Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1922-02-01

From the Dixie Book of Days,
which contains poems and other Sc
lections, entirely Of Southern COM
position, it's pages numbering 28S
with quotations for each day in the
year, / give you the following pre-
Jude to February. Some of our
friends wintering South may read
this in The American.
TAMPA ROBINS.
The robin laughed in the orange tree,
"Ho. windy North; "A fig for thee!
While breasts are red and wings are
bold
gold,
Times scythe shall reap but bliss for
Sunlight. song and the orange tree.
I'll south with the sun, and keep my
cline;
My wing Is king of the summer time;
My breast to the sun his torch shall
hold!
And I'll call down through the green
and gold:
Time, take thy ,scythe, reap bliss for
me;
Bestir thee, under the orange tree"
Dear Aunt Madge and all of the M.
3. Sisters: ~
To-day is my birthday-January 20.
Ninety years old! Is not that a long
time to live? 1 think 1 must be the
oldest in years and the oldest con-
tributor. l have forgotten just how
long, but we corresponded for The
American under the name of A. E..
Small when he was a boy. Now he. is
DR.. A. E.. Small of Bangor. In the
year of 1899, when suffered the loss
of my home and all its contents, l
did not write for some time, but one
day I received "a letter from the ed
itor: What is the matter with Sun
set?" In reply i wrote that l was i'll
and discouraged and would drop the
correspondence. In reply he wrote
that he was sorry for my loss. and If 1
would send few items occasionally
he would keep my name on the list
as long as 1 lived. Probably he did
not think I woMld live ninety years.
owe hope to keep your, name on our
list many more Years.-Ed)
Last summer. when l made my trip
to Ellsworth, there were two people
1 wanted to meet On going through
Bluehill, l inquired where Aunt Madge
lived. and the answer was: Way down
there" In Ellsworth l saw the court
house and Jail. l asked: Where is
the printing Office of The Americana
The answer was: way over there"
Ninety years! what changes and
events have taken place in that time
The event that l remember first was
the laying of the Atlantic cable, that
startled the whole world Then tele-
graph, telephone, wireless, underseas
aeroplanes, electricity, victrolas, gaso-
line, and hundreds of inventions
What will come next2 Shall we con-
verse with our dead and the stars?
Ninety years old to-day! 1 have
passed through deep waters Father
mother, sister, brothers, husband
children, have passed on before me.
Well, as we cannot have everything
we want in our own way, we must
make up our minds to think the Lord
knows best.
Had a lot of presents, letters and
cards from friends and relatives, and
a most delightful letter from a dear
M. b. sister. Jennie. Wish / could
have more from the sisters.
Sincerely.
Sadie"
Perhaps you do not realize II.
Sadie, but you are certainly Won
derful woman, and your letter is a
message of good cheer and helpful
ness to every one of us, and should
be an inspiration to us, whatever the
NUMBER or our years. | hope the
M. g. who sent you cards on your
birthday did not forget to make
mention they belonged to the M. B.
family. l ought to thank you,
Sadie, for the excellent example
you set in writing to the column as
you do.
We have one member of our M
b.. who was ninety-three wears old
July 25 last-the first &c" to fur
nish recipes and other contributions
ana she is much interested in it
now.
ONES OWN SPHERE.
NO matter how hard any persons
iot may appear on the surface, if she
is able to roll up her sleeves and do n
days work, if she believes in herself
ana mas Faith in the coming of better
times, she has much to be thankful
ior' There is a turn to the longest
road and the darkest hour is ALWAYS
just before the dawn-two old tru-
isms' to be. sure. but how well thew
have stood The test of time.
Each of us individually is very ne
eessary to our little world so WHY
not Try TO make that tiny sphere a
satisfactory affair? The hard-work
ing woman is doing her part well.
ana IL she wisely looks on the bright
sioe or things in general routs doubt
ana worry from her mind and follows
rev common-sense health rules, she
VIII ma much in the world to com
pemsa'e her In many ways and life
VIII prove to her very much worth
the living.
e--Sa1acf ad h,,