Ellsworth American., 1903-07-22
Dear lH. B. Friends:

Dear NJ B. Friends:
In these summer days. when my hands
are busy ith OF ber implements than the
pen, my mind e. es out to you all-st the
north and the south, The east and the
west.
IwouId like to send letter to "Grand-
mafG" in her new home; perhaps / will
-ome day-snd a litter to Ego" which
should express my persoDal plessure that
he is near US again. aid which should
welcome her back to Hancock county.
And letter to Anon" to tell her how
IL dtd me to hear all about that school
mate Of hers y hom remember 20 kind y
end 30 ~eiI ! am watching the papers to
see when her (Anon'-l vocation begins.
And letter to Aunt Emma" to thank
her directly for the go' d help she has
given me.
And letter to "Eupice", TO tell her she
Is not forgotten and that / hope sbe VIII
come to the Maine art this season and
see all her old ffIenes, or those of them
" ho are left.
And letter TO "Aunt Maria" to tell her
lUts Of things.
have sseD the blsrk clouds rolling by
in he direction Of Moth orlsBd and /
wondered ifthe bsy on Aunt Maria's"
farm was setting y ct. Think It did.
And a ietier to "JsDet" to express the
hot that tbe Is In bfttsr health than she
was Iast inter, and 10 tell her that per-
sonal friend OF hers hss written me a let
ter and that / want to reply to it very
mt b this friend wrote for the column,
and was adop ed few weeks ago.
And a letter to "Annf TO congratulate
her both on having the trunks and grips
and hand. bags sli home st one time, and
on the family reunion, even II 1t was not
for as long as she could have wished
And letter to ''Si-ier b" to inquire how
the change OF air and scenery agreed with
her.
And letter to Esther" to tell her how
often tbink OF thel- pleasant cell / had
from her not many evenings ago.
And then ! " Mould like to write to as. ].
Y" and "Annie'', "Alexia" and "E,"
"NaiiIn" and I'Eillen," &C." "H," to
friends and contributors to the column in
WaItham, Tenants Harbor and to each and
all " hose ma mes are on my list of NJ. b IS
still miss "Flsvilie", OF Mt. Desert
Ferry, as well as many others whose nom
de pluBles were once familiar to us ali.
You all know that old Home Week is ap-
preaching and have anticipated 1t lit
tie by gathering thoughts OF the home cir
Gle of the NJ. b. column together and
thus having a reunion with you all by
myself.
hope someone will be able to send >us
the poem by Madame Guyon, which was
inquired for by new M. B. friend.
II any questions are asked which any
one of you can answer, don't hesitate to
send a reply because you think someone
else will do so. Better to have ten an
swers than none.
Now you shall have a most excellent
dessert to conclnde this rather dry meal,
though the opening poem think is beau
tifuI. But "Ego's" conclusion will do you
all good, even as it has Aunt Madge.
Dear Aunt Madge and NJ. b. Sisters:
The glorious Fourth is here and as didn't
feel inclined to join a sailing party yet to go
TO ride, am enjoying seeing the others go.
Like the young man who was refused the privi
Iege OF escortibg his chosen girl home she
had another swain. eau "sit on the fence and
see them go by.
How lovely the air is, these days fairly laden
with the perfume of clover ilelds. syringa, sweet
brier and roses. ] can appreciate 1t all the more
after the smoke of the city. and have great
sympathy for those who are compelled to
remain within the walls without view of the
broad sky and "ail out Of doors".
hope we shall each give few minutes to
helping out the column, for what II Aunt Madge
should get discouraged some day for lack OF
help and leave IT out? Perish the thought. !
| don't know of anything very helpful this time
| but have been amused by reading some old
scraps to-day, and perhaps some of them may
bring smile for the rest OF you.
Here Is an extract from pudding recipe
"Stir TIL smooth and stand in cool place, II II is
| not too long before she Is wanted"
A paragraph on MonbegaD says: "The light
burns three circular weeks, one inside the
other" How many Of these "circular weeks"
| ms ke a month is not stated.
But the most startling thing for a civilized
community is this 1T is said that at Suiey's
| Bay. Quebec, there was wholesale poisoning
from Ice cream kept over night in zinc freezers.
and IL IL added ''in less than hour after eating
900 men. women and children were strewed
| about the grounds conyulsed with agony.
After eating 200 men 1t Is no wonder that the
women end children were in agony, let alone
| the ice cream. Probably many Of the men used
| tobacco. and that alone would make them un-
wholesome diet.
Perhaps come of you have heard of the old
Dutch pain ting of the sacrifice of Isaac, where
burgher with his long nintlock rifle pointed at
his while THE angel stood hy and epit In the