The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-06-01
Class Prophecy.
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wards to continue my long planned trip
around the world. had many times
made Inquiries about the friends OF for
mer days, especially did my thoughts 60
back to the class Of 1900 at Frankton.
But did not succeed in learning much
about them. So, upon starting on my
Journey, l determined TO stop at dill
ierent places hoping TO catch clue OF
some OF them.
One evening, while glancing Ger the
the Oregonian, "Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Morftt have left for their home in
Chicago after en- extended visit 10 Hood
River and other places" wondered
then II he was the gentleman OF whom
my old schoolmste Tina, used TO speak
about so often and / determined 70 stop
of at Chicago and find out if possible.
On the morning of May 25th / arrived
in that city. / immediately went to
hotel and upon calling for q directory
found that Mr.. and Mrs. Morftt lived
at 1915 Groveland Avenue. l at once
ordered a cab and was driven to their
elegant mansion. On ringing the door
bell the colored porter ushered me into
the library. In few minutes
a tall, stately and elegantly dressed lady
entered and greeted me. 1t proved TO
be nv old friend Tina. We gradually |
drifted into conversation Of olden times
and upon making inquiries about my
old class mates, learned that she had
lost track Of all except her cousin Mabel, |
who still lives in Hood River. | was
somewhat surprised to hear that May
never married, and told Tina that / ex-
pected 10 hear of her as a great orator
or singer. She said ''No, Cuz was disap-
pointed in her love affairs and stays at
home to grieve about them. She is one
Of the teachers in the Belmont College"
After pleasant visit at Mrs. Mortitt's
for two or three days, 1 bade her good
bye and started on my journey west
ward. Stopping for short period OF
rest and sight seeing in Salt Lake City,
| followed the great crowds into the
Norman Temple one pleasant Sunday
afternoon. The services had been ac-
yertised as Of special musical interest.
Imagine my surprise when found seat
ed before the great organ of the taber-
nacle my dear classmate Maude. She
formed the center OF admiration in an
audience OF eight thousand people.
Upon inquiry learned that she was the
seventh wife Of Elder Brigham Jones, a
distant relative Of Webb Jones.
| After short visit with Maude and
her much married companions, l again
boarded the train on my way TO Hood
River. When / arrived at the latter
place, / found myself in the midst OF a
large and beautiful city. From the
little town Of Is years ago, it had grown
to be flourishing city, with substantial
brick blocks, paved streets and fine
system Of electric cars. Boarding one
OF the latter at the foot OF Capital Hill,
was rapidly carried though beautiful
Parkhurst in the direction of Belmont.
| noted many changes along the road,
especially at Hardscrable, which was
now changed to beautiful public park.
The next day being Sunday | attend
ed church at Belmont. Instead OF the
old church that stood there in 1900, a
large edifice with marble front now
takes its place. After services met my
old friend May, who invited me to dine
with her that evening. In speaking OF
our school days and the time in which
we had been separated from each other
she gave me the reasons for her solitary
life. Her lover had gone to Cape Nome
to seek his fortune, and never came
back to her any more. So she still
. dwells in the old homestead OF Pump
kin Hollow" hoping for bis return.
81 never saw anybody l liked as well
as he," were her last words when
left her.
Subsequently, while registering at
: tie Mountain View House, which now
takes the place of Cloud Cap Inn, !
! noticed the name "F. B. Barnes and
family" Glancing Ger the columns OF
the DAILY GLACIER, learned that my
old professor believes in the MOTIF
Excelsior, and that he has gradually
: climbed the ladder OF fame until he has
become State Superintendent of Public
Instruction, with his residence in Salem
, After visiting in Hood River for about
y a month, l continued my journey on t
, San Francisco, where l met my ole
schoolmate Mana at the Palace hotel
Q She made quite an ideal landlady
i has gotten over being bashful and otter
T speaks one hundred and eighty words t.
: the minute; especially when the collect
&, or of bills makes his regular call.
u asked her concerning her cousin Mel
} and she informed me that after his grad.
uation he ran away from home saying
: he was going sup to glory and has no
5 been heard from since. After spending
+ several days in the city of the Colder
: Gate bade my friends Mr.. and Mrs
? Reginald Burke good bye and took pas
! sage on the steamer Glory Ann TO
9 Hong Kong.
8 While standing upon the deck ant
e ENJOYING the scenery of the bay, | wa
e introduced to the captain OF the shil
q who proved to be none other than Nell
q vim Foley. During one OF our conver
u sations asked him how he came to be
n bachelor. A shade of sadness come owe
u his face as he looked into the deep blu
u sea, but he said not a word. Captain
le Foley is courteous officer and we spen
y many pleasant hours together recount
q ing the incidents of our school days q
o Frankton, where he had achieved sue
le reputation as "ladies' man."
= Our pleasant voyage came TO an en-
q and continued my journey throug
le Asia and finally to the city Of fashion:
the gay capital OF France There I me
is my old teacher, Mr.. Benson, who wa
IS instructor in French academy Will
N seeing the sights of Paris We spoke {
er our old friends at Belmont and of m
r former teacher, Mr. Sheriff., who at tn
" present is missionary in the island
n OF the Southern seas.
y, am back again in New York. Fl
ci teen years have elapsed since we parte
a. as members of the class of 1900. No
ne we are scattered all over the work.
yet am sure that memory often n
calls the scenes OF those by-gone day
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