Ellsworth American., 1908-04-08
McCLoup, CAL, March II, 19t

McCLoUp, CAL, March II, 1905
Dear AUNT Mad9e.
1t is evening here, and have just finished
reading The ELLSWORTH AMERICAN. / am al
ways SO glad to get the home paper. although
it usually brings a wave of homesick uess with
it. 1t is O'Clock here with us, and is 10
O'Clock with you, as our Western time is three
hours behind the Eastern.
This is q very pretty little milling town of
about 1000 inhabitants. 1t is snuggled close
at the foot of Mt. Shasta, with its eternal
snow. Somehow, never get weary Of look
ing at these grand mountains. for they seem
to have the effect of lifting one above the in
evitable, trivial, everyday worries. 81 look
up to the mountains, from which cometh my
help
Although this is q milling town, vet it has
many facilities-ive churches, opera house,
Carnegie library, etc. We have many delight
full walks about here to interesting places.
There are soda springs and hot springs all
about us. One hot spring lie constantly send
ing stream of hot water many feet into the
air This is certainly state Of many won
ders and many beauties. am sending the
recipe for our favorite pudding
GRAHAM FRUIT PuDDINa-Mix and sift one
level teaspoon soda, one Of cinnamon and one
half teaspoon OF cloves with two cups graham
moiasses. one cup sweet milk and one cub
Toured raisins. Steam in baking powder
cans about An hour. Serve with any sweet
sauce.
will close, fearing that..I may wear out my
welcome. Sincerely,
PET.
1t WAS kind of you to write letter COM
plying with our wishes to know about the
town in which you live. always think
Of you, not as ''under q cloud" but as liy-
ing where the sky is blue, with soft white
clouds floating over it, like those we see
on perfect days OF May in Maine. Thanks
for letter and recipe.
Shall introduce the next to be heard
from? No. will simply say it is our Es-
ther, and knowing how many cares she
has we appreciate all the more hearing
from her again.
Dear Aunt Madae:
i hope l am not quite outlawed from the
column, though it has been SO long since did
my duty by it l feel misgivings as venture
again. / have made several beginnings in
that direction, but being person subject to
many Interruptions. they are now floating in
space via the chimney, if anywhere.
1t is now Saturday morning and the beans
not yet in the oven, and work waiting on
every hand, but am going to send a quota
.tion or two from Celia Thaxter, unless the
mail-carrier is over prompt or something else
prevents, in response to your request.
Mrs. Thaxter was born in 1885 in the town
OF Portsmouth, N. H. lShe passed her early
years on the bleak Isle of Shoals about ten
miles off the New Hampshire coast She
wrote delightful book about her life in her
island home, beside many beautiful poems
about the ocean birds and flowers. She died
in 1904. Esr,,,n
QUOTATIONS FROM CELIA rHAxTER.
1.-THE waves are full of whispers wild and
sweet; Mn4k u ss~,
They call to me-incessantly they beat
Along the boat from stern to curved prowv
Peacefully
me quiet stars came but one by one:
The holy twilight fell upon the sea,
The summer day was done.''
"Cowslips nodded and said good bve:
Daisy and buttercups went of together;
But the fragrant water lilies lie
Yet moored in the golden August weather"
Many thanks for all you have written.
especially that in regard to Celia Thaxter.
Here is Elma, another long silent friend.
who makes request relating to the same
author, or quite likely the same.
Dear aunt Madqe:
wonder IL some of the sisters will send 10
be printed in the NJ. B. Column a poem. a few
lines, only, of which remember. They are:
The night is long and pain weighs heavily.
God holds his world above dispair.
After the sorrow of the ebbing tide.
Ine singing floods return in Joy at last.
Looking to the east, where, up the lurid stv
Inc morning climbs. the day will vet be fail
i think the poem is by Celia Thaxter: Iused
70 nave copy of it, but lost it. and those few
hnes are all can remember. should be yerv
giad to get copy of the entire poem. ELxA.
am sure some one will respoud to this
inquiry.
want Mol to know that another has
written for thelmitten pattern.
WEST FRANKLIN, March 90 1908
Dear Sisters of the M. c..
just few lines by way of remembrance
All OF your letters have been SO entertaining
Receives Congratulations.
You Will soon receive the concentrations
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ance If you will take FoIey's Kidney Remedr
as 1t tones up the system and imnarts rey.
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Dackacne, nervous exhaustion and ALI forms