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

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lm H Jrkrfrm Pr seem LITERARY mfg DEPARTME T Lonfuerus say Those who burn mrdnrght orl rn vouth never freeze rn old age JACK THE FISHERMAN Please do not go Jack A storm rs blow rng, up Mary s pleadrng was all rn varn for her brother Jack had made up hrs mrnd Every day srnce Marys mother and father had gone down the coast to the town of G oucester Jack had gone out rn hrs dory to fish Marys mother and father had never returned for somewhere along the way therr small boat had been smashed rshore on the sound There was no money md poor Jack gave up hrs schoolrng to fish end get enough to support lrttle Mary As Jack pushed hrs dory off the wrnd .rs rt blew across the bay caught Marys harr and drred the tears as they fell down hrr face She was afrard Afrard because the sky was growrng blacker and the wrnd stronger Suddenly Jacks dory was out of srght It had rounded the bend Mary stood rlone on the beach Wrth a merry song on hrs lrps hrs face rn the wrnd and nets set Jack headed for the fishrng grounds He was unmrndful of the heavy wrnd and the sky whrch grew darker wrth every passrng mrnute for hrs determrnatron to succeed rn gettrng a brg load of frsh surpassed all these It was more than two hours before Jack .rrrrved at the fishrng grounds for hrs small boat had made slow progress He finally reached hrs favorrte spot and lowered hrs nets For nearly three hours he fished It had been a good day for the fish had been plentrful It was late afternoon when he pulled 'rnchor and started home A he went out of the quiet harbor the splashrng waves met hrm The wrnd was blowrng a gale by now the waves dashed hrgh over the top of the boat Jack pulled wrth all hrs mrght It was not far to the quret harbor of Frshersvrllage but the wrnd blew fiercely and the waves were hrgh The rarn came down rn torrents He could not go back for Mary needed food and there was no money He must go on' As he went around the bend he saw hrs own quret and peaceful harbor but he also saw the huge rocks as they rose only a few fee out of the water The hrgh waves da ed over them They remrnded Jack of an angry lron smackrng hrs lrps an trcrpatrng a hearty meal A mountarnous wave caught Jacks srrrall boa and as rf rt were a wooden chrp on the crest of a wave tossed rt nearer and nearer to the Jagged rocks If the dory were to strrke them Jack worrld surely mer t the fate of hrs parents To Jack hours passed as hrs trred arms fought the waves At trmes he lost all hope but somethrng made hrm keep on It was not only for hrs own lrfe but for Marys also that he kept up the struggle Was the wrnd dyrng down Were the rr aves really smaller or was rt Just hrs rm agrna ron'J Had the rarn stopped9 Where were the rocks he had been fightrng so hard to keep from berng smashed agarnst'J Had hrs struggle been rn varn Was thrs heaven These are only a few of the ques trons Jack asked hrmself as he suddenly found hrmself rn calm water For the first trme rn hrs lrfe Jack lost all sense of dr rectron He was rn complete darkness He fl 'A J fl T xr r SX, Y , 4 V jx -K U sl' ' ' g eg -EJ o , . 1 I ,, , . . . . . ,, H A A' u , 1 . - U , - I. rv , y ' . ' ' ' - s- s ' ' ' . , - 1 T r . . l ' ' 4 ' ' 7 w 7 , I . . against a rock. Their bodies had washed ' Y 4 ,A ' . . f' 1 ' ' , . . Y .- 1 ' , ' ' ! , . . , L v .', 7 . , I h - ' 'Al . r' ', ,' 1 7 ' ' , . M it I Y v . . . . - . f. .

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THE HARBOR Braacox hcald only the gentle sw1sl11ng of the waves '1,,a111st the bottom of the boat Mary stood on the shore her eyes trylng 111 Valll to plerce the utter darkness of the nrght An ldea suddenly came to her Qu1ckly she went to the house In the shed she found bundles of drrftwood wh1ch she and Jack had collected as they walked along the shore together Thls would make a br1ght fire Mary ran to the shore and soon had a huge br1ll1ant fire blaz1ng on a large flat rock Jack would surely see 1t when he came around the bend What was that Was 1t a fire? No t couldn t be but st1ll lt looked l1ke one Ol was lt 'P Jack remembered a story he had once read about a man who was dyrng from hunger Suddenly he had seen a table covered wlth food That had been Just be fore h1s soul had been taken to a place where no one went hungry Yes lt was a nre' Wasnt that Marys vo1ce calllng to h1m'J Of course It was Fever1shly he rowed toward that spot As he stepped from hlS boat onto the shore he fell exhausted upon the sand Jack had accompllshed what the old tlme fisher men sald was lmpOSSlb1E Mlflam Gordon 42 II S YOUR MOTHER Who s the most wonderful person on ea1th'J Whos had you to work for all sxnce your b1rth'P Whos g1ven vou love thats more tha11 you re worth? I ll tell you boys lt s your mother Who mends your clothes from dayhght t1ll dark? pravs all the day that youll m ke your mark? Who s got a VOICE thats as clear as a larlf so 1 tell you boys-1t s your mother Who How many th1ngs do you do for her boy J Just l1ttle thlngs that add to her Joys'J Thmgs that wrll tell her you st1ll love her boys You should you know she s your mother Constance Winn 40 A STRANGE INCIDFNT GSIIC Randall was st1ll a young man only twenty f1ve He was qu1tc tall lf you should see h1m standlng up but Gene was confined to a wheel cha1r He was very b1tter toward the whole world He had a Wlfe and a cute l1ttle g1rl who now was hlS only enjoyment although he COl1Sld9I'Cd h1mself a burden to them HIS mxsfortune had come about one morn1ng when Gene was g0ll1g down the street to hlS ofllce to work Thrs brxght sunny morn1ng Gene was very happy A he strolled down the street he was thlnk mg of h1s l1ttle fam1ly and h1s cheerful home Just as Gene stepped off the s1de walk 1nto the street a large gray car came tearlng down upon h1m There was a screammg of brakes then a bllndlng crash Gene fell before the car ln a daze and sank 1nto unconsclousness When he came to he found h1mself 111 hospltal HIS back had been 1nJured and H15 legs were paralyzed so that he could not walk Gene stayed 1n the hospltal for one long month cldent The work at h1s department store was Stlll golng on He had hlred a new man Mr Smrth to take hlS place ln the presrdents oflice untll he could go back to work agarn The doctor sa1d that he would be better but wa1t1ng was terrlble for such an actxve man Gene longed to go walkrng Ill the park to play games Wlth hlS l1ttle g1rl Judy and to go flshlng at Green Lake as he had done for the last five years Although he was gett1ng stronger every day he was very much dlscouraged HIS back was well now but h1s legs were useless One day Gene was Slttlflg on the front porch watchmg Judy She was play1ng w1th a ball rn the yard The ball bounced and started roll1ng 1nto the street Judy mth yellow curls flymg ran as fast as he-1 l1ttle legs would carry her after the roll1ng ball Gene shouted Judy dont go into the street A car IS comlng' But Judy d1d not hear When Judy reached the m1ddle of the street she saw - - Q A 19 - ' ' l 1 rr ' . I ' , . . Q . . . y . I Y . , . ' y , . . l ' I . . - . . - . N, I 9 y - . ' ' . ' ' ' ' fa 'k 11 ' I vu - ' ' ' ' - Six months had passed since Gene's ac- -h.?- Y Q . ' . . l . , . YU ' . 1. ' ,' . . 7 . Y ' 1 . 1 4 1 'W - ' , . l , . ' ' . . I'l . ' ' . , , ' ' 1 , ,,, 1 , ' . . . l . H , . - ' sr , 2 ' . ' . . , . '? e - I , . 1 . L , ,