Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-12-08

of memory, having garnered wheat and
stored it in the mind, as they travelled the
Kings highway. The busy workers have
time frequently to save up couplet or at
least line or a single brief quotation.
Even an old proverb helps us out some
times.
Mentioning s'time to do things"--WeiI,
perhaps have alluded to what / am go
ing to say now heretofore, but it is this.
We all know great amount of time is
spent in dish washing. and girls as well as
mothers often find it rather monotonous
business.
When two are employed in tho task
much pleasure as well as profit can be had
by various mental exercises; for instance,
name alternately ten cities or towns be-
ginning with A, then B or some other let
ter. Try bit OF mental arithmetic. Let
one name an author and the other answer
by naming some book or poem OF that
author, and 90 on until eight or ten have
been named; or reverse and name = book
or poem, and let the author be given.
You will see there is no end to subjects
that can be used, and the trial must be
adapted to the ability Of the younger
helper. Really these "play exercises" could
be used any time, and for those still in
school it will help tx in the mind many
things which will be useful to them, only
do not make ii "grindn. 1t is only to be
for recreation, and what is learned in that
way will not be . strain on the mental
powers.
.rA -
otheri Now it is this: How much time it
does take to do the almost nothinGs OF
house work. Given plenty of soap and
water, and the wash can be done fairly
soon. Given q hot fire and some ssfiat-
irons", and the cloths can be ironed in q
little while. The cooking is a slower pro-
cess and a constantly returning one, like
sweeping and Kindred duties, but it is the
little things here and there that eat up the
time, and the housekeeper has nothing to
show for it.
II may be that some good methodicai
housekeepers never have those unexplained
portions OF time slip away from them. but
it is standing joke on Amt Msdge that
il she gets the time at 10 O'Clock or any
other hour, she considers II To be that
time (no later) until she has occasion to
look at the clock again.
Aunt Madgs AID NJ. BIS;
Thanksgiving morn. What rain we are
having; II just pours. I hope the sistcrs-yes
and Aaut Madge--hsvent been disappointed
by this storm as John and | have. We were
invited 10 castiue to have family dinner at
my granddaughter's. AS We had warning of
this yesterday, prepared our dinner for to-
day. all but the vegetables. SO we are sure Of a
good dinner.
How very much have enjoyed the descrip-
tion OF Fairview cottage and scenery. also the
annual meeting. / wanted to get there, but
was unable to. Am hoping to meet with you
next year-a long time 10 look ahead. 1t is,
am sure, but what pleasure we take in an
ticipation. and '.if ii wasn't for hope the heart
would break.
To our sister from Deer Isle II am not
sure what you signed your, initislsl, l bid
you welcome. We were schoolmates in the
"AuId Lang syne". sister D.. had hard work
to puzzle you out. Thank you. love to be
remembered. You would not recognize me
now; am gray haired and time has left its
marks besides.
To the sister who wrote that did not like
eHAs way vi hpursNiSahAus ouc tooiA ~ IN
time-let me say right here, do, aud / did
not mean to convey the idea that i did not.
asked who could clean house zone room at
a time, and not get them dusty and ready to
clean again when you had finished the rest.
Who cant
NJ. b. sisters, we have much to be thankful
for, and will close this by giving q poem
and wishing you happy day, Yours as ever,
n. L. H.
THAsKsGIvIsG.
Let us be thankful for the loyal hand
That love held out In welcome to our own,
When love and only love could understand
The need of touches we had never known.
Let us be thankful for the longing eyes
That gave their secret to us they wept;
Yet, in return found, with sweet surprise,
Loves kiss upon their lids. and smiling.
slept
And let us, too, be thankful that the tears
OF sorrow have not all been drained away.
That through them still, for all the coming
years.
We may look on the dead face OF To-day.
James 3hitcou,b Riley.
am very glad that as you could not en-
joy the Thanksgiving dinner with the one
know personally, you set aside the dis
appointment and wrote us this good
CHEEKY letter and sent the poem.