Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-26

| r-mnna Guild. the only living daughter
OF Mrs. Guild. has taken care of her
| mother. who has been confined in the
| house for years.
| Last week Boston Sunday Journal
/ reporter called at the house of Mrs.
nuilu IN Old Orchard. and was greeted
AT the door by her daughter Emma.
| itcf welcome was cordial, and when
She was told that the journal wished
! ~ nave story regarding her mother
saiu' am afraid that mother went
ike IT, nut | should be. oh. so clad
10 nave the public know what re-
markable woman she is
Inc reporter was ushered into tbe
kitchen. where the aged lady sits dav
III ana day out When his mission was
tod to Mrs. Guild she at first seemed
rather shocked to think that her name
was goin to be published.
| 4 don't see why anybody should care
to know about me-" remarked Mrs.
! Guild. "Of course I'll admit have
had rather peculiar life Don't YOU
know it's awfully funny to have A sis
yer that looks Just like YOU"
Mrs. Guild told MANY anecdotes of
her life While her sister was living.
| ''''.N4 ~ ihlSt,tht'D IlPGIllN.
Wasn't that funny about NV fell
low proposing to Sarah" Then Mrs.
Guild uttered merry little laugh
While she said: "Oh. but We did have
lots of fun. How the boys did laugh
at one another when it got around
| town that one boy had made mis-
take and went with me when ev"ry-
BODY knew he was Sarah's beau"
why, even after we were both mar
RED the people could not tell us apart
lffec years ago my sister visited me
ana 90 YOU know, everybody thought that
II was me that went out TO walk with
my daughter. The camp-n@cting was a.
ing on al the time she was here, ;uI Of
course she attended. Its too funny Cor
anything. Do YOU know. a very intimate
friend of mine, who lived next door and
USED to come in and see me every dav
or two, looked over the hymn-book with
Sarah and talked with her through the
meeting, and would You believe, she ncv-
or knew the difference,
Emma said that lots of people told
Sarah how glad they were to see her.
supposing ii was |. And here / was sit
ting all the time in my little chair by the
stove. Hadn't been out of the house for
years. Oh, dear; but we did have lots Of
fun"
Mrs. Guild. although in her SOth year.
does great deal of work 1t is but the
Work OF a day for her to knit a pair Of
bed slippers. and two days is the limit 70 /,
htr TO crochet Il shawl.
she never wears glasses except when
reading Very fine print. She says that
she can see off in the distance, much bet
ter now than she ever could, and de-
clares that if she could only walk better
she would be the happiest woman in the
world.
Il feel just as young as did 80 wears
ago. and believe that l could do just as
much work now as any girl ~ years old
could do
When my sister and I used to work in
the mill our boss would always make US
work in the most conspicuous place so
the agents could watch us. We never
used TO break thread on our machines
when the other girls did. The oVerscer
told me many times that We We're the
best workers he ever had. Pretty good. |
think
Yes, we had about as much fun when
We were young rs any dozen girls have
had during their whole lifetime.
When my sister was married to Mr..
Howard the minister said to me, Come,
Mary, jump over the broom handle with
Sarah and get married together. Who
do you suppose he wanted me to marry?
1t was the fellow that proposed to my
sister ana got mad with me because |
laughed at him the next time met.
No, sir, didn't care to marry him, after
he proposed to my sister"
Then Mrs. Guild laughed heartily and
again repeated that she used to have lots
of fun foolins the boys.
She delights in telling her age. but says
omphatically To any one who calls her Old
that she isn't old and tells them not to
call her an old lady. Frequently her
daughter would say something about her
mother and use the adjective old. Her
mother world Indignantly reply: Emma.
don't you call me old. because | am not
| old" Then she would see the humOr in
her words and laugh.
She fully expects to live 100 years. for,
| said she, why shouldn't | live to he an
old lady as the people during the time Of
our Lord? | really think that | will live
TO he a hundred and forty years old.
I That is. if the Lord wants me to- ana /
| know he does. for when my limbs ache
! terribly ] say Praise tho Lord. thank
| the Lord because they ache ana then my
| pains all 20 away.
| This aged but most interesting lady sits
| by the kitchen stove all day long. reading
| the daily papers and doing fancy work.
She has a great many callers, and says
| that she never gets lonesome.
W hen the reporter opened the front
| door to leave the little home she re
! marked: Il am very glad that You called
! on me. but do not believe what | have
| told YOU would interest any one
Little did she realize that the remark
| able experiences she and her sister had
| because of their similarity in face and
| character is the most interesting case on
| record.