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

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THE HARBOR BEACON ss ere all the tlme a lookm 1nto the alr I leck n she ss ere lookm for a port of refuge Ol sumpxn Thexe vsere also a sea ros er 111 one o them land dmghys He vsere a fine yo' ng n and I took to h1m right heartlly I cc lld see that sometlme or other he d bee bt bs the vs anderlust bug same as me T mere ss ere also a seafarln swab who loo ced as though he d spent most of h1s day ln the brig I should Jedge that he we I good fer nuthm smuggler He and I LH t get along fust rate It seems that metlme or other he d knosved a frlend 1 f mme and ome purty dn t stand har and er hadn t .1 us a there ss as a lady pres I got es en with that scum of li er by beat1n hlm up sumpln te soon as we got out 0 Slght o t As we d1d1 stoves vse built a he started calllng my frlend abuslse names O course I c for that so I called that swal thele d a been a fight lf the sl stuck hls nose 1n and rer big fire outdoor athered nlgh it and spun yarns Wl come my turn I told them bout the I was mate on the good schooner hlng Wase One day as I re a walkln long the San FFHHCISCO vs erfront and not a cent to my name nv c my old frlend Blll Mc Garrlgle I as broke too and had the schooner hmg Wave 111 the harbor He was lc ln for men and he made me this prof i on Bill says If I ever get money Jgh ter outfit th1s craft Ill g1V9 vou mat s berth If you should hase enough money by to fix us up Ill put you 1n n half the lay Now I hadn t a cent ln the world but I says I ll outfit er and get er to sea ln two weeks tlme I ss as born wlth a great lmagmatlon so I took a crulse t1ll I come ter the Brass Vnuckle an rlght there I had a great idea There was three ss aterfront report ers aleanln on the bar an talklng to Joe the proprletor There alnt enough nesss on the wat clflont saxd one ter put 1n your ese Hoss about gxsln me a story? Joe vsas busy but he see me m the door ss as an asks me ter tell em bout the time I ss as ss recked ln the Straits of Magellan and had a fight ss 1th the man eatmg sas ages there O course I nes er was there nor nes er seen my man eatmg cannlbals but seem I ovs ed Joe conslddable I tells em h iost ha1r ralsmg tale that was ever hell I shovss em an old yacclnatlon scar and tells em that ssas vshere I was shot w1th an arrer Next morn1ng I was on the front page of three ness spapers an o course I ss as a hero I takes all three papers dovsn and shosss em to B111 so s he can see what publlclty w1ll do I rigged up a story for B1ll ter tell the nessspaper reporters so s we could get money ter outfit our ship Cordln to thls story there s an lsland out IH the Pacific ss here all the lnhabltants 19 beautlful wo men B111 tells the reporters he s so stuck on the place he s gom back to It as soon as he k1n glt a hundred lads to go with him Es eryone that vsants to come must be be tss een 21 and 30 vears old an not hase no contagious dlseases Everybody would get an equal share of the island and have as manv VSIN es as he wants In order to have es erythmg ready B1ll forms a company 1n ss hlch es ers one may get shares at five hun dred dollars each B111 kept fifty one per cent of the stock and started selling the rest next day We had apphcations for stock before sse got up next mornlng Four hundred and thlrts one vsould be colonlsts were fiockln around all ready to hand us five hundred dollars B111 selects the blggest fools IH the bunch after questlonln them all sery careful I went as mate as per schedule an one fine morning vse was toss ed out lnto the harbor We had a nice lot of slck children on our hands the first day out but some o the brethren had been vachtlng and we used these for the crew We had a falr run to Honolulu where we took on a load for trade vslth the lslanders From there sve goes to Pago Pago Tah1t1 and Sura and gls es the brotherhood a good trip Bill ss as for dumpm them at Sura but I argued wed taken thelr money 8550 000 and I thought vse ought to g1V6 them thelr money s worth Just after sse left Sura sve runs lnto a mlld typhoon and when the brotherhood ss as green ss 1th seaslckness I goes down ln the hold sslth an auger and bores some holes through The brother at the vsheel complams that she s gettln logey so Bill goes dossn in the hold and comes up hol 10 l v . . , . . v . . - . 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THE HARBOR BEACON LITERARY BROADCAST OF BEOWULFS FIGHT WITH GRENDEL By Wlary Ixeyes HE Grendel Beowulf fight IS about to be broadcast over the mutual network Beovsulf has come over from the Scan dmauan Penmsula to conquer the sea monster Grendel who has been plunder mg the country of England And now here s the commentator Fred Hoy Hello everybody th1s 1s Fred Hoy about to broadcast thls great fight There lsnt much of a crowd here I guess only the most cur1ous are brave enough to wltness It Beowulf IS confident of k1ll1ng Grendel w1th hls bare hands Rlght now he IS tak mg a l1ttle nap And now I guess Grendel IS on hlS way There seems to be qulte a llttle dlsturb ance outslde Yes It IS Grendel' W1th a mlghty blow he has smashed the door 1n and now thls superhuman wretch IQ r1p pmg one of Beowulf s followers llmb from llmb and devourmg h1m' Now he s started for Beowulfs couch' But Beowulf meets h1m half way' Hurray' Luck IS w1th our hero' Beowulf has obtamed a steel gr1p on the monsters arm' Up and down the hall they struggle over turnmg furnlture m thelr path' ' ' The straln IS so great that Beowulfs fingers are spl1tt1ng' ' Yet he does not loosen hlS hold' ' But he IS weak enmg' ' Now It IQ a questlon of who has the greatest endurance' ' And NOW' ' ' Wlth a resoundmg crack the flesh of Grendels shoulder parts and hls arm IS pulled out of lts socket' Screammg Wlth pa1n Grendel retreats' and Beowulf stands feet far spread The WINNER' ' Bov folks thats the most CXCIIZIHQ' iight I have ever broadcast' Beowulf IS carrymg the monsters arm to the throne and amld shouts of pralse from people w ,urged m he holds the trophy me emblem of vlctory' guess thats the fight that wxll go do ln hlstory Belleve It or not It only lasted ten m nutes A week from tonlght I w1ll broadcast the fight between Beowulf and Grendel s old sea hag of mother Thats all to mght radlo 2 And tha ed Hoy broadcastlng the Grende fight here tomght Thls IQ the lVl Network Slglllllg off THE TALE O ASHING WAVE B Ie nery 38 about forty out tlme I I heered ne Park or and f these nchor 'nlled D been a sea cap years and I Hggerl settled down and re tell of thls place callec so I declded that Id up head for that port I bullt here land dmghys and hovf When I reached Salem Ma my anchor and lay to for the There xx ere four other land o har bored mgh me and the occup one was a land lubber of a farmer I tough old rawboned cuss w1th a ll h1m that llkened to scare a scarecrow to runnmg awax H1s halr and beard had a notlon to see how much of h1s head and mug It could coxer In another dlnghv were a crackbralned sceptlc vu ho wx ere dressed l1ke a dood IH some of these here hlghfalutm close that nobodv knovss how to wear He halled from the port of San Francisco and were qulte a good lookmg chap except for hls eyes Them exes o h1sn were forever ihlftlll from port to starboard and they had the most fishvlook of any I ever la1d my eyes on Hls Wlfe were dressed fine enough to put a sea urchm to shame She 7 h ' 7 on L14 I . 7 A .. W ' ' A V 4 Q . L a - 5 n - , . . . ,Y 1 Y - u u u f' , v w - L . ' . . . . . ,, - , 8. ' ' 9 3 , '- . , . 7 . ..L . , , . . . . L L A s Cl ' ' , . . . . , . . . . y ,4 . ' . . . . 9 , I Y, Ln ' 5 l xl . . y I L A L N ' . . . . u - , . , . H . . . . . . . . - . N , .... . , . I K . . . , . . . . , 1 7 , - . . ' n 1 Cu . . - ,A aa ' ' ' Jn . , , I n , , - L L . . Y 7 . . . . U. . , . . ' . . L L a n ' 7 n . . . . . V L 1 u n a . L' v ' LL . N . ' Y . . , . , . . . . , . . H . . ., x . . 1 L a - a L . . . - . .1 , . . KK !3 7 7 9 ., , . . .. V . , . . . . , p7 Y . ' I . , .V . . . , . . .

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THI I ARBO R BEAFOIN lermg All hands to the puml s she s 1n up on us We had four pumps an for fear mlght pump her dry too qulck, I tak suctlon leather out of two of em tea11n h1s han' an shoutln that all fue doomed because two pumps IQ In the excltement I shps down 1 hold and plugs up one of the holes . es two men yy 1th a reyolyer tha loaded tQl keep the water leve on deck Blll s swf f' c yss te1r1ble Well davs Lllltll we land By th1S tlme ey 615 boo THE POV I Il P BI ICR 1 Ry Ir11oBoyy1Ien Iyuy 111111111111, thout elght hfteen, X httle Imlatk Ile IS always se It pops along 1I1out tyyenty a 111111, s IIIIXQI s 1lyy 1ys .1 cheuy sm Its d11ye1 doesnt l1ke to tll1V9 Io1 only toul KNIIIIKIQIS are HIIYG let lt 1Iyy1ys gets yyI1e1e lt yyants to Xlthough ll s 1119301119 gO1I1g so sloyv 01 Q se 111 IIIIS Il s g.,re1sec yy1tI It lIlS gout IIIIIL yt 11s, 1nd done 1t wel s QNIIII llllll IS yye I Now Mus Ixeyes dont get sore, I wont d1sf..1 ue yo111 c ll '1nvn1o e Illllllllll 1111tte1 l1oyy tan yo11 I0'1 , Ile llttle bl uk 'FI ey w1ll get you home IIIINL By I1Il1an II001IWOI'tIl IISIQII IIIQIIIIS, o11e and all 111 st IIIIQI 'llus IS the lllld whe1e tl1e plne trees gl0SV, Xnd wl1e1e 1Il yy1nte1 there IS lce and snow Ill the NIIIIIIIIGI the fo1ests 11ng, Joy ot the bnds that Sl , And the su11 IIIIIIIDIQS on the rocky bh0l6 XI1k111g., a IIOISQ hke tl1e l1on's T031 1n up the sponge an goln home Some how, the expedltlon don t look so 1nt1c1n 'vs It d1d a fl t Well yye go to a mort an I goes ashore an books passage fO1 them back to San Franclsco Wh1les I rr ashore B111 plugs up the leaks, fixes the ,Junms and pumps out the sh1p The breth ren yy asn t feehn sore as m1ght be expect te of em hayln any brams or cour mouse, and bes1des we d g1y en em me of It all thlngs cons1der1n 1ake a long story short yve gath ew and goes about our busmess We d1X1d9S the spo1ls and my 000 and a half lnterest 1n the 'at bad, yvas 1t'7 d, o age of a goo ers up of tr shar us I you d hke to l1u t IIIIK get ICIQGI have t 1t s IISIIIIIK you d 1 And you KIOII t get yo11r H, 1acat1on v'1ter OI salt It lsnt our fault 1' beheld lly seems 1eal I Ollt of sorts The loyhest IDOIIIIIHIII you Is the gl eat Iv1t'1hd111 th'1t IIIIIS 1s 1 gleat state lf vou XX I1y I10f settle 111 NId,lI1Q, 1ts I1e 11111n1er resort By K mold Wloon s I 1e1e then s 1 ue llltl SII , hxll6l6 the I111ds Slllg all tl1e a Xnd the 111oy1e SKIIS get Ing pay Its IIQIG the dogs get Ild ot fleas X011 puk 0l3IlI.,E'S otl tl1e tlees IIl5.,lIt's ale SIIOII davs ale long, people get n1o11ey to1 yy11t.1ng X111 I8 The Xnc a song IN Tlll- IIRIII-N Hy helyn Sarge ll XXII 1 L,IItlE? I tl1e yy St lnds .1 Ioyel 8110112 and t'1ll XX llflllg 101 llls IIIISIIQSS fall, I -I , ' 11 ' 1 cz , 1 - 1 v ' 9 ' y ,Q , Y - I 9 . n n n , 7 1 v ' ' v . te' t rs . , t ' , ' 1 Y 7 .' ' , . s I ' . ' 1 -' ' 's ' ' ' 7 q 7 1 ' , , ' ' 1' 1 1 I. 1 'l 1 . ., . ' . - ' - 1 Y . ' 1 , ' , 1 1 ' - ' S ' e II .' ' ' f' 3 - . , ,' V v 1 . ,, ,- , , 1 - , 1 ' ' ' . ' . ' i . . , . . , , 1. , , , . , - . . . . . ' So, . . , - . , 1' A ' , I a . . . .Y , . 1 3 . 1 L - 'l'lIE I1l ,I 1, 'HRV 1' ,' ' ' n to I ,' 1 ' F1 P 1 ', ' ' 5 4. , , . T y . . I' ' '.- ' g ' l'ke, 1 . ' , ' . 9 , ' ' . 7 1 ' f -' '1.v ' . en, ' ' ' ' ' -4 2 v V ' L, H Y 1 ,Q . It: ' ' hux 1 ' - 13' s ile. A. 4 . . 'K I - I . , . . . A I I , ' v . ' I 1 ' ' V . 4' . .v . ,uv nk- v , . I 4 ' ' ' Z vi .vs if v w ' v kv g -1 f Y I ,- ' V . ' . I. ' . lioth the doors 011811 very l1ard, flylllpyggyji lit- 'aus , my t ' - .', ' 'Q f zu I 1 lzlrdg , 1: 1' 1 ' - z ' I, ' It: d ' 21 ' , I think, 'Q' er- ' ll. Folk: to fllllilhtlfllil go, WI fr 'Q ix IO '- 1 .' ow' .' ' ' ' '.', y ' .' , . . , I , . . I, L. d y, I 1 L 1 1 lie A no 1 ,' ' - j ' 1III V - 1 X - L l 1 lx ,u ,- , , l wh, , R, , X ,- - , ,, ,, , , H 1 lg ' -.' ' :, , V Tl ' ,F h. . . L. . , ,' 1. . , ' ' I . . . A'.. '.' Ks 4 , t'o1 1 to Maine he it .' Ill ,' or tall, I 1' 'W ' 1 '.. 2 . . ' K . v ' ' ' U ' ' . v. ' . . Y . 1 I1 1. . Q I ' ,' 1 I With the ' j ' .' ' ing lbo ' il the fa ' II Jy 'all ! . .' ' J ' ', Sz ' ' . ,