Wethersfield High School - Elm Yearbook (Wethersfield, CT)

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Thanh you aceepted me Id be glad to XX hlle at luneh ane found out that Susxe had some good prrnelples under her xerx bold front She also dxseox Cl ed that she xxas not the only one that had the mnsfortune of bemg foreed to leaxe sehool and throxx aslde her ambltlons to xx ork ln an ohaee Thev patted on the street to go ln SCIYIFIIQ xx ays for Susle hwd an appomtment Ind 1ne xxanted to do her mothers e111nd XX hen she got back Jane found that she xxas the nrst to neturn from luneh The ofhee xx as qulte deserted Presently the door opened md a young man mme m anes eyes folloxxed hum 1dlx as he humped oxtr the counter xx r1t1ng a ITICSSIQC As he handed lt to her she glanced oxer the serayyled words It xx as the strangest message that had ex tr been handed oxer the eounter Thls IS what If sud CPILIN 'IHF CASI-I RILGISTLR II YOU SCREAWI II.I DRIII YOU She stlfled a ery and found herself looklng lnto the Shining barrel of 1 rex olxer In that tense moment the most tnxltl thmgs stood out before her There vxas a chek and anes staff hand moved to the regxster She groped blxndly for the keys The draxxer sprang open Jane handing the bllls across the desk found her gaze on a paekayje xxhxeh her fingers brushed Wntlm mcredlble sw1ftness she yxas squeezmg It together betxx een tense young fingers, the next moment a Cloud of something red filled the room and Jane was runnmg p1st the Cl'1Olill1f., and gasping bandlt mto the brrght noon sunhght Help' she crled xxnldlx Help' Help' baclx agam at her desk saxx the bandxt led off IH custody It s all due to that red pepper sud 'me to herself Toxxlrds closmg tlmt vxhen she xxas stralghtenlny, up her desk t luxe the oihee manager etme to Jane xxmth ll xxord of appreclatlon I yust xx ant to tell you that xxe appreelate your eo operatnon Vhss Deane he sand I-Iereafttr your pax enx elope mll hold an extra ten dol lars an honest return for honest serxlce She hurned home xxlth her good nexxs Nlrs Deane lxstened to her story wlth amued ex es But I mn t understand 1bout the red pepper It xx as xxhlte mustard seed I wanted 1 pound Mustard seed' repeated ane but you xxrote red pepper Thar s what I bought Here s the xerv slip Mrs Dune toolx xt XVell yxell' So I d cl she exclalmed Mot mer send 1ne xxnth an adormg smnle you are snnplx prtceless F11 alzrfb MarI.a4l1lar1 29 Allxx Haskell 'Wnss Buck vxnll you please repeat xxhat you sand' I couldn t hear you Csbdlfflfff' Burk fafter talkrng about five l'l1lI'll.1ICSJ Oh that ls all rlght I lux en t said my thing xxorth xx hxle yet .. ,, X .. , ,, ,, . 5 J . . . J , . . v V ' ' ' Y Y . . 1 ' ' ' h . A ' '. H I . . J. . . A , ' . . . 74 I 'I . . I , 1 I ' if . J ' , K. , ' ' , 6 ,s g , ' ' , I v - L y k- .. , , - 4 - . , A , , . . , - . . ,, - , s -' fl ' ,- , , . . , J . . . V Y Y 1 . ' t 9 -' ' L . , , . , R . L ' 1 7 - 4 ' A .. ,, - - .. ,, . Y 'n n n The crowds, headed by two pohcemen, poured 1nto the ofhee. Jane, Y . r Y . . Y .. , , ,, 4 . , . J. . V. ' , ' s Y - V ' ' . . . K , . . k ' , o s vs 1 1 - -, I 1' y ' ' . . - ,A .. s -'s s V' y r A' ' ' u N y 1 I V - s 6 1 . ' ,, e 4. Q-at - ,, I .. V Y . ,U . . J , . .. , r , V - ,, .. I I ,, - I Y. A - ..7 Y - Y . , - , - . , . , U L ,, Z X H , , U , ,. ' . . , . ' . V ' ' . v ' V v ' y

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two ounces of tumernc one of cloves teaspoon red pepper pound of brown sugar pound of mustard send that s nt Wrnte nt down sand ane or I shall be sure to forget nt And nf you expect me to eat that pnccalnlln don t put nn too much red pepper Red pepper? repeated Mrs Deane looknng up from the slnp of paper on whnch she was vsrntnng Oh no of course not One pound of Here gnve nt to me Ive got to hurrv Im later than usual now glancnng at her vnatch but what s the dnf? ane snatched nt from her mother and rnn off saynng good bve over her shoulder When the car came nt vx ns quntt crowded and Jane dropped nnto the one vacant seat wnthout notntnng nts other occupant But nn a mnnute she became awart of funt murlled sobs and she savx that her seat matt was crynng behnnd a wtt handkerchntf Although jane was bntter she was knnd hearted She bent over nnd whnspered gently You mustn t do that What nf you had lost your job? came the small choknng vonce ane felt exceednngly foolnsh The person besnde her was no young gnrl She must have been snxty Oh Im sorry apolognzed jane But xou wnll wear yourself out crynng I know nt sand the woman but I just realnzed what I have lost I have learned that I am not to be re elected as 1 teacher another year I am to be retnred on a pensnon Stnll remnnded ane you wnll be through wnth the grnnd But I lnke the grnnd protested the other wnth a lnttle smnle It ns my job My work ns as much 1 part of me as my heart and hands Oh my dear some day you wnll realnlc that sour work whatever nt be where cver sou are ns your lnfe Yes murmured Jane She sprang up pressnng the bell I must leave you here Goodbye ane s heart suddenly thrnlled to the joy of lnvnng The unhappy face of the woman nn the car haunted her It somehow took the edge off her own bntterness Other people had thenr troubles too The mornnng passed as usual but Jane seemed to find new nnterest nn the telegraph blanks handed to her A boy dashed nn very collegnate looknng and smart jane laughed softly as she read hns message Dad wnre me some dough Dead broke N0 money for a hanr cut A grave well dressed man came nn and filled out blank after blank only to tear them up Fnnally he handed jane one An unaccountable mnst blurred her eyes as she read nt It sand Your father not expected to lnve Come at once Uncle john Jane wnnknng back a tear looked up to see Susne Small passnng her desk on her way to lunch Susne paused then asked hesntatnngly Couldn t you eat lunch today wnth me Mnss Deane? Jane was greatly surprnsed at the nnvntatnon as she always ate alone nn a drug store She had always felt herself a lnttle above the rest of the gnrls And to go wnth Susne of all persons Susne who chewed gum and used the latest slang But somehow she couldn t refuse a 1 n Y ij n - nn , . 1 . ,, . . ,, - U . . s v - . M , . , . ,, , . u n - - . - , - - - ff nn v T . , , . ff - - s n 1: 3 ' , ' 1 - ff 1 - U w f , . J 1 y - , , , ' ,. ' , . ' , . . , . s V ' - v - s . , , . ' ' , t - H ' , ' - . . Q - ff n sy , . ff - - an I - - . , . u r ax - 11 Y - s a - , N ' as cr - an V- u - - a s ' ' - 4 . . . ,, u - an - rf - - - nn f s s J , . - u ' - nn - - - mr ' 1 a ' . 4 . , ' - r r , n A 1 , 1 1 1 ' - ns s f . ' ' u an I - er , . , . an J , . . . . I . . , . 9 . Y . - . , . . ,, . , . . , . . - n 9 ' n . . . ,, . rn , . 1 1 ' ' ' u y ' a n - ' an , . 7 v x . r

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TWILIGHT AND EVENIING BELI When day stlll llngers but some few stars begln falntly to plerce the Lenlth then It IS twlllght Then IS there .1 hushed sweet beauty dlpplng from the sky Then IS there peace ln the world The splrlt of the swlftlx approachlng nlght IS tantallzlng mvsterlous vxlth IIS drooplng darkness Thus at thls falr tlme of day a certaln xagraney of splrlt often compels us to go forth ln search of rest for weary mlnds The world before us sllps gently from one costume to another as faster and ever faster the sun gathers up IIS tralllng rlbbons of llght Then appears ln the vest the nevl moon as dalnty as 1 frost flake and far more lovelx IS she rldes the sea of nlght tovtlng a sllver star Softer deeper grow the shadows and as the llghts of heat en are llt one bv one so the llghts of earth shlne out The xery calm of the stars IS awe lnsplrlng The sky IS so vast so vast that for onee we reallze hovs puny IS Man howl small the earth As darkness hugs stlll more eloselv a melancholy feellng seems to overspread the world Perhaps If IS the anxletx for the sun s return Perhaps If IS the fear of the eves of the dark T e nlght has a thousand eves And the day but one But the llght of the whole world dles Wltll the settlnls, sun THE HEART 0F SAI LY ANN A long l1Ly june day had ended ln the bflgllt glow ot the sunset Sally Ann sat starlng across the blossomlng eotton flelds just as she had strange spell for three years The negroes sald that she vms ha nted bv exll splrlts and thev sent thelr Wltbh doetor to eure her but ln reallty the spell was homeslekness that elutehlng hand whlch eltehes those far from home A traln drew up nolslly before the rlekety log statlon A slngle per son deseended and the traln jarred on The stranger gaved about and 1fter standlng undeelded as to whlch dlrectlon to take he strode down the road away from the manse before whose gates 51C Sally Ann Sally Ann ralsed her ewes for .1 moment and 1 half lnterested eager look eame IDIO them then the blank xcarnlng wlstful LKPFCSSIOD agaln settled llke .1 Benda mask ox er her faee Every move she made and she mowed only to and from the house meant an hour or two of searchlng paln Sometlmes an CXPYCSSIOD llke that on the faee of 1 drownlng man eame lnto her eloquent eyes In those moments the polgnant agony was unendurable She longed for the aerld pungent perfume of the breakfast flres the spley green eoolness of the plne woods and most of all she longed to see once more the famlllar faces of her old frlends ln her natlxe Vermont She dreamed of her llfe when she had been small Agaln she romped ln the fragrant hay fields agaln she felt the cruel yet satlsfylng blte of the gale drlven bllzzard agaln she smelled the bltter odor of the fall leaf plles blazlng hlgh and she WlI'lCCd vxlth paln I a 4 V - ,y Y , , ' - . , 1 h ' Y Y I , .7 . . Y K . -I I ' . I v g , ' r v V ' H , a ' I 7 . '. . A D I ' rf lil ' 1 I V 7 . . ,, L Y 1 -O. '29, N J ' ,, K V - V V , s l ' , ' s Lf -1 I . . i y . been slttlng when the sun had rlsen. She had been under the power of Cl .' ' ' . ' . Ve. , '- nf U Q . 4 F- . U 1 - ' l , I if I Y i Q x V . i-.T . , E . I yn T 1. . S , . ' I . . ' 1 . y . . . . ' 1 ' 'fs . Q -' , ., ' l. , ,' I. ' X, ' sl VI 'Y is - A . - . i . . x Q Q . Y K i ' g my I V x ' K 1 T U - . , . . k , - Q -