Wiscasset High School - Warrior Yearbook (Wiscasset, ME)

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LITERARY MY FLOWER GARDEN By Beryl Nlchols The a1r IS sweetly scented W1th roses sweet and fa1r The fragrance of the l1ll8S Is dancmg through the 311 The l1ttle bees are busy As are the humm1ng b1rds And the smgm of the others Is all that can be heard The l1ttle elves and fa1r1es Were danc1n I 1n the sun But when It started rammg Away they all d1d run They h1d beneath the pans1es And 1n the pOpp1BS too Where t1ny elves played H1de and Seek Unt1l the sky was blue One by one they all came out The b1rds began to s1ng The elves and fa1r1es soon Jomed To start dancmg IH a rmg Then the l1l1eS and the roses Began sWay1ng 1n the breeze W1th the l1ttle elves and fa1r1es Swmgmg round the pmk sweet peas The l1ttle bees and hummmg b1rds Jo1n 1n the chorus too They buzz around the roses Wh1ch are covered th1Ck w1th dew So when the moon comes out And the stars are tw1nkl1ng br1ght I know the elves and fa1r1es Are out there m the n1ght TO MARY I want to be where you IS Instead of where I be Cause when I are Where you are not It a1nt no place for me I used to thlnk th1s world was grand But now I know 1t 1snt For you have gone to where I a1nt And left me where you 1snt BIOLOGY By Chester Merry B1ology 1S the subject In wh1ch we do our best Mr ROV g1ves us the answers And we just do the rest We haxe leaxned about the earthworm The Hydra and the f1sh We havent come to b1rds vet But we w1ll soon I w1sh We learn about the body How and why 1tS made What the arms and legs are for And why ha1r turns a d1fferent shade We ve learned about the crayf1sh And how he moves around And how those l1ttle sw1mmerets Dont even make a sound We ve learned about the heart Excret1on and d1gest1on too Well tell whats what ID you SPRING By Sally Hersom The sky IS blue and clear The sun IS h1gh above The flowers beg1n to bloom Its the season to fall 1n love The l1ttle squ1rrels fmd the1r mates And scamper up the trees The bears all wake up from the1r sleep And take honey from the bees Old Man R1ver flows agam The trees beg1n to bud As snow now melts and earth now thaws Everywhere there s mud The n1ght 15 clear The moon shmes br1ght My lover IS gone but Wlll soon be back When the stars llght up the mg, 13 .. ' 1 ' , 2 , , ' V V ' V . . , , 7 1 ' ' rr I ' . I3 ' ' y , . . . . , . . C . . D . . I , l . af 9 ' a . . 3 ' LL ' 7 ' 77 , - . . I 7 A , Q ' . 3 . . , . . , hands If you come into our classroom, 3 . . , . . . . Q . . , g 3 ' L , . , . ' . Q 7 . , 1 3 Y 9 1 - 1 l ' ', . ' 7 I , , y I . 1 . y Y 1 r ' l' ' ' , - ' 'fht.

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12 THE RED AND BLACK THE BARKING DOG By Marjorie Tarr A few years ago a doctor and h1s Wlfe l1ved on the outsklrts of one of the Un1ted States largest vlllages One day about one oclock the doctor was d1sturbed by a no1se on the porch He went to flnd out 1f someone were there who m1ght be 111 or hurt As he went out he saw a large dog wh1ch began to bark The dog ran to the corner then back to the doctors Slde The doctor knew that somethmg must be wrong and that he should follow the dog He ran back 1nto the house after h1s k1t When he came out the dog ran 1nto the fleld to the foot of a large beautlful green elm Approach1ng the tree the doctor saw a basket hanglng from a llmb When he came nearer and took down the basket he heard a nolse As he looked 1nto the basket he saw a beaut1ful dark eyed dark halred baby The doctor took the baby to the pOl1CE stat1on and spread news of the fmdmg of th1s unlucky baby g1rl Some chlld ren who had been p1ay1ng a few days before 1n the f1eld Sald there were Gypsy people staymg ln the grove of trees on Saturday Th1s statement was proved true The court tr1ed to fmd a famlly of young and good people Slnce no body wanted the baby the court asked Dr Wh1te lf he would keep the ch11d Dr Wh1te and h1s Wlfe loved ch1ldren but had never had any of thelr own Plans were made and carrled out for them to adopt the baby She was named Sandra Love Wh1te She IS now a happy glrl 1n school and very smart Th1s true story hap pened because of a dog BUCK FEVER By Bernlta Crummett The November morn1ng was crlsp and gray w1th a fa1nt prom1se of snow 1n the st11l a1r The crunch of the frozen ground could be heard as the two hunters plodded along the deer tra11 Old Doc Walters turned to h1s compan1on and sa1d Joe youd better stop r1ght at th1s cross1ng wh1le I go up a b1t 1nto the thlcket and try to drlve a deer out to you Okay w1th me Doc You know your buslness when It comes to deer the gang back home tells me you re the best gulde 1n the Ma1ne woods Doc started on through the woods Joe stat1oned h1mself at the deer crosslng After a few mlnutes of s11ence Joe ralsed hlS brand new 30 30 to h1s shoulder and cast h1S eye along the slght What a gun' Guess there was no danger of m1ss1ng a deer w1th that' At th1s preclse mom ent came a snap a crack of tW1gS and three httle bod1es rushed from the thlcket Joe snapped off the safety of h1s gun squlnted along the barrel and empt1ed the magazlne In a few seconds old Doc ran breathlessly from the th1cket shout 1ng Why dldnt you f1re at em? Prett1est shot Ive seen 1n a coons age and you d1dnt shoot' I dld shoot sald Joe I empt1ed my gun at them Well so you d1d' chuckled Doc pomtlng to the ground where SIX cartr1dges lay Emptled your gun all r1ght Jacked your shells out m stead of f1r1ng That s the worse case of buck fever Ive seen 1n these parts ye Joe looked at the s1x shells at h1s feet Id have sworn I flred them he mumbled looklng shghtly em barrassed 7 1 - 1 . . , , , . . , . - . . - , a . 7 7 ' 7 7 . 7 ' - 7 ' 7 . 7 . U , . , . 7 a J ' ' 1 7 7 7 - , , ' ' CC 7 ' ll ' 7 ' 7 7 7 7 ' . . . . , . , . . . . . , ,, ' 77 61 ' 77 ' 56 ' ' 7 7 Li . .77 , . - - , as ' 77 7 7 ' 7 , . . . . . . ,, . 4, . . . ' ' ' I 1 . , ' . ' . . tw , - . ' KL 7 ' 77 . . . , y -

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THE BED AND BLACK A CUWBOYS SEARCH B5 Edlth Durgln It was a stormy wmdy cold n1ght rn December Jamce had just seated herself by the flreplace and was lrstenmg to the cowboys who were tellmg storles Everyone was laugh mg and havmg a good t1me when a knock sounded on the w1ndow pane The boys Jumped up to run out when someone knocked on the door Openlng the door Janlce could see standmg 1n the l1ght a hand some young cowboy The stranger was 1nv1ted 1n He Sald h1s name was B1ll W1ll1ams Jamce began to pre pare for h1m a bowl of hot soup The cowboys began talk1ng and mak1ng had washed .Ianlce stood w1th her mouth open when she saw h1s large brown eyes and th1ck curly blond ha1r Was th1s a dream? The boy began to tell why he was there He was workmg on the ranch f1ve m1les across the border Several cattle had not returned that day he had gone to seek them He became lost IH the woods and kept travel1ng unt1l he saw the l1ght 1n the house As he talked the glrl wlshed she had a man l1ke B1ll on her ranch Then he told why he was workmg on the next ranch He explalned 1n th1s way I came from Montana workmg my way to Mex1co ln search of a s1ster who was adopted when our parents d1ed Re cently I found out that the adopted parents of my s1ster were dead Im trymg to fmd her and am work1ng at dmfferent ranches unt1l I do Jamce stood l1sten1ng but paymg no more attentlon to h1m as he d1d not even glance at her He showed a p1cture to one fellow and sa1d then crled It s Jamce Sure enough lt was Janlce when she was seven years old B1ll was really Jamces brother Then for the f1rst t1me he looked at her Anyone could tell that they were brother and s1ster The poor cowboy at last was happy be cause he had found hrs s1ster Janlce was happy too Now she sees her brother everyday as he IS l1v1ng at her ranch MY HOBBY By Janet Nichols My hobby 1S ammals Dogs and horses are my favorltes I l1ke to teach them to do tr1cks and to obey me I have had only one dog that I could call my own I named h1m Dev1l because he was full of fun I had Dev1l not three months before he d1ed Before h1s death I taught h1m to come when I called to l1e down when told and also to s1t After h1s death I mourned over h1m and sa1d I would never get another dog but tlme has mended my broken heart and I am gettmg another dog th1s sprmg I have never had a horse but I would love to have one I enjoy the storles about horses such as Black Beauty I have rldden a horse only once and love rt Some day I wish to own a horse 14 7 the fellow feel at home. After Bill Here is my s1ster,hJanf' All gaspedl