Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1926-01-20
WHAT TO BE.

! With every kind of trouble
And never to despair.
Be free from all suspicion,
| Seek no motive for the act,
Accept all things with kindness,
righteousness and tact.
Be kind to every mortal,
But yet select a few
To bear the name of friendship
And tread the road with you.
And you will find that living
Is not a dreary bore,
And life has many blessings
You did not know before.
Henry Bartlett Morrill,.
Dear M. B. Friends:
The poem at the heading is brief
but certainly comprehensive. You
will seldom find so many directions
for right living in SO few lines, and
the fulfillment of the rules will keep
one on the alert. But friendships
are worth striving for and to use
stronger term, worth keeping; for
in the average human life, not so
very many can be reckoned as last
ing.
1t is a great pleasure to get in
touch again with Melissa" who was
so long one of our Mutual helpers.
AS changes came into her life, we
missed her good letters, and it is
gratifying to me and will sbe to
others to have her with u.s. again.
| am quoting from personal let
ter Just received from her. Like
"Helen," she has returned from
California and to a Maine winter,
TO be "where North winds blow
and is pleasantly situated in Ban
gor. She says:
The American comes every Thurs
day morning This last Thursday l
was very busy sewing, and when the
mail came, my sister took The
American and said, you can't have
that now, for you won't leave it alone
until the last item is read" l said,
"All right, sister. l see where L nave
an evenings entertainment l do en-
ioy it, for hardly "a town but see
something l am glad to know Inc
dear home news means much TO me-
and l enjoy the column, but 1t makes
nv heart ache to think OF the dear
ones who have left us But Aunt
Madge is still with us, and keeps on
her job, through sunshine and shadow
We had a very pleasant Christmas
here, with many surprises, as we all
kept our presents until Christmas day
We had a nice dinner with our nephew
and his wife, in whose house we have
an apartment After dinner We all
went into the living room, where the
Christmas tree was. and had little
musical program. They had asked me
TO give a reading l was all at sea-
unprepared etc. When The American
came Thursday, l read the little poem
at beginning of Column. "Christmas
Gifts" I said to myself. L have IT,
And it proved to be just the very
thing. They all enjoyed it, and gave
me an encore.
December 81 we were INVITED to
another niece's home for a watch
meeting, and to listen in for the Lib
erty bell to be tolled at midnight.
We listened to Mrs. Kneeland mayors
wife) give a little talk, and we could
hear the applause, then heard her
strike tn e bell with the golden hammer,
but the tolling was very faint-could
lust hear it. We then got New
York, and could hear the chimes so
plainly-'Auld Lang Syne"and Home,
Sweet Home" We got back home at
1915, tired, but well pleased with the
evenings entertainment.
Don't know as | have written one
word of interest, but l know you have
a good disposition and will make the
best of il,
Well, Melissa, l should certainly
be selfish if l kept the good things IN
your letter all to myself lit was a
letter of cheer to me.
Dear Aunt Madge and NJ. BIS:
l see by the paper that you are in
need of some help.
Well Christmas and New Year have
come and passed once more. We have
had some mild weather and some very
cold days To-day it seems too mild
for winter. We have some snow now,
but not enough for good sleighng or
to- stop the autos. 1t is likely that we
shall get all the snow we want be-
fore March gets here. 1t is bad for
those who depend on coal to keep
warm. 1t doesn't bother us, for we
have plenty of hardwood.
1 miss the others good long letters.
Wish there was something that l
could write of interest to the rest.
have been making rolled oats
cakes which we like. One cup of
oats, don't stop to soak them) one
half cup of -four one-half cup ap-
pie sauce, one teaspoon soda, one
fourth cup sugar If they are too
stiff, 1 take some sweet milk and