Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1911-10-04

1t was my privilege to attend the NJ. B. re-
union, and as q parting request Aunt Madge
asked me to write up my first impressions, or
better still, impressions Of my first reunion
with the sisters.
1t did not seem as though could find the
time to put my thoughts on paper, but the
impressions remain with me SO strongly that
am going to take time TO tabulate few.
Am sure you, who have written for the col
umn, have felt that you were welcomed. but
to know beyond q doubt, you want to "re-
une," for we were not only warmly greeted
by our dear Aunt Madge and genial host and
hostess, but everyone wanted to know who
everybody else was, and were not backward
in coming forward for an Introduction and
hearty handshske. There We NO two-fnger
shakes.
must say it wasJa little puzzling to get the
right name and the write name fpen name)
attached to the right person. To aid memory
I made "house-to-house canvas. writing
down names and .addresses, 70 have ct least
ten more sistsraa located.
1t may not belwise TO tell what I thought
Of each sister, but / will say they are ali
worth knowing. from Aunt Madge down to
Aunt Maria's two-year-old granddaughter
who sat beside me 1t the table.
Think we get truer impression Of person
to see her for even Q few minutes than &c
read her writings for years.
We have CLEANED from the column tina,
Aunt Maria was: OF "hopeful and helpfuI'
disposition, but we had pictured her as al
unusually smart lady Of advanced age.
heard her say she had thirteen grandchildren
but that does not make her old. AS someone
once described my mother, she is '.fat and
jolly" and we will not take it back about the
smartness.
STAT and jolly" does not at Aunt Madge n
well, more especially the first part
My imagination gave her several more
grounds avoirdupois. "Small and lively" will
describe her better, and you ought to heal
her talki 1t is better than to read her writings
which We all enjoy 10 much.
Ihave not time or adjectives enough to de
scribe the virtues Of each sister, but vii
quote one who said: 'Ann 10 just lovely
and 20 on 70 the end Of the chapter.
Icsnnot tell you how nice they all were I.
ne. 6Aall want 70 90 again and meet more o
the sane kind-the ''elad 70 know you" kind
Ose shadow was ksDs IN the background Q
much - possible, but ~ Ill felt 20 sorry tha
our bslssGa - bpgvs hostsss, Dell, haA 4
20 ander ~ kni14 We tsass svssytAiult1
being dsx9seo4 - be. for her speedy =
eovsry. Eap1ssd nothing from her d u
time Of writing. 4
Did the dinner make IN impreasionf
rather think II didi congratulate ye edito
and Nsrciss1s. who 20 ON record - tasting q
everything, for they have NO 1sgrsts. -
have, that they do mot know what Ares pi
vas like, for have wondered 20 many time
since what It was made Of and how 1t reall
tasted. A. personal favor, will she send tn
recipe to the column A frosted pie that wi
10 through an 'supset" and come ON to tn
table without scratch ON its face 10 . pi
worth having. We hope Ares friend will joi
| by sending ut least . note 70 the column. W
would suggest Auto for her pen name.
These are but few Of my Impressions
| will not ask your Impressions Of me, but I d
| want to see the cameras impression. I'll df