Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1922-08-02

And one wild tiger lily
CLOVIS like an orange stain
Splashed on the tall, brown grasses
That tremble shaking the dew.
When little white-tailed rabbits
Make their swift way through.
There is brooding peace in the
meadow,
Color and scent and sun,
The hush of thing that's waiting
After it's work is done.
Like jewels the wild strawberries
Are hidden, ripe and red,
AS joy in the heart of lover
After his body is dead.
The reapers will come to the meadow,
Their scythes are sharp and long.
The little wild rabbits will run from
them,
The bobolink's song is done.
This is the time of fulfllment,
The waiting things are dumb,
But chicory, like a blue-eyed girl, "
Watches the reapers come.
/ Louise Driscoll.
Dear Column:
| l have been meaning to tell how I
make mitts for outdoor work in sum-
mer. Take a pair of discarded stock
ings and cut off the desired length for
the mitts / like them long enough to
come well above the elbow. If too
wide and you are fussy about the fit,
shape them by running seam on the
sewing machine. Then slip them on
the arms to find out where you want
it, and cut small hole for the thumb.
They then ready for use unless you
wish to catch together to hold close to
the fingers. They are fine to protect
the hands and arms while wedding the
flower beds, picking peas or berries,
preventing tan, scratches and mosquito
bites
l wonder if any of you had ceilings
! stained in June by the flood Of rain
wetting through chimneys? 1 did, and
Twill tell you how l covered the stains
First go over the stain with shellac.
White is best, but I used what hap
pened to be on hand, the ordinary
orange. Then cover with two coats of
| white paint. Flat white is best, but
any will do. Then whiten with what
ever was used originally, and you will
| find all stains covered. Papered CELL
ings are not easily remedied. If you
have an old ceiling which peels and
! flakes. have all the loose coats scraped
off, then painted all over with fat
white paint before whitening. Then,
when it is necessary. the coat of
whitening can be washed off and new
applied. Always use muresco or the
similar preparations which wash off
/ easily.
If chimneys which projects into
| rooms become stained with creosote
before repapering have wall board fit
ted to cover them, using thin strips of
wood at the corners to hold it out
(, little from the chimney. All chimneys
! should be copied to prevent rain
falling in.
| l hope all members of the column
are well and enjoying the beautiful
summer. There has been much fog
and wet, but when fine day comes we
forget that My Dorothy Perkins rose
is wreath of bloom, and the morning
glories and sweet peas also in bloom.
Berries are ripe, and I am getting some
lovely tramps in the woods-such
beautiful glimpses of nature every
where gigantic rocks. making one
wonder at the force which placed them
where they are. brooks, ferns, moss,
| wild flowers everywhere.
Dawn and the glow of gold-kissed
| hills,
| The west winds laughing whisper
/ The scent of rose and daffodils,
! And the trembling hymn the blue
bird sings!
The simmer of moonbeams as they
dance,
Shadows agleam-the night winds
! sigh.
Dusk and the suns last vagrant
And the blackbird's sobbing lul-
i laby!"
Esther"
! Thanks, Esther, for your practical
suggestions and poem.
Dear Aunt Madge:
How can you be so patient with
your big family of Mutual Benefiters,
when we get all the benefit and you
have all the work. I know 1t often
happens that we leave you to serve
alone at this time of year, but, cheer
up! We will get shamed into writing
after while, and it will soon be time.
ANN >@=Ao