Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1922-06-21
ALL'S RIGHT.

| Ais right!
In the midst of anxiety, peril and
strife,
| Alrs right!
The cheerful philosophy never was
wrong,
! That ever puts this on the tip of my
tongue,
And makes it my glory. my strength
and my song.
Ais right!
The Pilot beside us is steering us still;
All's right!
The Champion above us is guarding
from i'll,
All's right!
Let others who know neither Father
nor Friend,
Go trembling and doubling in fear to
the end;
For me, on this motto, 1 gladly de-
pend
Ais right!
Dear M. B. Family:
don't know how it happens, but
we seldom see quotations or hear
very much of Martin Farquhar Tup-
per's poems. 1t seems to me the
courage, good cheer and faith that
"all's WE'LL" which prevail in his
writings, are what we need in these
days when it is generally conceded
that the world is in great upheaval.
This PREDATORY in Proverbial
Philosophy" explains his desire:
Thoughts that have tarried in my
mind, and peopled it's inner chamber;
the sober children of reason or desul-
tory train of fancy; clear running wine
of convictions; corn from the sheaves Of
science, with stubble from mine own
garner; searching after truth; argu-
ments of high scopeI the fruits l have
gathered of prudence; the ripened har-
vest of my musings-these commend
unto thee, o, docile scholar of wisdom,
these I give to thy gentle heart. thou
lover of the right"
think it is because of those five
last words, thou lover of the right, :"
that l have used one of his poems
above The question of when, II
ever, will we return to settled condi-
| lions again is agitating those who
| are interested in, and working for
| improvement in social life. Preach
ers, teachers, writer's, business men,
are trying to solve the problem. Let
f, us conclude, with Upper, that all
| will be right; that the work of those
engaged in child welfare, in better
babies, father and son banquets,
Boy Scouts, Camp Fire Girls, school
leagues, and other organizations of
similar character, will, by and by,
bring results for the betterment OF
| human kind.
/ To Aunt Madge and all of her large
! family:
Don't think that / have lost inter-
| est in the column because l haven't
written for so long, but if you could
be a mouse in the wall you would see
that is the first thing I read when the
good old American comes in. The
trouble is just lack of ideas
nothing to write about But am in
terested in the scrap book question
Don't think mine would be a scrap
book, but rather book of scraps. /
began a number of years ago to cut
out and save anything that struck my
fancy but never pasted any into
book, and what I now have is "a small
part of what there would have been If
they hadn't been hunted on all occa-
sions where recitations were in order.
My present eontainer is several large
envelopes fastened together, and they
are what might well be called stuffed,
as that word seems to fit
After reading the column in The
American of May 81, l added another
poem to- the collection, people will
talk, you know That carried me
back into the long ago, when one of
our girls here recited those verses In
a lyceum. Perhaps S. j. Y. an3 Aunt
.Mary's John may remember 1T.
Then have another book. 1t hasn't
any name, though it may be old
enough, where l jot down things as
they occur. 1t isn't journal or
diary, but it saves the trouble of try
ing to remember. 1t contains deaths,
births, marriages, and most any I'M
usual event. Sometimes it comes in
handy among the neighbors who know
l have it, for it often settles argu-
ments or questions about dates and
such like. l often wish had formed
the habit years before, for sometimes
there are shadows, like dreams float
ing through the memory of things
nearly forgotten that l would gladly
recall and put into words.
My John often says, why don't you
straighten out that book. for no one
but you could find anything in it," and
/ say oh I'll revise it when l have
time" and go on filing it up.
This is quite long letter, and II
Aunt Madge tears it up and throws 1t
into the waste basket it would make
good showing-better than in the
column.
With greetings to Uncle Madge and
all of the clan. y
| 1t is very nice to hear from C.
Down by the Sea" once more. We
had the pleasure Of seeing Ann in
town few weeks ago.
Mariaville.
, Albion Jellison died Tuesday