Wethersfield High School - Elm Yearbook (Wethersfield, CT)

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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

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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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Poor M1ss Carton had good re1sons for the latter conclus1on Durmg the week they had many guests Each g1rl would 1nv1te a fr1end or rela uve for a dax or two, takmg It for granted that they xxere welcome Ill be glad when Sundax comes, slghed M155 Dean vxe1r1lx We tan do just as we do at home h1xe two n1e1ls Tl11t xx1ll be 1 httle rest for us Yts lgretd Nllss Carton Wouldn t lf be hne 1f tl1e g1rls xxould go to tl1e St1tt Plrk Beach for tht tntlre d1x 9 Ill spe1k to M1r1or1t 1bout ll Oh Nl111o11t tome helt 1 mmutt, s e t1lled l xx1s just t1l mg 1bout Sundlx XVhx txtl11111td Nla11o11t that s just xxh1l xxt xx t1t lllklflg about enmt x brothtx 18 gomg to 10111 us th1s 1fttr110o11 xxflth txxo of h1s chums Thex u11dt1st111tl 1h11 xxt h1xt no slttpmt, spltt, hut xxt Il1OLlQl1f that tx tould t1lt 1001118 ll xx I1 1ll1111 SIIIIOII 111111 Xt 111 tl 11t111 1111 thtx tou tl to WL ll1t txx o xx o111t11 looltttl If t1thotl1t1 1 tts 1111 bu! xx l11l ould IILX tt t Joxs L t ht mxultttl hx 1t1 , 1u111td out T1tx ll t1t 111xtl11111,, xt11t1.11ttl Nfllljllllk Ant ex Llxflllllil, 111u111bltd M ss C 11to11 x ho 1lthot1 h 1 spltnt toolx htd l11d tnough ot tooltmv 1n tht p1st xx ttl1 1t IIIIX 1l f IIC boxs xxas 111 txt11t to1 1l1t gn outt1t1 xx1t1 ll1LlI bt1th 1tqt11111t111tts thtx 111 xxt11t to 1 dmtt o11 S1lUlLl!X 111vht 'xlxss Dt 111 md Xll9S C 111011 held 1 COIISUIIILIOII Tht xx IX rlwst lvoxs of Vllll no IIOLSNII oi xx 1t1t t1ex 11t fo1111N to sttw 11111 t 1t1 tp IIII1 st1x 1e1t 111ot 1C 111 s t 'xhss lt S thssgusttdlx T nt thlts 1 1tlea Itts l11xt M lekson put up th1t H111 of l11s 111 tht b1tl1 xud Nxt toultl sleep U11CllStLll'lDCd thert md ltt tht hoxs l11xt tht sltepmg POIL Tl11s 1dea xx orl1ed out xt1x vxell At elex en o clocls thex xx trt slttpm pelttfullx 011 tht11 tots A glut of hgl lPpL.1lCLl 1t m1d1111ght IS foux t1rs tUll1LLl 11110 tht tlr1xtxx 1x Tl1t x'ou113g ptoplt found It XLIX h1rd to bt QUICK 111 sp11t ol thtlr good 111ttnt1o11s Suddtnlx ont of the boys saxx tht tent 1exe1led hx the hsghts Wfhoopee' The old l1d1ts haxe dec1ded to put us up 1n a tent ' and fOU1 boxs doxe he1dlong 1nto It Help' screamed 1 fnghtentd NOILC from xx1th1n Tl1e boxs backed OLII c1ut1ouslx looltmg hopelesslx If each other You dumb thmgs scolded e11nx Th1l must be MISS Carton Good ht1xtr1s' I ste xx htrt xxt take tl1e flrst t11 home to111or1ovx Oh Im so sorry 'xhss futon sht xpologwed 1 l1r1gt xxh1tt tlud hfurt tmerged from tht ttnt Thtst boxs 1rt so Qfllpldl TNCNCI 1111nd klllltlllll sud X11ss C IIIOI1 g1x111tg up all thought of 1 good sleep You l1oxs sletp on the po1tl1 XVe'll go mto tht house Tht sun shone brught md hot on tour xouths on Sundlx UWOYIXIDQ The1r mght l11d not bteu so des1r:1ble Kept 1xx1l1e half tht 1112l1t hx IUOSQUIIOCS tl1ex 1xx olte 1n the 111o1n1ng o11lx to find 1 hot st1tam of sun hthr pounntg doxx 11 on them . V . . Y Y I .1 1 1, . . . .. 1 1 K ,Q ' l . , 1 ' 1 1. . 'A 1 ' 11 11. 1 11 I i 1 - .1 f 1 - - 1 A Y , 1 1 . K 1 'I 1 x x I v , , 1 . rl '. , 1 1 'A1, 1 '1 1 ' 1 Qh 1. , ' 1 li' k 1 1 1J. T V ' T' x ' ' V x 1 -I '.x K' - T . Y Vx vu-1 1 . I .Qi 1 A .1 'K 1 X ' . Y 8 .1 K' lv 1-A I L 11 K 1 1 , 11 ' Ky Q 11 11 K 1 . . . ,, lh1' 1 111 1 1 the COI'I1CI', '11h le 1 g . 1 1 . X 1 1 Q1 l l 1 l. 1 l 1 11 1. T 1 ' ' 1 '1 1 1'i1 l':1. , '. e lj' lm? Th' l xx'e1'c oltl f.11111lx' l.l'lCIILlS .mtl t'111ll11't ' A ' 1' l'.I1f' I 1 --' 1, . - ' 11 -1 1 -' -'1 I 1 1 1 k', 1 1 . I l ' K 1 11, Q11 . x' , 1 'g 1 1 hd ' ' 1 x ' '. A I 1 'ix ' Tl 1 1 '1 o l ' 1 ' 1f'ls. T y'l ' l 11' 1' 1' 1 1'1 '1 1 1 '1 .1 '1' 1 . 1 11 1 1 'U 11' 1 1 I .W 1 '1 1' 1' yo l' l 1.1l l 'l l n' 1 11 15' K' l1-1 ight! l l I'LlIl 1' sle1 111 Al tent l. I 1 ' l 1 l 1' ' 'l1t. nil 1 ' 71.111 . P1 t . 1 . .11 . 1 1 1. 1 1 '1 1 5 1 A 1 l1. l ' A 1 - 11-f 1 v ' 1 1 11 1 11 A 1, 1 . 1 P, jr' AK 1151 1' ' 1 ' 'K 1 ' 1. ' 1 I 1 Y E Y- V 5 1 1 vm' v 1 ' V x A in 1 I l 1 A 1 3 ' 3 ' Y 5 ' y Y ' 'H v ' l . 1 Q' ,y .1 . . 1 - 1, I ' T V 1 Y 1 ', 'h ' ' 1 . 1. 1 ,H N I V 1. , - T 11 'l H Y i 1 V2 ' ' ' ' Y , 1 , , 1 .1 ' ,N . 1 1 A . 11S 1 . 1 ', ' 1 1- ' 1 Q., 1 2 x 1 ,' 1 I ' 1 1 - . Y, ,, , V h . Q . 3 ,, A. , or I . V. . . , ,1 1 1. . K K 1 L l , K V .. , 7 A i H ' , . X .,, . Y .1 ' Y t ' A T