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Lifelong dedication: To family, the people of Mashpee, the <br /> spirit of the Town of Mashpee- That captures the essence of <br /> Emma Oakley Mills. <br /> Although born in Carver, she had spent her life in Mashpee. <br /> She attended Amherst College and taught in the Mashpee School. <br /> For 32 years, she was the Tax Collector and Treasurer for the <br /> Town. Treasurer of the Old Indian Meeting House Authority, <br /> she played a vital role, with her family, in the restoration of the <br /> Old Indian Meeting House. <br /> Emma O. Mills was a woman who sought to bring a dignity <br /> to her Indian people that had long been denied. She began that <br /> quest with her own life, and her living commanded the respect <br /> of all who knew her. <br /> As a person, community official and humanitarian, she wasted <br /> no time lamenting what might have been, but daily pursued the <br /> task of giving to the people of this community the confidence <br /> needed to do for themselves what she knew they could do. <br /> Emma O. Mills devoted her lifetime to the social political <br /> and religious interests of the town and its people. That devotion <br /> lives on, and the measure of her life is found in the lines of the <br /> poem by which she guided her daily living. <br /> Don't put off doing what must be done <br /> Or tomorrow you'll find that the task has gone <br /> But don't go scamping the job on hand <br /> For the ill-built wall scarce a day will stand <br /> Don't get disheartened when things go ill; <br /> It's steepest oft at the crest of the hill <br /> Don't claim all credit when things go well <br /> Luck plays a part, so you never can tell <br /> Don't judge men merely by what they say <br /> But by what they do — tis' the surer way <br /> Don't always trust to your heart alone, <br /> But don't let the world turn your heart to stone <br /> Don't lose your faith though the skeptics sneer <br /> There are souls in plenty your faith may cheer <br /> Don't pose being a stained glass saint, <br /> There's always a scratch on the glossiest paint <br /> Don't on the other hand claim to w <br /> Much worse than you are, or folks may agree <br /> And finally, don't forget to pray <br /> To make the best of your life each day. <br />