Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-04-24

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having . hind md duriful daashsss Who u
% wiling 70 help her - kDos yos are.
Nov let us talk . moment abo:t washing
dishes Yoa tell me that you doaf like TO
v.sh 9ishes In thu sss: place I an going
to ask you fes questions mich yos sre al
liberty to call hiar. OF hsips- Do Yen sash
up ali your cooking disaes - soon - you
are through With snemi Do you sash
your X. tiles and stew pans and bake tine
6fst. 80 rot to dread them While soa are
Washing the resi-? Do yoa serape all the
plates AMI large dishes and sort your dishes
- you pick them up and carry them from
the table: II not then please Try is fora
few weeks and l think Yea will write ne
smother letter at the end Of tbs. time say
ing thai us.hrg dshes is nos 90 bad as you
thcaxat il vas. shall be glad 20 hear
from you q any time. e. B.
ALB ON. Me 8. 1890
Dear Cassis Bess :-ihi. is my first letter
to you. My papa takes the Journal aud re
like { very much. like the Cnillren's
Coiumn best 90 | sill write aud il you can
read this perha % ~ill write again. l an
twelve years old l viii tell you what |
eau do. l can set the table, make bed.
trim lamps. cook little, wash and iron.
kni, and sew. nave knit several pairs Of
stockings for my brothers When l Was
SIX years old made q qpiit With 1920
pieces in it l went to school twenty three
xeeks last year. lam biting edgins nov
~iil give You the directions.
Cast on sutches.
First ros-knit 2. over. narrow. over
kilt l.
Second row-Knit plain.
Third row-Knis 5. over, narrow, over,
knit l.
Fourth row-Knit plain.
Fifth row-Knit 4. over, narrow, over
knit l.
Sixth row-knit plain.
| Seventh row -kuit 5. over, harrow, ever,
knil /.
Eighth row-Bind of 4, knit 4. Th;.
will make one scaliop AID stitches to be-
gin again. Cord by,
| From your loving cousin.
| ELLA NJ. WILSON,
| know many girl. severa, years older
| ,h4p yo1 are who csa rot knit stocking
without help about shaping it. When
was little girl only ten years old. | was
laughed 8, b. q CIR mu b older than /. be
cause could not turn he'll" RENE NJ
srr how i! cut me to Be laughe. at ahd
resolved TO learn that very nigh as soon a,
| got home from school how 10 turn q heel
ard hap az ipst.p. But have forgotten
now whether did learn then or not. YOU
gull, must he the curiosity of your neigh
borhood. imagine YOU are very proud o
it Am righi? Please write again
c. B.
P S. l have tested your lace pattern
Il l. correc, ant very pretty. thanks.
ELMwooD FARM, VAssALBoRo, Me- 8, 80
Dear Cousin Bess Am little girl min,
years Old. have three sisters. Thei
names ars Ida, Alice aud Lena. have on
play ma e; her name is Ethel She has
little brother his name is Leon. l hav
been making patchwork this winter. ca
weep, wash dishes and iron. can COO
some too. Our school is done now
kept eight weeks. shall be ten years oil
the fourth of April | shall feel "rea
big" then. We have three little lambs an,
one bossr. should like to have your p C
ture very much I hope you will not &c
tired residing ,hs lett it is so long viii
close now. Your loving cousin
LEoRA F. CoLMAN.
What a Gun ing little girl you are and Vol
are very smart too. What should you say i
| should tell You that two little hands ofte
pom, 10 the hour of midnight and ofte'
later before I get through rea ing ar,
ansseIing your letters Well it is evei
so, and ye; i! an not tired of them. Oh
no, am always very glad to /ecelve them
Yours is a very well written lette
for little girl only nine oh
pardon me, please. l believe you have ha'
a birthday since you wrote, and | am writ
leg to a girl who feels "real big Well
well. am thinking whether must tax,
back what | have written and begin al
oFer again, Or Finally | will let it 20
for much rather thirk Of you as q it'll
girl than a real big feeliog one. au
ala avs on the hes. terms with little uirl
and little boys, ami hope You will keeI
young aud childish until you are, AZ least
TWEEN y years old. hope did not hear
) dissenting voice OF course did not, so
will not give it anOther thought but BIZ
you goodnight. and ask YOU TO write spai
quite soon to Cousin BEss
WEST Fremont, Me ), 3 80.
Dear Cousin Bess My papa tax s III
Journal, and like to read the Children
Coluna. I read il Every week. have
two little brothers. Chester ard Harry
eau 10 good many things 10 help abOu
the work, and am only Inc years old
have two large sisters Nettie aud viva
Our school is done | study the commai
branches think | have writ on eneugl
this time. and if you can read tins perh p
| viii ,rite again. | shall Expect To beA
from you soon. Yours tru'r,
RoDA MAY SrRAGuE
You shall certsi iy b. ar from me s.
you are another little girl jlst Inc an
quite sure that you are just az Gun ing an'
just "a smart as the little girl whose rsn
comes ju-t before yours. You must DO
think your tier long enough until you
have written very long long letter, su'
tol me g-ea' mary this g. Yours, how
yer is very terestiug, bnt rather short
Z time | trust You will write a grea
msny thipgs about the place you live in
what hills, mount.ins and bodies of waite
You can see from your home. Tell m
what towns join yours and how tcany time
the cars Cor stage go past each day. Yo
are nice little girl and l hope you vii
write another letter yery soon to