Woonsocket High School - Quiver Yearbook (Woonsocket, RI)

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THE QUIVER 23 Kitty had 1»een exacting this. She was generally made to play a j art in the children’s games, whether she liked it or not; and as she also had heard the stories alnnit desert islands and savages, she would much rather have stayed at home instead of going on this perilous voyage. But Kitty was not consulted. She was popped into the ship and made an ahle seaman at once. A few sweeps of the broom, and they were in Carpet ()cean. and the crew looked over the side of the ship, mewing farewell to its home. All went well for the first few days. Lilly insisted ujx)n everything’s going well tor that length of time, l ecause she said she had never read any lxx k of travels yet that did not have that last sentence in it. They went quietly along by Dado C oast and j ast Hearthup Island and saw the burning mountain. which Charley was sure was Mount Vesuvius. At this place, the crew endeavored to leave the ship, and had to be held back by force of arms. 1 hat crew is a mountaineer, said ( harley. tie meant mutineer, but it did not matter, for the Captain and the .Vlate quite understood and agreed with him. Shortly after this, they passed the Ottoman Empire and entered the peaceful waters of Table Bay. Here they took in provisions of biscuits and sugar, and. after a short stay, set forth again on their travels. )n the third day after leaving Table Bay, the Carpet Ocean oecame '•uddenly quite calm, which made Captain Lilly look very serious. From something she could see in the distance, she was almost certain that a very great storm was coming. She was right. About an hour afterwards it came with such fury that at first it nearly turned the ship over; but the good “Clothes-basket behaved very bravely, as did the Captain, the Mate, and the Midshipman. The crew, also, to show how little it cared about the howling winds and raging sea. actually played ball with a biscuit. But suddenly there came a terrible crash, and, looking over the side of the ship, the Midshipman said that the “Clothes-basket had struck on a rock. It must be Footstool Rock. said Captain Lilly, for it is close to Sofa Island, and there is the island in the distance.” It was a fearful moment. The Captain, the Mate, and the Midshipman shouted, and the crew immediately jum|»ed overboard. I'm afraid we must jump overboard, too, said the Captain, and trv to swim to the island. The ship may go down at any minute. Then the three set out to swim to Sofa Island and were fortunate enough to reach it in safety. The crew had arrived before them and was sitting down washing its face as they crawled up the steep bank. They were all so tired that they soon fell asleep and slept soundly till morning, when they were awakened by music in the distance. They immediately got up and journeyed across the island to see what it could be and meeting a gentleman on the way. who said his name was Mr. Bolster, they asked what the music meant. “Don’t you know?” he cried in astonishment. “But I see by your dress that you are strangers. Today Prince Fern is going to Ik

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22 THE QUIVER hung from the upper branches of the pines which had caused his downfall, but the heavy engine had torn loose, and lay a few feet away from him. llis first thought was for the mail. He dragged himself to the foot of the tree in which hung the greater part of his plane, and began the long, slow climb to the top. Twice on the way up he almost fainted, hut each time he recovered and continued his climb. “The next branch must hold the mail,” “the next—“the next—,” and so on till he reached a branch where he found the mail-sacks lodged securely in a crotch, very near the top of the tree. He rested there, comfortably settled on the pouches, and waited for the help he knew was bound to come, for “the mail must go through. David Bruch, '27. THE CRUISE OF THE “CLOTHES-BASKET” S 1 sat dreaming one warm summer evening, my thoughts went liackward to the pleasant days of childhood, when imagination ruled the world. In the soft, purple twilight. I seemed to see this scene l efore me. and heard the voices of children. There was a great stir in the nursery—a very great excitement indeed. Lilly load lieen reading a hook of wonderful travels to her sister Alice and her little brother Charley, while Kitty listened intently, all the time pretending to lie very much interested in the tip of her tail. It was a marvelous book, all about pirates, ship-wrecks, desert islands, and savages. Could anything be more delightful! It was. therefore, only natural that Lilly, Alice and Charley should wish to go to sea in a ship of their own. “We’ll go on a voyage of discovery right around the world in the good ship‘Clothes-Basket.’” said Lilly. That will lie fun!” exclaimed Alice. “I'll be Mate. “Hurrah! cried Charley, dancing with delight. “I’ll lie Midshipman.” “I'll he Captain.” said Lilly. And so it was arranged. Xurse let them have the clothes-basket, and they were just alwiut to set out, when Charley thought of a very great difficulty. “Who ever heard of going to sea in a ship without a crew?” he said. And Charley was quite right. Who ever did hear of such a thing? “Then you will have to lie the crew, said Lilly. “You’re the youngest. But the Midshipman is always the youngest. And I don’t want to lie the crew. 1 want to lie an officer. returned Charley. “Then Kittv must he the crew.” said Alice.

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24 THE QUIVER married to the lovely Princess C ushion. The music you hear is the Musical-lx x Hand. The merry-making has l»egun. Come with me, and you shall sec the wedding.” The three travelers were delighted with this invitation and hurried along with Mr. Holster. Such a wedding! Never had there been one like it before. Never can there l e one like it again. It was a l eautiful sight! A whole armv of tin soldiers paraded before Prince Fern and his blushing bride, who looked lovely in a gown of white satin. Shepherds and shepherdesses from Chimney-piece Mountain came and danced before the throne, while tops hummed and the Musical-box Hand played. There was a magnificent breakfast, to which the three travelers were invited by the Prince, while the crew was given as much milk as it cared to drink. The next day Prince Fern ordered the “Clothes-basket,” which had drifted on the beach, to be repaired : and while this was l eing done, Captain Lilly, the Mate, and the Midshipman remained his guests, and a very pleasant visit they had. It was with many regrets that they at last hade good-bye to their friends, hut the ship was ready and waiting for them. At last the “Clothes-lxasket sailed away, with its prow turned towards home, arriving without any more wonderful adventures. The three travelers hurried away to tell Nurse alnuit their strange cruise and their stay at Sofa Island, while the crew said nothing, hut thought a great deal about a little shepherdess who had danced at the wedding feast. Hack I came to the earth, smiling a little at these thoughts. Childhood surely is a happy time, and 1 wondered if those children, now grown up. ever ] ause in their busy lives to look hack on such innocent fun. Elizabeth M'ickks, ’27. THE DOGS AND I Good friends we are whenever we meet. At home, abroad, or just in the street. The dogs and I. Each one I hail with a word of cheer. And ]K‘t them all with never a fear As 1 walk by. Hut mine the most of the race 1 prize. For when 1 look in his honest eyes From day to day. “Would those we love of the human kind Had half the worth of his faithful mind. I often say. Madeleine Pkessoir. '17.