Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-08-19
IF HAD KNOWN WHAT 1 MUST
SURELY LOSE.

If 1 had known what I must sometime
If had seen beyond the futures heavy
veil,
And known that all had so soon must
Would 1 have chosen never to have
had?
Would 1 have forfeited those dear and
priceless joys
Those precious days of wondrous
motherhood
Those golden hours of long and happy
days
Or sweetest memories that never can
be lost,
OF dear companionship along the way,
In high Inconsistencies OF broodlng
i'll?
Would l have forfeited those dear, de-
lightful joys,
To have escaped the drinking of the
cup,
And that swift visit of the amaran-
thine one?
Not while the sun may smile in shin
ing skies,
And spring come dancing on the green
ing hills.
Not while fleecy cloud drifts dreamy
Ger the blue,
And fingers long, caressing Desert
mounts,
Or pussy willows CLEAN beside road,
And lilacs bloom by long forsaken
homes!
For still my memories are all my
own
Still l can lift a thankful heart in
prayer.
Dear Aunt Madge:
People who live by the seashore or
the mountains just naturally burst
into original poetry. Those were two
beautiful ones last week. But l could
not be outdone by Aunt Mary's John in
the literary line, so 1 am also sending
an offering for the original poetry
corner, and hope he will appreciate
mine as much as l did his.
With best wishes
Little ~"
l am sure we all appreciate these
original poems. l have another for
you next week, and hope to receive
many more for the corner Little AZ
has so appropriately named.
1 am sorry to impart the news TOD
you that another of our loyal M. B.
sisters has gone from us-one who
for years has been a personal friend
to me, and one who enjoyed our re-
unions with us. Mrs. R. S. Osgood
known to us as 80. k" passed away
August 8.
This is Friday-a week before the
morning designated for our reunion
and here's hoping the day may be
more suspicious for picnic than
the present one.
San Juan, Aug. 5, 1925.
Dear NJ. BIS:
AS promised, I will write an outline
so far as l can find, of the history of
the governors palace, and of my visit
there.
On May 10, 1929, the Spanish govern
ment authorized the erection of the
Fortaleza Gas it was built for a fort),
but as the money to pay for the work
was to be obtained from a tax on i'm
ports, the plan was not approved until
sometime in 1881. The actual work of
construction did not commence until a
year or two later, but limited funds
made progress slow until, in 1888, adj
ditional money was obtained from
Spain. This was the old part. I under
stand the new part was finished in
1881.
The palace overlooks the whole har-
Dor, with very beautiful grounds,
flowers of the tropical nature, with a
seawall of one hundred feet.
l have been in the palace twice, first
on New Years day, and on June "a of
this year upon the invitation for all
of the army ladies to an "at home
given by the governors wife, Mrs.
Towner, in honor of Mrs Estes, wife
of our new colonel. In the receiving
line were Mrs, Towner and her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Estes, and her daughter.
After being received, lady was wait
ing to usher US into the dearest tea
room, furnished with cane-such
pretty seats and chairs of all designs.
Here we were served with punch, sand
witches, cakes, nuts and candy. After
la social time, we were permitted "
go through the rooms down stairs. All
floors like those of Casa Blanca, were
tiled in different designs. In two rooms
there were mostly pictures of famous
men, as Presidents Mckinley Roose-
welt Taft, Wilson, Harding and our
own present President, Coolidge; also
Admirals Dewey and Sampson of Span
ish war fame, the first American
governor, Gen. Brooks, and many
others. The dining room is furnished
in solid mahogany, very old and beau
tiful.
We must hurry and go up very
broad stairway of mahogany to the
| famous rainbow room. Oh, II you all
could stand and see this room as saW
| it, 1t is painted white, with windows
| all along one side, opening upon the