Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-01-06
Dear NJ. B. FRIENDS:

Dear NJ. B. Friends:
This was the message that came to me
ia the holiday season from "Alexian.
When you read this column, New Years
day and its greetings will be nearly
week away in the past. We shall have
Gained down from the hurry and rush OF
Christmas, and the truth of the words Of
the poem will speak to us from the good
Wishes of our friends rs expressed to as in
cards and booklets and gifts. We shall
sit Down and read each card and other
written or printed remembrance, and then
turn back to the last line OF the first stensa
and say
"A something in their welcome makes them
dear to every heart"
have q warm collection OF such greet
ings that value very highly, and il pr
chance any OF you have failed to receive
greetings from Aunt Madge, the omission
was unintentional.
Iquote from some 1915 endars-
"God keep you now and evermore;
Your days with gladness crown,
And from His own abundant store
Send many a blessing down"
"May the year be q happy one to you:
Happy to many more whcse happiness de-
ponds on you"
This latter wish furnishes . good text.
If the happiness of Others depends upon
US, and we can each study out that truth
for ourselves, our years work is laid out
for US.
ga solemn yet joyful thing Is life,
Which, being full Of duties, is for this
OF gladness full and full od lofty hopes
Dear AUNT Madge.
think you are much abused since early
fall, although you manage to keep things in
the column going and very interesting, too.
Il am not dattering.) You are host in your
self.
| Haven't we had ideal weather for Christ
mass Cold, to be sure, but clear and bright
wonder how many of the clan notice how
brilliant the heavens are at night and in the
early morning. Stars never shone more brill
liantly than this year, and now in the early
morning. about s, . star appears In the
eastern horizon, beside which all other stars
are pale. havn been watching this particu-
lar star for some time. and it never shone
brighter than on Christmas morning.
| was pleased to see that one more beside
myself had seen 1t and remarked on it's
| beauty. Someone in Brewer or Bangor, look
ing toward Holden hills, is talking about
| it. At ON = clear, cold morning, the
western sky, too, presents beautiful picture
and well worth ones while to get up and look
1t the heavens. But the star in the east is by
! far the brightest, casting . long reflection
across the snow,
| noticed in q Bangor paper . quotation
from hymn my mother used to sing long
| years ago when was but child, and had
been thinking Of that hymn, too, as 1 watched
for the star to appear:
.Star in the east the horizon adjoining.
/ Guide where our Infant Redeemer is laid
| Ihave always been very much interested in
looking at the heavens, perhaps more SO be-
cause have a son that follows the sea- and
always wonder II the sky is clear with him,
Tomorrow the sun may be shining. al
though it is cloudy to-day"
Hope AM not firing anyone with nv long
letter. but just want to say few words
more toSthe sister who wanted recipe for
sweet potato pie;swill say can't give Won
regular one, but will give you what was said
to me when l asked neighbor how to make
one: MAKE it just as you would SO uash pie.
Boil your potato, mash fine, or put through a
sieve, add milk and egg and sugar. lust the
same as for squash pie, making it of the same
consistency" If some one does not send .
good recipe, perhaps this will help you out.
To all the aunts and nieces send New Year
greetings. IRISH MorIv
Many thanks for your good help in the
first paper OF the New Year.