Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-11-02

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American, Ellsworth Me.
This is the gospel of labor
Ring it, ye bells of the kirk,
The Lord of Love came down from
above
To live with the men who work.
This is the rose he planted,
Here in the thoTn-cursed soil:
Heaven is blessed with perfect rest,
But the blessing of earth is toll
Henry Van Dyke.
Dear M. B. Friends:
/ just enjoy reading these &C
counts of outings and vacations
which the different members of our
family found so\ much pleasure in
last season. All the harvesting
doesn't come from the fields and the
orchards for use in the winter.
These memory pictures are parnered
for the mind.
Dear Sisters:
l heartily agree with s. J. Y, when
she says Sadie" is faithful. She GER
tainly sets us all a good example. l
enjoy reading of the outings of diff
ferent ones, and will add my mite. 1t
perhaps will help Aunt Madge little.
1 have had busy happy summer. My
Oldest son and his wife, from Fall
River, Mass, came for two months.
Another son from Rockland was home
several times for few days, as he
had time from his work. and his wife
and little boy were here most of the
summer My other son and wife were
at home all summer, and my daughter
came from her teaching in June.
They picked berries which they pre-
served, canned string beans, beets,
carrots and herring and made pickles
of different kinds to take to their
homes for use this winter.
After they were all gone, my better
half and l went to Rockland for a
week. I attended the Methodist
church and Sunday school, visited the
library and the ten-cent store, went
to the movies, of course, and took an
electric car ride through Thomaston
to Warren. l saw the outside of the
State prison, but had no desire to go
inside.
l have new neighbor-a southern
lady who has bought a cottage here.
She did not like the name of the
house and has decided to call it THE
House by the Side of the Road" She
said her nephew, who died in the
World war, was very fond of the
poem. Have lately read THE Call of
the Off Shore Wind" and Uncle
Terry" very fine stories
"Vashti."
Dear Aunt Madge:
You suggested that we write up our
vacations or outings and it set me to
thinking and figuring. Have literally
been counting my blessings, and am
surprised at the results. / have had
no vacation, but my diary tells me
that since the first of June l have had
seven days out of town, twenty auto
mobile rides of seven miles or more,
attended two local unions of C. E.,
one S. S. association, three Pomona
oranges Gncludng May y, one Field
day, two family reunions, besides sew
eral picnics and clam bakes in town.
The rides have been in eight differ
ent kinds of cars with twelve chauf-
feurs, and the most surprising part of
it is that the mileage was over $50
miles, and only one was a paid trip.
What is the use of having friends if
you can't use them, or why go with
empty seats any way? Someone
wants ride. l truly am very CRATE
full to all the friends who have made
these many pleasant trips possible.
Now you want to know where?
Have not been farther away from
home than Bangor, but how 1 did en-
joy that day, for it is the only time l
ever went to Bangor except on the
train, so above Ellsworth Falls it was
all new road to me- l once lived thir,
teen miles out of Bangor in another
direction, where we drove in, and how
nice it would have been to have kept
on going to see the old friends. / had
time to visit one friend, have a tele-
phone talk with two others and do
some shopping before the return trip
all on day in June.
And what can l say of the two
trips to Mt, Desert island? l can GER
tainly say that l wanted to go again,
for there is SO much that l have not
seen. The first trip was an afternoon
trip which included a stop in Bar
Harbor for shopping, a visit to Sieur
De Monts spring, tea on otter Cliffs
and ride home in the early evening
such trip is a real rest to working
people when taken with congenial
friends.
The second trip was an all-day trip
and included stops or calling on
friends in Bar Harbor, Seal Harbor.
Northeast Harbor and Trenton. and 1
lind that wherever you go, seeing old
friends is one of the most pleasant
features of the day. Beautiful seen
cry perfect weather, good company
good roads, good health and a
weli-nlled lunch box-that is what
we started out with, plus a new Liz
zie car-and we came back so pleased
that We wanted to go again the next
day and climb Dry-no,, l must say
Flying Squadron" mountain, to be
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