Wethersfield High School - Elm Yearbook (Wethersfield, CT)

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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.

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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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MISS CARTOIN RUNS A BOARDING HOUSE Well here we are, ready to start on our adyenture, Mary The plaee looks fine, doesn t rt' Miss Dean looked admnrmgly at the pretty eottage nn front of whneh she had stopped her car Yes returned her eomplnlon, a thin capable looking w omln half hidden by the many yahses ln the rear of the ear This ehangc IS going to be a wonderful rest for both of us let us hurry with these bags now We haye so mueh to do before tomorrow The tyvo women, Miss C lrton ind Nliss Dean, were hbrarllns ln a large clty Tired of books they had deended that this summers vaeatron was to be an adyenture as yy ell as a rest for both of them The pair had taken a fairly large cottage at a popullr beach and were planning to take boarders, only girls whom they knew well The remainder of the day was spent in cleaning and fixing up the cottage, since their boarders would arriye the next afternoon The time passed quiekly and before the busy ladies realized rt, the first car had arrived, closely followed by another The two cars brought mne girls We re not all here yet, called the driver of the first ear, .1 lively nr who seemed to be the leader of the group Mollie and her gang are su on the road I don t understand, said the bewildered Miss Ctrton There were on y ten girls planning to eome You see, Mollle s cousms are WlSlIll'lg her She didn t want to miss the vaeation, so she s brmglng them alons, Then there s a eouple of girls from the ofhce VCR didn t think you d mmd she explained notnelng the blank expression on Miss Carton s face We thought ten would be a eomfortlble number for the eottage The sleeping qulrters Don t worry' lbout that It ll be all right a stout girl assured her We don t mmd being erowded Peggy here can sleep on a couple of ehms She s rlther slim Is thlt so' eame blek leg I guess that would be a good stunt for you l'lClX,YK enghts 'ylieht be good for reduelng When do we eat9 interrupted Madge l171ly stretehmg herself on the poreh I had only 1 SIDdWlCl'l before stlrtlng and this salt nr sure has pepped up mv appetite lXeyer saw you when your lppetite wxsnt pepped up declared leg A sandwich' You ate three qual ters of the lunch The rest of the girls arrryed soon explaining that thev had had a flit ure on the way Ut course, none of us knew a thing about nt, so we wanted until some fellows took pity on us ind fixed the ture We found out th1t they re SYIXIIILI it this beach too Oh were going to haye a peaehy time, and all the boarders agreed Sunday passed rather quietly, to the satnsfletmon of the two boarding house mlstresses It was only the beginning' A hectic week followed, in whlch the ladies concluded two things nrst that summer boarders came to the seashorc only to eat, secondly that in a young girls mmd a cottage bumlt for twelye could easnlv ac eommodate twenty if necessary 'f ry , V , V V , , . . , . ,,, . . . T 1 . L , , V - - . f' , H , , . . . - V V . - , . , . , . . ,, . . . , V .- s st . -, V V . V V - X . . I . 4 I VV . V, V V V V ' ' ' ., A 1 I '. - ' ' 1 , , . . , . V V ,V . . e . . . . t V V V , - V, ,- r . - , , V L V ' K , V rr s V s, - i - , . I ,, . 'll Q. V V, s - -Q .V I . . 5 ,, V! is A v- h I V Y 5 . , . . 1 , ' . s 4 7. . . X . , . Y , . ,, . . 1. V . V . , , .V V , V - , , . - VV . , . . . . K . .T. .V V V - V, - V - . V . . V, V V - 7 I 1 X V . . s V, . 1 -A ,V V VV VV -V, f . , . , . , 1, 1 ,. , . e . . . . ,, , V V Vs V , - n .. A I . e . ,, , . . . 7 Vs s ' , V V , - . Q , . . . ,, . . . . - V , , . . . e e e ' . , .. . E - ,V V1 V - s ,V s V V V V , V , V. . 1 I . . , .V - V , V X - 1 X , K .. . . . . K , . V . I . , V V 'A T ' V s s V V V , . . , . , V . V . V V 1 K . . , . . i - Vs . . . . . V s V , . - V s V V . e t ' - V s V 1 . . . , . . . V V - . n ' k , V V - V