Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-09-11

The following poem vas printed n the
Bar Haroor Times of August II. The
writer has recently become member Of
our NJ. B. family, and / am sure these
touching lines viii dad a response 10 the
hearts Of many OF our number, and thus
another bond OF sympathy will be estsb-
lished
TWO sTARs.
Written by Mrs. Agnes Mnliken after
ceiviDg cableEram from her son. Sergeant
Allan " Nuiiken. who WAS recently Eassed
in France
Two stars gesm out from their Geld OF white,
Meath the sheitering boughs Of the old, old
ptte,
And each Of these stars has a separate name
In this sad old anxious heart OF mine
The upper stars for the lad in france.
Aad the one beneath for the boy In camp,
Aud when meath its waving iolds sit
Each star shines oni ike lighted lamp.
o Lord, in Thy tender and INFINITE love,
To Thee, with chsstrned sotrowing heart,
l come TO ask that no golden trace
May sever my bright biue stars apart.
o upper star. oh, lsddie in France,
a. II tears OF AbN NSsANfu hAbt
But right through the points OF dark, dark
blue,
A golden thread all seems 20 run.
Oh, God, oh, country. you We taken from me
The brightest stars in my earthly crown.
/ only ask that you give them back
To their mothers arms all safe aud sound.
They were only loaned in your hour Of need,
7 mt ole he
50 II you take them, o Lord. take ne
Before the dawn Of that dreaded day.
We are all indebted to Esther for her
fine report OF the reunion. We only
wish many more could have been with
US that day. A postscript to sther's
report adds the names OF Miss Edith
Rice OF Lsmoine and Mr.. Cary of Bucks-
port, and she could have said with truth
we had quartstte of sisters prese mt.
The letter which follows you will mud
intensely Interesting, thanks to Wan
dere,' for it.
Dear AuHt Mads.:
Through the kindness Of one Of our sum
mer residents / was invited 20 go to Outer
Long Island Aug. q, on the mission boa
Sunbeam. The boat Is large and commod ious,
and our company of forty people found
plenty OF room on deck to sit and chat o. run
about as we felt inclined. Below deck there
were = nice little cabin and stSteFoom for Mr.
Mac Donald and beyond that a kitchen, engine
room, and quarters for the sailors.
+ The boat has electric lights and steam neat.
aud it is the third boat MIR. Macdonald has
had since be began his work among the
/ islands The 6rst boat cost 500, while this
one cost $4,000. so one can see how the mission
work has own and expanded under>sMr.
MscDonald's fostering care and the financial
help given him by his friends among the
summer people at Bar Harbor and other
towns along the coast of Maine.
They were having their annual church fair
at the island the day we went down. and
when we arrived just before noon all were
in gala attire and we're gathered at the at
traetive little church where they hold their
entertainments, as they have no public hall.
The church Was gaily decorated with flags
and ferns, and the dining tables were most at
tractive with their giistening white cloths
and gay bowers Of flowers.
We were all rayenonsly hungry after our
voyage, but we looked first at the display Of
fancy articles that were arranged on small
tables at the left Of the entrance hall. There
were besutiful crocheted eenterpieees and
doilies, diet lace Jokes and embroidered
handkerchiefs. The work was all done on the
island and 1t was beautifully done, too.
They had knitting bags Of gay eretopne.
apr ms in many designs and colors and many