Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1922-07-26

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WORK
Let me but do my work from day to
! day,
In field or forest, at the desk or
! LOOM
! I'm roaring market place or tranquil
| room.
Let me but feel it in my heart to say,
When vagrant wishes beckon me
astray
This is my work, my blessing, not
my doom;
OF all who live I am the one by
whoih
This work can best be done in the
right way"
Then shall see it not too great nor
To suit my spirit and to prove my
powers;
ing hours,
And cheerful turn when the long
shadows fall
At eventide to play and love and
rest,
Because I know, for me- my work is
best
Van Dyke.
Dear M. B. Readers:
have been puzzling over this long
silence of the nieces - and nephews.
Do you suppose there is boycott"
on Aunt Madge? Did you start it,
Aunt Maria at least by your exam
pie? | have been thinking we might
send you back to the farm for few
days, so that you might get an in
spiration from the beautiful view
and the birds and the flowers, so that
we might receive one of your cheer
full letters dated Near to Natures
Heart"
And we miss so many with their
| helpful words. Sadie" don't you
feel equal to writing us some day :?
Many of you will remember "Me-
lissa," from whom we have not heard
for long time, and have just read
the notice of her marriage (by Rev.
George Brookes) to California gen.
tleman, and of her departure for that
state. / hope she will write us from
there.
And Jennie" where are you /?
Don't lose your title Of ready
helper. TX. Y. a." has long been
missed, but I have heard indirectly
from her by mutual acquaintance
If each individual name of you isn't
found in these personal remarks, ii
isn't because you are forgotten.
You did!" he charged
II did not!" she denied.
| You did" he repeated.
Il did not!" she flung back.
WELL" said hubby, zone of us two
is a very capable liar. But there is
one thing which prevents me from
saying which one
| "Modesty ] presume" retorted wife.
| And he gave it up, beaten.-Boston
Transcript.
| Does yo' take this woman for yo'
lawfully welded wife?" asked the
colored parson, glancing at the di-
minutive watery- eyed, bow-legged
bridegroom, who stood beside 21O
I pounds of feminine assurance
| "Ah takes nothin'," gloomily re-
sponded the bridegroom. "Ah's bein'
rehabilitation Weekly.
Mabel-Ernest's wife simply wor-
ships him, doesn't she?
Lois-Well, she places burnt offer
ings before him every day.-Pacific
Weekly.
Flapper-Oh, isn't he just a Won
derful pitcher? He hits the bat every
time.-Chicago Tribune.
Patterson, did you learn anything
at school to-day?
Son-Yes l learned that the arith-
metic examples that You worked for
me last night were all wrong.-Smiles
and Frowns.
Here's my BILL" said DR.. Taylor,
dentist. Wish you would pay down
s1O0, and then s25 per week"
Sounds like buying an automobile"
said the patient.
II am" replied DIR. Taylor.-Charles
ton News and Courier.
School Director Ito teacher)-We
was thinkin' O. putin up nice motto
over your desk to encourage the chill
dren. What do you say? How would
knowledge is Wealth" do?
Teacher That wouldn't do at all.
The children know how small my sal
airy is.
)iffo'
RECIPES.
The following recipes are from the
New England Homestead, and were
prize desserts for the summer
season:
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