Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1892-05-12

Who, herself learned the mystic art
OF running Howe Machine"
And Mrs. Bunker, though she bears
First title Of our land.
Has earned hers by the stitch stitch.
stitch,
or gusSet, seam and band"
Sure Mrs Gross did undertake
A worthy enterprise:
Not every one will help their friends
In any way TO rise.
But 10 she sold them mugs Of yeast
TIL pennies grew to dimes,
And now il is no fault of hers
If they're not up betimes
And next, | wish to introduce
4 group of artists. who
Have done much credit to themselves
And earned their credit too.
With careful touch they pictures placed
The plaster they applied,
Mixed TO the right consistency,
And left it till it dried.
But first loop was well-secured
Upon each picture back
And when the work was all complete,
Behold handsome pisque
Thus Mrs. Abee earned her share
And Mrs Douglass too
And Mrs. Woodward All these found
Artistic work 10 do
At Christma-tde came Mrs. Sweet
With wreatAs of evergreen,
The first 70 earn one hundred cents
And pay them in, | ween;
And through the Hintry days, good cheer
There came to those who bought
! The bright fore-tokenings of the spring
Which her dcft fingers wrought.
| The height of self-denial sure
! Has Mrs. White attained
| For, from scolding her good husband
whole week she refrained.
| He never spen, dollar biz
| Which SO much pleasure brought,
| She never earned ten dimes before
/ With such forbearauce fraught
| our oldest sister. Mrs Lord,
! Who numbers years fourscore;
| Gives Us proyerb with her dimes
! Which some have heard before:
A penny saved is always good
A. sny penny earned =
| To praCtiCing economy
Her thoughts and plans she turned
Without the aid of Kerosene
She to her room each night
| Went cautiously. with careful tread
And did not take light.
| Her coffee without milk She drank
And then to meet the test
She stsid at home Except from church,
And gave her shoes rest.
When Mrs. Partridge planned hulled corn
Should bring her in her part,
She thought peck would be enough.
And made trade with Art
He said he'd let her have peck,
For three quarts OF the huled
Al twenty cents d peck.-too late
She found that she was guiied
For three quarts 'could hare brought three
dimes
And Art and his wife tried
To eat their moneys worth-but failed
And then their friends supplied.
Now Mrs. Partridge tells her friends
Who trade with Art; Beware,
Even in a cause Of charity,
He'll take the lions share"
"Hulled-corn, hulled-corn," again we hear
The glad and welcome sound.
Miss Lizzie Hinckley, why not make
Enough to 60 around?
It's true your dollar Won have earned,
But some of Us have failed
To get kernel Of the corn
The Others have retailed.
Fine stsrching done; good ironing too,
And washings clean and white;
This way Miss Vira Parker took
To earn her dollar bright.
We trust she satisfaction gave,
Although the work was new;
But her old avocation still,
She doubtless will pursue.
Here's Mrs. Stevens knit and sewed
To aid the pastors wife:
Two needful, good accomplishments
As any used in life,
While Mrs. Donnell won her part
BY simply keeping still
And not referring to the how
She'd earn q dollar-bill.
But what trial some would have
If they could not talk DER
The h0tr and ,rhen they earned their part
Both after and before.
And yet twas harmless talk, at least,
And on subject broad;
For many long have tried 10 make
Their means and schemes accord
e-creaD. SO tempting to the taste,
Did Mrs Herrick sell.
How quick the money gathered in
Not one of us could tell,
But fast as plates could be removed
And filled with cream once more,
The dimes into her pocket danced,
With speed unknown before.
How many restful morning maps
Did Mr. Darling sake
While his fond life with fnuars cold
Toiled hard, the fire to make.
But then, he slept with conscience clear,
He paid what he agreed;
While she her compact kept intact
With cheerful word and deed.
The Hinckley sisters formed firm,
But they did not propose
To p. L. Barnum quite Guido
In travelling round with shows.
lnstead-s neat art gallery
With its quaint jokes and fun
Was well arranged by these two danes
Who thus their money won.
They asked five cents admission fee,
Then dividends declared
And Mrs. Lizzie had two dimes
When they the profits shared
She offered these to any one,
Who would her things convey
Down to her home. And Emma 0.
Earned twenty cents that way.
Once when the sisters busy were.
The showman's part she played,
And took the fee,-then twenty cents
By sewing she had made,
She hung on five and forty cents,
Till almost in despair;
Her ceaseless cry from morn till night
Was, where, o Uhere, o, chere,
Shall l the other fifty-fve
Obtain by some fair means?
How gladly would knit. crochet
Or sew up lengthy seams."
At last her mother pity took
On her distressed estate
And gave her some spring hats to trim
Before it was too LATE.
Mrs. Pearl Parker being left
To hire the spring work done,
Preferred to have the cash herself,
And 30 that work begun.