Winchester School - Oui Dire Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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72 OUI-DIRE AN ADVENTURE. llvhile I was living in Qakmont, Pa., my brother and a friend and I were playing in a chestnut grove. My friend suddenly spied a snake pursuing a toad, and, as she was very much afraid of snakes, she jumped back screaming, telling my brother and me to keep away. But I was not afraid, and I wished very much to save that toad: so I ran in front of the rapidly approaching snake, and caught the poor fright- ened creature. Iloth the other children were astonished, for they thought if you touched a toad, you would get wartsg but I knew that was not true, so I put the toad in my handkerchief, and .took him home and made his lodging in the sand-box, where I hnally established a toadery. Now this was not especially an adventure to me, but it was to the toad. H. C. IV. l2O. THE FATE OF GRAVITY JIM. Oh ! gravity -lim, I pity him, lYhen he ffot hit on the head, b He thought that he was dead, And that was the end of him. Oh! gravity jim. K. S. H. y2O. THE LIFE OF A SNOW-MAN. The snow-man has a very short and miser- able life, because onee I made a snow-man, so I know. Ile had coal for his eyes and a red pepper for his nose, pearl buttons for his teeth, and carried a eane and looked very mueh like a gentleman. IVC all had enjoyed him very much until. some ehildren came along and threw snow- balls at him, which knocked his teeth out, and broke his nose. XVQ then tried to put him to- gether, but the sun came out and melted him away, NI. INICIQ., '20, A JUMBLE. IIITI trying hard to do it, Hut poems I cannot do. For birds and bees And flowers and trees Are themes that make me blue, But now I'll try, So don't you ery lVhen I sadly disappoint you. There was a little birdie Sang all the livelong day: It was just a little song But 'twas all that he could say. EB' . ., 2O. SPRING. Spring is eoming, Bees a1'e humming, Children playing, Farmers haying. The Spring has come to give us eheer, Listen well and you can hear, The erieket ehirping in the grass, lllatehiug children as they pass. H. V. R., 320 A ROBIN. The robin is singing a merry song, All day long, All day long. This is what he says to me: HSDl'1llf2,'llZ1S eomeg glee, glee, glee ! V. XV.. 20 v SPRING. The morning is full of sunshine, The snow isn't melting at allg The air is as frosty as ieing, The March lion reigns over all. XYC all are hunting for something, To say in a poem on Spring: .Ns I cannot be a poet, I hope you will pass on this thing. E. R., 'zo STAR. You do not see me in the day, But see me in the nightg I-ligh in the sky I always stay So I can give you light. V. WI, ,2O N

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OUI- DIRE 71 He learned to skate after many days of hard work. One day everybody was skating on the ice, and Ammon was among them. There was a place at one end of the pond, where the ice was very weak. Ted, one of Ammon's friends, said he could beat the principals dog in a race. The boys gave the signal, and away they started, heading for the weak ice. Ammon was nearest to him and tried to stop Ted, but all in vain. Ted had disappeared under the water. Ammon's first thought was of his whip. He had once told the boys that he could whirl it around anyone's neck, and not hurt one in the least, so he proved it. He ran to get it, and as Ted was going down for the last time, Ammon threw the whip, knotted it around Ted's neck, and pulled him ont. Hy this time all the boys were around Ammon. They tried to untie the knot, but could not, and at this moment Ammon hurried up and untied it, and just as Ammon had said there was no mark left on Ted's neck. Soon after this Ted recovered consciousness and the boys took Ammon on their shoulders and carried him back to the dormitory. After this all the boys were friendly with Ammon and he joined in their sports, and before he graduated he was known as the best athlete in that section of the country. H. V. R. '2o. THE ADVENTURE OF A MOUSE. A little mouse so very sly, XVent to the pantry to look for pieg He ran up the wall, and on to the shelf. And soon he began to stuff himself: First a nibble and then a gnawg Then what do you 'spose that monsie saw? A large black cat, as fierce as could be, And mousie well knew where he soon would be, But the cat kept creeping, creeping near, And made mousie nearly numb with fear, lVhen he jumped from the shelf And ran through the door, And the cat never heard of him any more. H. C. NV. '20, A SNOW MAN. Once I was a snow man. Two little boys made me--their names were Dick and Bill. They lived in a big red house in the middle of a beautiful yard. They first made my. legs, which looked very weak to me. I only wished I could talk in their language for if I could, I should have told them l did not like those legs. XVhen they got my body rolled into a big snow ball, they called a very old man to place it on my legs. Ile was not careful so my legs broke and I went down with a crash. Then they made me all over again and I am my legs did break, for I got a much better glad pair. They put two pieces of coal in my face for eyes, and an old hat on my head. I lasted a long time, but one warm day the sun came out, and I melted away. K. S, II. 'zo THE CHIMNEY SWEEP. There was once a chimney sweep, thin and worn, And his dirty clothes were ragged and torng lle worked all day and he had no play, And he had no bed but a pile of hay, lint one fine morn' as the sun rose up, There near his bed was a golden cup: ,Xnd out of this cup jumped a little gold elf, XYho said to the sweep, l'll give you riches and health. So the chimney sweep, that was once so sad, Now has riches and health and is happy and glad. S. Mclrf. '2O. GYPSY LIFE. Gypsy life is the life to lead, Nothing to hinder, nothing to heed, Some tell fortunes and other things, And the queen is bedecked in jewels and rings, The children play around in dirt, And they never get bruised nor hurt. H. V. R. '2o. GYPSY LIFE. Gypsies are a roving people who have no per- manent homes but live in tents and move from place to place carrying their belongings in covered wagons. The wagons and tents are painted bright colors and bedecked with flags. They came originally from Bohemia. The women are usually brunettes and love to dress in bright, gaudy ity in telling this way. They are a musical people, and have many original airs and dances, l.iszt, the great pianist, and composer, learned the melodies for his Hun- garian rhapsodies in the Gypsy camps. E B 'ao colors. They have wonderful abil- fortnnes and make much money in

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OUI-DIRE 73 OLD JACK FROST. IVhen a little drop of water From oft the roof did fall, Old 'lack Frost, he caught her And nailed her to the wall. E. P. S., '2o. ,-L- i-,. WINTER. In winter when the ground is white You see the rabbitls footsteps light, And hear the funny little squeals Of dusty, rusty wagon wheels. V. XY., '2o. THE EARLY VISITOR. The early visitor is the sun, XVho comes and goes just like our fun, And when the first star doth come out, The sun no longer is about. E. P. S., '2o. THE JOLLY TEN. Of the sixth grade are we, Always jolly as you see. From our name, the jolly Ten, One could tell we're little menf' The kind that wear the skirts, you know, And have the kind of locks that flow. VVe're always happy all day long, And fill the hours with mirth and song. I. B. M., 'zt. ON THE SEASHORE. The sun was shining and the birds were sing- ing when I started out on my bicycle to the beach. I was spending the summer at East- hampton, L. I. Ikfhen I got to the beach I found it was low tide and of course there was a sand- bar. I took off my shoes and stockings and went in wading. After I had waded around for awhile, I saw a fish swimming around in the little pools in the sand-bar. It looked just like an eel, only it was white. It was about five inches long. I waded a little nearer but as soon as I took a step, it dived into the sand. Then in a little while np came its head. I stood perfectly still so as not to scare it. Then when it came all the way out of the sand, I slowly put my hand in the little pool and caught it. Then I ran up on the beach where Father was sittingg he Said it Wag a white Fish. After I put the Fish back in the water, I went home. L. H. E., ,2I. MY ADVENTURE IN THE POND. Today it is raining very hard and Margaret and I are very much disappointed because her mother had promised that we might go in swim- ming in the pool. Now that we cannot go, her mother says we may put on our bathing suits and wade in the pond. Pls di 251 i if wt: 251 si: 44 Xllhile we were wading I slipped and fell and then rolled into the middle of the pondg the bot- tom was slimy so l could not walk out, and the water was shallow so I could not swim out. So Margaret called her father and he waded in and pulled me out for he had shoes on. I. B. M., '21. WALKING IN JAPAN. One day walking in japan I met a girl named Mary Ann. As down the street we gaily ran XYe met a coolie, IYho asked us duly If in our sclioolie NYe ever used a fancy fan. L. S. D., '21. THE BURNING OF THE BARN. One evening after we finished our dinner we went into the living room. It began to rain and rained harder every minute until it poured in torrents. The thunder rolled and the lightning Hashed. After a while we heard a loud crash and we looked out of the window. All we could see was flames. Father said immediately, 'fThe barn has been struck. So it was. The farm bell rang and rang. XYithin ten minutes a great number of machines, wagons and people were there. They brought rugs and buckets to help put out the tire. It was terrible. The wind blew in every direction, towards the boarding house, towards the wagon shed, towards our own house and the garden. Ile did not think there was any hope of saving the house, so we took out all mother's best silver and vases and put them into the machine. Ikfhen three hours had passed the barn was still burning but all danger seemed past, so I went to bed. lllhen I got up in the morning, all I could see was smoke and ashes. Fortunately we got out all the horses and calves safely except one little calf. The garden was spoiled. Next year we built another barn and everything was all right. D. A. B., '21.