Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-04-07

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answers to her name rs the following well
come letter will prove to you:
Dea, Aunt Madgs;
Yes, / have changed my name, but only part
OF it. I am still Elma, you know. The roll-call
| is fine, and it is SO interesting to watch from
| week to week and wonder whose will be the
| next letter to appear.
| How are the house plants looking this
spring. Ours are looking fine, and we have
some seeds started for the garden. There is
nearly . foot Of snow on the ground and more
! falling, SO it doesn't look much like planting
seeds out of doors. =
| wish we could have some OF those Pasa-
| dena holly hocks here in Maine now, but am
afraid they would look rather discouraged be-
| fore they had been here long.
| Oh, Aunt Madge, must tell you that / had
| some Of that fruit from the sunny South this
winter. received An eighty pound box Of
| fruit from my brother in Florida. The box
was full Of oranges, grape fruit and tanger-
| ines. tell you they were genuine treat.
! l will try and not be silent again 40 long,
| but when ! start to write it seems as though
whatever / think of some other sister has said
| before, SO give up in despair. ELMA.
| For E. P. W., one who has read the COL
umn from the first, and who has furnished
some choice poems for it, respond with
regret, mot bere.n After several months
Of illness she fell peacefully asleep April /
The poem entitled ''Three Gates, printed
few weeks ago, was contributed by her,
and have another in reserve for memorial
time. Many who read this column can
| testify to her worth and mourn with me
the loss of lifelong cherished friend.
MELRosE, MASS.
| You might add little tomato ketchup and
mustard to your mixture pudding, and call it
chopsuey.
had the pleasure of attending DR.. Chap
mans mothers meeting in fremont temple,
Boston, and such crowd! l enjoyed the
| meeting, crowd and all very much.
Deor Aunt Aadoe and Mutuals:
1t will be long time before the SIS are
| called, and as have not written anything for
the column for long time, / viii SAY my
little piece" now, and try to be ready, when
my turn comes, with something.
1 As ! was looking over some last year
AMERICANS, a day or two ago, for something
| (which OF course / didn't find), came across
| one Of Aunt Emma's letters in which she says
in regard to the liquor question: II wish
that could be Judge . little while; would
| give every one Jail sentence" 1t reminded
me Of how many times have wished could
have the privilege of making the liquor laws
and.also Of enforcing them. / would give the
rumseller five years at hard labor in the State
prison for the first offense, and ten years fol
| the second offense. II that Was done, there
i wouldn't be SO much drunkenness in our land
as there is to-day, for the rumseller would
| soon get sick Of the business, and If nobody
sold rum nobody would drink it.
! Iagree with Irish Molly in what she saws
in regard to showing our sympathy and love
for our fellow-creatures while they are liv-
ing' if anyone has flowers with which to cover
my casket or strew over my grave, l had
rather have them while / can know about il
and can enjoy them, for what do / care what
becomes of this '.senseless clay" after leave
itP
Many thanks to all who remembered me a,
Christmas. i know / am late in my acknowl-
| edgments, but you know the old adage-
Better late than never" Viii Aunt Madgt
kindly reprint the recipe for Mocha pie, as
have lost the paper in which it wasg
Love to the MutuaIs one and all. SADIE.
That is right, hope none OF the nieces
will wait for the alphabetical call or think
they need not write again until all the
| letters are heard from.