Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1906-05-09

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Dear aunt Madge aud ". B. SISTERS: - -
1t Is Monday morningTand Yam going to
write q word to the friends. Funny to write
Monday morning, isn't it, Wen. 1 am no,
going to wash to-day, but have ehurned and
done up the mornings work. .and as it is SC
near house-cleaning time, / concluded most
of the sisters would be very busy indeed and
probably too tired to help AunaMsdge out. !
know my letter viii not interest all of you,
but it may help Aunt..Madge little.
Melissa, who in this world are you? You
are a good guesser, orgdid somebody tell? ]
shall be glad to know who you are. and H.,
too. She said you were near neighbor to
her, but can't for the life of me think who
either of you can be, for / am acquainted with
but one or two people in the town where you
live, but know of several Are you one
of the several? Be sure and come to
reunion next fall remember shall be look
ing for you. The recipe you sent to the col
umn, How to cook husband. was
amusing. Ny husband is ali right. / do not
know whether 1 have cooked him unaware,
or whether he never needed cooking. As long
as he is ali right, suppose it doesn't matter.
Dear Grandma G.. was very much inter
ested in your account OF your first house
keeping. l sometimes think / should like 70
have begun the same way. How happy you
must have beenl But somebody must help
some Of the mothers and fathers when they
are old; that lot fell TO me, and I'm not sorry.
There is satisfaction in thinking Of some Of
the self-denials
Aunt Maria, how are yous I am sorry you
have been so i'll. shall try and come 10 see
you sometime this summer; have the ham
mock ready. Don't tell anybody, but my
John told me yesterday that he thought he
should move the whole business" up to the
factory next fall. Won't we have nice time
them
Sisters, want to tell you some incidents
that come 10 my observation. A short time
age was at railroad station. young man.
his wife and her mother sat on a settee
was by myself in another part Of the room.
young man came in, bought a ticket, took a
match from his pocket, went out on the plat
form, looked through the window and said to
the married man: Come out here F.; can't
smoke in there" When the man went out
he asked his wife TO excuse him. How many
married men would have been as thoughtful
to have done SO: As rule, / do not think
husband and wife are as thoughtful in these
cOurtesies to each other as they should be-
What do you think sisters?
At another time l was, in a car and saw a
woman call the attention Of Ave other women
to woman who came in. 1 heard her
whisper something about combination OF
colors'. looked at the woman tfor it was
none other than myself. She had on a
dark blue suit, waist with green silk pipings
white embroidered collar with blue ribbon
bow and Dust think of il sisters) 3 red silk
girdle. / suppose if she had had on a red tie
or blue girdle she would not have caused such
a shock to the bellatrix. These stars Of the
second magnitude, they give me chilli
When I see one / always think of little
verse used.to hear an old lady say:
Thanks to my parents, who gave me my
breeding,
And taught me betimes to love writing and
reading"
Well, dear sisters, do you wish would MOI
write any more2 Wen, I'll stop. Goodbye
for this time. G..
P. S. Iwouldpike TO know something about
John Ruskin.
Well, well, G.; it is treat to hear from
you once more and to know, like many an.
other, you have the reunion in view.
think we viii have to take John Ruskir
as o subject. Will tell you G., confiden.
TALLY, do not feel very well acquainted
with him myself.