Thomaston High School - Sea Breeze Yearbook (Thomaston, ME)

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SlA BRI PXCE IXXFNTX FIVE in' till near morning lhtx also got up in the tarlx morning not xxaiting till near noon Crram .axxoke just past midnight Sh htard groaning and noists duxxn tht hall lighting her lamp sht htard tht familx htr daughter Vlartha s room It x at th morning she rtaliltd htr lamp xx as the onlx it t shoxxing t xxas constious ol 1 t hoxxling vxind and tht hail hitting tht xxin doxxs as sht passtd doxxn tht hallxx ax Lpon arrixal at her daughttrs room sht found kflartha xerx all xxith an attatk of appendi titis Htr son in laxx xx as out after a doctor and ambulante 'lhe ice storm had knocktd the lints doxxn The dottor and Vlarthas husband rushed in xxith txxo ambulanct at ttndants lhe ambulanct had slipped off tht road into a deep gullty so fearing timt vti xaluablt thex hurritd to the houst flat d cisitn was made the operation must be ptr forintd thert on tht kitch n tablt xxith onlx rrams oil lamp or light l'ht optratian xx as tompleted sutttssfullx Crram returntd each vxinttr th htr l lamp Sht gaxt an tnough to ust thc tl ttri als but ktpt her amp handx t tnatrgtntx HUNTER S RETURN onaldl urntr xxtll noxxn 'Ntxx o aaisintss naagnatt amtl tarougaout at ai toxxn o als oxtrlx arang stub mrn ' dtttrrnint b sintss mttho ls t t x Ng tt a Slaatrt txtxl lm ooktd xt tht dtcrtpit shotgun 'slt xx as ao t H out tor lats lnspttll xxx dx xtu t at asktd t g r aust ttn tltant l ani xxt oxx as go lookint, axt ri urs ut it xx as Da atst t glimpstl tht ook rapi l x sprtadint xtros rntrs ou t u nl k a spxrrt aat i in ir intt r urntr t tram tht lad n supftr tabl turni a rs Blan hardt said ll go to mx roorra noxx s ufl cl x th gnitx stairs H had brought no tompanaons l aint as in 'Nexx York R l l urntr huntt alont Nlrs Blanthardt laid doxxn her knitting Sht xxas a plump middlt aged motherlx ptr son xxlw dtplortd 'Xlr lurntrs slippers bt aast thtx xxtr a sign o lalintss Sht a xx txs bustltd xxhtthtr it xxas fttding mas: to Abt s dog nondtstript as to brttd ant a tt a xtrx nondtstripi namt Rt! or art a ring a ftast for ont ot o s as Sat ta td at ao rdtrs lxtn xxhtn sht knit t slat bustltd ht Blanthardt homt xx as far hack in tat tountrx so Nlrs Blanthardt xxhtn her laus lxand ditd manx xtars btfort ltaxing htr xxith tlatar xoung son -Xbt and tht rambling old homt had optntd up .1 boarding house S xxt xxont ht so lontsomt sht xx ould tlaina groctrx trutk tamt txxict a month xxita stapplits Iht Blanthardts sldom had a boardtr ttpt n tht summtr and .at tht launli stason Abt noxv a shy gangling youth of stxtnittn had ntxtr bttn .alloxxed to lauiic tor rtasons btst knoxxn to 'Vlrs Blanchardt But xlat promistd him that this year he tould hunt all ht xvanttd so Abt had cltaned lp his lalhtr s old shotgun and vx as tagtrlx xx ait ing lor tht tnd of tht xxttk xx htn ht xx ouldn t kk lil kk 3f lil' l'IlS n'19l Lf ant tlalllt 'U lllx xx on alll tht ntxx lxoardtr Ronald lurntr .1 t! tl' l t X U t I L xx as alxx axs tting xo suptrior xxith his tlll I xs and lattst stx t rifl But ht d gont out r an at N rs llant t s st ms n t said t t xxita tht toun Slat aal htr pina an al out thtst txa aixsxxtrs laoxxtxtr L iallx 1 o o 1 xx x x r tarlx xxiih Rtx xxpping unhipa t xintd t r rntr taxt s no tar x this mornin hat vaformtt fx L HOL L stax around t houst this morning and no' r tx x l urnt s i H kntxx that his txplanation about txploring tht tounti,sal xx as btginning to trax ar auntl tht tdgts xx as also btginning to lttl that both Blantn xr x toiild stt right through his shamnainx' l Hli Q 'Q QEZE .- 13 N ' 2. 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P I IXKINIXIO R A B she asked The tireman explained things as well as he could while another man yyent ter the eloetor II ride back to him with you insisted eggy I yyant to be yvtth htm poor de tr sat Peggy Ihe doetor eame ind he and Peggy stepped into the train Ihe nreman threw on more wood and the loeomotrye stirred off onee more On their return to Mr Drury they saw Iom sitting beside Mr Drury Peggy rin rom the train to her father Iom yy is afraid something would happen s e sail Peggy leaned oyer her ftth r and spoke soity Iither can you hear me ts Peggy He opened his eyes a little then said e em to go on with the rice III h right He sink haele again uneonsctous Ie looked questionrngly Io H shtole his head that they should continue on Ihe horseman got on his horse the nrernan and enytneer climbed into the engine d Tom and the do tor guided by Peggy carried Nr Drury into the train Ihe doctor wad Hx I his leg temporirtly so they started off rn ourn o t c ast ti Ihrs was lI1e tinil ehance The hors was running t lastest ini the locomotive was at its highest sp el and Im st up with the horse Then it pissed the horse I veryone hegtn to cheer sie ut e gy clappe h h nls w o e tn h won in spite o t t h I happened 'Ihey immediately rushed Mr Drttry to the loeal roomrng house as there was no y were else to gy The doctor then set to work Iom and Peggy yyirtel outsile for mn us hrnk em w a ou e w he J How could they haye gotten aong without you asked Peggy Oh shucks Ieggs anyone could haye done that said Iom blushing Peggy kneyy better 'Ihey yyent to gel some lunch and then returned to er Itther Ihey foun tm sitting up nl ee ing quite we Pe rushed to e ratoe Iom dientknow wettrts moye rn firther or not Vlr Drury be konel to htm ind said 'Iom my boy forgrye me I ye had you yy rong all th time Ihe doc to h s been yep arning to me m sorry r my ietitns toward yott and I de think my daughter Peggy knows how to pick them and he wtnked at her Peggy and 'Iom knew they hal won 'Vlr Drttry turned hrs head the other way o Je k eyy yy it was going on ine Ile eIllleI'el2eI softly to himself lots Hfysttxc s 4 RETURN OF THE OIL LAMP y ltst eeeile Crram did no r e the idea but there rust was no use arguing with thase younger felks She had to spend the winter in town This idea was all against her eonstitutron She certainly was capible a tn ea e o ers er ht nt she got up eyery morning at nye oelock ind e me ht Ieens and the pig' te m ther belore her had managed without t ase molern ways But her worr ine, daughter Vlartha and her husband and chrl dren belreyed y ith the tires of th ear wlal y were that Gr m had better eome their h use in town Ihe pig which had been clutryated from a sque king infant to a grunting olel sow was butchered and put tn cold storage ani Crram elosed the farm till summer But Gram wasnt gorig to depend wholly on her aughters faintly e a ie r about th use lights they haye tn town But Ciram was a pretty p rtrcular nttle lady o sh pa k el her oil lamp She was not going to depend on the pushing of a little button to I eht up a room Bu Grim wis in for a shoek lNyt ory e se e mu tr the yy hole ro uni but there were no glass chrnr n ys to be washe anl this m ant more time to be ttsed tn keeping th house spotless e ehtlelren ef Nlartha were nite ehrl Ir t t the Iours they ept n it wis e0 or stormy t co mth t iram scurrrel around doing the dishes th n mbel the st s str nrye rl Iam as sh t y r r lays ilee yent it 'KGS T 'ie 'T '-7 U THIS Sli RITIS 'I PM ' 1 ' A . 2 fr I ' n' '. well. 'h 'S A 1 . I 1' - ' 1 , Oh, , I It vas at . I--1 d. ' 'f r l'Ie- ,Kj ' K ' , , h, r ' e , e F' , -. ' 5 'ly 4' 5. A r? l' i ' - ' ' sl I--17Ir1i,h. , V A .y ' L, an .rr r te' g -f- f ht rf. any nr, .J ' 3-gg? -I ' ' at ' ' led ktl ' c 'e ' A . SI ' and Iyer ff , I I , H h , K, , A , Y Y' 3 . ' 3' ' ' ' ' ' an 2 ' - I e i r ' ' : . ' 1 '- ' -V' . y ' t : '. ti '1 ' , I , ' I I they' '- . ' . - ' ' - to ag. . h y' g f r h I Ame. T ' ' I- A P I I ' ' . ' ', ' e ' 1 is ' ' ' V' ' K P .1 Q ' I ' ' ' ' I mln as the locomotive came in sight of the finish IOWIIUA il he hens were Sold I0 J nflilhbof and .I m , Ptgy I' d er A 'ith I ' 'Z . , , . i y'. Th' tra' ad ' ' , ' f .ll har , d .' ' ,y She h d y. J ' ,. ' ' Y - . P ' ' f a ' r . s . y'I ' ' ' ' e. ' 'I I I ' I' . .I .t t ' . Tx . ht y lid It I K - . I rg II. III- ' ' ' I lid then lights fI,sh in and on- I I light is-1 an .rr Th ' It I lyk, , h HH ggy I hu M tyrr - I - fr re- t tive if -ter th: n'e. T 'I' ' 'h-h- e 'I If '- ' . ' . r . I' c , It wfs on one of hes: ld Ar, ts hat ' ' 2 ' - eli 1 hir. as the cIo:k uck V - r .1 H c' I ' I . I' . V' fu with her tai p, , e lid e 'e y' night. In '. 3 '. ' 1 ' ' he e. fel y to hel at night. not w'.'t

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I BR but ytert withholding tommtnt polrttly And that young tyterp hoping to get some thing ytrth that yttapon Xlr Turntr ptr mitttd hrmstlt to pity tht boy slightly rttlt htlort noon Nr lurntr rta r Q in his room htird tl1t sputttrrng and bang ing motor of tht old truck ht l1ad notrttd in tl1t barn At ltast he prtsumtd rt yy1s tht trutk bttaust btlort ht rtrthcd tht vyrndotx rt had tlrsapptared -Xlout an hour lattr l1t heard ht o trutk purlrng norsrly into tht yard tx ytrs lurking loudly tht krtchtn door bangtd an Vlrs Blanthardes txtrttd yorce Camt to his tars as sl1t bustltd out of doors Ht glanctd out of the urndost Hrs wandtrrng gaze fo tustd suddtnly He startd He continued to start Ht hnally sank onto tht bed shocked Ind rncrtdulous l1t llanthardts yytrt novt b1tk rn t krtthtn and Nlrs lurntr htard Abt s yortt lou rn his triumph saying An yyhtn l srot l1rm r vtas ntar t vtoo ro1 didnt knots ythat to do with hrm so l rust ltlt hrm and camt here to get the truck Ht s 1 ottr ttn pornttr nd rt to somt driggrn and lrftrn r lurntr yt1nttd to htar no mort t rt and st ktd tt tht yvrndovt 1 g ying in tl1t rtar of tht tr lhtn l1t b gan to prtk Nt BAD EYES Nrnt star old Johnny Rottrs frarl body sttmtd dytarftd as ht stood btfort tht mas sytntss ol t1t 'ng trty hoo but 1 g t .1 timid st' tonstrous thltl lroha1 on rttount ol tl1t rmmtnstly tl1rtk glassts It rt r 1 mt rnto ont tltyortl ol l1t1uty Ht sy lktj through tht largt tntrante hall t n t pr t lkfklkkk K L ftlllh U n11ny of tht tragrt tttnts rn hrs lrfttrmt stttl1 19 tht dtath of hrs father thrtt ytars ago taxing rm tn his luxury rccustomt r11t1t1tr ptnnrltss in 1 tyorld of trtdrtors t sttmtd to llllll that tytr srnt tl1tn rits lortunt had shadoyttd thtm Hnally 111 1 ttmpt to pay off thtrr dtbts thty h ti s thtrr homt and against tl1trr ytrshts hm t mt to lryt rn New York City vyhtrt hrs nr 1th r thought sht mght be able to End xyr k lhrt yt 18 tht rtason vthy sht hrd not s yrr i l1rm to sthool tod1y A softtntd look camt oytr tl1t prrn rptt s iatt as l1t looked oytr lohn s prptrs ml rs srgntd l1rm to .1 room lht ttathtr had bttn informed rtgardrng hrs sloyyly failing yt srght and therefore she gate hrm a stat ntrrtr tl1t front and tht vyrndous Bttause of hrs 1 rtnty h n tlt t1ttr1 1lltl1l lor ht proytd .1 brilliant stholrr lhrs txtr1 1tttntron aroustd much grttttr rt n1tn ont b1y rn l71I'KlCUlJl' ltontrtl 'Vl1lons than rn many of tht others for nt1t hal thrs eccen rc Bad Lyts atqurrtd m1rt 1ttt-ntron but also had taken erstly tht 1 n11r s rn tht tlass which long t httn 'Vlrlons pride rn unrtr y Iypt nrt ht shoyt td h s drslrkt of Johnny ythcmtntly s t yyho tggt rs cassma ts on storn Johnny and to t1ll 11m B d tts Vthtntytr Johnny stumbled rn reading or n t tt tt 1 ll ho t to stout 1rss no 1at s 1 m1tttr d s 1 somtthrng C ant you rtl is days yytnt on lto had mort ottasrons to s tak t1t l1trn words tht mrstry t7l5Ll nny h tff t upo hrs t t stu t Sth oldays yytrt tl grossing torturt or hrm Johnny long d to ht hrtk homt 1ttt rd n1 l nr tt h s triyral trou 1lts t pl1yvrot1nd to Johnny t rtttss tt a re r or t or thtrt tht thrldrtn yej uny at h o I rr 1 stt 1 nns stumblt for th ball intl 11 rnt1 ft rntt rtrt torn tlot 1 s lo look doytn 1 IFNKKQIQ 'lX','I,X'.'Y Slfi 'lllli Slyfxk l:l'7' ' -'ff-. , ' l' h' . d 'tl A l' ' 'V ' l. '. 'dnx 1 , ' .C . l 1' E A' - '- ' - ' I ' A - ' 1 ' ' .rn ' s 1 U. ' O! 1 I, ,' , t, 3 jyyd - ' t- s s ' s 1 st - s 1' - 4 V x - A v , 4 vw , , h 'h K C ' f' 1 . 1 i 'sr . 1 1 - - t ' ld r ' i' 5 ' 1 i i' l ' U Cl - ' ' - deff 3 was give a lit ' '. . . ' ion 'rw 1 - 1 f .- ' th- ' 7 -' f- il V E A t I - N d ' ' rest: ' ' t in ' rj ' J . A t ,l ' e-'t ' 1 ' tht ' d tdfl r A h ' I' 1 , E V ' ' V ' V f only' , ' t 2 ' ' - t li l I ' ml l tell YOU- I wk h5f'l1t-s . k' ' ' ' ' V hal M ' N ' i' ' X H' l eo was not. as a rule. . lj ' ' l res' .Ll ' 1 ' ' ' tt et an- , ., Q ' ' , ,, , , otl1er look at tl1e beautiful, enormous buck Il W. ht , , ,,d ht 1 K lt ,U lf ' 1 1 ' trek. . , .K y' -' A ti Htrtltggtr I-yg' nrt. '474 lou 'l it netssary' 1 get 'l1ser tt le arl to see it. lf ' ll l ' rds such as, XX'l t - . - . Ba lfyte , you l lrncl or ' - ' f I ' ' nd? fl ll -ps t yy 2 ' g - ' . ' . I, hv A - jf 1 f 'I ' ' 1 '..t '11 .loh ' 'd an t ei n f 'yf' .t' 'l'l'f'jse l 'ld'n, ll' f - K ' .J '-' 'l tt-it ' ' V -'ff -' A - i el J lly he d' tt wish to worry' 1is other 'ith who 1. whfl travnsftrr fd his face A ' Th, cb Y J VM A ' g :te t turf. l' ' 1, - s ' . ' ' Zi ' ' ' ' pia' Q ed antl l.e glo ':d .t Ning tt, the principal s ofh'e and sat rigidly' i tht' Joh I' 1 3 , f fl I ' t tht- th rr la fort' th' desk while the in'rpal in' s . d 'A h ' le.. 'A ' ' 'el him 'l l1' interview b wht ut .1t his rival struggling to get up lrom tl1.'