Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-08-19
Dear MutuaIs:

Dear Mmtuats:
1 A pupil of mine in the '70s, in memory
| OF those old times, sent me last Christmas
a beautifully illustrated poem of VIII
! Cartoons entitled sin old School Days,
and at this season when the thoughts of
SO many are roaming over the past, and so
many old schoolmates are again exchang-
ing greetings, will make use Of a part of
the poem and perhaps make it a little
continued story it is SO true to life.
| IN OLD SCHOOL DAYS.
| o star-strewn.skies Of the old schooldays!
| Creep into the twentieth century's gaze,
| Like some dear dreamily treasured rhymes,
And give glimpse of quaint old times.
| When one academy" long and wide
! Was full of classes unclassifed;
| All in one rude Leviathan room,
Hacked out of the forests hardened bloom.
| Twas there the books in their sheets OF white
Slept chill and still through the lonely night;
| Twas there those heralds of progress lay
| Half-used and abused through the livelong
day.
o dull-h benches, with bodies unclad
| In paint or varnish- what treasures you had.
At one of you sat the little maid
Whose brown eyes lurked in her blonde
hairs shade;
Whose soul crept up in her shapely hand
At things thapshe could not understand.
o little girl with the hair so soft
| o little girl with.the yearning eyes
And rosebud mouth! Ihave prayed full oft
You might grow happy as You grew wise.
| How little you knew what later you knew
| Before the studies Of life were through;
! How many the tasks that would yet remain
| To puzzle your heart as well as brain.
schools called!n for. the handbelfs shrill-
| ing shout
| Is sending abroad its jerky din;
| And soon from the regions all about,
The rough-clad scholars come rambling in
| They stamp white dust from their leathern
heels,
| They stow on the shelves their basket-meals;
Then all are waiting, noisily still.
I The clank of the educational mill.
I Perchance if the teacher loves the book,
| Gas it's to be hoped he,may) there rise
Prayer, reading and hymn which hunbly look
And surely should reach. to the pure good
| skies.
|
o sweet glad voice in the star-hecked gown
1 have heard the cantatrice's tones creep
e down,
| Acoustic jewels dsiftingialong
Like crumbs from the::angels' tables of song
And she drew = fortune for every note,
1 And she was goddess to the view;
But rally that school sand III get vote
That you were the thrillinger of the twoi
have the promise of two or three new
recipes which l hope to give you soon.
Do you ever make lettuce Sandwiches?
Try them, using little salad dressing on
the lettuce Leaf.
And Peggy, whose letter came SO accept
ably this week, refers among other good
things to keeping salad dressing.
Aug. 7, 1906
Dear Aunt Madqe:
l fear that some Of the nieces have sadly
neglected you through::the hot weather when
you needed help most. /, for one, feel that
have not done my part, though that part is a
very unimportant one. We all receive SO
much help and get SO many new ideas from
the column, that we should be more than
willing to contribute our mite and not leave
Aunt Madge in the lurch even If she is equal
to anything.
Though the hot weather made us very lazy,
it was beautiful to sit ont of doors with WORK
or book, which is such a treat when one can
not walk much. How fresh and sweet every
thing looks and smells after the refreshing
showers we have had OF late. never saw
sweet peas blossom so freely as they have
this summer. Not week ago nearly every
blossom was cut from mine and now the vines
| are just as full again. do love them, they
are so fragrant and such variety Of colors
l don't think we are half as grateful for all
| the beauty around US given just for our pleas
ure.
was SO pleased with the letter from Sister B
in the last issue in which she spoke OF sayins
of labor nowadays. in contrast to days gone
. by. So much strength might be saved, i,
people would only be sensible about thoss
things, and more health as well. Many
think it looks lazy to sit down to work but VIZ
should consider health and not looks. This i:
from personal experience, SO know whereof
4 Ispeak.
do not remember who gave the suggestion
for mixing pie crust dry and keeping it ready
for use but it is a splendid idea and ] have
been using it all summer with much salts,
faction. Have made it before with the moist.
ure in it, but it wouldn't keep long. So
want to thank the sister who suggested it.
have found the same rule works well with
salad dressing. Cook the ingredients quite
thick and keep in glass jar on the ice chest
4 then thin as required with whipped cream
never use oil. 1t will keep much longer
4 that way.
- Hone there be good hRr at he
reunion and fine weather for it. Wish could
be there but in lieu Of that send best wishes
for splendid time. PEGGY
81 have been somewhat costive hnt roan,s