Ellsworth American., 1922-12-27
THE OLD YEAR.

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American, Ellsworth. Me.
THE OLD YEAR.
A song for the ever-hastening time,
A dirge for the dying year
Closed are it's records of goodness and
crime,
Passed its hours of hope and fear.
o, swiftly indeed have the moments
passed,
Since the year was first begun;
When it seemed that it would forever
last;
But now it's race is run.
Farewell to thee, Old Year! Lifes
record now
Turns an unwritten page;
Another leaf to memory's book is
given;
Another year to age.
A motto for the New Year for the
world-weary workers:
Say not the struggle naught avail
eth"
Now some stanzas to impart
courage for the New Year.
Your brother reaps and gathers in his
harvest
And deems his part complete;
While you, with patient hands are
deftly sitting
1.,l,a
What though to win a cause for which
you've labored
Early and late,
You give, but give in vain-a lifetime
service,
It's truth to vindicate?
Be not dismayed. nor deem your labor
wasted.
Take heart of grace
Not always to the stong belongs the
battle,
Nor to the swift, the race.
Shall not the noble deeds here un-
recorded
BY pen or tongue,
In His great book, wherein all things
are written
BE numbered one by one?
this, ye who are daily
striving
With heart and hand,
By word and act some kindly means
devising
To helm your brother man.
Also selected,
The readers of the M. B. column,
and especially those of the M. B.
family who had the pleasure OF
knowing him personally, or who met
him at the last reunion, will learn
with regret of the death of charles
Ansel Reynolds of Cambridge, Mass.
He wrote for the column under the
nom de plume of Aunt Fanny
and with homely philosophy and a
humor as delightful as 1t is rare
forced home some telling truths on
issues of national importance. His
last contribution to the column was
printed in our issue of November 8,
He died Thursday, Dec. 21. The
letters printed below were, of course,
ritten before news of his death Was
eceived. An obituary of Mr.. Rey-
nolds is printed under the Lamoine
news, elsewhere in this issue.
-Editor.
Dear Aunt Madge and Sisters:
suppose Christmas will nave
passed ere this can go to print, but,
Just the same. I am hoping for you all
a merry Christmas and many good
wishes for the New Year, upon which
we shall soon be entering
1t is with profound regret that we
have to report Aunt Fanny not any
better. Was so glad to see the letter
from her recently, for it must nave
been quite an effort in her prostrate
condition to have written it.
Aunt Mary's John is still poorly.
am sure we all extend our sympathy
to both these good mutuals, and hope
that we may soon hear better things
concerning their condition.
Was sorry to learn that our aged
sister had passed on. We shall miss
Ter, who for several years attended
our annual picnics. l thought the
word used in her obituary just
described her-gentlewoman- that
was what she impressed me to be; a
true gentlewoman with her quiet unas-
suming ways.
Esther, l did enjoy reading every
word of your good letter and have
since re-read it with equal interest.
Was also pleased to read the letter
from our new sister. Thrice welcome.
Little A." Come often, for we shall
enjoy hearing from you, as We don't
expect to see you often through the
winter. You inquired where Big A.
was She resides not many miles from
u.s. but hasn't Joined the column yet
although she is an interested reader
Yes, l think the pictures were very
good. Am glad A. NJ. Y. found time to
send a word to the column. She ex-
poets to be home for Christmas week
and hope during that time that she vii
find herself once more, for she has
certainly been busy body since hei
return to Boston.