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

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THE HAP BOR BEACON on hearlng th1s bltter plece of news hlS mother and slster burst mto tears and protested agalnst hls returmng to the Engllsh hnes Finally however when they had overcome thelr grlef hls mother sand My son I hay e always taught you that honor stands before all else and I real lze that you must go I am content he rephed That nxght as he lay upon hls rude bed gazing up at the stars that twmkled ln the evening sky a wonderful peace came over hlm and he fell lnto a dreamless sleep About SUHTISG three days later some of the pickets of the Enghsh camp at Faher glanclng down the long hlghway that led to the pI'1l'lC1paI part of the town saw a soldxer approachmg wlth a swlnglng step As the soldler drew near the sentry recognlzed the unlform as that of the enemy The soldler walked stralght up to the sentry and sald I am Joseph Lechamp prlsoner of war to Lord Brougham I had hls consent to y1s1t Lamlere my natlve town I am due here to report to h1m to day The surprlsed sentry stood st1ll for a full minute and then sald mo tlonlng wlth hls hand Go before me After a short walk they stood before the tent of the the great chxef Word was glven hlm and he soon appeared ln the doorway The young soldler slowly drew the swold and kneellng on the ground presented lt to the great chlef I cannot express my gratltude for thy gl eat klnd ness and though our natlons are at wal may there be no 1ll wlll between me and thee sald the squlre ln the same calm VOICE m whlch he had preylously addressed the Enghshman The chlef stood for a long moment holdlng the sword 1n hlS hand and gazmg into the dark ey es of the young soldler Then he Sald Thou deservest greater merlt than I am able t t I' Boy I have a son and may heay en pexmlt that he be as noble a soldier as you have prow ed your self to be Thy hberty IS thme Go' H Stanwood Boynton 15 THE CH KIVIPIGN V! IIXS Fredrick VN alton was an athlete A mel e boy of only elghteen years who had entered Snowden Academy as a freshman three years prevlous He had performed hls dutles at the school falth fully and he was glad that the last day of study before vacatlon was passed But there were other thoughts other than those of gladness now agltatmg hls mlnd for rehef Thls IS the end of all thlngsl he sald to himself He suspended hls packlng ln order to slt on hls bed and brood He was utterly depressed There are crlses ln a man s hfe when reason falls to brmg the sllghtest consolatlon In valn he trled to tell hlmself that what happened was preclsely what twenty four hours ago he was so eager to brmg about It amounted to this that now at last Ruth DRVIHSOH the Professor s pm ate secretary had definltely gone out of h1s llfe From that tlme on he could have no re latlons Wlth her of any sort Was not thls ex actly what only a few hours a o he had wlshed Just a few houls DIQXIOUS had he not Sald to her aga1n Lndoubtedly Nevertheless he sat there and groaned m splrlt A mlld voice 1n terrupted hls medltatlons A message for you Qlr Qam th colored walter was standmg ln the doorway beammg on hlm wlth IYl'v1I1Clbl9 good humor Oh X es thank you Sam for brlngmg It up Here s a quartel for you sald VI alton 16 flectlvely Qam after IGCQIX mg the tlp took hls leay e closlng the door after h1m The message p oy ed to be fx om the Professor Mr Langelv askmg Fred to call at his office at once IN ondev Irv what the Professor wlshed to see hlm for he qulckly donned hls hat and coat and went out It was a wonderful mornmg The sky was an unclouded blue and a fresh bleeze was blowmg ln fl om the sea As he Walked along he seemed to gather new courage He found the Professor , , x. . O . . . . , . , , . . . , I . Y . . H Y . 7 7 ' ' as 7 ' 1 an so - I - ' . , . , 1 y . . . C6 ' ' ' 91 ' ' 1 7 ! . 7 . . , u 7 . . . . , , 1 n . ' - 9 . . 'I 9 : 1 4 - .. , , . . v , . v v V . . ,, . f v if g . . . . . H ,, himself that he would go away and never see , . . T ' I u ' as . ' U . ' . 1- i 7 , L . L, 9 ' ' H , 9 . Y . . - . as Y Y . ' ' ' ' . v 7 7 ' . v . . V7 .-' f . - . . ,, . , . . . . . . . as . , , . . lc r ' ' , n o Q f Y 0 V, D A C . 1 5. n . IC, ' rw 0 N l' 1 KJ vxxn Y v . . 7 7 , ' . . ' ' ' 9, 9 I 6 ' 7 9 . , .

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THE H ARBOR BEACON stood mth h1s steady gaze meetmg that of the stern chlef unflmchmgly VK hen he had fin lshed speakmg the chlef folded hls arms upon hls massne chest and regarded the young sol dler fox a long tlme IH sllence Fxnally he spoke Box Iwlll trustyoux honor Petuln ln four days to Faller Go' As he flnlshed speaklng he took a short svs ord from hls belt and handed lt to the squlre who knelt upon the turf before the chlef wlth hls arms crossed on lns bl east The next moment he rose and depax ted mto the gloomy forest that surrounded the posltlon oc cupled by the Engllsh That mght the stars were shlnlng brlghtly when Joseph Lechamp came to the mossey bank of a rlppllng brook ln the upland countx y not far from h1s home The drowsy tlnklmg of a dlS tant bell came falntly to h1s ears and the sweet perfume of the upland meadows filled h1s nos tr1ls He sat down under a spreadxng oak tree and leaned hlS broad back affa mst It H1s mlnd was occupled wlth the events of the day and of the t1mes Hls countrv was racked and exhausted by a war that had been ln progress ever smce the tlme of his grandfathers The people lived ln constant fear of attacks not only from the enemy but also from prowhng bands of men who taklng advantage of the condl tlons preyed upon helpless vlllages and un protected towns The rlng of armor constantly echoed IH the great halls of feudal castles for men were tralned not to llve ln bl otherly frlend shlp but to be as skllful as posslble ln fightlng one another It was the way of the t1mes As Joseph leaned agaxnst the sturdy oak he was thmkmg of the hundreds of fathexs and sons who had torn themselves from wlves sxsters and frlends and had rushed out to meet upon the field of battle other fathers and sons who only a sholt time prey lous had left slmllal sur roundlngs And how many of these gallant men would ey er return to thelr lox ed ones But these vsere not the only thoughts that fl.L hed through hlS mmd There was another although dlfferent war gomg on there He had h1s hberty' Ah the Joy of lt' But lt was soon to telmmate Three days more and he would be standmg before the gates of Faller But W OL LD he He gazed off over the peaceful meadows to the blue hllls ln the dlstance far off to whexe the dlm lxghts ofacastle twlnkled 1ny1t1ngly The general breeze touched hxs flushed cheek soothmgly By noon the next day he would be among frlends and those he lox ed How could he return to Faher' For a long tlme he sat Flgld wlth h1s hands clasped behlnd hls head gazlng out upon the qulet scene the confllct of honor and cowardlce of rlght and wrong surgmg w1th1n hlm Suddenly he sprang to h1s feet h1S muscles tense and hls eyes gleam mg wlth the llght of battle Not the battle of man to man but the battle of man wlthln man He turned and whlpped the sword from 1ts place ln hls belt and pressed the h1lt to hls fore head whlle hls llps moy ed ln a sllent resolve Then he sllpped the sword again into lts place and lay down upon the soft moss to fall lnto a peaceful sleep the chlrplng of the crlckets fur mshlng hlm a soothlng lullaby About noon the followmg day Joseph stood before the gates of hlS native town and walted for an answer to hls slgnal for entrance A sentry appeared on the wall and recognlzed hlm Instantly The gates were thrown open and he was admltted to the town mldst wlld shouts and many manlfestatlons of Joy at hls good fortune As he was much loved by the towns people they crowded around hlm and even the old soldlers congratulated h1m on h1s escape He soon managed to dlsengage hlmself from the crowd and find hls s y to h1s own home where he was recely ed by h1s mother and slster wlth all the lox mg greetlngs extended to a Worthy son who had returned from danger But lt was not untll ex emng whxle he wlth hls mother and slster was seated before the blazlng hearth of hls Slm ple home that he told them of his promlse to the Engllsh chlef Hls XOICQ was calm and h1s manner deter mlned as he related the ey ents that had occurred slnce he had been captured Lp 4 V A 'A A y. . Y . . . . . . Y . , . . . . . . Q . . . . ., , . , . . 7 7 - . Y v O . . ' . . . . . v y N v . . . . . , 55 7 l 1 v - L . ' v v ' ' . ,, . . . v. . 7 . 1 v ' N ' r . . v v V . 7 t . . . . ' 1 - a . . . . V . . . . . .N . . - v . Y n A . Y . V . . - . . n . K . . . . v . . . . O . . Y , ' - 1 1 r r ' 9 r ' ' . . 6 . . - 9 . . . . . a I - ' - r a . . . . 7 . . . . Q . . 'M . , H.. , . . 7 . v Y . . . V , - f r r 1 . ' , - . v N . . . . . . v Y -i Y 7 v. . . . Y . . 1 Q . I v Q . Y . ' . , c . . . v

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THF HARBOR BEACOY at llls office pacmg the room a look of annoy ance O11 his fact At the desk with her back towards F1 ed at Ruth wutmg che dld not look alound ul en he came 111 ror when tle Profes Ol spoke lllb na1ne but vsenf o11 w'11tng as though he dld not txlst There was touch of embarl asn ent ln the Pro fesso1 s mama 1 fo which Fled could not at fix st account He cou hed once oz tw ICQ before proceedmg to PUQIDLQN Oh 'XI Walton he said length Mlght I ask lf youx plans fo1 y '1c'1t1on the er Ah frood That simplifies mattexs con slderablv I haye no xxght ex of course to ask of vou what I am about to er ask I haye no clalm on your tlme in the yacatlons but ln the cncumstances perhaps you may see your way to domg the Academy a conslderable SQIXICE It would please me greatly 1f I could render any SQFVICQS whlch would be helpful to the Academy Sald Fred smcerely Yes Yes Iunderstand but th1s1s ln a way a very serlous aifalr As you know on tornor row the champlonshlp ball game between the Academy and Yenne Classical Institute wlll take place I haye been told how you ln order that Kelly mlght make good wlthdrew from the pitching squad on the Academy team The boys haye just been here and requested me to ask you personally lf you would pltch for the game tomorrow as kelly is yery lll They said 1f you refused the game would haye to be can celled as there would be no use ln trylng to de feat Yenne Classlcal Instltute wlthout you ln the pltchers box Now to make a long story short Wlll you do xt? A great silence fell oy ex the loom Nothmg could be heard but the dull sc1 atchmg of Ruth s pen as it ran swlftly ox QI the paper A change had suddenly spread oy er VS alton s face until It was left yery pale Slowly he arose as lf about to go, then, half turning, he extended his hand to the Professor and said ies Sir I w1ll and a moment latte1 he was gone At last the day appolnted for the game ar rn ed Th blg round sunbeams which came creenmv slowly mto F1 eddie s loom found hlm already up ard dressed After '1 light bleak fast he xy ent f own to the gy mraslum Where he 1ema1ned the freater part of the forenoon F et tlng tneu of tl11s he st1olled down to the ath letic field vs hel e the blg ffam was to be play ed All ready the grandstands vxere fillmg rapidly with large Cl owds of spectators People who utes practice was allowed the players before the big game was in full play From the start to the fifth lnnmg the score was 0 to 0 Yenne Cl2.SSlC3l Instltute then succeeded ln getting a run Dur1ng the elghth Snowden Academy got two runs after whlch the score remalned at a standstlll V! hen the Snowden Academy team took the field for the last half of the nmth mn lng there was an unusual applause from the spectators Women waved thelr handker chlefs men threw thelr hats ln air and a mln gled chorus of voices rang out from a thousand throats yells that mlght be heard a mlle away The score was now 2 and 1 favor of Snowden Academy wlth three men on bases amd two outs It seemed to he wholly wlth Freddie to Wm the game The next man at the bat was Rollms the best batter of the opposmg team Before he got falrly placed Fredd1e droye a swlft ball directly over the plate Str1ke one' roared the umplre Thls was followed by another demonstratlon from the spectators Agam Freddle put a ball over the plate and then three balls were called by the umpire There was only one more throw to be made The catcher slgnalled for a drop but Fred shook hls head The next Slgnal was for an out Agam the request of the catcher was refused VS hv not throw a ball that suited his own be lxef Th1s he decided to do and lmmedlately put hlS declslon into effect. This was h1S fay orlte throw whlch usually fooled the best man 6 L - .N . p Y - . l H , . ' 7 C7 7 , ' 7 2 ' .-1 - v' ' M . v . . .- y S -.' ' . LJ ' , ' - ' ' '1 1 ' 1, 1 1, ' ' . 9 ' t ' NS , V y V L , . Y. U A . , Q . I D V Y g ' . ' ' , ag., . . C ' ' '- . ' . -. 1 ' - v I Y ' . A ' , 1 - I Ja he .Y XZ. , ' . . 'A gn- R 1 ' I - . n. . y' ' ' . ' - ' - - . C - , - ' ' , f .' 'g e , . , If r. - , ' . Y ' ' H . . Q Q 4 v . . N c A - L 1. , ' ' . earlier part of the vacation are settled? No, had come from far and near. Only a few min- CC Fc . A , - ' v - I ' ' , Y. .' , 'Y 7 J I . . . . ,, . . ' y GL ' ' Y v 4 . , . . . - 9, ' ' 7 ' I H . . . . ' 7 7 y 7 9 ' ' ' 1 ' r v ' , . ' Y 7 ! 7 I , . . . y . . , . v . V . . . 7 ' r , ' - Q . . - ,, . . J , 1 u . ' J . . ,, . , . . 4 x x 1- 1- x x x x 1 1 , ' I y . ,Q . . . , , ' g , . . - , , , , . . . . . . , 7