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   Nellie M. Roundy, is a true Bentonian, the daughter of Bryant and Lucinda (Pettigrew) Roundy.  Job Roundy, one of the earliest settlers, was an ancestor.
   Quiet, steady, modest, Nellie devoted herself to her family and has sung her songs.   Some of the verses have been published in various newspapers, “Nature’s Diamonds” is one of them.  

 NATURE’S DIAMONDS  

Diamonds on the water
Sparkling, clear and bright;
Diamonds in the dewdrops,
In the morning light.  

Diamonds in the windows,
Reflecting sunset’s rays;
Diamonds in the headlights,
Blinding as you gaze.  

Diamonds in the heavens
On a starry night;
What can be more beautiful
Than this wondrous sight?  

Diamonds at night on the ocean,
Deflecting from tarpon scales.
If one wants a thrill
This never fails.

Nature, with myriad diamonds
Brightens all our way.
Help us to value them, dear Lord,
And thank Thee anew each day.  

Comment and poem from:
                   Sebasticook-Benton
                            Maine
                       1842-1942
                              by
                   Chester E. Basford
                     Elizabeth Reed
                   Hortense W. Piper
                     Oscar S. Piper
   100th Year Historical Survey Committee            

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