Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1919-03-22
VILLAGE GOSSIP

The living realization of Longfel-
lows Rainy Day was seen in Pali-
sade last Sunday-and for the past
several Sundays, for that matter.
Longfelow's poem was moraliZing
effort but it was one of the Maine
poets most widely read poems Com
pairing the dreariness of rainy day
with life, he wrote, Into each life
some rain must fall" and this was the
refrain of the pDem. The editor of
The PaliSadian in 1882 was in Port
land and visited the old Longfellow
home, next to the old Preble House,
and was shown all through the old
home by the poets sister, who lived
there after her brother moved to Cam
bridge. The room in which 1.-The
Rainy Day. was written was the poets
study and looked out upon court
with brick walls rising on either side.
The prospect on il gloomy day could
not have been more inviting for the
gloom of gray thought But 1.-The
Rainy Day" was not altogether with
out its finer tone and for this reason
Will i've WIFI Tie DcSl Vi lIolSlCiioN -
productions.
Miss Maxine Sibley is at home for
the Easter period She is looking fine
and as pretty as ever. She likes the
East Hampton School and will return
soon after Easter Her many Palisade
friends were rejoiced to see her.
The largest congregation for some
time was out last Sunday at the Pail
SADIE to hear Rev Mr.. GuhSe in his
fine sermon of Golden Apples" The
sermon was directed at the thought of
better control of our talk about people
and happenings. 1t was a sermon of
rare quality on a subject in which we
are all interested, and the young min
lister handled it in his usual fine fash
ion.
There are many kinds of humbugs
in the world, but none like the camou-
tagging man and the ostrich.
Master Engineer Harry Elkan at
tended church last Sunday morning in
Palisade with his father, Capt. H. Ell
kan of the Photographic department,
U. S. A. Both We're in uniform and
held quite a reception after the regu-
lar service. In the afternoon Harry
took his famous mascot, "Busigne."
the French fox terrier that is now so
famous. BuSigne wears a service
sweater all duly fitted out with the
chevrons both for service and one for
the little wound he got at Cambria. 1t
is question if any sort of money
would buy Busigne. Engineer Elkan
went back to Camp Mills last Monday,
but hopes to get back home again be-
fore the big parade next week. He is
looking trifle worn from his long
siege in extraordinary service he was
in during the past year. 1t really told
on him quite heavily, though he is feel
ing fine at present and is much i'm
proved OYER what he was some time
ago.
THE Phillips home is furnished with
great taste and much beauty through
out.
Complaint has been sent in to The
Palisadian about little boys who set
fire to leaves on vacant lots The
other day one of the Kemm boys got
busy in this fashion and gave Mrs.
Alves a great deal of anxiety over the
fire he set and which became very
dangerous. Parents should not hest
tate to instruct their children against
the great danger of this setting leaves
on fire.
Anyhow we got ourselves in trouble
about the Guhse baby, little Evange-
line, because we wrote her up last
week and forgot her name. Of course
we cannot be expected to remember
everything. But the thing that
brought on the trouble was the sug-
gestion that some time we might go
over and contiscate the baby. Mrs.
Guhse says we Shan't do it. Little
Evangeline manages somehow to wear
n perpetual smile. as though she never
had care in her life.
The crop of small boys coming along
in PaliSade is some crop. They are a
mighty fine lot too.
Miss Ottily Godfrey of Rochelle Park
spent the week end with Rev. and Mrs.
III. 7. Guhse, leaving Sunday evening.
She is a very accomplished young wO-
man, playing the piano with much
skill.
The Samuel FreyS, who have lived
in Palisade about Il years, recently
left for New York city, where they
will live in future. Miss Blanche Baer,
who owned the home and who is a sis
ter of Mrs. Frey, recently sold the
house to a party from Brooklyn. She
will live in Ell Paso, Tex, with her sis
ter and brother, the latter having a