Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1926-01-27

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American, Ellsworth, Me.
1t is easy enough to be happy
When life flows by like a song,
But the man worth while
Is the man with smile
When everything goes dead wrong.
The sunniest skies are the fairest,
The happiest hours are best:
OF all life's blessings the rarest
Are fullest of comfort and rest.
Though Fate is our purpose denying,
Let each bear his part like man.
Nor sadden the world with his sigh
IT'S better to smile if we can.
Selected.
Dear Aunt Madge:
My last letter to the column went
astray, but, as you see, l am not dis
couraged, and am going to write again.
Christmas suggestions were asked
for in November This is rather late
to give any for 1925, but l have one to
make for the Christmas that will be
here before we realize that a year has
passed. l have never belonged to
Christmas club, but 1 find that max
ing or buying one gift each month is
a great help when the rush of the
Christmas season arrives. 1t is sur
prising how often, during the year,
some hint will be dropped which will
help us to get the very article our
friend would like.
Our friends someti ines wonder how
we manage to spend a winter in a lit
tie town like this. Those of us who
are here are wondering how we are to
do half the things we would like to do
before the first of May. Last Monday
we all attended our annual Farm Blu
reau meeting. We met most of our
neigh bors, had splendid dinner, saw
some good moving pictures and made
our plans for the work this coming
year. 1t was a full day. Our grange
met on Tuesday, evening. Again we
met our neighbors, enjoyed a social
hour, listened to a good program and
partook of splendid refreshments.
Ten ladies were glad to see the sun
Friday morning, on that day we
were to have a birthday party.
All this in one week, and as we look
ahead we see many days that are to be
filled with just such interests.
At home we find that we are looking
forward to days of sewing, mending,
rug-making. and some of us have
few pieces of furniture that we wish
to scrape, paint and varnlsh before
the days of housekeeping arrive.
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winter? Not for one minute. We
wish the neighbors who go to the
southland might see fit to stay here
and enjoy our good New England
winters with u.s. We sometimes Won
der if they ever miss those days
when the snow grinds under ones
feet. or a morning when every tree,
bush and shrub is glittering with
frost, or an evening when the stars
and milky way made one think that
THE heavens declare the glory of
Cod
Best wishes for 1925
Bird"
am glad, Bird" that this letter
of yours reached me. | wonder II
the last one of yours was read by
anyone But surely it was not by an
M. B., or it would have been for
warded for the column.
Now l want to quote from nice
personal letter from "H. H., wnlch
| enjoyed very much. We ike 10
know how the holidays were passed
by the different members of our fam
ily. She writes of Christmas:
had most satisfactory day. After
the rush of the preceding days, IL
seemed good to sit before the open fire
open my gifts in quietness of spirit
reread the messages, and for little
while be still in body and spirit.
am of the opinion of Susan blythe
Sea" that one must be grumpy in
deed not to feel a thrill this year
since the weather was just IDEAL l
never remember more perfect Christ
mas eve, and the snowfakes OF CHRIST
mas day seemed right from fairyland'
My brother and 1 ate a company din
ner with company. The f. WIS
bestowed turkey before leaving for
Bar Harbor. The following Sunday we
had guests, who brought grapefruit
which their son raised in Florida, and
we gave them pecans which our
brother and his wife gathered in
Oklahoma New Years day we had
company-expected and unexpected
and Saturday / went to Bar Harbor, so
the holidays were an all-round delight.
have not single idea for the
column, but youth which came to
me in a letter yesterday, seems worthy
of being passed on. Youth" is GER
tainly entitled to place in the
column, because us "old folks can ap-
preciate the definition given it by its
author.
YOUTH.
Youth is not time of life-it is a
state of mind. 1t is not matter OF
ripe cheeks red lips and supple knees;
- ;s q tamnar of the will, a quality OF