x I 1 ' ' A I A v f . V ts L A, A Y x v- li v ' I - 1 Y p I 2 i 2 v- 1, , , .' . A ,A , . V. , v' 5 . if L --v 2 ' iv 1 ' Y, , rv' 5' 1 W' 1 1 wg x A '-. V. ' hi A' ' 5 - 5 'J' - - ' 'ul 14 'L 'A an - ' ' ' ' 1 1 1 , ' L Y' - ' 1 'I 1

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THF FXR DXRTER Steadx gallop thru the orchards and freshlx tllflled fields t1ll at last tl1ex left all xestwe of cult1x at1o11 bel1111d Zlllfl entered .1 xxooded Cl1StI'lCt Searcelx a so1111d d1d tl1e horses 1n1Le IS tl1e1r lloofs strucle the soft Xlelfllllg earth r1cl1 xx1tl1 le 1f 1IlOl1l1l 111d both l'1l6I1 Hllil beasts felt tl1e thr1ll ot Sprmfr as thex breathed deeplx tl1e cool ur damp from tl1e recent dues Hour after hour tl1ex S1lC11tlX IHOX ed OIIXX ard noxx thru tl1e sxx eet s1nell1ng xx oods 11oxx d2lSl1l1lg icross a SllIll1X glade carpeted xx 1th x elx etx green or Cllllllllllo' tl1e steep slopes bes1de sparlehnff r1x ulets as tl1ex C11 tered tl1e footlnlls XX l1e11 the xx ar111tl1 of tl1e afternoon sun he gan to be felt tl1e1r pxee xx IS slacleened and dnrmff tl1e fl6Cl1ll1llf., hours of tl1e dax tl1e lO1lll1g l1orses xxere alloxxed to cl1oose tl1e1r oxxn xx ax up tl1e slopes xx lnch grexx steeper a11d steeper V! hen tl1e S1111 dropped l11t0 tl1e xxest, castmg long slmdoxxs 111 the xallex spread o11t far beneath them a l1alt xx as proposed and tl1e horses xx ere tethered for tl1e nlght xx l11le the 0'l11Cl6 1111strapped tl1e blankets a11d prepared a frugal meal 'llns eaten, the three rolled ln tl1e1r blanl-1ets and xx ere soon lost to the xxorld The folloxxmg l'l101'l1lI1g '111 earlx start xx '1s made 1nd bx rap1d traxelmg tl1e1r ClCHt1I1atlO1l xxas re 1cl1ed bx nnddax Here tl1ex xxere lletlftllx xxeleon1ed hx those 111 the llttle 1111581011 and xxere comfortably quartered for tl1e1r brlef st'1x So sloxxlx d1d tl1e fathers perform tl1e dllt1CS 21SS10'I1Cd to tllelll 111 tl1e messages, tl1at Is1dro bEC3lllC IIIOYC and 111ore rest1xe but 1711131011 xx ould be ll1S sl1ould he return xx1tl1 lllg erra11d 1IlCOI11pl6t6 In sp1te of l11s Cllde lXO1'S to be p'1t1e11t xague feelnws of un 6215111993 noxx llld then stole ox er llllll a11d he loneed to lenoxx that I4Z1':ldH xx as safe buddenlx 0116 lllffllt xx hen tl1e 1110011 xx as Slllll mg lJ1'1ll1'11ltlX ox erhe1d, I's1ClI'0 xxas axxaleened xx1tl1 a start bx KlI'62il111U0' th it l1e bel1eld 1119 Las1da fadmg sloxxlx axxax 111to a deep blue n11st XXl11Cl1 reslstlesslx envfulfed l1er ex E11 as sl1e 1n1 plormvlx stretched her helpless hands toxxard her lox er lhen f1n1tlx xet 4llStlllLtlX l1e l1e1rd ll1S name e 1lled 111 loxx ple 1d1n1f tones xxl11el1 plnnlx bespoke nnserx 1111 11lSl1 lllil terror Hotlx l11s blood surf ed mto l1lslllT0lJlJ1ll l1e1d md 18 he rose he staff xfered l1lsL o11e stunned lJI'llNlllllU' lns l1a11d ILTONS l11s ex es and forehead 15 he l11st1lx prep 1red for lns llOlllCXX 1rd rlde MX StI'dIl '6l1I't'S1stll3lL poxxe1 drexx lnm OllXX 1rd Cledtlllff Xlltlllll l11111 1 p'1ss1on1te desne to behold lns lox ed one As he lllOl111tCCl llS qu1xer1115,gl1o1se md qmetlx left the m1ss1on sleepmz, peacefully 28 1 1 1 1 . 1' 1 K ' i' .lj t ' . A . 3 3 4 1 Q .A .X ' 3 . Q .rt . D 11 f Y: lc I A x 1' Z . Y A A A xi L Q g -v V. ' 2 N. 1 , .' . 1 1 h .l 11 .4 if .4 ' I., ' . , .A Y' ' 1 , 1' 1 1 1 12 K- i- c - 1 1 , ' A ' I r 7 - - l v 1 1 ' 1 1 ' ' 7' 1 1 1 , 1 .' Y 1 ' b 1' 1 Q I . y 1 ' ' v 1 1 1 1 51 ' 1 ' 'V-b-' I v 14 L vu ,Q v V 3 sq si 14 3 1 1 Y .4 1' ' , restrained himself. for he realized tl1at disgrace a11d probably ex- :' 1' 5 1' , 'p 2 2' hi - 1' 1 2 '- Y 1 ' 1 y- - v .Ag ' f .1 1 K ,yy lr, Y V ' .4 1' . ' K v va 12 .'- ' V I v v v' B1 v ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - fs 1 1 - ' ' A , . ,, . . 1 1 1 ' 1 1 ' - 1 - 1 1 ' - 1 - 1 T ' - 1 1 1 ' - - ,- 1 ' ' - ' U- 11 1 1 - 1 - 1 1 1 1 - , . ,, . ,, , 1 . . . ,1 5 1 .1 . 5- 1 l 5 5 L- I 1 -.,- V- , ' -1 ' -b-1: ' 1 - 1 1 ' .- 1- ' U- 1 1 1

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30 THE FAR IJARTER caught the last rays of the settmg sun and glowed so warmly that to Isldro they seemed brlght reflecuons of the far away day s when happy 1I1l1lSlOX6llC wandered bes1de hls beaut1ful La Slda thru tl1e brxght forests yy h1ch surrounded the IIIISQIOII As he drew near the clrcle of wxgwams he beheld the women all kneehng around a dark object yylnle tl1e 111611 palnted lll sombre colors slowly danced around the group to the muffled beat of a hollow soundmg drum D1SlllOU1lt1Ilg he approached the welrd group and endeay ored to see the object of the1r lamen tatlons but falled to do so untll after the ceremomes were oy er and the crowd had dr1fted away Then draw mg near he beheld a long dark b1er and on lt rechnmg m her last deep sleep lay h1s betrothed Oy er l1er qumet features a look of calm peace and content had stolen as 1f she quletly gaye thanks that the great Reaper had at last dehy ered her from a hfe that had become un endurable Xxylth a low moan of agony and despa1r the broken hearted lover sank on h1s knees and s1lently bowed xn gr1ef over the prostrate ma1den Suddenly a harsh yo1ce hard as tempered steel frruffly bade h1m arlse As one 1n a dream he slow ly arose to face h1S hated enemy Xeda For a full mmute they two gazed at each other the one cold and sneermg and the other hke one stunned But qulckly a change came our the str1cken man Like a wlld anlmal defendlng 1ts mate h1s body grew flgld ll1S ey es flashed and he stealthlly felt for h1s weapon It yy as gone ' Then hl-.e a great cat lub body L1l11X6I'6Cl and sw ay ed sey eral t11nes and wlth a mad cry of bltter hatred and l-.een desxre for rey enge he sprang full at Yedas throat The two met w 1th a shock and locked 1n a death grapple F1ercely tl1ey struggled for solely by hrs rage and paaslon for h1s strength was wasted by h1s long Search it the cr1+1ca1 moment when X eda seemed doomed suddenly w 1th a qulck motlon he threw off Isldros unsuspect mg grasp S6llCCl an ugly knife and plunged xt deep mto the slde of h1s Q ispmg opponent XX 1th a hoarse cry the lxtttr fell to the ground XXllllL the y xctor slunk rapldly off mto the sh xdows Xxylth almost superhumln effort the wounded Is1dro dragged hnnself to the SllLlll fo1m on the b1er and rcstmg., h1s weary head on the m ndcn bre 1st breathed lns last whlspermg I aslda darlm 111 delth we meet Xl hen l1lN last wh1spe1 had dlcd away all was stlll saye the moanmg of 1 llllt pme whlch towermff aboye as a symbol of death stretched lts wln perm brmchcs oy er the loy ers shxeld mg them from the told hght of the slowly l'lSlIl moon Hlxlxlcl xtksox Ov V ' . V Y 'I 4, a Q . ' v 1 - - ' - , ' VA .A ' D V' lf. I . - V ' s s V' T V v A V I Y f, .A ' -' 7 V-N. ' A . ' , , Y ' 3 v Y D 7 Y Y 'Q ' v Y b- 1 V if ' 5- ' YV V V Vi. C , , ' ' ' . , - . . v sl 7 . , V V ' ' . ' . Y , , D . . . V, ' l - ' V V Y b. ' 1 ' V ' V I r Ve 8- V V ' ' Y 'S ' .A Vx , Vx Y VA ' . ' .' Y . , V F . V V 5 V. . v. , h- , v r Y 1 r v 5 . v 4 7 I v vl 1 several seconds, Isidro steadily' gaining the advantage, supported v v .Vi QS' , .Vi V1 V .4 v' ,Q Y I . A V , ' Y .' , . -,y , , , y , B, V.. h 5. - . .Q V V .'. ' U' ' ' ' I . Vi' Y ' . ri . ' Y' V 1 V . V 1 . Z, , I 5 1 . l . ty . ,' , h- .- 1 V V I l z . 'S Ei- ' 1 if V s- ' . 'DV ' Y ls 4 C' , ' V ' g' ' 2 V. 'l' V .' .l ' V' ' 4 ' ' :V '4 Vi .Q . ' ' T 2 OIL ' . ' - ' , V - V - V g . . ,, V . V V -. V ' A- V 'S ' Q- 1 Ah- .l V '.' B, ' - . y . g .