Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-01-23
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Curling smoke from a chimney low
And only a few more steps to go
Faces press at a window pane,
Watching for someone to come again.
And am the someone they wait to
These are the joys that life gives to me.
What has my neighbor eXcelling this
4 rood Wife's love and a baby's kiss?
What if his chimneys tower higher?
Peace is found at our humble fire
What if his silver and gold are more?
Rest is ours when the day is Ger
strive for fortune and slave for fame.
The JOY men struggle for stays the
same.
Rich and poor men dream and pray
For home where laughter shall ever
stay,
And the wheels go round and men
spend might
For the few glad hours they claim at
night,
Home. where the kettle shall galy
sing,
Is all that matters with serf or king;
Gold and silver and laureled fame
Are only sweet when the hearths
ahame
With a cheerful fire and the loved ones
there
Are unafraid of the wolves of care
so let me come home at night to rest
With those who know l have done my
best;
Let the wife rejoice and the children
smile,
And I'll know by their love that I'm
worth while.
For this is conquest and world sue
A home where abideth happiness.
Author Unknown.
Dear M. b. Friends:
| much regret that l did not men
our good sister and niece, Sadie,
ton in the last weeks column that
(Mrs. A. T. Small, Sunset, Maine,)
has birthday we always take pleas
ure in remembering. If the date has
slipped your mind, you will be lit
tie late in sending best wishes and
concentrations. Sadie" | find l
am little mixed" on my dates. |
have a letter file, and on your card
have after your name this, Born
Jan. 81, 1885," but in my diary OF
1922 have this, "Sadie's Goth birth
day Jan. 90" But, whichever is the
correct date, we all wish you the best
of birthdays and very comfortable
and pleasant winter.
The poem this week sent by
Bird" is just right. 1t ought to
give us all an uplift and a desire to
make our homes like that described
in the stanzas, which mean mutual
happiness.
We are glad to know that Aunt
Mary's John is out of the hospital,
and having recently been at the home
Where he and Aunt Mary are staying.
| can understand how comfortably
and pleasantly they are settled for
the winter.
The death of Mrs Maggie Blodgett
in West Brooksville removed one who
for some years contributed to
our column She was fine woman,
Dear Aunt Madge and M. BIS:
1t is a shame for Aunt Madge to have
so much of the work to do alone, l
fully realize that l have not the pen
of a ready writer" but l am going to
make an effort to write a little, even
i it is not very interesting
I,1, a
appreciate l.. f. It's suggestion of a
postal shower. His address is 20
Bryant street, Woodfords, Maine. He
came out of the hospital a few days
before Christmas, and, with Aunt Mary
is spending the winter with their
daughter and her husband.
Jasmine is in North Livermore for
the winter. | wonder why she does not
account for herself in the column,
Friends of S. j. Y. will be glad to
| know that the doctor found her some
what better to-day. The high blood
! pressure has gone down some, and her
| heart is nearer normal. She has heI
! niece with her since A. NJ Y, who was
at home for Christmas, has returned tc
| her school duties in Boston.
| We hear a lot about budgets
| wish some sister would budget the
! work so | could find more time to sew
! and read. l am making about thirty
| pounds of butter each week. This
! with my washing, ironing, cooking anc
! general housework keeps me busy
= these short days. I am glad that the
| days win be longer when all the COWS
! are fresh and we are making twice as
! much butter
have been interested in reading
articles on modern kitchens They arr
certainly we'll arranged for the city
housekeeper, and pleasing to the eye a:
they are pictured all in white. l an
wondering if any farm women have {
kitchen that is painted white? Won
some of the sisters tell us how yol
have your kitchen, and if the paint il
restful and easy to keep clean? YOU
see, / am looking ahead to houseclean
ing time and am wondering what colo
of paint | had better buy
l enjoy the poems that head thu
oh, Il fto1X q p