Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-08-08
THE HILL THAT IS ALMOST
MOUNTAIN.
CFrom the Transcript.


OF balsam, fir and birches
And UP its slope white houses climb
And spired New England churches.
Blue Hill has streams and sparkling
springs,
Fresh as the Muses. Fountain.
Yet lacks, for all it's lovelness,
Full stature of a mountain.
Blue Hin looks down on Blue Hill
town,
And on the bays bright beaches,
And high above Names lesser hills
It's stony crest upreaehes.
1t towers towards its crescent's curve
In beauty all completed,
Yet ever in the moonlight stands
y wistful hill defeated.
Blue Hill, your plight is not unique
lie glad of fir and fountain,
How many mortal almost is,
But is not quite, a mountain!
Agnes Kendrick Gray.
Dear NJ b. Friends:
The above poem, and the follow
ceiyed within a day or two, gave me
double pleasure-first, the tribute
to THE Mountain" and second, the
fact that another personal friend, by
this contribution, becomes mem
Der of our clan-one whom we hope
to see at the reunion this year. She
writes:
Dear Mrs. NJ.
Some time ago the enclosed poem
appeared in the Boston Evening
Transcript, and l have been waiting to
see it printed in the Ellsworth Ameri-
can; but evidently it has not been sent
to you, for if ii had / feel sure you
would have had it printed at the
head of the column. l think Bluehin
people win be pleased to have such
tribute paid to our beloved mountain.
l do not know the author, but feel
sure she must have been born and
lived somewhere in Bluehin You
may know her and l may have at one
time, or possibly some of her people
We hope to come down soon.
A. NJ. F.
l do not know the author, but feel
indebted to her, also to the sender"
Belfast, July %.
Dear Aunt Madge and VI, b. Sisters;
have been quite near some of you
people since June 10. l went to East
Lamoine to help care for my brother
S. a. West. through his illness. He
passed away July (. l returned home
July II. l saw Aunt Mary's John,
who came to call on my brother. He
was near neighbor of brothers. l
was quite surprised to find he is a re-
tired Baptist preacher | did not know
he was "Uncle John" and he did not
know | was "Elzabeth." He is a dear
odd man. but in very poor health. He
read a few passages of scripture, and
offered a very comforting prayer, and
l sincerely thank him for it then and
now Uncle John" certainly had on
masculine pants that day. | hope we
will meet again in the near future l
would like to meet him and Aunt
Mary" at q reunion this summer or
when it eonrones.
Where is Vashti? l have not heard
from her for a long time, Probably
she is entertaining her children and
Sargentville and think it may be so.
] see by The American that Aunt
Madge is in Bar Harbor. l like Bar
Harbor very much myself. 1t is
very pretty place and a very clean
place, and always something to in
terest one, Hope, Aunt Madge, if you
stay in Bar Harbor YOU win meet my
brother, Daniel NJ, West, and family
They attend the Baptist church and
live at 10 Wayman Lane, Try to meet
them, l think the liking win be
mutual
I was very tired after getting home,
and have been in the care of my ply
stefan since, but am feeling much bet
ter at present. l did not have my
Ellsworth paper to read while away,
but they kept them fortme, and l have
read them since | returned, | found
niece and her husband from Newbury-
port Mass waiting to visit me on my
return. / was so pleased to see them,
and had very pleasant visit, although
much too short. They have a car, and
| may come oftener after this season,
l am very busy with my knitting,
| crocheting, sewing, etc, l never am
without work or reading when l am
able to sit up. l think, by the royal
welcome l received on my return, that
was missed very much while away.
Think l am writing a long letter, so
will close hoping l am not crowding
| any one out of the column.
Elizabeth