Sumner High School - Spindrift Yearbook (East Sullivan, ME)

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THF H ARBOR BF ACON Nllss Grant, who were lonvrnJ for hrs return, were satl fled as long 'rs ther reeerwrd the rev ular letter Ther usufrllr recelrel a re r words from hrm ewers two or three weeks but there came 'rtrme when the letter drd not arrlwe Four, flve, srl: w eeks passed rw ry and how can Iprcture the ferr end frnxletx thrt frlled the lrerrts of the Nllxwells ln thrt httle flrm house funonv the green ll s o New IIIIUQN lllf' rrrrllx tllree months hld prssed rx rr nrd ll no word from the lrolrt One du nr Iulx NII Nlaxwrll frstened the horse to the w won frnd once lnore strrtc d lor thc st rtrorr to see lf re er rd get ans wolf rom trelr roy sre Irrrrnt had been a eorrstrnt vlsltor rt the old farm house for the plst three months, lrrd on thls hot dry she lr lf me thou 'lr sornetlrnre terrr ble was QUIDU' to hrppen I Isle rnd Hrs Max wel were slttrnff ln the parlor tllrxllllf orer the w 'rr and ltS hardshrps when euddenlx 21 err rrage minute Mr Maxwell, hrs flee bl-rnehed to the lrue of deith, ran lnto the 100111 He held fr southern newspflper ln lrls lrrnd rrrd ll2l.l'lrlI110 It o ,Isle said ead lt ' an llfoered out o the room Ilere, wrtlr 11 lace whrte re deflth opened the prper frnd reld the followrng lrnes N-rehvllle Tenneesee, June 26 1603 Boththe Unron 'lrmy and the w llc le 'North wlll be shocked to hear tlrrt Q'lll'll't Bell Nlrrrwrll rounff ofheer of the 'ld New llampshlre Y olun teers, whrle trxllrfr to obtfrrn 'rn exact lot rtlon of the Confederates, w rs captured todax, and tomorrow mornlnff at NUHIINC lrll be shot as -1 5 DX It was the 22nd of Mu 186r One more lJG2Illl1lfLll sprrrrg had rolls d around rnd tlIl5 tr r e rt hrd brought rejolelnff to the people for the cruel war was at an end Gr-rnt's armr hrd been unrted w ltll Lee s under one llr , rrd the surwlvore of thfrt war were conllng home But those four dark years hrd left then rndrk rll over the country, and ln mam ot the homes there w IS no Jos that dn For eltlrer P1 hrs bfrnd, bon, brother or eweetherrt w rs mrssrrrv and they knew thfrt he had met hrs fate rt tl e front Anlonv the homes where there was no Jox or sunshrne on that brrffht sunnw dfrs was the 'VIaxwells Let Us take il look at them and see what fr ehfrnffe two serrs hare m-rde wlth them Mre Maxwell seems to be frn old ladl now and her face, full of QllCf and w oe rs be gfrnnlnv to be frlled wrth the soft folds th It tell of trouble and care 'VIr Nlnxw ell la no lonuer ln retlxe mln of' middle .we but seams to be r rrrlrr lnlde old bl the trouble brought upon lrrr rome sre rs no on rel the laugrrrlff ered gurl of Ol1fllt00ll slle w lS when lrst we saw re er eus are surrourrdrc bl drrk rres rr spell of eepess nllfhts, rrrd her face IS full of Sorrow and cfrre Illsle wlth Mr and Mr Nlmrwell were srttrng ID the pflrlor as fr Clllll fe drove lnto the xard and stopped Iulsre shuddered as she thought of the carllaffe thfrt two sells before had come lnto the lard brrngrnff tlrrt frtal southern news stranger w alrted and as she opened the door ehe w as met br 'L soldler wearlnff 1 blue lll'1lf0llTl and the laurels of l e pt rln I4 or il moment no word passed between them, then the stlfrnger eard Qoftls Mother, Cllllllh Vou know me ' For rust a moment a look of overwhelnrmg Gxnr pr rse cross rd her face and then the next moment she fell sobbrnff IH the rrms of Nell Naxwell I et us prse over the next few moments and take up the see re aglrn whele Elsle Qilld, hell, don t keep Us ln suepense. pleflse Vl here hfne you been for two xe-Ire W There rsnlt much to tell sfrld Well, the du before I waq cap tultd, 11 Clillllg xonnv captarn of the rth New Il rmpshrre Volunteers dashed lnto the erremres lrnes rn l tr red to lIIl'l out therr ex let positron and tlrelr numbers He was captured and was sl'r0b'1Ct0lflrIlf' to the lrws of war In the en fra'fement the nerrt dry I w .rs eqptured -'md trken to fl Qonfederfrte prrson rn Tennessee A pllsoner crptured bl the lnron -rrmx rn that one rfrement sfrrd tlr1lt the das before the C'IplLrllIl of the 3d New Ilampshlre Y olur teers had been found ln therr camp 'rnd ehot Ilren, of couree, our men thoufr .t rt w ls I rs the pllsoner a 1 . ,- I 3 A. 5.5. . . . 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I'HE HARBOR BEACON of the northern states who were frr from happy that day For rt w -rs rn the sprrn r of 1862 and Presrdent I rncoln had yu t called for seyenty hye thousand volunteers to prrt down the rebrl lron Husbands, frthers sons and, rndeed eyery male person was throwrnfr down hrs books or tools and hurry rnv' to rorn the army rnd defend hrs country And mrny were the he rrtrendrno' scenes that occurred on th rt befrutrful sprrnfr day For they all knew that some of them, at le rst, must frll rn the yyrr and how drd each man know, as he left hrs loyrnv rvrfe and clrrldren thrt that dry would not be the last trme he would ever hold them rn hrs arms But they knew that therr homes and therr country must be defended and lrke the true Amerrean crtrfens they were, they crowded to the frost On the day rn wlrrch my story opens a tearful and pathetrc scene was t-rkrnv place on the Hrmpshrre Mrs 'Vlrxwell was ffryrnfv '1 lfrst fond embrace to her only son Nerl fr young mfrn of twenty one, who was frorrrff to sacrrhce hrm self rf need be, for hrs country s sake 'Nerl Maxwell w rs born of krrrd and loyrnff parents rn 'rn old farm house rn frreenw rch He frrew up a brrght actrye boy, fond of study, and at the afre of nrneteen entered Drrtmouth College, for hrs parents were prosper rn f on the old farm and had lard by enough money to send hrm to collefre But when he saw that he was needed by hrs country he threw down hrs books and came home for a last farewell before Jornrnv' hrs comrades at the front And rt rs on hrs vrsrt at home that we first meet hrm lhe sun w rs rust settrnfr on that warm sprrnv day as Nell heard the carrraffe that was to take hrm to the tram, stop before the house frrve a last farewell to hrs mother and rt seemed not let hrm go, for she thrs was the lrst trme she would ever hold hrm to her heart But thrnfrs were moyrnfr qurckly that sprrnv and Nerl knew that hrs carrrafre would not wart for hrm , so gently but firmly pushrnfr her from hrm and try rnff to keep hack the tear for her sake, he fhe young man rose to as though she could seemed to thrnk that da hed through the door and out through the grte rnto the rord As he went through the irate he met El re Grant the pretty daughter of om of the NI rrrwell ner flrbor who had come to hrd hrm good bye Fl re and Nerl had been clrrldren together and almost rnsf-parable com panrons Flrey hrd attended school together and as they Grew rnto womfrnlrood and man hood somethrnff stronfver th rn mere frrendshrp sprfrnef up between them Qo our hero found a new sorrow rn leryrnrr home, but he knew th rt duty cornmrnlrrl hrm Frnally he refrehed the strtron where brddrn f food bye to hrs father he started or hrs w ry It w rs sprrnrf warn rn the year of 1863 The brrds were sweetly srnfrrnu' and nature was :warn at the hervlrt of her vlory The w 'rr seemed to be gornrf awrrnst the North, and men and boys were contrrrually frorng to the front to hll the the defeats, the more brave men th rt must fro to be moyyn down by the hated unrforms of the Confederate Gray How many of the wearers ot the blue as they were formrng rn lrne just before the battle and w rrtrnfr for the well known bufrle call to elrrrffe knew that thrs would be therr last brttle and that ney er afrfrrn would they look upon therr loved ones at home Already nearly hrlt of the husbands and sons of the town of Greenw rch hrd been sent home shroud ed rn death and mutrlated by the crueltres of war As ret the NI utwells had had no great cause to worry rlthoufflr tlrev were often rn an agony' of suspense rf the letter from the front drd not arrrye rn due trme Strll they were pxaud to thrnk that they had such a brave boy at the front and prayed that he mrlrht be brought b rek to them safe at the close of the war bell w 1-A '1 brrye dashrnrr fellow and these qualrtres hrd rarsed hrm to the rank of a lreutenant be fore he lr rd been rn the rrmy a month Then by a br ue da lr wrth r lrttle body of comrades rnto the ranks of the enemy he semed an rm portant posrtron, and was grven the laurels of a erptarn So on the whole the Maxwells and 2 ' ' Y ,. 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THE HARBOR BEACON sald the 3d lnstead of the 5th Volunteers And so that IS how the story got lnto the newspapers 1 knew that lt would almost klll you when you found It out but there was no help for It I thought I would be exchanged but I could not get the chance bo two lonfr years haye draw fred ayy ay and hnally sprlng came, and wlth that came the surrender of Lee and Iackson Two weeks ago the prlson doors were thrown open and I made the frreatest haste to get home And although I am weak from the lon0' conhne ment IH prlson, the cruel war IS ended and once more we can hold up our heads and say that our country IS the land of the free and the home of the brave, And now mother, lf you Wlll Get me somethlnv to eat we wlll dlscuss thls later It IS needless to say tllat there was no happler home ln the North that nlght than the home of the Maxwells Mr and Mrs Mlxwell were no longer sad and gloomy' Whlle Elsle no longer had tllat sorrowful look on her face bhe was l00klDg folward to a happy llfe and let us hope that she found It , but afterwards whenever the Wal was mentloned to her, she always shuddered when she thought about the tlme she read that Nell had been shot as a spy Alton Robertson, 312 Far from the Woods and Flelds of Marne CA Clan Exerclsel The hllls were Just befrlnnlnfvtoreflect the llrst brlght rays of the rlslnv' sun The cattle ln the barn were Just beglnnlng to stlr and mournful lows could be heard -lnd the IIPSD drowsy crow of chantlcleer was rlslnv' on the stlll alr of the beautlful dewy Tune mornlng A balk IS heald and then the door of an old low f lrmhouse opens Thls farmhouse lS sltuated on a mound and from lf,S SVIDIIOWS there can be seen the long stretclles of rlch meadow land and ln the dls tanceablue pond surrounded by a luxurlant grow th of plne and firs The house was prob ably bullt ln olden tlmes by the early settlers of the llttle Vlll30'6 for lt was of the old fashloned type, low and rambllng It may have been palnted once but the snows of many wlnters and the tears of many weeplng Aprlls have removed every trace of color The front plana IS covered Wlth a netyy ork of IVX and woodblne and smoke lSJl19l3SU1I'tlI1g to curl stralght up towards the blue sky from one of the Wld8 brlck chlmney - I' he door opens and there on the threshold stands 1 ,younfv glrl of about fifteen years bhe IS tall and stl ll fht as 'ln arrow Her dark halr falls ln a tangled curly mass to her walst, and spflrkllng mlschlevous grey ey es peep from be low her locks Her face 1S tanned by the New England sun for she scorns to wear a hat, and on her cheeks ale roses not less pmk than those that grow by the wayslde In her small blown hand she has a shlnlng tln pall and on leavlng the house she proceeds to amoment to frollc and to talk wlth the dog whlch IS much dellghted to see her and whlch shows hls appreclatlon and pleasure by Jumplng alound and wa0'0'ln0f hls bushy tall as he glV6S now and then a sharp balk So the glrl and dog COI1tll'1ll8 down the worn path We watch and see them enter the plne grove and before us IS a cle-lr bubbllnv sprlng, a small stream from whlch Goes prattllnfr down to the pond The glrl stoops and takes a drlnk of the clear water then she hlls her pall I suppose I ougllt to hurry back and help mother wlth the breakfa t, but lt s such a glorlous mornlng Y My but lt,S good to be RIIVB l Well I m golng o take a llttle row to get up my appetlte N Accordlngly she Sklpb towards a small boat house and soon appears wlth some paddles, then pushlnrr off the small canoe she starts It IS truly a most chalmlng plcture whlch IS before her There IS the small clear pond wlth ltfS sandy shore covered wlth WhllG6 pebbles worn smooth by the lapplnv' of the water The sandy shore merges lnto the forest wlth lts thlck bushy DIDCS and hrs and spruces and sprlnkled among these are the graceful rnaples Now at thelr best are the blrches wlth thelr sllm whlte trunks and Iuxurlant green tops Thelr new 1 1 I g ' n I L . ' In 7 . 5 Y. V V . . . - . K I . P, v 1 .' I V r ' I g . ' ' C n ' U5 u, P' n n, , ' C I 1 Y tv , ,, , . . ,, . . . , . . cs e ' . ' ' . . . , ' . . ' 1 . . ,' : ' ,, ' . . . . . . K, . . .1 A P 1 . ' . za 5 V v ' I or - 79 ' on. . . . v I l ' ra ' . . 4 . 2 ' ' 9 ' nl 0 c n re . 1 1: ' E a Q . . - ' - V ' . y -f ward the plne grove by the pond. bhe pauses L ' . , . . t . Y 4 l u J , l - ssl 7-7, ' V . . Y . . CBB B e . y ' , 4 ' 1 . .....i0......... K ' I9 n ,B r, 1 . 0 A I V . - ss . . . V I Y . .a . , . . B .ve ' 9 ' E, . fl . Q . 0 n Q s ' 7 l -, - I n . ' . . g . v Y ' ' . . I . . ' ' u, , I . . Q za 1. c Q . . . , . . W , 4 ew . . . P5 ' 'w w V I - '