Western Oregon University - Yearbook (Monmouth, OR)

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THE N ORM FOURTEEN 1913. If I cant Who can? Deceit. No one exceptinl a soothsayer. One dwells not far from here, in Coos County. 111 call her. 1913. No, no! The pabulumof these mental Mrs. WlinSlOWS its not to my liking. . . Vanity. Why not? Surely you cannot expect a dlsastrous future. 1913 lsomewhat mollifiedl. Perhaps not. Deceit. Good. The Sayer of 800th is already here. lOpens 1.1 door and lets in the Sayer 0f Soothl The future, please, Without . ado, this, charmim maid would know. . . Sayer 0f Sooth. Ah! lProduces a large glass marblej My crystal tells all things. But--the money in advance, if you Will be so kind. 1913. I have none Undicatmg Povertyl. - . Sayer 0f Sooth. Remember you carft buy futures on credit as you can. groceries. However a little mortgage on your future happiness Will answer. lProduceR a document and offers it to 1 913' with. pencilj 1913. Nay, no mortgage. Sayer 0f Sooth. A small price, believe me. Vanity. Balk not at such a trifle. a 1913. Very well. IWeam'ly signal There. Now for the future. - Sayer 0f Smooth Eputting document away cavt'efullyl. Heed all' I :say. ' EPROPHECYJ And so, fare you well. May your dreams be peaceful. lEacz't. 1913 Iangm'lyl. Of What avail are all these words? I know even less than before and What little happiness I might expect to have is mortgaged and no longer mine own. EDeceit and Vanity laughj Ay, laugh! tTWas you andl you iwith accusing index- fingerJ that councelled my worse than foolish act. False friends, both. Away! See that your treacherous feet seek not my thres-- hold again. Deceit Uaughingl. Adieu! , Vomty . Edittol. May your voyage to Oblivion be pleasant! EShort pausej

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N , , NTHIRTEEN , THE NORM mm . With th ' 7 Lu! slinky, me .9111 How? 1913. You intend to stay? 509mm. Sorrow. Until the end-until the shadows creep down. from the mountain tops and darkness spreads its ebon Wings 07er all the world for you: and night comes on, bringing its silent spaces wherein the aching past by stinging memory presses. forth the ., Wtears that flow in an unseen rivulet to Wash away the stands of '3331 '3-l 3!be hope. N-ow shalt thou know the bitter taste of teardrops that 3. U33; t i; ii . . . m l l W im 1,1er stream from eyes. Whlch can not plerc-e the gloom of approachzmg . mm 3 mm may the futurebe 5.5-3 c wiv'llLi ll ftp, . eternity: . . . . . ' ! ' aw lm- mm M Ambztwh tsarcastwallyl. Wlth sruch frlends at hand, 1t were useless for me to tarry. Fare you well! tEm't. 13m 1.3. w! 4; MlJVelLW .1913 U0 herselfl. Can thewlords. of Nemesis be true? I nun. .imnuml ring. Wonder! ' . m; n... n 1913? 'Ehter Fear. She holds the door Mar and motions to Cour'algej '3 Fear. Go! I rule here in your stead. .. Ml-dlh 1 l'nmestlcx. haughtlilyahd goes outj Hm fu- mm'h tubewithz . Fear Ecloses door carefully, then crosses to 1913 and places m. ywnt, Mu dqmbtjorr hand upon her m'ght shoulderJ. 1913 tshuddem'hgl. Your hands are like :ice. Fear. I am Fear. 1913 tglcmcihg up frightefhedl. And must I be a. coward too? 13'; dhrlltl'. Fear. Ay. s m dnn'z know and Gil! 1913. Alas! My one part man has. faded quite away. Means f07 uwa,rd with face in her homdsj r?.uzw :mwm-7 P113333 CURTAIN. ACT THIRD. 31'1'5333 : Scene: . The same. Afternoon of the same day. 1913 now quite 41 may rwt'il'c 313333er 4 ill, lies in bed bolstered up by pillows; her face wan cmd 15:0,W Hfrii, ham; despairing. Vanity cmcl Deceit are at her bedside. V. a hrmx' tln' mirmr. . 1913. I tell you there :is no hope. I shall die. 1 . 4. NH 3? 5,110 infill Vanity. Don,t say that. Where is. your pride, pray? ; '3 33 1' .. wtorfor'3 - 1913. 13m sure of it. ' '1... I m-lmk Deceit. How can you tell Whats goirf to happen? If you hm uh-rr' m .4011 ?! ..' and all your twenty-three members would Shout for joy. '. mm, :1: SMITH r: 1913. A mlghty shout could'not recelllJoy. She has gone to 3 3 pmiulirlflm ' Independence. tSighingJ Pm golng to d1e. . '33 ' Deceit. Nonsense. You cant foretell Whats goml to be, fee huh! u w 1: HM 5H3 I Hth' 13d. ECourage glances at 1913 who makes no sigh, then draws up did know the future no doubt your fears would prove groundless

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Airii? .4:th ' N FI FTEE'N . N THE NORM Nnv . ll h : r. ne dwellsn 1913. Here am I, once the center of a glad company. NOW Un- about me gather Infirm1ty, Sorrow, Age, with Discord sitting in $0 mental Mrs W the midst. ' Discord. You no like Tum; me no like tum; nobody no like ,um. Ugh! Fierce! 1913. In my extremity but four of all my friends remaine .hmls nut, IFeav entersj l Fem . Nay, live. 1913. Why have you come again? pleasw Fem ; To bring my associate, the Barrister. 1913. A barrister? . Fem . To draw your last Will and testament. - ' KV In advance, if m 1913. Pd' prefer to have you bring me a treatise on Nature Study; ,twoul-d be of less serious consequences. 4 cannot expect adisa 1 mm is already here if The future. ' 3. u lufflf yluxs marblel 'H'N'lel. Fea'r Eopem'hgdooH. Enter. 1 vun't buy futuresont lEnter Barrister briskly, armed with papeo and pen and ink. ttlp WftL'IliIe on .VOUIIl Goes over and btihgs table down by 1913, sits at it and u Jumum-n! and 0M begins to write huWiedly. 0n the papenl y Bawtster lwmlti'hgl. ttSound mind. . .do hereby. . .forever bequeath. . W Stages and gazes expectahtly at 1913.1 All right now; the bequests I - 1913. The What? ' . Y Bawister. The Will, the bequests, your handout to posterity. 1mm! Hu-rv. MW 1913. Must I? ' Barrister. Sure! Your' heirs are already now impatiently ll 'lII'IUI rurlfI'NNIIl- HR waiting. 1913 lstghingl. I believe I prefer a sudden death to the 'l' l natural kind; itls so much less work. ' CURTAIN. u-liu-w- nw. .mnH lu- peaceful ll: 9 ll . z UWSP words. In l 055 l mighte ACT FOURTH. l hilllPi 't 01le Scene: The same. Thiol'ty minutes later. The same characters 9 jm- uwn. film 3' fl as at the end of the preceding act awe upon the stage in l x-nu IU'iH: Mlbngft much the some positions. The Barrister has just finished n 'funliSh act. Falseyt- wm'ttng and holds up the paper, looking it over carefullyj .rnm foot $00k 0W Barmisteqm Good work! All signed and sealed and witnessed. 1913. Read it. IWULLJ . ell 4., ,,. nhlix-mn belilw 1913. Did I say all that? WJ