Wells River High School - Chatterbox Yearbook (Wells River, VT)

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Though the grounds were very beautiful, the maiden was not happy. Day after day she climbed the stairs to the tower and looked out onto the broad hills many miles away where she had once lived. Nebuchadnezzar noticed her moodiness and wondered about it. Finally he asked her to explain her sadness and she told the king that she had always lived in the green hills and valleys when a young girl and that she was very lonely because she was away from them. Now King Nebuchadnezzar was a clever man and so right away he called together his famous landscape gardeners and told them of his plans. Many skilled workers were hired and a few years later the plan was completed. It was called the Hanging Gardens and was very large and wonderful. Shaped somewhat like a pyramid which rose in terraces it was planted with trees, shrubs and flowers. The gardens were intended to imitate a hill. The young queen spent many happy hours in her garden and used to wander in and out of the large masses of flowers. Indeed, she never grew tired of the sparkling fountains and the little squirrels and never again felt lonely. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon is one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. —Audrey Bidwell ’44 THE HERO Jerry sat excitedly on the bench with the coach and other football players, watching his team get a licking. There were only a few more minutes to play, and the team was tiring fast. The score was 19-17, in favor of the opposing team. The whistle blew for time out. Jerry trembled. He knew he was going onto the field just as soon as the coach gave the word. The team depended on him. If he didn’t go in, the game was lost. He must not let the team down; he must keep his cour- age. What if he stumbled as he went onto the field? His girl had said, that if he didn’t do his best, she wasn’t going to the 7

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EMPLOYER, I thought, “Is this the way all girls feel when they are about to be interviewed for their first job?” —India Brock ’40 BILL JENKINS Bill Jenkins was a trader From a Massachusetts town To the men he brought tobacco To the women, a jeweled gown. He wras fearless and a fighter He was thoughtful, kind and good And ’twas in the Boston harbor That his ship at anchor stood. One morning bright and early Ere the sun had risen high Bill hoisted sail and started East Mid farewell and goodbye. The wind was blowing favorably The sky was clear and blue The sailors talking cheerfully, said “In ten days we’ll be through.” The sailor in the nest cried out, “Ahoy a sub ahead.” A bang, a smash, a cry of pain Alas, and, but nuf said. —Elinor Rowden ’43 A STORY OF BABYLON A long time ago when the world was yet young, Nebuch- adnezzar was very lonely. He lived in his beautiful, immense castle in Babylon. The king traveled much and was well educated. One day he went on a journey to Media in the hills. He visited all the people that he ruled and among them met a young girl. They became well acquainted and soon he took her back to his castle to become his queen. 6

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(lanee with him next week. He was going to keep his nerve and show them just what he could do. He would not fail his teammates. It was up to him. If he made a fool of himself he would be laughed at the rest of his life and people would shun him. Hut he was not going to make a fool of himself, Jerry vowed. He was going to keep a stiff upper lip and do what he could. “The time has come”, thought Jerry as he heard the coach, beside him, muttering excitedly to himself. Jerry’s knees had “Shaking Palsy” and his heart was beating almost 140 times a minute, lie thought he was going to faint. That would be the last straw. If he fainted, he would commit suicide, he promised himself. Hut the time had come. Jerry heard the coach giving last-minute instructions to one of the players. Then tersely, the coach whispered, “(let in there, Jerry!” And with his heart turning cartwheels and his knees threatening to buck, Jerry, the water boy, went onto the field, pushing the water wagon ahead of him. —Louise Hooker ’42 SOL ET VENTUM Glim sol et ventum habebant pugnam quod ventum dicebat eum esse fortior quam sol. Breve tempore, aura dicebat unum quem posset facere hominem abicere suam togam esse fortiorem. Aura spirabat, sed homo non amandabat suam togam quod erat frigidus. Sol lucebat et homo fiebatur calidus et abiciebat suam togam. Persuadere est melius quam cogere. —Jean Lanphere ’42 8