The Jasper news., 1905-04-27
CLASS PROPHECY.
Future Of The Class OF 1905 AS
Seen BY Hiss keener.

an aware lhuI tne realms OF history
and fiction furnish many parallels to
this narrative Of hitherto uDrevealed
chapter my life.
Who has not read and pon6ered the
/ life OF the castnway" r. hinson CrusueY''
Scarcely less familiar 10 US is Washington
Irving's masterpiece Of fiction "Trip
Van Wrinkle" "Enoch Arden" Tenny.
son Is creation has furnished us with re-.
Elective food. | might cal! to your
minds many other instances in literature
but suffice it to say many Of the for
going have their couuterParts in real life.
How true it is that "Truth is stranger
than felton,
My story begins when school girl; a
member of the \ Glass Of the Jasper
High School. Shortly after completing
in school, - terrible European war
broke out that had been brewing for
many years. The ntire continent was
deluged in blood, aud in a fortnight
boundary lines we're obliterated and sair
Europe was made a charnal house. The
groans Of the dying mingled with the
roar Of musketry and artillery were
waited across the Atlantic in unmistak
atla appeal to heroic America. Our
country was not engaged in this fright.
ful struggle but like Others found my
self yearning for the dead and dying Of
the continent. When the appeal for
purses was carried 10 oLr country i'm
mediatly answered the call ard soon
found myself busiiy engaged in the task
Of caring for the soldiers who laid their
lives at their country = altar, will not
continue further this narrative. but re.
lat the incident that changed the course
of my life.
At the close of one Of the many terri
bic battles of this war, found myself
listening to the dying wishes Ola staiwurt
aud handsome young man, ,whose swarthy
features and highbred countenance pro
claimed him to be Spaniard, Hi,
parting desire was to take his locket
and lock Of hair to hIs waiting mother
shed tears as heard that fearful and
solemn appeal that night carried heaven
ward from the many hearts whose llf,
/ blood was fast tbbing away. llark! lis
! the bugler, the metallic notes Of the
TAPS float o'eI the itlI. | am carried
away with the infinite sadness Of the
scene, and am only aroused 10y deer
sigh from my companion feel his
brow. it IS cold aud damp. He is dead
lIewill answer the "RevcIle" ia Heaven,
When peace was finally declared hast.
eurd TO fulfill my promise to my here.
found his home as | suspected, a grand.
esa castle Of Spain, My painful duty OF
/ bearing the news to the mother, a lady
prematureIy gray, was performed, and !
was prevailed upon to linger with her a
few months. As time passed began to
lose all thoughts Of my native land. l
found myself fascinated by the country.
the climate and its people.
My benetactress became more ard
more attached to me and presently re-
( fused 10 entertain any thought Of my
departing Finally all desire left me,
ard | considered myself the adopted
child OF the lady. The story of her
/ boys death was her constant topic, and
| was forced to rehearse the painful
scene many times, Her continuai worry
wore her life away and in few years
was the lonely mourner in that grand
castle, and possessed of enormous
weilth-the heiress Of my departed
companions property. How long |
would have .remained in this sort of ex-
istance cannot say. 1t was almost
/ twenty years after when | was informed
/ by a servant that an American lady was
staying in the ueighboring village. \
| food Of thoughts rushed ma liy through
my brain and | determined to visit her
at cnce. Early next norong | started
in quest of my visitors. found the
lady staying in an inn. Informing the
hostess Of the object Of my presence,
she went TO execute my desire, Sus
peuse was painful. ] walked neryously to
and fro, strange presentiment