The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-06-11

in moment accompanied by Evelyn n'cnar's;
| presumably the firms stenograpnel. anu'
I SCARCELY have the courage to tell the rest' ne
knelt before her and the demonstration Deean.
| Huy he pestjculated how he raveu. . was
\ gad to turn to the next page and smut out tnat
din from my ears, not even pauSms4 -
Carl took the poem on approval =. :.s.I. An
ladv's boudoir next presented itseit All
sorts of feminine apparel we're scattereo over
the floor, hastily thrown over chalrs' sna ylng
in crushed heaps on the bed. Soon q voice was
heard outside the door: "Now, Jip' tnis Is not
going to last much longer. You re eltneI go,
ing to stay in nights or sleep IN sa1 th.t tha
that's all there is about It'll" with tnat the
door was hastily flung open. and Agnes Coomos
| entered. not dragging Jipson by the collar as
had supposed, but ser snely bearing IN ner arms
a sleek, well-fed, black cat, to wnom tne con-
versation was doubtless directed, tor II 10 saio'
old maids are content TO talk TO tnei1 S"so' "eA
| they can get no other audience
| How exhilarating was the the next scene.
| A norton of circus parade was coming INTO
view. and as the crashing of the band drew
nearer and nearer I looked at once Tor our
class musician, Alphonso Ritchie. An.-tnere
he was. cheeks putfed out 10 'hsa ;a a,,4a wh;,a
tent, blowing for dear life on ms mute: "nhe
| over one shoulder was strapped MS Vionn' anu
| from his pocket protruded severai otner IN
struments. He had them all handysyou e'as OF
old But the rest of the parade now ePpeafeo'with
wonders from all part sof the eartn grouped TO-
gether. The female equestrians attracted my
attention first, for among their numpef was one
who reminded me strangely of MargaretCralg
| But il could not bel Margaret Craig! Fink
tights! No! But,yes.it must be Ior tnere she
| was chinning herself upon an uprlghe uapeze
strapped to her horses back. IL was trlck
she had tried for years to learn when girl
but which she now accomplished with the ease
/ and dexterity of an expert. While was gaz-
inp admiringly after her as she twlried and
balanced, swinging in perfect rytnm TO the
music upon hef flying horse. the hariequns
made their appearance. was TO lno announcer
of nv classmates in their number? 1t appeared
so. for easily recognized that gait OF Martin
Henry's the black hen in one hand, the hatchet
in the other and above all, on his hat band,
the sign. "Mental science practised here" To
be sure he was scarcely distingulshable under
his paint and powder, his gaudy suit, and his
greatly altered position out 70 nave seen
sSingie" Cottrell once is never to forget hlm.
| AT least that is what the Thomaston girls think
| Slowly turned to the next page for it was
the last one And how hated to think of re-
turning the book once again to ITS owner, Tor
| it would be lost to the world, with only my er-
roneous tale to tell OF Its existence. But whas
could this mob represented on this page, mean!
Evidently faker of some sort who was dis
playjnp his wares for wildly gesticulating
Young man, alternately shook bottle high
above the heads of the assembled crowd, and
spieled off flood of talk in such rapid man
ner that l could scarcely understand it, until
he paused for lacA of breath. Then at the
same time obtained a view of his face and OF
his wares 1t was Alton johnson. and his
wares was no,-not JOhnson's linlment, but
Johnson's "Heart Balm" ''Guaranteed to Kill or
Cure" He smiled out over the crowd and
added: Eyes friends, can give you personal
testimony of its effectiveness, for in my youth
l was obliged to have some such remedy to
app ease my enamoured friends"
And as l remember ne certainly had occasion
to test its virtue frequently.
This was followed by the class defamation
"Toussaint 'Ouverture," by Myrl B. Smith
which was we'll rendered. Next in order. and
always an interesting feature was
THE PRESENTATION OF GIFTS TO
CLASS
By Alton Leroy johnson, as follows:
According to two old sayings,"H who laughs
last laughs BEST" and Everything comes to
him who waits" have politely given others
first chance to laugh and have very patiently
waited my turn at the hammer. AS have
this advantage l am not going to keep Miss
Carleton in suspense long, for know she Is on
tip toe with curiosity, like all children, to
receive her gift.
Miss Carleton: The night of our class play
YOU were the cause of very interesting game
played in front of the Colonial by the repre-
sentatives of four well known schools. Each
man had his place. U. of NJ first. Bowdoin
second Philips Exeter, third, and last,but not
least. Belfast High. When you appeared in
the doorway the game started Maine broke
through the line and took his place at your
side, Bowdoin stepped up and was given the
straight arm which sent him to the ground.
Philips Exeter receiving the same medicine
was carried to the side line. But Belfast High
was not to be treated thus, this Sophomore
lodged the straight arm and asked you if he
might carry your suitcase. which Maine had
not noticed. You readily consented and al
lowed him to become the third member OF the
party. "Twos company and threes crowd,
so have been told, land according to onlookers
it seemed SO that night. for dark and angry
looks passed from Maine to Belfast, and vice
versa as they silently and sullenly continued
to see you safely landed. Ida, am sure you
will be pleased wi tn this Maine banner. tied
with the Belfast High, which l hope you will
keep separated hereafter.
Shorey: Our class is noted for its short
people; in fact, one of our number holds the
record for being a second "Don Robbins"
world, for in a crowd he would not be seen and
might get stepped on and never be missed.
Shorey we want to help you, and as you have
this handicap will give you model of pair
of stills which will bring you up SO that you
will be on a level with other men. hope this
will prove a great help to you and save you
from many accidents.
Miss Richards Evelyn you have the repu-
tation for being able to give the best advice.
Everyrime you made motion in class meeting
it was always passed, but you did not get
chance to make many,fo there was always SO
much noise that you could not be heard Now
you need something to attract the attention of
the people and this horn will serve the pur
pose. When you wish to make yourself heard,
blow it and the people will sit up and take
notice. This will give them the advantage of
your good advice and l hope you will go
through life blowing your horn often.
Smith: There has always been mystery
about you. When asked to give your full
name it was always Myrl B. Smith. No one
| has been able to find out what that "B" stands
for until lately. Fearing that you would for
get what it is l will give you this little re-
hinder.
Miss Coombs:. Here we have girl who has
one great fault. She's never on time. If an
appointment is made for certain time she
gets there about an hour after the time set.
Three mornings out of five she gets to school
at about nine o'clock instead of eight. Her
excuse is always II didn't get up in time" or
"School began before got here" This little
timepiece will help you. for if kept we'll
wound and set at tho desired time will never
fail you. Agnes take this and keep it going as
you do "Jip."
Richie: There is one musical genius in the
class who has been on the stage number of