Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-10-05

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In that paper We ran department. on muel
the same Tires as the Mutual Beueea column
edited by "Aunt chstsy''. who was my moshcr
| That was really the germ from which the Mntus
Benefs column sprapE. 50 that II ! may bs
| called the fatner OF the column. "Aaat Chstty'
may In all truth he called its grandmother.
Aud you. Aunt Msdge. may be Interested "a
know that until she was ealied few years age
TO Join tse big family circle which Is never
broken, Aunt Chatty" was a member Of the N
y. family in spirit reading The letters every
week even though che dld net contribute To tas
/ column.
After the column was tarned over TO AGui
asdge, my part 10 - was very small indeed. and
consisted principally In watching wlth pride hs
| growth ih Interest and its eenstAslly wideolug
family circle, which now has reached from
| Maine TO the very shores Of the Pacific. The
name Of the column. ami The motto which Il has
lived up TO 50 faithfully were the suggestion II
Aunt Madge; the high tone witch II has
always maintained. the hoI,eful note u has
/ always sounded. arc due 10 her faithful and
jealous work. she has been the real isspirsiioa
| % the column. I do not believe Aunt MadEs
| viii ever know the extent Of the good work she
has done through this eoiamn.
But besides the mental food the column has
furnished. I do not forReg that food for ANNUAL
man has also been dished Up from week to wee A.,
| and | cannot bat envy the NJ rs. who are 80
| fortunate sc TO have this opportunity to realize
! 10 material form come Of the joys Of Maine
Kitchens
1 think the old statement that Names two
chief products statesmen aud rocks peeds
revision-tBe Maine cooks should be inciuded,
| aatlcr myself that was wise enough TO hTing
3 Maine cook With me when I moved hack 20
New York
intended 60 write bu; word OF greeting 20
the NJ B's.. but intsres, In the family has rus
away with my pcHeil. want TO extend TO you
all. Through air. Rollins. my best wishes At this
the Grst of many pleasant gatherings of the
family which l hope will follow.
W. IL. TIrrs.
Aunt Madge read the following card
which accompanied box of delicious
drop vanilla cookies;
Much love 10 dear Aunt MAdge, the sisters
and the johns, too. Please take . cookie and
think OF h.
Aunt Madge said that II toasts had been
IN order she would propose three--one 10
the absent members; one TO Mrs. wyman,
the hostess; and one to THE AMERICAN,
and Mrs. Graves suggested one to Aunt
Msdge, who then resd the following wei.
come letter;
SOUTHWEST HARhoK, Sept. IS 1901.
Dear N, b. Friends: T
/ can only send you a brief pen greeting g..
stead of giving face to face the warm hand.
clasp aud CHEEKY word OF welcome. Poor
a. H.. LIZ
denial for more than year past. aHd lhong h the
bIlAfs OF care aud worry Try 10 drag her bAcs.
she hopes TO reach the sip top. and al least get a
glimpse OF the sweet valley OF content. with
i,s beautiful blossoms Of heartsease aud sunny
rays Of giadness.
do hope that our beloved Aunt Madgo will
nnd goodiy number of hieces aud nephews.
too. at THAI ressful cottage 20 generously loaned
for the occasion.
Could I have joined the merry party IL would
have been a two-fold pleasure To me. ntst. to
meet and greet the dear writers Of the cog
chats In the NJ. b. eorner, and second. because
IL would be IKE home coming TO me, spent
ten years Of my early married life ia East surry.
and this would not be the irst picnic ] had par.
ticipstei In at Contention Cove.
Many pleasant memories Of sach gala days
are INNAAtc1 as Wfttes ebG cHPttlalty AolAAAS
day, when the rural farmers club had a grand
fleld day, and critically Inspected the growing
erops, the sleek cattle and fat psgs. well the
homes OF the members. up stairs and down
stairs and 10 my lAdy's chamber"
such merry party you viii seldom sec, aud
II / mistake not. one of our NJ. b. wonen--Mrs.
c-wAs the hfe Of the crowd. Wit and humor
ruled the day, and even the staid and so',er
Z - 81.
ing ely Iittle joke on the club members.
1 do hope the NJ. u. council will be more
numerously represented than was the reception
given by tue Mt. Desert Herald some years ago,
for that was nke the play of Hamlet with Ham
let left Out. for the hort the editor OF the Herald
Was unex pecteiiy called from home on the
| appointed day, and less than dozen sat down
| to the banquet table, yet il WAS a merry Parry
after all, tor the good editor OF THE AMERICAN,
j C. Chiieott. was host In himself with
| WAVE" and 'sprav". bob Up sereneIy" and
few more whose pen names l have forgotten;
we were all orators Of the day. nIiing In the
parts of those who failed 20 come, aud the buck
board ride. 10 feast on Bar Harb0r We've, was a.
much enjoyed as though four-seore OF eyes had
viewed the panorama.
| We'll. dear N. II. friends. 1t Is 10 p m, and
[
Justify 10 he pat 20 sleep. 20 rnu4, snswur the
call, hoping that the picnic party vii be a happy
one, with sunshine ia the day, and 10 The hearts
| of all the baud
| May the Borrowing ones dry their tears and
remember that JOY conlsth again. and shadows
/ Zee away before the sunlight OF God. love
Yours In sunshine and sa.Ade. JANET.
| A vote Wa takes 10 express the sym
patty of those present to Sister B." who
has had three deught Ill with typhoid
fever and lost one granddaug hser by the
same disease.
There was talk about sn NJ. B. pin of
some kind, but no definite arrangements
were made.
The torn bad been gradually increas-
ing. but no regrets for our coming had
been expressed. All had been too happy
and too loyal to our motto to mind the
falling rain. So one and another said
| good bye, and with gratitude to our gem