Wethersfield High School - Elm Yearbook (Wethersfield, CT)

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A IEGEND OF MY NATIVE TOVVIN If you had lixed in XY ethtrsheld many years ago, you would haxt sttn this toxxn II the height of its career as a trading center for ships of ill nations Along tht southeast bank of the tove there used to be manx good Slltd xxharxts vxhtre ships tame to 611 up with lumber onions o hsh to t1rrx to tl1t east or to tht south It h1pptntd that in XX ethtrsfitld at that t1n1t thert xx IS a txxo masttd sthoontr xx hith ran from Wftthtrsfieltl to tht Barbadots in the lumber tr1dt Sht xx 1s the Xamy Btllt, owned and masttred bx one of Wethtrs held s n1t1xt sons Capmin Georgt R Ad1ms md manntd bx Wethers htld s mtn IS 111xo11t xxould h1xt told you, in het sl1t xx1s tl1t fasttst for her silt on tht r1x tr and h1d establishtd 1 rttord for htr quick ru11s from XVLIl1Lf9l1LlLl to tl1t B'1fblLl0t.b It xx IS l.1tt in tht month of August 1855 that sht str Slll from Wtthershtld loltltd vxlth lun1btr tholce Ced1rs As usuil sht rtttivtd 1 rousing stnd off md m1nx jtsts yxtrt throxxn 1fter htr IS to tl1t m1ttt1 of htr spttd on this trip her llst ont hslxing laid htr up for tht winter in the virds lor ontt L1pt11n IXLl1I11S lllkl his sturdx trtxx strutk btd lutk md lLlWLl SL tonditions Off Sly brook in 1 ht1vy fog they rm down 1 barge 1nd sn IPPLYJ off tht boxx sprit They put into Saybrook whert for 1 fexx igun Going tloxxn tl1t tolst tl1ey met high winds and so did not arrixe It their dtstinltion until tarly in Ottober They discharged tl1e1r c1rgo hurriedly I9 tht taptun xx as anxious to get btck up tht rix tr before tht KTCCLC up Coming batk thex n1tt good winds 1nd so anxious vx 15 tht taptain to make spted th It l1e put on too much sail and cracked the fore top mast It took timt to mtnd this so that it was not until tht tvxenty hfth of Xlovember that sht arrix td at Saybrook Captain Adams xxent ashore and rtpsured to 1 tax trn Many of l11s friends mshore xxarned him not to try the rix er at this tm1t of the year as it was full of ice Perhaps the captain imbibed 1 little too muth thtrt or perhaps he was 1 little too tonfident in the poxx tr of his ship At .lnx rate, early the next morning the Nancy 81111 weighed mthor and starttd up tht Connetticut But the river had frottn so early that year that it took the Adm 1 B1111 three xx teks instead of one to ram her xx 1y through the ICC Arrixing It Wfethersheld the seafarers found that tht entrante to tht tovt vxas too thitklx blotked with ice to enttr This ntcessitated then lnchormg off tht mouth of the entrance Earlx in he tx tning tht rain started to fall, and bx lTlldI1lgl'lt it yxas pouring 1 regular tloudburst Since there was no xxatch kept on tht A amy Brill, tht sxxollen rixer rushed along, crashing ite cakes into tht ships sitlt No ont notnttd that she was being drixen toward a sunken stump, xxhtn finallx tht ship did strike the stump sht was ripped from tnd to end and the men on board vxere drowned like rats in a trap At d1xxn tht next d1x the xillagers found all but one of the men washed 1sl1ore dtad on 1 sand pit belovx the toxxn The one they nexer found xx 19 C1pt11n Adams Ht xxent Clovxn xxith his ship, and he stayed xxith her Thex ntx er found h1m tor often the Connecticut Rix er refuses to gixe up its dtad and mtnx go doxxn xx ho are nex er setn .1g11n lx Glnfw 30 1 1 1 1 A A A n . 1 '1 ' ' 1 -' 1 - 1 , ,, 11 ' r ' ' V ' ' A . K ' 1 '- ' i I A Y' I I 4 1 1 I. - , , I . . , . 1 - . - 1 1 I- A 1 1A 1 I 11 ' R 1. K- 1 13 A ' , 1 1 . . , . l L- . , . '. , ' . , , . ' T41 1 ' 11 , 1 t t 'K 1 A ,- , ' Y 1 1 F x 1 L 1-. V1 - x I 1 1 1 1, .Y . 'vi F' 3 x v 1 V 1 Q F. , Q, L . ,A ,,,.- I - V '1 - ' Il- 1 Yi 'A V - I 1 ' 3 x- 1 1 11 ' ' 1 - 1 1' ' 1 1 ' I 1, ', ' - , ' 1 t , , . . , 1 1 v1 1 ' I I f V I lf 7 1 1 , 1 ' ' ' . ' I . , ' 1 ' weeks they' waited until the ship had been repairedg then they set off . gi . ' h ' ' ' Q' ' ' i ' A A' t I V - 1 - -V 1 'D 1 x ' vm l I ' ' 1 - 11 1 , ' t , , .I ,, . 3 ,I I 4 X. x 1 . ' t - 1 X - - . I I Y V-,-. x D vx 1 ' V ' f 7 - v , . D I . 1 1 l 5 V . . - 1 , 1 V - V 'i I I rl 5 V F 1 I V ' . . Q vi 1 ' I ' 1 Q x V t Ii 7 i - . i 1 .tk N. --. C -- v I 1 V1 . 1 I I ' - I ' V ' I , - l 71 1 . , ' . , - - 1 . 7 I t 1 1, - . I . 5 L 1 ' 4 ' ' 1' . ' 'i - x 1 I Y V v y. . . 1 ' Y Y. . ' 1 v V. ' v 1 - . ' ' iv k - ' Y . I , 1 Y Y V y 1 ' - 1

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CININ ANION BUN xll mx hfe I hue hx ed 1n 111 atmosphere of lrt, pnrt1eul1rIy that of PJIRIIIIQ 1nd drtxxmg Lonsequentlx, 15 IS only to be supposed I ein xerx e1s1ly reeognwe .1 good p1etu1e xx hen I hlppen upon one I h1xeh1p peued upon them Great numbers oi them o1ls 1nd yx 1te1 eolors, pen md 1nks and pzstels haxe seen them, Ioxeel them d1e1meel of them Het the only one thit seems to IIXL and loxe xx1th me IS 1 sleeteh ehpped from a 11121231106 Ihe el1pp1ng 1tselt holds 1 eert.11n SIQIIIELIIILL for me I1l smpped II to tdd to my eoIleet1on of dog p1etu1es on mx xx 1Il ll el I hung ll lil 'nx 100111 Llttle el1d I ICJIILL then thu lt yx.1s not 1 mere p1etu1e that I hung there, It was a pal Cmnqmen Bun 1 dCIlLlOL1S mme that sults h1s splex shags y l1ttIe IJIOXXII mel NVIIIIL. self He stsnels thele, Iblflxlllg t11l betxx een h1s legs e11s eoelxed, md m1seh1exous ey es Ioolung xx1stfuIlx doxxn s1eIexx 1xs It me IXo one Ienoyxs of xxh1t ext1 lkllO11 he IS In my' CSUIXTIIIOII he I9 1 perfeet eon SIOHHLFGIIOI1 of 11I breeds brsnds md flayols I.1Iee the lox 1ble Topsx, I seems to haye yes groxy ed and he has by no means ove1done that How does Cmnnmon Bun seem to look wt vouu I onee dem.1nded XIZIUW thoughtfully upyx 11d If the p1eture Oh 1s 1f he xx e1e uymg to my ust eome md cstteh me' Kay 'msxxered to sly LIDXIIIID he IN S1X1H ex C1 thm' S Q I fb NVhen I storm ll'ltO my IOOIN 1n 21 Ht of temper, does he sly Nov mx eleir you Isnoxx 1 ZITI yyho em t control helself better th1n that 1nd so on? IXOI He xxoofs doxxn 111 symp'1thet1e b1rles S 1xx 11ght C1 CJIIII ELI only hum1n' XVeep bueleets 111 Ill euss 1 eouple fe1 ye' And he s1xs lf YX1lI'1 in 1elorabIeI1ttleIr1sh leeent If I step hghtly IH 1nd POXXLICI mv nose deI1e1telx 1esolx1n 1 XXIIIIIU me Ill IILIC HISI of the xe1r I1sh1on nexer to le1xe IH 111-1 trom 1not1e1 XNOI he spenlxs softly nn III ele te11 you xe left 1 yxee In t on ye 1r e1r Then I laugh up xt IIIIN thloxx IIIITI 1 IX1 s 1nd t11p to1th 1efres1ed So 1t goes Cmnimon Bun SXITIPIIIIIIIIIQ LOIXIDQ te1s1ng eom fort11g IXo pe1son eould ex L1 tsuee h1s pls e IIe meets grm yx1th grm 'md f1oxxn xy1th froxxn 'xIy f1xor1te PILIUIC l1x es Vngmm Bfzlm 3 A CIF'l I xe sent ,1 I1ugh on :1 passmg breele, To be plunged ID the green of the foammg seas, To be caught Ill the azure net of the y To be xy :nmed 1n the gloxx of the sun s ygolelen eye Then Ielssed to a IOSC yy1th mornmf' s f11st eleyx, Nlay It sm1Ie thru 11s soft opemnv petals to you Virginia Becker, '30 V V , V A 4 I 'A 1 1' E L 5 I . ' L 4 ' - V sl ' V ,- 'Q '- -1 V L N.. L . K - .ss , I s - ' 1 ' - t V. . - 1 A ' ' 1 ' ' e ' , ' t ' . I Y I x I 'X ' YA h . ri W I 1 ' K'- I' '1 ,11 ' 11' . I 5 I - 1 I' 1 1 ' rf - V 1 lv li . . ' u 1 I ' -x ' ' x vm- '- rv ' Y - 74 V' 1 3 I 1 - V w A Af'-1-V' ' I ' K ' 'A 1 s 1- s - Y YQII V ,, E Y ' . K , . , ' , V - - V , '- 1 . h . . . m Vx n I never asked again, for Kay' was Wrong. Cinnamon Bun isn,t trying V v v . a I' YI E ' Y . ' ' .1 ': ', . , . v v . . 1 ' I - i I, 1 1 , 1 e K e. . 1 'T 1 . ' . I V I -Il 1 X I 1 'IZ I I ' , In' w- ,Il ' V V- .L ! 3 X .1 1 y X X. kv! V5 1 ' I Y. 1 A i I 1 'wx I '1 1 ' v - 1 '- s V -V- -' , ,' ' 1 . I . L .' I U 'I ' ' - '- - H 11, ' 1 'J H 1 W hu 1' . I 1' ' 'eI, v . ' ,, C -G' , v I 111. y' ' '- - 1 E nt 'A ' K . ' , ' ' I 1 'ls . 'I ' JI . ' s- ' V . '- ' . .' K , .' . i 1 ' ' V ' ' t' 1' A' I' A I I I- I 1 nl Y 1 I U .N I I I . Y I , . k . l 1 I 11 I 1 . sk , - . K , ' 'I ' YI . 5 ' X V . 5 . V ' ' 1 ' ' ' s V

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WHEN THE TOOTHBRUSH LOSES ITS BRISTLES Theres somethmg about my toothbrush that I lxke What IS the 1ns1d1ous thxng about nt anyway? Each night as I prepare for bed I sense an mdescrxbable thrnll when after drowmng xt m Ipana I grasp that lovely llttle lmplement ln my hand and proceed to scrub les denfs to the tune of I Never Ixnew Wlmat a Toothbrush Could Do' Wlth much splut termg and swashlng I scrub teeth gums even tonslls But theres the rub' Unless one ns most cautious at this pomt he is apt to swallow the vshole dence and decoratnon My word of vsarnnng to amateurs IS to let the tonsnls alone that IS nn case he has any' But to go back to the subject of my ovsn llttle toothbrush we had been gettmg along beautlfully for many weeks when woe the day' that pal of mme started to moult' The shock was too much for me at hrst and mght after mght I lay nn bed sleepless Fmally an ldea struck me Perhaps It was sufftrmg from acute dandruff Thus lcd me to treat nt mth haxr tome but so dlsappomtnng were the results that I gave up ln despanr Stlll the sheddmg went on Ex ery evenlng when I emerged from the ablutlon my face lathered from ear to ear w1th toothpaste brlstles would mvarnably be st1ck1ng out at the corners of my mouth Th1s went on for a long tlme and not untxl my frxend had but three short bnstles m 1ts mane dld I dlscard If wlth a tear But here endeth thxs tragedy and all I can say 15 that the toothbrush has a soul Treat nt vuth respect and nt w1ll save your lnfe Four out of five have lt -O S 29 A STORM AT SEA The scuddlng clouds close o er us The wnnd laughs as m glee The waves lap gently on the bow That strnkes the restless sea As evening falls upon us T e vund sprmgs up and blovxs T e thunder roars and rumbles T e Storm God dons has clothes' The vsax es 1re wxldly crashmg O er all the vast expanse Of churmng vsmdsvsept ocean In th1s the Devll s dance I-Ieavmg rumblmg blllows Rlse up and smlte the shnp Whlch cracks and groans And strams and moans As through the vsax es she sllps The boommg of the blllows The crashmg of the wax es The foam fleclxed curlmg rlpples All these the seaman crates' Douglas Glatfulrz, 3 O 3 ' D I 3 A . 3 Y ' 3 . , - , . , . , . , Q ., 3 7 U , . , .' . , 3 3 9 , 5 7 h n ' ,. U h 2 YY K t Y . , Y V , . Y Y ,. Yr D 9 . Y A 5 3 - V, - - . 1