Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1914-03-11


Your forbearance with your family of nieces
is more than virtue. l wonder You don't
cut us all out. 1t really is too bad of us, and
1 believe am the most neglectful of all.
remember a copy once had i'll my writing
book, in the days when the teacher had to
spend so many weary hours setting copies
for the next day, after she had gone to her
boarding place, tired, and no doubt heart
sick at the thought of all those books to get
ready for the next days exercise of writing.
1t read like this: Patience and perseverance
overcome all obstacles
I think that must have been your watch
word through life, or your patience would
now be exhausted, and forbearance would
cease to be a virtue with you. l think you
must be like man knew once, who always
used as an illustration for any idea he wished
to convey, this sentence: "a drowning man
will grasp at straw" So l am sending the
straws.
Having been working hard all day, kept
saying, Will send her something before
sleep tonight - something to help Aunt
Madge out.
To n. L. h. want to say the recipe for
johnny cake is all right Made one for my
supper last night. and again this morning for
breakfast, and it is fine. Now am trying
recipe l saw in February McCatps. If sue
cessful with it, will give it to the column.
Did / hear some one whisper in the fall,
through the column, Meet with Irish Molly
at the next reunion?" Nothing would please
her more, if her cottage is large enough and
is not inhabited at the time of reunion.
Winter is passing very rapidly now, and 1
suppose all our rug-making sisters have
braided not few, but a good many, some to
exhibit next fall at the fairs and some just for
use. 1 have one begun-always have one be-
gun expect to finish them sometime. Just
now am trying to do.up lot of sewing, max
ing over old garments into bran new ones,
and getting ready foriother work later ON in
the spring. 1 know Aunt Madge wants a
chance to do some, too, but guess if she has
to correct this letter, she won t have much
time for anything else this spring
Had a nice letter from Jennie the other day.
Sorry she is in such poor health. Seems
strange that some have tot suffer such bodily
ills and others have suck horrid good health,
liBe myself, for instance. Why, I wake up
about 4 a. m. and begin planting a flower
garden. I wanr one just like my Neighbour
Clark has, and 1 see all the blossoms and
smell their fragrance. (in.my mind, Of eourse),
lying there until it is light enough to get MP
And when do arise, 10! cannot see out
through my windows, they are so frosty
Then the flower garden disappears, and viii
have to wait until 4 a. NJ. the following morn
ing to enjoy making another.
Aunt Maria, l suppose, has lovely blossoms
all winter, and how cheerful they make a
room look.
Now I must not worry you ali with a
lengthy epistle that tells nothing, after all
my sitting by good warm fire to write. 1
wish could say something to the sick and
sorrowing ones that would cheer them on
their way, or send them something that
would make them know I remember them
There is so much sorrow in this world of ours
that do wonder if the majority of us have
more pleasure than pain if it is evenly
balanced. Tell us what you think.
Am very much interested in Susan's letters.
Think they are borrowing name, though.
Now, good night, and best wishes to all aunts
and uncles and cousins and sisters.
IRISH MOLLY.
Yes, my dear, heard a whisper about
the M. BIS. meeting at your cottage
another fall, and thought it nice of you
to mention it. We will not forget it.