Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-08-21
Dear Muiuats

Dear Mutuaa
Sitting high above the tree tops on the cot
sage roof seat, was thinking what nest OF
us there would be II all the contributors OF
the column could be present at the next re-
union, and wishing for just such perfect
day for the occasion.
wonder If: any Of you have missed the
prattle Of little children at these reunions.
Whoever heard Of . reunion OF families with
out little onese And il this is not reunion
of families, what do you call II: When you
stop 10 think of 1t, how little has been said
about children in the column. Recently
poem was contributed about the childless
mother who envied the mother with little
ones. and have often wondered why women
with such heart-longings for children do not
take some of the little motherless ones and
give them q home. Often children taken
this way make better men and women than
the mothers own.
Coming home, as was passing . house, q
little child was toddling about the yard. As
/ came nearer it turned its face toward me.
and in its mouth. being sucked with evident
satisfaction. was an Old black pipe. The
mother Of that child would denounce me
roundiy should l tell her that she loved not
her child.
some OF you nave sppktn OF hNiuk somc
distance from church, and not having the
privilege of listening to sermon. l would
be pleased to send you some sermons, written
by some OF the ablest preachers Of our coun-
try. To be sure. they are Unitarians, but are
we not all travelling toward the same goals
sent some sermons to our shut-in friend,
Mrs. E. A. grimm, sister of Mrs. Dieter, and
she wrote that she enjoyed them very much.
ls5, -
IL any of you have one TO spare I think there
win be room for 1T in her collection. We who
have the use of our limbs, should not forget
those who: are unfortunate and afflicted. !
would like to tell Mrs. G.. through the column,
that as soon as all my flowers come into bloom
/ will send her another box.
Dell, your companion on one Of your egg
trips RECALLED me with an account of your ex-
perience. and she enjoyed it, especially the
thunder shower When you go again, please
inquire il any OF the country people have the
angled-Hamburg or the Houdan breed Of
hens. used to have them, and would like to
keep some again.
had . very pleasant chat with Aunt Madge
recently, andl among other subjects we dis
cussed the reunion. Last week she said in
| the column that had become possessed of a
manner. Yes, Aunt Madge, am pulling the
cats tail, SO please let her out of the bag, and
set the date OF the reunion, as the cottage
viii be at your disposal after the first OF Sep
TENDER. ERNIE slime.
With many thanks for Erne Stine's kind
offer, will the Isisters please promptly
make suggestions as to their preference
for the time of our annual gathering?
Aunt Maria hasn't forgotten the first re-
union, on cold day with a gray easterly
blowing across the bay, when the open
fire made US welcome and gave us the OPP
portunity to snug up to the warm blaze
and enjoy good eomradeship to the ut
most.
Perhaps the 'schildren" have not been
considered in the writings for the column
so much as many other matters relating to
family life. We hear and read that the
American children are forward and run
the home, and numerous other serious
charges are brought against them; but
don't believe more than half Of that.
presume the children of the present
day, and Of all the days since the 'sfirst
parents, who are not supposed to have
had any childhood of their own-are, and
have been, like grown folks, individually
and collectively, q mixture of good and
bad. II only the good traits OF character
in the parents had been bestowed upon
their offspring, very few generations