Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1926-12-15
Dear M. B. Family:

| Dear M. B. Family:
l found two thoughts in Gems"
that are most hopeful and helpful
| for this week, the first, "A
watched pot has got to boil some
time" Uncle Ananias spoils that
though, by saying ut never will, IL
you let the fire go QUIT"
The other one is the best ever:
"My garden is not very wide nor
very long, but look at it's height"
If that means the heart garden,
know very many that reach to the
stars and the far blue.
These clippings are from the Bos-
| ton Transcript:
1t doesn't matter how early you
| start your Christmas shopping, the
| last few days will be filled to capac-
! ity with odds and ends you have over
| looked, or there will be unexpected
gifts to buy for somebody not included
on your list. Somehow it seems as if
| Christmas shopping wouldn't be
| Christmas shopping unless there were
more or less of hullabaloo about it
at the last moment
The other day l heard a lady asking
| a clerk in one of our largest kitchen
| departments for cabbage sheer 1
| had never heard of one and was Curl
| Gus to see what it was like. 1t proved
| to be something like the planes which
| carpenters use and the cabbage can be
| sliced any width. This cutter can also
| be used in slicing other vegetables,
| such as tomatoes, etc. The knife can
be removed and sharpened when
| necessary.
And yet my cabbage salad looks
very good with slicing done by the
knife l sharpen on the stove!
|
Something smells good" exclaimed
one guest, shifting appreciatively.
Just wait until you taste it," said
the host, rising to hand around the
mugs his wife was filling with the
fragrant liquid.
why, it is hot lemonade, only diff
| ferent" exclaimed the first to taste
the spicy drink.
Correct" said the hostess, passing
a plate of sponge cake. You have
guessed right the very first time But
we don't call it that. My husband has
named it temperance toddy' and we
like it very much 1t was just by &C
| cident that we discovered, or invented
it, the other night. We came in cold
and thirsty but did not want tea,
there was no cream for coffee, choco-
late was too hearty-we were not
| hungry-the milk bottle was empty
But three fat yellow lemons grinned
up at us cheerfully that l had an
inspiration. We liked lemonade iced
in summer; why not hot in winter
| l put kettle of water on the stove
made the lemonade, added a few
cloves and pieces of stick cinnamon
and we both voted the concoction a
success"
so do we," exclaimed the guests
together. And they proceeded tc
prove their assurance by promptly
emptying both mugs and pitcher.
And the moral is, that this tenn
perance toddy will ward off the
colds that are coming on.
NV list of acquaintance must be
very commonplace. l know not one
person who finds Christmas bore
We have been listening with hi
larity to the daily rehearsal OF
Jolly Old Saint Nicholas" with its
most naive last verse
| las for me, my little brain
| Isn't very bright!
Give to me, old Santa Claus,
What you think is right"
The Christmas creche or cradle Is
finished. Behold it upon my sew
ing-table pre-empted for the pur-
pose. The brown wrapping-paper
hills loom high in the background
sprinkled with talcum'y snow. Then
in the hollow nestles the manger,