Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-10-24

To the N. B. Column:
The enclosed poem was copied a year ago
from the Ne,e Century. thuuE hi perhaps Aunt
Maage could make Use of it, We are 80 apt -
spend part Of our time and energy In dis
content and longing for better opportunities
aud more success, instead Of trying to do our
81" Whatever ahd wherever We may be- And
70. sisters of the NJ. Il. column. 1t behooyes Ne
one and all now that the various Interests and
festivities OF summer over and we have
more leisure to do "our very hcsts, 10 show
Aunt Madge our appreciation Of her faithful
hess, by suppl! ing her with 30 much material
for this department that she will be obliged 10
get out her waste basket for lack of room.
The summer must have brought TO each OF us
new ideas, new lessons for heart and mind, and
perhaps just what has helped U- would help
some ore else. Speaking OF summer festivities,
why cannot We have something, sometime, all
our own In that lDe2 An NJ. b. convention for
Instance. with Aunt Madge In the seat of honor,
and the sisters labelled with their pen names as
q convenient mode of introduction Then we
should not have To keep wondering Who Janet.
and Ego, and all the others are.
Oct IL. FLossIE.
"Flossie's'' beautiful poem and cheerful
letter ought to do us ali good, and am
certainly grateful to her for making a
direct application of ''doing ones best" in
such a practical way as to benefit Aunt
Madge by help for the NJ. B. column.
That convention al suggestion per-
haps we can realize in Esther's ''Some-
time Lapd". / should be glad to take
every sister Of you by the hand and well
come you to my home, label you with your
nom de plumes las Flossie proposed) and
feast you with viands prepared entirely by
M. B. recipes.
Dear readers all, don't you think by
our mutual interest in each other, by the
sympathy and the thoughts We express to
each other, we may Re Frightening little
corner of the world with new hopes and
uplifting thoughts If one busy mother
or hurried housewife gets a new idea to
revoive in her mind and experiment on,
she Is broadening her interests.
"How shall we divide our timer" How
many do you suppose have been trying in
theory or practice the solution OF that
problem since the article appeared in our
column? 1t is an old ,old question. These
mothers with two or three little children
about them, perhaps with two or three
more just beginning school life, how can
they get time for anything? / know such
mothers; when / see them out for little
ride some day say: II am glad Nellie or
Annie can get out for breath Of air, and
the mothers would get out more and take
the little ones, too, only as they say: sit is
SO much work toiget them all ready that
get so tired had rather stay at home than
undertake it."
Yes; but il your "John" has to go few
miles with his horse and carriage and
asks you to get ready and 60 with him, go
if you can. II your housework isn't quite
all done draw down the shades il you fear
a neighbor may look in; go without that
pudding or pie you intended to make for
dinner, and accept that invitation to take
little ride. Don't think of the work
awaiting your return-if you can help it.
And, John, if you have been thong htfui
enough to ask your wife to go with you
land hope you husbands do think OF it
sometimes) try and be as agreeable and
pleasant to her as you used to be just be-
fore you began tolshare life's burdens and
joys together.
''How shall we divide our timer" I
used to wonder why l did not accomplish
all / undertook. 1t was years before the
thought came to me that possibly UNDER
took too much, and yet this very day /
thought / should hardly dare to take
account of the various things for the