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came as years passed, both Indians and
pirates, settled there and gradually intermarried
with the French. Few visitors ever make their
way to this lonely spot, where it is hard
to tell when land ceases and water begins,
but the inhabitants are kindly & hospitable,
the soil is rich, climate mild, and fish
and game abound, so, if there is a lack
of excitement, peace and plenty are found.

Estelle's second collection was upon
the importance of keeping ones heart
alive, "the tenderity of advancing years is
to narrow and contract the feelings, not
that we need to form a new friendship
every day, but let us look for and find
out all that is amiable and loving in
those near us and make the most of it.
Though it fall short of former dreams it
is better than nothing and serves to keep
the heart and mind in exercise."

Sarah E. Kirk thought her offering was
too long but several said she was welcome
to the time they would have had, so she
gave most effectively a dramatic story
"Jack Candles of the Police Force."

Martha Holland had a few sentences
upon the need of tenderness, a grace
that should be cultivated. "Harsh measures
never yet won a soul to higher things. Twas
tenderness modulates the voice and illumines
the face. Mary Scott, who had experienced
the delight of a trip to Europe last summer,
gave us an interesting acct. of her stay in
Vichy, one of the most renowned watering
places in the world, and the fame of the
Vichy water is spread everywhere. She enjoyed
the beauty of the scenery, and
found Lake Geneva also entrancing. Only
once were she and her daughter inconvenienced
by their inability to speak French, and
then they nearly took the wrong train and
were soon flying back to their hotel in a
taxicab.

Albina O Stabler had some excellent thoughts