The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-12-27

1utIc IL uaSlC al OiiCi, SuSOty
letter. We lave received many such
in the past few days. All are inspir-
ing and 'ta1A to Grace US up for the
work that is ahead. We give our
readers two of these, all we have room
for. The first is from city business
man, but native to Londonderry,
who objects to his name being used.
"Your elegant Chritmas and 18th
Anniversary Souvenir number of the
SITTER at hand, and to say it is a sur
prise don't begin to express it. The
style Of makeup and presswork of this
number would do credit to any large
Metropolitan journal. X 4 x x
Knowing something of the long hours
of hard work required to procure,
write and arrange the matters you
have so pleasingly put into words and
paragraphs in such readable style and
good taste, OVERRIDING nothing, but CIV
ing clean, crisp extracts Of twelve years
history, Of vital interest to the welfare
of the town, | am more than convinced
that no Londonderry boy will ever be
ashamed to show the SITTER and
praise its work, and uphold his native
townsmen and their accomplishments,
and prove his statements by producing
a copy Of the SITTER. x * x
/ write you this to express to you
my appreciation ofwhat you have done
to keep my childhood and youthful
memories of my native village before
me. enabling me to see more Of its
beauties. also to remember its honest
true-hearted people, not rich in world
ly goods of silver and gold, but rich in
good christian characters. With few
troubles and anxieties, they can sleep
soundly nights, no"boiler shop" like
hammerings at their consciences be-
cause Of hardships or troubles caused
during the day to some less fortunate,
or confding friend who has been wor-
ried or betrayed.
Say, South Londonderry is quite a
place after all If l didn't believe it |
and read the SITTER l would soon
find it out.
Thanking you again for your faith
full, but half paid work, l remain as
ever, at your command. Yours truly, !
Derry Boy.
And here's the other from Que Of our
friends who recently found home in
Michigan:
As usual the SITTER was a success.
When was it not? For lust what it is
q bright, newsy, independent little
country paper it can not be beaten.
Of course we had been counting the
DAYS until that 'Souvenir number"
should arrive but we were hardly pre-
pared for the pleasant surprise that a.
waited us when we unfolded the paper
and were greeted by the beaming
of certain of the handsome
citizens Of Londonderry. We almost
fancied we could hear their genial
voices from L. T. to certain demure
y little compositor.
The little historical sketches were
sources of much interest and pleasure
also, and the past few years have al
most, been lived over again this week.
Michigan b all right, SO far our
,oldest morning was 7 above zero only.
We have had some snow, enough for
good sleighing but 1t has disappeared
md the air is baImy as in spring now.
But the true Vermonter never goes :
back on his nativestate, with its grand
Id mountains no more true than the
hearts Of the good people who dwell
beneath their shadows. The SITTER
8 assuredly our most welcome visitor.
May long life attend it, its readers, its
.ditor and his cats. NC
Castara L. Brooks.