Winchester School - Oui Dire Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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76 out-nine THE CLOCK. llnce there was an old church. and in the su-t-ple there was an old clock, just as old as the church. It had stood there for centuries and centuries. It had seen lovers walking tltrough tlte woods below, it had seen them married. it hail seen tht-nt buried. 'Iiheir sons and daugh- ters hail been doing tlte same thing over and ox er again. The clock had seen war and peace. tlnce the church had been the center of Z1 great massacre, in wlticlt many white men and women were killed. The people were in church when they heard a wild yell and the Indians came in and killed everybody. even little helpless babies. .-Xftet' ntany years tlte clock face was just abottt cov- ered with ivy. Nuyv. if you want to see it you will have to go to the land of imagination. C. I.. Heli., '2i. SHARKING. Last suntnter one sunny afternoon I went sharking with nty nurse, my brother, his friend. and the Captain. Before we had started I had made a resolution not to run into tlte cabin whenever we caught a shark, but it was si tt nt broken when I saw the great big slimy crea- ture trying to get away front his captors. Very soon one cante to nibble at the bait. so we hauled hint up and beat him lu death with a club. Wie caught only two, about four or live feet long. They jumped so much in the boat that had I been near I should have been knocked t1YL'l'lu1Zl1'tl. IJIICI' the sea began to get rough, so, in case tlte boat might founder, we set sail for home. Ii. R. C., '31. NORTH WIND. I.ast night in bed I was just about asleep wlten I heard someone say, Leonora, I.eo- norafl I thought at tirst it was Mother. But investigation proved that it was not she. I went back to bed and was having :t quiet forty winks when I heard again the voice, it said, Come, come now. I ant your friend 'North Iliindf whom you read about in tlte story call- ed '.Xt the Ilaek of the North XYind.' I ltave a surprise for you in tlte hack yard. I needed no further urging. The surprise was North XVind and all the characters that were in the book. That night we gave plays which the inoonbeant fairies said were very good. XX'e're to give them every ttight now. L. S. D., '2I. BLUE JAY. Uh, I'nt a splendid fellow! lYith ne'er a speck of yellow: I'nt always blue and white, lYith neektie black as night. I'm proud and haughty, too, Of my feathered suit of blue, Ilf my milk-white breast. .Xnd blue headcrest. In another childs belief I'm always thought a thief, .Xnd so I ant, I know it's true, But wltat I am, I ask of you. I. B. M., '21. MY GARDEN. My garden is twelve feet long and six feet wide. It is divided into fourths by plots of grass two feet wide between each bed. Along tlte back of tlte first bed are spider bushes, lilies- of-the-valley, and tlte rest is filled with roses. In tlte second division there are sweet peas, fuch- sias, violets, purple pansies, and making a border are sweet alyssunt. Along tlte back of tlte third fourth are coreopsis, tlten aquilegia, next yellow pansies, and last are forget-me-nots, In tlte last part, catercornered on each back corner, are white lilacs, in front are bleeding heart bushes, larkspur, catnpanula, ntignonette, forget-me-nots. My garden is situated inside of a yellow brick wall, tlte back of tlte garden is almost against it. On each side of tlte wall are benches and I like to go out and sit and read, but I usually sit on tlte ground. Often while I am reading I hear tlte perpetual hunt-buzz-buzz of bees around tlte sweet peas. Once I found a little nest in one of the lilac bushes. I did not know what kind it was but as I watched for tlte bird I found it was a hum- ming bird's nest. I like to take out to my garden just such a book as The Secret Garden and imagine I am in just such a spot. 'When winter comes it all dies. H. IV. L., '22. N ta

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our-prize 75 The fairies of the dell were very much ex- cited, for there was to be a ball that night at twelve o'clock. They had invited the tirellies so they could make a light for them to dance by. -lohnny Jump-up is very important among the fairies because they have a dread of his frequent visits, for he is always annoying them or doing some mischief of the kind as you will see. ' He was now behind a clump of bushes list- ening to the fairies singing their evening song. Happy are we all the day long, As we sing our very gay song, lint we are glad XYhen evening arrives, For then we may dance To the light of the tirefliesf Johnny jump-up had planned to-night to try and blow out the light of the little fire- tlies. XYhen twelve o'clock came the fairies were just beginning to dance. johnny -lump- up was watching eagerly to find a chance, and stealthily stole out. Ilut he did not succeed. The fairies caught him at his tricks and locked him in a Morning Glory. Johnny jump-up, as you know, is always up to mischief, and so, when he was in the flower,he hid the fairies' dew drops. IVhen the ball was over the fairies let lohnny Jump-up go. The next morning they hunted for their dew. At last they gave up the search and went to find Johnny ,lump-up. Little Johnny saw the fairies before they saw him, so of course he had time to hide. When the fairies came up where -lohnny jump-up was likely to be, they could find him nowhere. So they had to go back home dis- appointed. johnny lump-up, Wihere is he? Is he hiding up a tree, Or is he in a rocky glen XYith many other little men? If he comes to bother us, XVe will make an awful fuss, But if he stays with little men XVe will not harm him in his glen. E. A. L., '21, CATBIRD. I wear mild colors of grey, My nest I build with straw or hayg My song, they say, ls depressing by day .Xnd worse at night, l love to fight, lYhich l do with mv bill. Now guess me if you will. l. ll. Rl., '31, THE TIN SOLDIER. There was once a tin spoon. lt was very bright and shiny when it was new. ln time it grew old and got very black looking. Une day the little boy who lived in the house where the spoon was, picked it up and went out into the street. As he was running along the street he dropped the spoon. A few days later a man came along and picked up the spoon. lle took it to his shop and put it into the melting' pot. lt soon melted quite away. lle poured it ont and made it into the form of a soldier. Then he painted it. He took it to a store and sold it. There it was put upon a shelf to wait for someone to buy it. F. li. ll., gr. 5 TI-IE ALPHABET. A is for apple, rounded and rosy: I! is for bee, who feasts on a posyg C is for cat, fluffy and furry: D is for dog, who's in a great hurry: E is for elephant. large and tall: I is for tire, dreaded by all: G is for goat, who eats a tin cani H is for horse, the friend of man: l is for imp, that acts like a monkey: -I is for jackass, that is a male donkey: lf is for kingdom, owned by kingsg L is for lace and lots of things: If is for mouse, to make people afraidg N is for naiad, a beautiful maid: O is for orange, rather yellow: I' is for papa, a dandy old fellow: Q is for question, a thing we all ask: R is for robber, who wears a black mask: 9 is for T is for for V is for YV is for U is street, walked on by alli tree, sometimes very tall: upper, above, as you knowg veal, the price not lowq wind, who gives a lull: X tis for Xt-me, the Arctic seagullg Y is for yacht, which can sail to lloinel Z is for zero, I've made on this poem. li. R. C., '- at

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out-outa 7? MR. SQUIRREL. I live in a lovely park with beautiful trees and Howers. I am storing my nuts for winter. I love to jump about and play with little children. Sometimes bad children come and try to catch me for their pet but I would rather be free. There is a little girl who lives near the park. 9he comes every day and never forgets to bring me something. One night when I was sleeping a great big cat woke me by his loud cry and began to chase me. He nearly caught up to me but I gave a big jump from one tree to another. He tried to jump but he fell and ran away. M. O. Mcli., '22, SNOOKUMS, MY KITTEN. I found Snookums in the cow barn. lfle was born in one of the cow's niangers. llis eyes were not yet open. I did not dare go in while the mother, Scrap, was there, for if I would she would move him. One day after his eyes were open, I carried him into the house and showed him to mother, and of course we all thought he was dear and I took him back to the barn. Snookum is now one year old. XYhen he is hungry, he will beg like a little dog. After he has eaten he will go up stairs and go to sleep on an old cot. XYhen Father goes down stairs in the morning he will let Snookums into the house and he will run up stairs as fast as he can. lfle comes marching into the room and sits down in front of the fire and watches us. Then we all go down to breakfast. .Xfter we have tinished, the cook feeds him and then he goes to bed. S. K. L., '22. A WALK IN THE WOOD. One Saturday Marjorie, my little friend, and I went for a walkin the woods back of our house. XVhen we were crossing the field we saw a little field mouse. NVe started to chase it but it ran so fast we lost it in the long grass. XX'hen we were on the edge of the wood Marjorie cried. Ohl look at the field sparrowl NVe sat very still, and it tiew in the bushes: after awhile it flew away and we peeped in and saw a nest full of little birds with their mouths wide open. They did look so funny. By this time it was noon so We went down to the brook and ate our luneh. After lunch we took off our shoes and stockings and went in wading, and oh, we had so much fun that we hated to leave, but the sun was sinking in the WCS-'L 50 We 'ilwught We had better start home. On the way we gathered some Howers and talked of the lovely day we had had. V. A. H., Taz. CAMPING IN THE WOODS. Une day in -luly, my cousin Helen and I were at our farm. It was a lovely day so l asked my aunt if we could go pony riding and camp out all night. My aunt said we could go. We went down to the stable to saddle our ponies. At ten o'clock we started off and rode until eleven. Then we picked out a camping place, and put up a small tent. About twelve o'cloek we ate lunch. .Xfter lunch we went for a walk in the woods. As Helen was walking along, she tame upon an old barn which was half burned down. One of the planks of the roof was still standing. I was startled by the chirp of a bird. l looked up. and on top of the plank was a baby barn swallow. XYe waited a minute out f s'ffht. Then another came and still another. lt was beginning to get dark. so l thought we had better go home. oth That night in bed I heard the whipepoor-will. the owl, and other night birds. In the morning l was startled by the sound of a flicker tapping on a nearby tree. lt was not very long until I heard a young bird calling for breakfast. Helen did not like camping out there. so we went home. 9. M.. '22. MR. TOMMY MEADOWLARK AND HIS FAMILY. Cuxr. l. The leaves were just coming out on the trees. The Howers were just coming out of the ground. Nr. Sun was just peeping over the hill. Tommy Meadowlark and his little wife were up bright and early. They were li ioking for a place to build their nest. At last Xlrs. Meadowlark found a place where a cow had stepped in the mud. It must have been a rainy day. said Klrs. Meadow- lark, because the grass has grown all around it, and it is nice and dry. Soon they were Flying hither and thither getting straw and feathers to build their nest. Now and then they would stop and sing. Tseen tseerf' Cnxr. ll. The next day the nest was tinished, and Rlrs. itleadowlark went right over and sat on it. They didn't sing any more, After a while they had a little baby. The next day they had another. and the next day another.