West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-06-08
CLASS PROPHECY.
BY MISS LAURA THOMPSON.


Yet back looking memory shows us Tho Past
"hiie tne Future by prophets can surely be
With me glance a moment at bright DAVIS
gone bye.
As the scroll of the Past unroll To vour ave.
Then III tell you the future of each of Inc
class, wy
And just as say, twill come surely to pass.
For who knows but that have true divina-
ton,
After noting their stars, after dark invoca-
tione
Who knows but the Future has we'll favored
me,
And I've the afilatus of the unknown To Be.
Our class looking back DER the years spent
together,
Tho some days were cloudy, vet most show
ed fair weather,
From imposed upon, innocent, sad. C Glass
Then we all came together from separate
ways.
Brim full of all knowledge from A down to Y,
speaking enVious thoughts of the good
If we only were in the grandiloquent A
Glass,
After which at our lot, we would all sigh alas !
We had hard time then to shoe our own
row."
And some growing weary deserted, and so
OF the brave twenty-eight Of the goodly G
band,
Only ten representatives here tonight stand.
We had few thi ngs to vary our school life
monotony,
a rare holiday, an excursion in Botany,
picnic or two near the sweet month of
June,
Or a walk to our homes by the early half
moon,
If lessons were missed, and "he" in a bad
humor,
Then cold suppers and lectures, so saith
Madame Rumor,
But 1t did no harm to be 'kept after School"
And three checkcred years meath the kind
One of this Nations most competent teachers
Has fitted us ten for the worlds sternest
features.
All, ten did say? there are Levin of the
stern sex,
But nine of fair fame,
But the stern sex predominates
Only in name.
'Tis thus the world over, say justin passing,
Ana rail as men will gainst the great proofs
amaSsing,
That women are Just as important as men,
The days coming for women, nor is it far off,
q know there are many who will ut this
Yet no doubt you have heard 1t again and
again
When her voice will, in Congress, ring out
with WILL
To be sure with her "sweet maiden accent
and shrill,"
"The expediency, Mister President, of pass
ing this bill.'
The first woman Of note who that high place
shall hold,
Is E. Agnes Warner, who p'raps you've been
told,
Can say "Mister President" with as elegant
And as nonchalant, important air as you
please,
Overpower hearers with as forcible gesture,
AS did Thurman or Blaine or Daniel Webster
And this Is the future of Senator Warner,
What gentlemans here that will grudge her
the honor?
As prophets bold breath watts the veil from
fnturity,
see with grave air, in n specialized faculty,
a Professor of languages, Emma e. Walker,
Who in English and Latln's proficient
talker,
The ''amo, amas, " learned before graduation
Fair-haired Annie Logan will be great
And the time [ assure you is not very far,
When Annie as Ros'lind will max G great
stir,
'Iong the elite of the world in her fine The
alter,
When the harmless enjoyment that's given
by the stage,
VIII become the amusement of this refined
age.
For Lulu II. Caswell, ! now prophesy
a life wisely useful but upon this rely,
No life is all brightness, none always pros
perity.
But keep light heart and be free from as
Live up to the best that is in you and shun,
o, shun old maids hall, and from cats al
ways run,
Or you'll be never at peace, and ever at strife,
For your doom will be certain to sad "Single
Life"
Now NJ. Itffie Wells so modest and shy,
0 what of sweet Effie shall prophecy?
Her lot is to compass her woman's best mis-
Living always for others her noble ambition,
Bright ring the earth with her womanly
graces,
Helping others along with their hating life
races
For May fuckers future,-her name let me
How think you 'twould sound, May Tucker,
MD?
Miss Doctor Tuck er,-that isn't so bad,
And If you but knew all the proofs we have
OF her strong prediction for that great pro-
fession
You also would have this most certain inn
We could tell you aboutthe ~~nowned ginger
plasters,
Her own rare invention-how quickly she |
The technical names Of professional lore
more.
o we've several more reasons we've no time |
to mention,
But to sad heart disease she Will give most |
attention,
And one patients heart-pain she never can |
cure
But she give her sweet self as remedy sure.
And as she's benevolent we dare prophesy
That Of heart palpitation that patient won't
die.
Mollic L. Williams, see clearly for you
4 life nobly lived, for your hearts brave and
true.