The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-06-07

This is the prophecy of the class; OF +
the future life of the members
OF the most illustrious class OF the
High School
Told to a member of the Seniors, who
anxious to know the future
Questioned and obedient to her en-
treating
A voice from the gloomy cave. home OF
the weird sisters
Spoke, and in tones prophetic answer
ed the questions of this member:
Ye who believe in the Sisters of Fate
and their home in the cavern,
Ye who have heard the history OF our
school life,
List to the prophecy revealed by the
Sisters,
List to the story of the future of the
century class.
1t was a bright spring morning as
took my books as usual and started
for school. The sun was shining
gloriously and all nature seemed to be
happy | was melancholy, and would
have preferred nature with all her
lessons as my teacher. But the day
spent in musing drew to close.
l left the halls of learning, wandered
past the houses of the village, out into
the open fields. Wandering on
through the fields over the hills l
came to a rivers brink. A boat was
swaying to and fro at its moorings, as
though impatient to be set free.
Loosening it l sprang in and picked up
the oars The boat, obedient to the
motion of the oars, shot out into the
midst of the stream and glided smooth
ly on. The rays of the setting sun
shone on the clear water, which in
turn mirrored the sky and the trees
whose branches overhung the waters
edge.
Not far down the stream was a
deep curve in the bank into which the
boat drifted. The flowers on the
bank beckoned sought them, then
wandered listlessly on until | stood at
the foot of rugged hill. A strange
cliff overhung the side. There was
an enchanting appearance about it
that impelled me to mount.
L
beneath the cliff there was a large
opening which looked like the entrance
to cave. Approaching, my conjecture
proved true The opening was much
larger than it first appeared. Curious
to know what was within | entered
There, seated upon tripods were three
weird looking figures. They seemed
to be bent eagerly over something the!
held. The first one was reading from
large book which lay open on her lap
The second was writing very rapidly il
book not unlike the first and The
third was holding one similar to the
other two, but it was closed and fast
ened with seal. At the sight o
them / drew back, but the novelty o
my situation overcame my fears.
found myself repeating aloud tn
words of Banquo:
"What are these.
So withered and so wild in their attire
That look not unlike the inhabitant
O. the earth.
And yet are ont? Live you? Or ar
you aught
That man may question? You seem
understand me.
By each at once her chappy fingers la
ing
J Upon her skinny lips: You should /
women.
And yet your boards forbid me to inte
pref that you are So
They did not change their positio
and the first one began to speak:
read from these pages the history
the past" away" | cried 81 cal
not for the past What has been do1
remains and can not be changed"
did not even look up. I drew near
passed on to the next and she SPOKE
II note upon these pages the deeds
the passing hour What care l f
the present. 1t is only too real. wou
know the future. | passed on to Il
third and she also spoke: Record
within these covers is the future h
tory of everyone" "Then," said I, q
veal to me the prophecy of the me
bers of the twentieth century class
Immediately she lifted her mas
wand and struck the seal. 1t crumbl
away and the book flew open TIL
lifting an X-Ray camera from her 81
she placed it on the omen page. Go
in this" she said, "to the future