Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-06-26
CLASS PROPHECY, 1901.
Frank M. Smith.

In June, 1910, l obtained vacation of
making visit to my old classmate Win
fred, who resided in Chicago.
The inventive talent he had shown as
boy had developed to such an extent
that he had become famous for his inven-
tiops, but his frail health had broken
down under the care and worry caused
by his work, and he had been forced to
leave it for short time. At the advice of
his physicians he decided to spend the
time in travelling, and in order to gain as
much as possible from his travels and
have something to show for them in after
years, he took with him a photograph
upon which he had made vast improve
ments. In his letters he informed me
that some Of the pictures would be of
great interest to me, and that it would be
well worth my while to make him visit
just to see them.
DESTROYS Of seeing the pictures and also
my old classmate, l started for Chicago.
Upon arriving there, l found Winfred
awaiting me at the station with an auto
mobile, and before going to his home, he
took me for ride over the beautiful me-
tropolis of the Great Lakes. After seeing
some of the principal places in the city,
we went to his elegant home, which stood
iu the suburbs.
After taking a refreshing nap I was
shown through the garden, with It's beau
tifal plants and flowers, through the
great workshop, with its machines,
adapted to all grades OF work, and through
the house with it's magnificent and costly
furnishings. Last of all he took me to
large hail built especially for kIneto-
graphic entertainments. AT one end of
the hall was the kiuetograph in position,
while at the other was the curtain Oh
which the pictures were thrown. Up
over the curtain were two large spoons
tied together with purple and white rib
bon, a very characteristic emblem for the
class OF 1901. AT last was to see those
wonderful pictures; but first, thinking
that l might not easily recognize them,
he told me that each was a scene from
the life of our classmates of the Ellsworth
high school.
The first was a scene on one of the prin-
cipal streets of Boston. The confused
babble of voices, the rumble of electric
cars, and all the sounds common to a
crowded thoroughfare could be heard,
seemingly coming from the hurrying
crowds and vehicles in the picture. Across
the street was large building under pro-
cess of construction. Standing in the
great arched doorway, showing some
plans to one of the overseers, was Martin,
the contractor. He had married soon
after graduating from the Ellsworth
high school, learned the business of his
father-in-law, and settled in Boston.
The second scene was beautiful green
valley in Southern Texas, on the Rio
Grande. In the foreground was large
stone mansion. Seated on the veranda
beside her husband, handsome dark
eyed Mexican, was Sarah. / was at first
surprised to see her there, but after learn
ing that the young Mexican had spent
several weeks in Ellsworth, l was sur
prised no longer, for | knew that no
young fellow with his good looks could
stay in Ellsworth that length of time
without her catching him, even if he was
a "greaser".
Next was scene on one of the great
western prairie ranches. There were the
low-roofed ranch house, the corrals and
the stables. On the great plain that
stretched away as far as the eye could
reach, crew of men were at work brand
ing young cattle. There was but one in
the class that could connect with a
scene of this kind, and that was Charles;
and sure enough, there he was, standing
among the men, conspicuous on account