Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-09-25

1t Is . dark, rainy evening and I'm e ing
70 tell you all, in my weak and feeble way.
how Uncle Mark and Aunt Maria went 10 the
NJ. B. reunion.
Wednesday cooked. made apple and Gus
tard pie, on those twelve-ineh pie plates ire
member them.l, banana cake and other
goodies. hut didn't frost the cake; thought
I'D wait till morning. it looked so stormy.
Thursday morning II looked bad, bat l had
hopes 1t might clear. 30 frosted the cake and
II didn't harien-the fros;ing mean--not the
cake. i put 1t before an open window and
that made il worse, so put i; on ice and left
il. Made bread, so As to have itirssh,
Got very warm. i.~ed lot because 1t
wouldn't clear, but finally decided to start,
Uncle Mark said NO use twill rain, and be.
sides can't put al your stuff in = hAy.raek.
better leave the Hewers ~ home. But the
small carriage cssns IL hit End door and the
putting in began ana everything went in and
| in hurry. too, but q. ". didn't help. No, he
looked at the sky. spit on his finger and held
it up,-said II would rain sure. A. NJ. said,
"wen, let ii rain and kept right on getting
ready.
just then concluded 'swoald be the proper
thing to take the carriage lantern. Couidn't
find the fixing that holds it on to the carriage.
Z. NJ. said brought it in to be taken care OF,
SO all hands looked in the knife box, thread
! box. sugar bowl behind the glass, in the
clock and turned everything upside down,
but no fixing, so A. NJ. said 1t looks like you
| didn't bring it in, and both 'heads Of the
house got warm under the collar, saying, l
| did and you didn't. But let /: go and put the
lantern under the carriage seat.
Then they-the two beads- put ON their
best sunday toys and started. smiled at each
other and allowed the weather might clear.
But never clear. Instead, the drizxle turned
into q smart rain. Visited an old barn for .
while to see II 1t was just shower-saw that
the rain had come to stay--turned about and
came home . very bedraggied pair. But Aunt
Maria shook her fist at the vet image she "a =
| in the glass and said. start again tomorrow
| in rainy-day clothes and with the biggest
umbrella, and shall see Contention Cove be-
fore come back.
| Friday morning. got up very early, not
much to do. cake:all right, put In some cakes,
cooked lot Of corn and fixed 1t TO keep warm
| till noon. took a-bagl Of apples and every
thing went in the. scazriage just ~ easy,
everybody AL smiles, daughter Of the house
said she knew it.wasnt going 70 rain, the
fooetets souu0cu s<LCneertui ana the cr1ckete
| were singing. "clear before noon" And Of
| course all the N. BIS were ON the move;
hurry up, or you1l be late. Started OF all
gay, not . drop Of rain on the way, got to
Contention Cove near II O'Clock, not . soul
and body there, NO chance TO stand the horse,
| tipped the bouquet over twice. got water all
| over Uncle Ms pants; he said: precious
flowers, how love them, how they do my
bosom cheer
Aunt n. went down to see the wild, wild
waves just then. Waited = whole hour, then
went up TO Dell's, had dinner, took in the
custard pie and it was all ..jollnped" up. but
| it tasted very well. After dinner. went in the
par,or and reuned with Dell. Had . 6ne,
restful time, saw Dell knit ON her 6sh nets
1t looked easy.
Atso'clock said goodbye and started for
Bluehill, got there in time for supper. Wis.,
tied brother. sister and one niece, called on
. cousin and three1M. BIS, met with two more
n. BIS that we'd never seen. and enjoyed
meeting them. Called on Aunt MadRe, OF
course. Had delightful call, always do
here, and with all the NJ. BIS. They are nne
folks, II they did let us reune one hour alone.
Came home from Bluehill Sunday afternoon
and 1t rained nearly all the way home.
Pound everybody at home all right, said we'd