Wethersfield High School - Elm Yearbook (Wethersfield, CT)

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une once more but what a dnfferent une' Vermonts grxppmg rugged wmter had strengthened and hardened and beautlfled both the appearance and the soul of the dog who but a year ago had been ready to dxe Her greatest w1sh was to repay those who had done so much that she mxght enjoy herself She watched the baby Bab wlrh tireless eyes when ever that watch was gxven to her une a tnme of cool green grass and t1nklmg brooks of lazy after noons and restful mghts what marvellously glorxous weather to go plcmckmg The place chosen by the Danas was Ideal a thlck grove through whxch ran a sun spotted brook and 1n the center of whlch was a tmy mossy clearmg a gem of perfection as a pncmc spot In the mlddle of the mormng they started Along the way the youngsters chased brxght butterflles and lagged behmd to plck the meadow flowers The older folk sat down on the moss and pme needles and talked waltmg for the truants to arrlve Babble and Sally Ann alone were m1ss1ng at lunch txme A strange occurrence Belxevmg they had hldden to frlghten them as they searched the rescue party proceeded cautlously What a long way back they must have strayed We are nearly home Do you suppose they are at home eat1ng up the fresh cookxes ln the pantry7 Sh don t talk loud they may be behmd the next IFCC They were behmd the next tree the dog stlff and growmg cold the child white and sobbxng Bits of brnght orange toad stools lay near them and a long stem protruded from the dog s mouth The lnttle gxrl told her parents rather lncoherently that Sally Ann gabbed the pltty brella out my hand dus as my was dom to eat nt There IS a partncularly beautlful spot nn Vermont It ns a deep can yon along the sncles of which grow glgantlc fragrant pme trees The deep blue of the sky and the golden brown glmt of the sun 15 all that dlsturbs the depths of the rex erently murmuring stream ln the fall the glorxous scarlet of the graceful cardlnal flower transforms the brook into a sweep of blaze In the sprung blue flag blossoms reflect the heavenly blue On the bank of thls beautnful spot the Danas have built a small log house lt ns thexr summer home And there where the Water IS coolest the pme needles thxckest and most fragrant there hes Sally Ann fanthful unto death E11 abefb Elmer 29 PAI Q IN POVERTY Pals nn poverty me and Splke l,lWlI'! two llves ID one Workm and beggm and dom the 1 e And mmm a llttle fun Poverty? What s a thmg llke that When sunshme and lov are free? What s money to me lf I have Spike And Splke has a pal luke me? Allrr Iumlefn 31 . , . . J , J - , ' 1 v ' J y - 1 ' . . . x i . . - s v 1 ' - x - v u i Q! me Q . - as 3 3 ' bi 1 1 , . . . . U ' ' s - an , 7 . . . . k l ' K . . , K . , . ' s m , .N , . 1 4 , , , 66 93 Ak . , , . . V , . ' 1 ,- n - 1 - v K k . . , . , . . , . . - u - , . .

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She wondered if Heaven were llke that The shadows deepened from rose to purple to black the stars peered out and Sally Ann alone and melancholy began her nightly vigll Over what was she watching? Over the dead past with its joys and over the future ID which she could see only pain and sorrow The present she did not thmk about it was sufficient in itself The interminable hours dragged dully by a slight breeze ruffled the leaves one by one the birds awakened and poured forth their loyous matins the scent of food was wafted out on the air the morning sounds mingled in a gentle harmonv and the sun rose The laborers came down the road whistling and singing They seemed to be very much excited about something chattering and gossipmg as they shuiiled along in the thick dust One word leaped out of their conver sation and struck Sally Ann like a tongue of flame burning its way into her memory It was a simple Word of one syllable but It was one which she had heard much m her younger days Merely the one word Barre For a moment her heart sang she forgot her mental shackles that one word rejuvenated her whole spirit Then the old pressing weight settled down once more and her eyes grew dull and lusterless An old whlte haired man stopped patted her gently mumbled a few kmd words and passed along down the road just a few words maybe six or seven but they warmed the heart of the love starved dog and bright ened her whole day The cause of all the excitement came down the road as he passed Sally Ann he glanced casually at her When he had passed a little beyond her he wheeled and walked back He stood looking at the old dog as though trying to recall something then he walked thoughtfully up the flag walk and knocked at the manse door Mrs Lancy answered his knock and for several moments they stood talking about the laborers and their only half interested in the subject under discussion and of having some thing on his mmd which he would rather talk about After a few mo ments he said I thmk I recognize the dog out front Is she yours? Do you know where she came from? Is her name Sally Ann? Yes that is her name but she doesn t belong to me She did belong to a man by the name of Dana who owned the next plantation He is dead now so she haunts this house She lsn t good for anything she is par alvzed You are welcome to her if that IS what you want I certainly do want her She IS a fine dog and I can remember what 1 fine pal she was to us when we were children Vlr Dana was my uncle I dont believe that she is really paralyzed It is probablx homesnckness that makes her behave that way Well do as you like with her If she stass around here we are going to put a bullet through her head She is an uncomfortable sort of creature to have around I wlll take her and I thank you for all your information about the laborers Good morning ' He picked his hat up from the ground where it had fallen durmg the conversatlon and walked slowly dow n to where Sally Ann lay a ghost of her former self 5 i s Q - 9 . i i 2 , 5 - 3 ' 3 3 5 V , . . - . , , ' 5 , - - ' s , . , . Q V l . v qualifications. The stranger seemed all the while to have an air of being . . . . V U - . ,, . . , . . , - V in .. - , - 7 Y ' . . , . 'i . 9 ' 5 - ' ' V as 1 Q! . V . I l 1 ' 7 s I I I ' . 1 . I . , . . . Y . V in , . .. - - . a ' I v if ' . Q. Y. . V . 4 x , 4 . , I V Y Y 1 , , 3

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FROM OUR BACK PORCH I xx xx eII just xx Int xx 15 xt? An mdeserlbable d1x, .1 day xx ho e breathless I1ours seemed purged In .1 eglornous rxotmsg sunheht 1nd seemed bloxx n on bx Cl breeze xxhxstlxng around ex enx eorner the sort of d1x xx hen mothers laugh it mud traelsed m on e1rpets and shllxe thexr elusters long 1nd xxgorouslx from xxlde flung xxlndoxxs, 1 d1x of I1opes, 1 dax of Ixfe 1 eI1x oxen bxxnnnxng xxxth unbounded htppmess 1 smqxng xxxde ex eI xxmd bloxxn qnl of 1 Ll'ly 1 d1x xn sprung I xx 1s perehed on the r11I of our b1eIs poreh 1 spot tI11t on sueh 1 dxx eoneeals romanee beneftth ex erx step Clxngxng I11pp1Ix to 1 post 1nd xncxdenttllx ll2lIICI'llI'1Q the color of mx 11eket bx 1 pile streik of dustx xx hlte punt I flung mx he1d b1ek 1nd gstzed f1r up Into the blue of the kx trxxnu, to sn1teh 1 plxmpse of he1xen betxxeen the rushxneg elouds A bud seemmglx ehxnnmg mx mtentxons xx'I11stIed doxxn tI1e futxhtx ot sueh 1n 1tten1pt 1nd then slxntxne the eloud txps sme me 1 pxeture of xxI11t I1x bex ond lresentlx I he1rd the pttten of soft psldded feet I 2l'1I1LCd doxxn xx.11d 1 dog He looked up trxendlx xx legged hls matted, brxxr entmgled tnl xxlggled 1 d11Ix mud e1Ixed nose then I1e trotted ofI Iexxmg mud trselxs on tI1e NK1llx behmd hxm Pu teross muddx geardens elothes Innes hxngmg Ioxx trom tnltxnxg poles xx txed 1Ioft thenr d1mp burdens the multx eolored bsmners ot xx ash dlx G1p1ng ehlmnexs xx atehlng the last of xesterdax s ram trxekle doxxn LIIFIKSOFIIL gutter plpes yearned II1 xaxn for 1 glimpse of the bubblxng puddle xx Inch mxrked tI1e f1n1I dest1n1t1on of the ghstenmq drops Onee 1g:1m I Ioolxed up mto tI1e fstthomless depth of atmosphere The elouds st1II sxx ept malestxeftllx onxx ard So bxg and grmd so far bex ond thus pettx Ixttle xx orld so r1n mx thoughts I g1xe xent to 1 prolonged sxgh So lnsplrmg I suddenlx tllted b1eIxxx 1rd In one breith taklng, n1oment the renlx muon xx 1s xxolentlx brought to me th1t b1cIs porch rixllngs p1rt1cuI1rIx outs xxere nex er n11de to support 1 person xnsp1red xxxth 1n uneontroII1bIe sense of ahxeness Clugxxnned I5 I xx 1s I p1used for just one gI1nee lbout me before sgolng Into the house Softlv there Issued through 1 nelghborxng xxmdoxx the song of the hour Cuckoo' Cuekoo' I rushed H1 1nd 9l1I11I'l1LLl the door behind n1e I ON El INESS It s xerx qulet xn the house W hen ehxldren don t eome home 1t 1 The d1x groxxs stxller fI1'll'l x mouse fhe birds 1nd lone xxlnds e1II And txxo old people bx the flame T1IIx of d1xs xx hen ehxldren eame Inf rlum Sum t '.IS'- '. . ' ' -- . , K f K 7 K s e e . t , , , v,..- ,. , . . ,, . ' K . ' K. . 4 Q' , .' f - Y - 1 v-K K' -K 1 . I k k . L 1 't ' - ' ' . .':z .' . . . . . e e, . . . ' e , e e 1 1 Q . . ' ' .. K K , K .. , ,, K .K , ,K , , K . . . . , K. - :Q . ' ' fa 1- . x . 4' x x , , , ., -,. ,., . , K . . , . ., . K I .,- - f 5 1 m- f . ' 4 ,. , . K. . . . , I . K L 1 L . . . , V -K ' ' ' 1 ' . K . .K . . . .K .K K V K,, . . K, 1 K . K . K . ,, . .. ',, . , . ,, ,, K , , K ' L 1. . 1 1 - 1 ' 4 1 ' k .. .. y ww 4 . 1 , , Kr ,- 1 . ll, , , , ,, . . . ,, , , , . Q1 1 1- ' . .. . JI.