Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1902-07-16
Dear N. b. Friends.

Dear N. b. Friends:
Who wonders that the dwellers in cities,
when IL Ia possible, bic away from hot
pavements, dusty streets, close, heated air,
to some country retreat or seaside resort TO
rest under the shadow Of the trees, to
breathe the pure, fresh afr, or to listen to
the lap of the ocean on the beach, and thus
driuk In new life and vtgotg
To the oserworked, 10 the business man,
what must even two weeks be like those
which nature gives them In thee pure
blne heavens, In the shadows floating over
the fields and hiiisides, in the streams
stealing through quiet iowlandsl
The cwelier In the country, accustomed
to these things, cannot realize what these
beauties OF nature mean TO such persons,
nor how many busy man or woman car
ries with him or her through the fifty
weeks Of daily care and responsibility the
memory Of two weeks OF sunshine and
bird-song, OF green fields and waving grain
iields.
Perhaps sometimes the country people
almost envy the city visitors, and think
only that ''they are down here having a
good time and Ioatlng round. OF course
there are the wealthy class. who with their
carriages aud servants, seem to the on
locker TO have only pleasure and enjoy
ment, bat like the Judge in the old poem.
perhaps many Of them would be glad 10
exchange cares with those who have less
OF this worlds goods.
s-F al arN
hearted, because they i've 10 large
piace"--sll nature Is theirs-tbe blue
heavens, the broad landscape. We do well
/ TO share these riches with resdy sympsi by.
Have you not entertained friends who
50 fatty appreciated all these country
l sights and sounds that II was pleasure Ia
see their enjoyment? such occasions are
among the times when II Is more blessed
10 give than 10 receive
| Persoas having company are apt to make
a mistake IN trying too hard to entertain
/ them. BE sincere in your greeting and
1 welcome; your friends viii know la many
ways that you are glad to have them with
you. But oft tia.e. IL visitors feel that
| they can DO just a. they like, that they can
talk or be quiet. that they can 60 and come
as they please, TN fses, that you are not
putting yourself ont" too much for them,
but are Just going on with your house
hold duties. in the ordinary way, only
gladly sharing your everyd day home life
with them, II they are good sensible per-
sons they will enjoy themselves a great
deal better than IS though the household
machinery had been turned into new
groove and consequently ''run a littis
| harder.
Perhaps some OF You have thought yor
would like to invite some company for tn,
summer, or for few weeks stay with you
but dread the thong ht Of entertaining
them more than you would mind the extrs
care and work. II you know the person.
you would like to entertain, IL they are moi
notably hard to.please or particularly sen
sitiye, try letting them do as they seem e
like best when you do invite them, and se'
II the result isn't satisfactory sli around
1t has occurred TO me as an sfterthought
that possibly sill the III. b. helpers arr
engaged in this very wsy-entertainins
summer guests-thst may account for th'
long silence OF 30 many Of you.
7