Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1906-08-08
Sent By Esther.

Dear NJ. B. Friends:
| take my text this morning from a poem by
William Motherwell, few verses lof which
send with this.
The closing Iines.remind me Of a,day in my
childhood when went with your Aunt Maria
who was taking some Of the choicest bloom Of
her oieander tree to an old lady in feeble
health.
When the flowers were given her she never
glanced at th.m even tsmelled their fra
GRANGE. but holding them at arms length
commanded some one 70 put them in water.
thought then that her lack Of interest was
due to old age, and right there I conceived u
horror of growing old which has never quite
left me, though now know she never cared
for flowers, for memory brings back n picture
of her home which never knew a housepiant
and her yard, whose only ornament was root
of ''lovage", and that existed only because IL
would grow year after year OF its own accord.
am thankful to know that age need not
deprive any enc OF the love Of nature in any
form mentioned in this beautiful poem, and
that the heart may remain young in spite Of
years.
Aunt Marias quoted words in q late COL
umn about the old home, reminded me
that next month is "old home" time. and
sNEkNHsSd NhN eboAeAt tAAs pEFusIe some OF
our contributors during August might write
letter sith that thought in mind and quoting
from their favOrite old home. Shall WEI III
promise one.
read beautiful poem on this topic only
short time ago, and win give one verse in sd-
| vance. then must close this letter:
s'0nIy memory; home no morei
We enter il now at a strangers door.
| Gone, all are gonei None are left there to
meet
Only memory and strangerssto greet usi"
1t may be August before this is used if so,
there won't be room for another letter from
me, so many viii want to write on this subject
ESTHER.
Many thanks TO you, Esther, for your
poem and letter; and your suggestion
about old home week should be acted
upon. We shall be glad to have letters
and poems relating to the joys and mem
| cries of home.
| Now follows a letter from one of our
number, S. J. Y, who tells how she is to
welcome back to the old home some OF her
family. hope many others will have the
same pleasure.
Dear Aunt Ma5ge and N. b. Sisters:
| don't know as my turn has got round again
| SO soon, but thought must write and answer
"Ahs" inquiry about hreless cooking, and as
there seems to be a dearth of letters at the
| present time, it may help Aunt Madge little.
| Would say, "Ah," that don't bake beans
| very often, especially when we can get SO
many nice beet green's and green peas as we
are having at the present; so have never tried
/ them, but know people very reliable who
have, and they say they cook tine but do not
| brown as in the oveni but II one psrtic-
| ular about the color she could put them in
| the oven while after doing the hreless
| process and that would then be great saving
| on firewood aud heat.
| Ibegantto think the sisters didn't take much
| interest in the matter, and was some what
disappointed, as no one had referred to IL
| since / mentioned it, for l thought such a
practical thing as that would take at once,
| and the sisters would all be experimenting.
and reporting their success or failure to the
column, and thus furnish an interesting
| topic, and also help our auntie out during the
| hot and busy months of summer.
| / am dress-making a little, as usual. but am
anticipating change for the month of
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