The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1905-06-22

Mr.. Clyde Holmes rendering of his violin
solo, Wolfermann's "Romanze," was very
fine and was fully appreciated by the audi
ence, whose applause on former occasions
had been given in recognition of Mr.
Holmes athletic provinces.
Miss Helen Doak's very original and well
developed prophecy, full of good natured
hits to the initiated, is given in full as fol-
lows:
CLASS PROPHECY PART l.
There may be those present tonight who
do not believe in the tranSmgration of
souls, but have proof which should BAN
ish all doubt from Sceptical minds. After
nv death in 1925 | found myself in the
shape of beautiful parrot living in sunny
Africa. The climate was very warm and
spent the long days perched i'll spreading
cypress tree and gazing at the reflection of
my beautiful plumage in the mirror-like
pool below. One day, thus engaged, some
one crept up behind me and snatched me
unceremoniouSly from my lofty seat and
pushed me into a bird cage. | was then
AIKEN on board of a ship, but my fright was
50 great that | noticed nothing except that
three Of my most beautiful tail feathers
were broken Off and my beauty forever
ruined You can imagine my surprise
when discovered that had been captured
by Grace Hayes and Beulah Philbrook and
that they were supposed to be missionaries
bringing food and clothing to the heather,
but in reality they ate the food, wore the
clothes and spent their time in catching
poor innocent parrots like myself and SELL
ing us to the people up North. My voyage
would have been spent very pleasantly II
Beulah and Grace had not fought and
wrangled so much over the price for which
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they could easily get fifteen dollars, while
the latter insisted that fourteen dollars and
ninety-eight cents was great bargain.
| regret to say that On this trip l learned to
use very profane language from assOciating
with the sailors, or someone, think it must
have been the sailors. At last the voyage
was over and we landed in the thriving
city of Belfast, my own native home.
was taken off the ship and sold to a couple
of homely, silnpering old maids who were
down OF the wharf looking for man (who
had cheated them out of five cents.) 1t was
with difficulty that saw in their sour, dried
up faces any resemblance to Cora Susan
Mathews Morrison and Elizabeth Augusta
Quimby, once alas two such raving beau
ties. They took me home and hung my
cage up in the sitting room, which was
about the neateSt place that ever saw, and
indeed it was no wonder as they made all of
/ their callers remove their shoes and enter in
their stocking feet. The only modern i'm
provement which the house afforded was
the brilliant illumination, for the house was
tricity and gas, the gift of some former
lovers | thought. At last becoming weary
of their meager bill of fare and their nces-
SAINT warbling of medley consisting of
''My Little Chimpanzy, Y Ou're all the World
to Me- and "Alexander, Don't You Love
that they were obliged to sell me. So wrap
ping my cage carefully in a newspaper,
they sailed forth for down town. On the
way we met an automobile containing an
old man and a richly yet shOwily dressed
woman of large proportions. thought at
! first that this moon faced individual must
/ be his daughter until Cora remarked in
! spiteful voice, 'There goes that Florence
| Hill Newrch all decked out in her silks and
sagns. If there is one thing i'll this world
which despise it is any one who will mar
nv for money! Yes replied Lzzy, t'She
| but everybody knows that her husband is
nothing but an Old Town Indian who used
| to be cuachman." / was rather surprised
at Florence, but did hope that she would
buy me and then perhaps / would get one
| square meal. AS we neared Post Office
| Square there seemed to be some sort OF
free show in progress, Prince Swelled
Head, the blonde lion trainer, who could
enter den of lions unarmed, was without
doubt the centre of attraction. recognized
the prince as Gay Holmes clad in a suit of
red velvet. During the performance a
baby lion bit his Heal off, but it proved to
| be nothing serious as he was able to go
/ with the company to Brooks on the follow
ing day. While my mistresses were talk
ing escaped from my cage and flew down
Main street until came to large factory,
where stopped to catch my breath. had
no more than caught it when some one
caught me and took me into the Office.
! Here sat two prosperous gentlemen with
huge gold watch chains, diamond rings and
bald heads. One was Ernest Webber, who
had grown so very stout that hardly knew
| him. The other. long and lank one was
Bill Black. Bill and Spider had gone into
partnership and manufactured the greatest
discovery Of the age, "Black Spiders Anti