Winchester School - Oui Dire Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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out-nrnra 59 excitement as this put poor Frog in a terrible fright, so he picked up his hat, wished them good- night. and was off. As Froggy was crossing the brook on his way home. a little white duck came along and gobbled him up. So that was the end of one, two, three-the rat, the mouse, and the little Frog-eel G. J. 'r7. THE EXCITEMENT OF A COW CHASE. The bright rays of the hot sun were beating down on the earth beneath, The locusts were singing briskly in the grass and shrubs near the roadside, while all the birds were satislied to re- lax in such heat. The leaves were also very quiet, they did not attempt to fan the hot peasants pass- ing by. XVe decided to go motoring, as this was almost the only way possible to receive the slight- est breeze. The dog also was to go, as he jumped into the car and refused to move since he knew the delight as well as we. At last we started off with the happy party consisting of Five people and a chauffeur. As we hurried along the road, great clouds of dust were raised into the atmosphere. livery one began to cultivate an appetite for the early fall apples. which appealed temptingly to us, for there are many wild orchards along the New England coun- try roads. Wle soon saw a few apple trees in a large pas- ture, so loud shouts were sent to the chauffeur to stop instantly. Two friends, the dog, and l, at once jumped out and started for the stone wall which enclosed the field. There were several cows feeding in the western side of the pasture. This did not worry us, however, as we were eager to find a few apples. Ylle were in the middle of the meadow, throw- ing sticks at the apples which were too eager to fall of their own accord, when l turned to see what had happened to Bruce, the dog, and saw to my amazement two cows wildly chasing him. My first thought was to hurry Bruce over the stone wall so the cows could not overtake him. I star-ted with a loud cry of Bruce, Bruce. for I knew he would follow nie. As l called and ran. the two cows turned so as to attack me instead of Bruce. The cows came nearer and nearer and acted in a very ugly manner. My only thought was how Bruce and I could get over the wall be- fore those awful creatures reached us. There was no o-ther thought in my mind until I found myself on the other side of the wall in thorny bushes. I had been tossed so quickly that I was more than surprised to lind myself on the safe side. XYhen l recovered my senses enough to scramble out of the briars, l saw the dog-safe near the car and every one in spasms of laughter. Two of the girls were quietly coming across the pas- ture with their hands lull of large apples. They climbed over the wall without the aid of horns and the cows stood calmly by to watch the pro- ceeding. liveryone returned to the car and we drove off trying the new tall apples which caused so much excitement. iq, it wy. OUR DOGS. llown in the basement of our house live six little puppies. X11 txvit tif them are alike in size or color, but they all take the same delight in frolicsome play. Never have l seen such a mis- chievous litter of pups. This can easily be accounted for. because they were born on llal- loween, a day of fun and merry-making. Never for one moment in their short lives have they ceased to play their cunning pranks unless they are asleep. Une afternoon last week T was sitting at the window watching lfluffy and Xigger. lilufly. the mother, is a black curly dog and Xigger. her son. is an exact copy of her. Fluffy came running down the street with a large mutton chop in her mouthg following her was Nigger. Some person had evidently forgotten to take the meat into the house from the steps. where it had been left by the butcher boy. lfluffy carefully placed the meat on the ground, and was preparing to devour it. when Xigger sneaked up behind her, and, stealing the chop, calmly walked away into a corner, Fluliy slowly fol- lowing. Meanwhile a large black lirench poodle, llaron, who lives across the street, spied our two dogs, and. upon seeing the meal, deter- mined to get it. llc boldly sauntered up into our yard. XYhen lilullfy discovered llaron she began to bark wildly with apprehension. Xig- ger was comfortably gnawing at the hone, while llaron was steadily advancing. Flulfy was almost frantic now and linally made a leap at llaron, bounding over Nigger. This fright- ened little Xigger to such an extent that he scurried away, leaving the bone to its fate, llaron then picked up the spoils ol battle and tripped merrily across the street, overwhelm- iyigly happy over his victory. lf there were ever two dazed and unhappy dogs they were poor

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gs our-DIRE piece of furniture in the hall and diningroom, he at last bumped into the door of the pantry. He lighted a candle and peered around. Xthat was that over there? Oh! it was only a chair! And what were those things over there? Um! They were pies! He could hardly wait to get one of those pits in his hands and especially into his mouth. llut he saw more things than pie! There was a big jar of pickles and another jar of jam. lliith one of these in each hand he climbed upon the wide pantry shelf beside the pies, and sat down. In tive minutes he had eaten a blueberry pie and some jam and was beginning on an apple pie. lint he began to eat more slowly and more slowly. and the bites grew smaller and smaller after his second pie and all the jam had been finished. His head began to nod and after a while he fell fast asleep with the jar of pickles in one chubby hand. jam all over his face. and one foot actually resting on the top of a delicious peach piel Xyhen he was eventually discovered by his aunt the next morning, he was still sound asleep and it is needless to state the punishment that he received. For some peculiar reason, unknown to all but the aunt, he refused to eat pie or jam for months afterwards. M. Mcli. '17. A HUMOROUS EXPERIENCE .ON A CAMPING TRIP. Xlie had been on the road since early morning, riding and walking by turns, stopping only to eat our lunch. lt was late afternoon now and we were tired. hot and very dusty, so when we came in view ot the lake it was a welcome sight. After the horses had been nnsaddled and taken care of, we hauled our packs out of the wagon and car- ried them to a pretty pine wood, not far from the lake, where we intended to spend the night. tif course the lirst thing we did was to go in swim- ming and the water felt very refreshing indeed. The counselors had been cooking the supper while we were in swimming, so by the time we were dressed again it was ready. Hur suppers on camping trips usually consisted of tomato soup, baked beans, bat-oii or sausages, and fruit and crackers, and how good everything tasted! We were so tired that after the dishes were washed and our packs nnrolled, we were quite ready to The pine needles made a xtix soft bed and we all slept soundly despite crawl into our blankets. the laughing and talking of a few huniorously and crmnversationally disposed people. The next morning after breakfast, we were busy washing dishes and generally trying to make ourselves useful by getting in the way, when a large, black cow came ambling along. No one cared much or paid much attention to it, as cows are usually harmless creatures and common ad- ditions to the landscape in that part of the coun- try. This cow, however, appeared to be very so- ciable and walked right up to ns to where a towel was hanging on a tree, and began to chew the end tif it. Soon it was half way down the cow's throat, with only one end hanging out of her month. lYe then realized that the cow was actu- ally eating it and some one rushed to pull the towel away, but it had entirely disappeared before anyone got to it. The animal then calmly pro- ceeded to chew up a can of Dutch Cleanser while the Dutch Cleanser spurted in all directions. By this time we were really getting worried and every one ran to grab her own possessions for fear the cow would eat them. We finally chased the animal away bnt'as a parting remembrance she took a canvas knapsack, and as she disap- peared we saw the knapsack disappearing down her throat. XVe have had a hard time getting people to believe the story of this remarkable cow but we hope we have convinced the reader that this is a credible tale. Meanwhile we will return to finish our trip. Nothing of an exciting nature hap- pened on the way home except it poured rain. and we arrived at camp that evening in rather a moist condition, but glowing with accounts of our good time. H. G. VI7. A FROG HE WOULD A-WOOING GO. It was a glorious bright summer afternoon and the young frog, who had just acquired a start in business, was very much excited over his toilet, for this was the day on which he was going to woo his lady, whether his mother would let him or not. Having done all that he could to improve his appearance, he marched off with his opera-hat tilted janntily on one side of his head. On the way he met a friendly rat and they walked on to- gether. When they came to Monse's Hall, they knocked loudly on the door and the frog called out, Pray Miss Mouse. are you within ? Be- fore he could say more, they were ushered into the little monse's home by that hospitable crea- ture. It was not long before she had a feast laid out on the table, but while they were drinking and making merry Mrs. Cat and her kittens came tumbling in. Immediately on seeing the rat, the cat seized him and dragged him about the room, the kittens pulled down little Miss Mouse. Such S

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fiio old Fltitfy and dear little Nigger. as they sadly turnetl away and nitiunted tht- steps of lllC1I' l-ittine. lf, Heli., '17, THE ROBINS. ljettv lived in the country and was very much 'interested in all animals. llarticularly did sht- likt- the little robin with tht- bright red breast, who, with his mate, had set up liouseket-ping in a treetop outside lit-tty's win- dow. lle had such soft black eyes and ht- would put his tiny ht-ad to one sidt- and look up at her as if she were his dearest friend. llis hotly was tiny and plump, and he had a delicate bt-ak and slender little legs. livery ino1'1iing he wakened Iletty with his cheery song, and she liked to http out tif lit-tl and watch from her window tht- little Hare of red-breasted liird tly into the tree with stunt-tliine' in his mouth. After the eggs were laid, Mrs. Robin had to sit patiently day after day on tht- nt-st until at last the littlt- rohins were hatched, and then Mr. Robin had plenty of work to do. lle had to bring food to drop into their mouths, and the more he brtinglit tht- more they wanted. livery day tht-ir mouths set-inetl tu open wider, and the more they seemed to squawk and ery. lle worked until he nearly dropped, but ht- was so proud that ht- nt-ver grumhled. . . , ,. . lioth XII. and Nlis. lxtihin had tti work vt-ry hard lat-lore tht- baby rolnns were tlt-deed. They were restless, kicking' babies and Xlrs. Robin had to fuss and fuss and tuck theni in every few minutes to keep them from falling out of tht- nest and tumbling from the tret-top. tlnt- intirning lit-tty ltiiikt-tl out and saw tht- nt-st in a great lluttt-r. 'l'he baby roliins wtre tlt-det-d now and must lit- taught to tly. XYhen Klr. Robin liiwvtiglit tht-ni out on tht- branch they wert- so frightened that tht-v would not stir and even tried tn scntlle back into tht- nt-st. Mr. liohin. nothing daunted, proceeded tu arent- and lly about, sliowine' tht-in how to use tht-ir wings. l'rest-ntly ht- lit-c:une disgusted and gave tht- t-ltlt-st one a push. .Xs Stunt as ht- found him- st-lf falling, tht- little fellow lit-gan to Ilutter and llap his wings. lfaeh little rollin had the saint- treatint-nt, and when all had aliehted et-ntly upon tht- grountl, tlit-y lit-gan ltr strut around and to boast to tint- antitlit-r of tht-ir elt-vt-rnt-ss. lletty wontlt-red il tht-y would rt-turn, but ltllt'l'SttX'Ltl'1ll days tit t-:treltil watelnne she knew that they would not. The two old robins seem- ed to feel very badly about losing their young ones, whom they had Worked so hard to raise, but they finally recovered, although Betty nt-ver diil. She still likes to sit by her window and watch little Mr. Robin put his head to one side and look up at her with his tiny soft black evt-, which reminds her of a dewdrop. ' E l B '17 AUNT CAROLINE. Aunt Caroline was a noted character in a littlt- Louisiana town. New Iberia, on Bayou 'l'eche. She did not know how old she was, and no one reinembt-red her coming there, She was brought as a slave from the Kongo lslands. She was short, as broad as she was long, very, very bla-ck and shiny and always wore a rt-d bandanna which she called her head rag. Her eyes resembled little black beads on a white background. She dwelt wherever she cared to make her home, and the town took cart- of her. lYhen walking down the main street one would always see Aunt Caroline, sitting on a box, with a sack by her side into which she put articles that people chanced to give her. Sht- talked to everyone that passed and lovetl to tease The chldren. If she was attracted by a child, she would call out in her peculiar voice, t'iinnne dat white chile, l'll put her in my sack, and the frightened child would tear down the street. She often sang some madly of the old darky lullabies that every white child has had sung to her. llt-r favorite song was this: l'oor sheep, poor sheep, where is yo' lamb? 'lliay down in de valley, Ile birds and de huttertiies apickin' out his eyes. .Xn' de poor little sheepy called 'Mainmyf Sht- was very superstitious, wearing a charm around her neck to keep away the evil spirits. She ht-lit-ved in hoodoos, and by the mixing of powdt-red snakt- skins antl other ingredi- ents that she would collect, she would keep her tnt-init-s from doing' her any harm. liven after .Xunt Caroline dies, stories of her will he hztntlt-tl down to t-he younger genera- tions. M, E., '17, AN EVENING CALL. 'Tiootl elieninf Jennie, how's yu feelin' ter night? said a young colored woman, who her- N