Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-12-09
WOULD NOT WORRY.

And anon the sky will be gray or piue'
And the earth be covered with
flowers or snow.
The sun will shine or the rain will fall,
Rut God stands over and under all.
Some days will be dark, with scarcely
sign
That God ever gave you a loving
thought;
And His face will he hid with His love
benign,
And your soul lie prone with fight
i'll fought,
And life will seem empty of every JOY
A worthless bauble, a broken toy.
But I would not worry if were you
1t will all come right pretty soon'
depend;
The rain will cease and the sky grow
blue,
And God to your heart will kindly
His message of love--and by and by
You will wonder why you should be
sad and cry.
Bide close to the Father, let come
what may;
Reach out for His hand in rain Or
shine;
He will turn your night into sweetest
day.
And share His bounty of love divine
He never forgets for a single day
Why need, then, to fret and worry
always!
East Holden, Nov. Is, 1925.
Dear NJ. BIS:
Ever since learned that Uncle
Madge was so poorly. I've planned to
write for the column. but of course
postponed it as do everything
shouldn't. Now l propose that we give
Aunt Madges column a shower of let
tiers. l hope all who can will write
something l do not know of one thing
to write of interest.
would like to tell you how much we
have canned this year, but lost count
long ago. Within the past two weeks
we have canned five quarts of chicken,
eight quarts of roast pork, and made
hogshead cheese, and we have the
house most cleaned. So 1 think we are
quite prepared for winter.
I enjoyed AIMS recent letter very
much. Also think Jennie must have
enjoyed that trip she wrote about, i'm
mensely. I, too, took a little trip up
through Hermon and Carmel the first
week in October, and it was treat to-
me, as / almost never go anywhere. !
visited friends in Bangor for week
h. ~
summer.
think the poem about the little
brown wren, applies to many of US.
Instead of Haunting ourselves in Dor
rowed plumage, we should just shine
in our own little corner. You know
the song, You in your small corner,
and l in mine"
Don't you miss Aunt Marias letters?
My son and wife called on her recently
and they say she is fine. / haven't
seen her since we were at the reunion
last year. l think Law will write. She
must have a lot to write about by this
time.
received your message. L. E. T.
Glad to hear from you, anyway.
hope this finds both Uncle and
Aunt Madge much better.
l am as ever,
Grandma Disable"
l do appreciate all these nice let
tiers which am receiving, and which,
as the "clan" read them from week
to week in their different homes,
strengthen the bonds which have
held us together, To-! these many
years. .-~'. '"e~-- =
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Dear Aunt Madge:
1 take my pen in hand with the
spirit of helpfulness, and l might say
hopefulness, too, for I hope l can think
of something to write, If it is not too
bright You see the Lets Help idea
is larger than my ability to write any
thing worth the printers type.
There seems to have been several let
ters lost between the senders and the
printed page, but we know they are
not in Aunt Madge's waste basket ana
we know that the editor does not blue
pencil anything that Aunt Madge sane
tions Bird" sent a letter that never
was accounted for. L never hdu any
such dscouraging experience, and we
hone others won't give up trying be-
cause of it.
sometimes wonder if there are as
many new, sisters coming in to the M.
B. c. as there are those who are leav-
ing us never to return. Aunt Madge's
policy is "Once an M. B., always an M.
B." 1 thing of so many who read the
paper and enjoy the column, who could
write a letter once year, and what a
help it would be If they would.
Some one said directly to me one
time. Don't be a SPONGE" i. e., taking
in without giving out. So when l have
received benefit or enjoyment, l like
to feel that 1 have tried to give some
thing to some one in exchange. l
often think of the hymn.
Have you had a kindness shown,
Pass 1t on.
Twas not meant for you alone,
Pass 1t on.
You ask for Christmas suggestions
don't know that have anything new
TO offer, but was thinking of the many