Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-03-24


thy way,
Walk in the sunshine. 1t is all for thee.
Push straight ahead, as long as thou canst see.
Dread not the winter whittier thou mayest go:
But, when it comes. be thankful for the snow.
pray
Live day by day.
Selected bE Aunt Emma.
Dear Friends nho read the Column:
1 am sure some OF you will read the
poem, especially the first stanza of it,
several times; and wonder if, possibly,
it may not tighten the burden for few of
those who bear accumulated sorrow and
anxieties.
There is a difference in burdens, and q diff
ference in temperaments, and q difference
in hearts. Some spirits are, so to speak,
elastic. and more readily rebound from a
strain OF adversely, or grief, or great care
than do others; but no ooubt many s.load
this week with last weeks load", whatever
that load might have been, and do it with
out benefit to themselves or to those about
them.
| suspect there are many who cannot
understand the frequent use OF the word
optimism. In the good old days which
some Of us like to recall, we did not hear
these contrasting ''isms"- optimism and
pessimism- mentioned. They are some
thing like the new names attached in
these days to old diseases. This person
''always looks on the bright side", and
the other had the blues". On yes.
human nature was much the same as now
would you dare to say, if you were l,
and as it always viii be?
What can / do better than to insert
here quotation from Henry Van Dyke,
kindly furnished by b. E. 8.
THE FooT-rATH TO PEACE.
To be glad of life because it gives you the
chance to love and to work and to play and to
look up at the stars, to be satisfied with your
possessions but not contented with your
self until you have made the best of them, to
despise nothing in the world except false
hood and meanness, and to fear nothing ex-
cept cowardice, to be governed by your ad-
vibrations rather than by your disgusts, to
covet nothing that is your neighbours excent
his kindness Of heart and gentieness of man
ners, to think seldom Of your enemies, often
OF your friends, and every day Of Christ, and
TO spend as much time as you can, with body
and with spirit, in Gods out-of-doors, these
are little guide-posts on the foot-path to
peace.-Henry Van Dyke.
Dear Asnt Madoe:
!, like all the other nieces, have deserted
you. have 90 much:to tell you all that do
not know where 70 begin. First, will speak
OF the big suffrage meet ut Augusta, where
got into the highest place that I ever was.
But ~ was born under = lucky star, got
| . seat BY being crowded close to . representa-
| tive from Cumberland county whom
happened to know. He pinned the yellow
ribbon above my white ribbon and got me .
seat. he had an extra lot in his pocket II
all of our legislators did that, we should feel
| sure Of victory. There was smart talk from
| both men and women.
Now on on Ianother line. Who can keep
tabs on the prohibition states, they come into
line so fast = eighteen nineteen to be at
work In 1915, more to be voted on next fall,
and in several of them the women have the
ballot. The one that should most interest us
| is Wyoming, where the state president Of the
| W. 9. T. u, who will be the leader Of the pro-
hibition forces, is our own Ellen J. Slower
county. We can help her by letters of cheer
sent TO Cheyenne. Wyo. We who were play
mates and early friends, surely feel proud to
remember her.
| When ! was last.at Augusta. Nell and held
a reunion with Meb over the telephone. l
learned can go right by her door on my way
| from Augusta to Waterville. Now. Meb,
| some day shall take dinner with you
| All the Nj. BIS. win sympathize with Are in
the loss of her sister; H., of Brewer. in the
loss of daughter: Martha, who is with a
daughter in what wei expect is her last ILL
ness; and Mabel, who is confined to her bed
by adingering illness, while Chips and S. J.
Y.are remembered in their lameness, caused
by falling ON the. ice.so weeks ago.
Janet, too, has been under the ban of ill
ness, as has been her John and grandson,
too We who,are well have great reason to be
| thankful.
This is not one bit what started in to
| ~rite' SO wiiiistop. DELL.
You always come to the rescue, Dell.
whether it is Aunt Madge who is in need
or some other.neglected child. You may
like to know il. Dell, that I had the
pleasure Of entertaining DR.. Abby Fulton
at dinner when DIR. Ellen Wetlaufer vs.
i, q guest at our home. DR.. w. was then
/ state president of her adopted state.
MISS PERKINS LETTER CONTINUED
| At my left sit DR.. and Mrs. Bolt, returning
to Pekin wheresDr Bolt is connected with the