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where she had spent some weeks sketching. She
met and became acquainted with a spick and
span New England house-keeper who was the
mother of 12 children and 17 grand-children, did
all her own work and looked young and happy.

The whole family used choice English, which
is not to be wondered at when the excellence of
the N. E. school system is considered.

Martha Holland’s selection was a warm
tribute to “Comfort”, said to be a beautiful word
when we remember all it implies, neither care
worry nor pain, but to have what you
want when you want it and where, - in fact,
body, mind and spirit in harmony.”

Emilie T. Massey had a quaint poem on
“Halloween” by Margaret E. Sangster, -

“On Halloween, or All Saint’s Day
The spirit walked, so people say.
And so to guard themselves, folks made
A fire (they were so much afraid),
Before the doorway of each home
To keep outside the things that roam.
If you will guard your fire well
Not evil deeds will near you dwell;
And wanderers who travel far
Will see your light like some great star,
And some of them shall cease to roam
And with a prayer will hurry home.”

Rebecca T. Miller gave extracts from folders
of the Travellers Aid Asso. of Chicago. 200,000 people
have been thus helped within a year. How
many friendless and ignorant girls were
saved from a life of shame can only be conjectured.

R. T. M. assured us that Alcohol
as a “remover” has no equal, - it will remove
grass-stains and grease from a man’s clothes
if applied externally. Taken internally it
will soon remove most of his apparel, and
later his home and whole property. Another
contribution was a single line worth saving,
“Responsibility gravitates to the shoulders
of some one who can bear it.”

Elza Thomas told us that the children
of Light house Keepers, in some states, had instruction

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