The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-03-28
HIS DREAM PRESAGED
DISASTER OF BAY CITY

iSa Ou thdt eNth.IuI night, Aprl
dtb, l9O6, of the great eartLauake il
oah francisco, he Was impeIled I,
write this little romantic story.
On John, how can | 20 agains
my fathers wishes, although / lov,
you dearly, and would willingly mar
fy you, Tut nov / dare not 20 agHins
his wishes, ana his commands. | nm
yet In ny teens, aud tlousaud urs
es on my head II / marry any but 4
man OF the world, ana rich man,
son. ~
"He seems not to care for the feel
ing of Others, but Tor the riches, gale.
ty, and excitement OF this world. But
he was not always thus. Only since
my dear mother passed away It seem.
as though he has umpletely changed
and has become 50 graspIng to make
money, GEG Tor the pleasures this
world only can give.
1t great pity he has become 10.
lie cam take any OF 1t with him tu
the other World, said John, sUbelly.
"iIe HAS declared that / small never
marry 'sium' worker, as he has
called you, for be viii entirely dlsOwn
and dislubent me. And, Oh what
shall go John;H said Dorothy, as
she entity leaned heI hand on his
strong shoulder.
"Oh Dorothy, now can / give you
up, yo# know We Llayed and almost
grew Lp together, while my poor
widowed mother was taking care OF
your fathers house. But perhaps If
l we're man OF the world he would
not SO much object to me- But that
can not be, tOI see the light and
1t is my duty to follow it.
"Oh, John | wish that were a
Christian, - said Dorothy.
"Would to God you aud your faith.
81 10th were " said John. But now
If we NUT part let us part IN friend
ship, for | will always love and pray
for you"
And as he kissed her and claspcd
tightly her huy white hand, hose
slender fingers we're bedeCked with
pearls and diamonds, he could not but
remember those sad words lit might
have been. "
"But Dorothy, Eefcre | leave you !
feel that | must tell you that some
thing dreadful is going to soon hap
pen.
"Oh What is it, John:' cnquired
Dorothy, somewhat frightened.
"Well, | don't know, but feel that
sume great and awful catastrophe is
coming upon us. Something that will
bring trouble and Gears to hundreds OF
thosuand OF people. | can not tell or
explain what it is, but it is coming
A shudder ran through D0rothy's
whole frame, as she tremb!ingly bade
him farewell, she thought prehaps for
ever.
As John was leaving the door step
Dorothy's father came. She had halt
.urned to enter their lovely mansion.
"What have | told you, Dorothy,
about having anything to do with
that slum WUTher!'
"Oh don't call him that, father,
he Is surely a good Christian man and
entitled to respect said Dorothy.
Il really believe you are trying to
get good yourself, aren't you Doro-
thy?n replied her father.
"WOuld to God We we're both Chris
tians," said Dorothy.
That expression of John 5 had
brought on more or les tear, anxiety
and sadness, and her father had be-
gun to notice that she act and
looked different from what he had
ever seen her.
Come. Dorothy, We will 80 to tire
ball tonight. Charlie will be there,
said her father.
az don't care a snap for Charlie
and never shall, " said Dorothy.
"And are you going to dlsobey my |
wishes and commands? said her
father.
40 tell yol the truth father, said
Dorothy, 81 am very tired Of tie
whims, fancies, fashions and excite
ments of this social world | some
times almost wish that | was dead
At last Dorothy retired to her
apu'tments, and her father won't out
IT, ons OF the fashionable balls.
John was the only child of poor
widow, who had taught him many
beautiful bible lessons, ana which be
had ia turn been try NJ to teach to
Dorothy, aud when her father found
this out he discharged th0m tfom tie
premises.
Shortly after they we're discharged
the mother passed away ana the poor
toy was lett an orphan. lie was
cared tor ana educated BY friends and
at the time oul story begins, Apfu Il"
1906, John was II poor, but huhesL,
bookkeeper in one ut the large whole
sale houses on Saus me street. Ills
evenings and Sundays we've spent
mostly down in the slums trying to
npiitt and better the conditions OF
that awful class OF humanity III tha'
great city.
That night, after John had left Dor
othy the doorstep he went directly
10 his room, whlcA was at one OF Tie
lodging houses several blocks away
He felt sadness in his heart such as
few men have ever experienced. Ills
sadness was not only ctused by the
refusal of the girl he loved so dearly,
but some strange tOreDOdlng Game
over him in such way that ne coulu
NOT cast it from his mind, and III
this condition of mentality he retired
for the night.
During the night he dreamed of see.
ang an awful destruction, ana "eVas,
alton of some great CITY, lhoushhds
of hnildjngs were tDIown over and torn
to pieces, great walls were IaliIng, the
debris hlled the streets, ina great
holes and assures were rent III the
earth and the dead and dying human
beings were scattered every where,
their diving groans Intetmlngled Wild
the screaming, praying, cursing anu
OF thousands OF frightened
and excited people as they ran hltpeI
and thither for safety.
In the midst of it all ho saw a large
man standing on little elevation IN
his shirt sleey 5, baIe headed aud
Iooking around With outstretCIea
arms. implo"ing help.
He could not tell where it was, but
tho land seemed undu!ating aud some
nIaces quite hIlly lie saw everything
40 plainly and heard such gtest con-
OF noises that 1t WOKE
hlD up. e.,
loan For he was really WOTl co over