Wauseon High School - Chief Yearbook (Wauseon, OH)

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little daughter made. I feel bad about it. I went farther west and saw a big red house. A man came out of the door and said, 'D. T. I. late 4 hours and W3 Me don't know as there was anything funny about it but still it struck me funny. Me wen on west and south and me looked in a window. I saw a house with many bottles and a man in it. He had big silver can. He was dipping white water off of the top. He put it in a pail and carried it to the house. Me come back here then. Bear Face who had Main street spoke next. Me went in shop what said Small Man on it. I go in and see big man. I think maybe they will hurt me so I go. Me go in next shop. It said Raynard on it. I expect to see my old friend the fox but still me see one more big man in there. Me go on farther and see sign. It says The Princess, and me think maybe I see Princess Fawn Face in there but I see men falling over each other one-a piece of cloth. Once a creature came towards me very fast and I beat it. I go in next store. I smell nice things and I see small cakes. I eat some of them and then come here. Well We go back to Happy Hunting ground. I like it much better, said Bear Face. So they went back and told their people the strange things that had happened and their people were satisfied to stay in the Happy Hunting ground.

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cil meeting many times, so he said, Me know this is the place. See tree under what we held our council meetings. They all looked at the tree and recognized it. They decided that Win- nimeg was right. Then Turkey Foot spoke up and said, Say, let us look around and report what we see at first darkness, and let us meet here in this place. They made the best of their time and were back to the place by dark. Notino went South, Winnimeg went East, Ottawa went North, Turkey Foot went East, and Bear Face went up and down what is now Fulton street, but had been the main road through the forest when they were in the fiesh. They all had queer adventures about which I shall tell you. They all gathered at the tree at dark. Notino told his adventures first. They were: Me went South to my old camp. On the way I bumped into something, I looked and they were pieces of wood. They were fastened to pieces of iron and they went up and down every once in a while. They were down then. I looked still farther and saw big black monster with smoke coming out of it's head. Heap big monster I ever see and it had very long tail. It went fast like bird. The gates went up. A pale face made them move. I went on and finally I see big white face with rods on it. There were two of these. I went up to see what it was and just as I came near it something hollered like bell and I flew fast. Me went on. Me saw big light house. Me look in the window and I see strange sight. A pale face woman was in room. She got out of the chair, put her hand on the wall and a light break out in a little round glass. I think it was spirits, I watch there rest of time. Me am more superstitious, and he shook his head. W innimeg told his adventures next. Me went East. Me saw wagon painted yellow, but no horse pulling it. It had long rod up in the air. It went very fast. Me could not keep up with it so I turn back. I stop again on hard ground. I see man go to building and put bright silver cans in it. Smoke come from the top. .I go near it. It make heap big noise. I beat it. Me go above stone pathway. Me see pale boy and pale girl walking along together. I go near to them. I hear them talk. 'Will you go ?' says he. l will gol' says she. 'Don't tell your parents' says he. , 'I won't' says she. Me decide it to be private for me so I beat it. Then I come here. Then Ottawa told his story next. Men went to my old camping ground and big house was there. Me went in one door. It went down. Me went down. The door was open. Me looked in. Saw pale face woman with white cloth on her head and white apron on. Saw pale man. They wuld stoop down. One hold glass. Other pour fire water into it. They both drink then they laugh and talk and talk language me could not understand. Me, being afraid of fire water, come here. Turkey Foot told his story next. Me went to old camping place. Big house there. Me went in one room. I saw little pair of moccasins that my

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' Ghz QBpiimist Now honey, jist yo' quit yo'h crying, caus't won't help one spe'k. Why lausey chile yo' hain't got nothin' to cry foh nowhow-lan's sake! co'se Wea' po'h but jist yo' listen heah to me darlin' an' be thankful yo' haint half so po'h as thos' lazy ole good-foh-nuthin' white trash Smitherns-Co'se we Hain't got money 'nuf to tie up in a 'kerchief but mah lausey h-m right thankful foh if we had would't ah' be aworrin' mahself inta norvous protes- tations a sittin' up a watchin' 't so's no one could try to kidnap 't-now wouldn't ah ?-An' th'n 'sides, since things to eat have been asteppin' up liigha, hain't ah abeen alozin' some of dis heah splurferous fat dat ah've been agoin' to lose foh ovah foah years an' nevah got up 'nuf gumption to begin--an' here ah've been alosin' 't least three quawters of a pound 'thout any special eifowt atall-wal what sha think ah am, co'se ah know dat fgood for nuthin' Washington Brown's got a new bike an' hain't ah athank- ing mah lucky sta's jist yestahday that yo' waren't agoin' to have one to- what!--you say yo' want 'un-lausey massa hain't ah been areadin' jist 'bout a mounth ago 'bout all the axidents dat happen to those 'er two wheel- ed things an' a praisin' de Lord dat yo' was astill awalkin' on de good ole solid earth-what I-so dats what yoh're cryin' foh-wal jist yo' dry yoh' eyes an' hush up honey an' maybe one of dese heah days-when dat good foh nothin' Wash gits good an' fixed in 'n axident wif his new fangled 'cycle --ah'll jist drop ovah there an' buy it cheap foh yo'-now won'y dat be foine huh ?--but jist yo' listen heah niggah, till dat dere time comes jist yo' all be athankin' yo' luckey sta's yo' ain't got no bike to be breakin yuh bones on-yah heah mah niggah-'nthen maybe it 'lle be wif yo' an' yon bike like it was wif mah n' my teeth-ha! hal, listen honey, don't you' 'member how's ah've always abeen awantin' false teeth like massa Johns' wif?-huh-wal th' other mornin' what cha spose done happened to thos' there teeth ?. Wal she had 'em alyin' on de table side of a dish of apple pealings an' right early in comes massa n' not astoppin' to light a candle he scoops up those thar teeth right on top of the pealin's-I ah spose he done thot de as a new kind of peelin' 'vented by dat thar Luthen Burbank or what evah his name is ha! ha lj-anyway about dis time those 'er teeth are part of the insides of un of those blue blood Cor is it yellahj pigs dat massa' so 'tached to-an' heah ah be apraisin' de dear Lord dat ah still got foah whole teeth an' hain't ahavin' to bother an' be aworrin' myself clar sick atrvin' not to lose 'em-so don't yo' cry dar honey an'-lausey massa! de suns ashinin' an' my clos' hain't on the line yit. Git out of heah yo' little black niggah so's ah can git my work done !-Shoo- . RUTH ZEIGLER, '18.