Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-03-27

Thanks to Laura from. Lynn for the
following:
EAST suRRY. ME-, Mar, 20. 1915.
Dear Aunt Mdd9e:
have been reader of the NJ. b. column
for a long time and l.. L. r. has asked me
why l didn't write, but somehow ] could
never seem to get courage. After getting
letter from her yesterday. thought would
write a line Poor dear L. Z. T. is SO lonely.
have been in their home great many
times, and have an idea what 1t must be
withoutlher John. May God help and bless
YOU, l.. E. T., in these lonely hours.
hope / am not intruding, Aunt Madse.
NY birthday is on August "a.
LAURA FROM LYNN.
We all join in sympathy for L. E. t. in
her great loss. She would have heard
from us, if se had known OF it before.
IL is pleasure to hear once more f-om
NJ. A. 3.
WEST NKwBuRY, MASS, March 10.
Dear Aunt Mad0e:
Do you think / am a very bad niece? am
busy nearly all the time. and cannot always
write when 1 would. To be sure, the high
rate Of postage is sou excuse, but not all.
Since coming to West Newbury last December
/ have mad Mrs. Dodge, Winchester, call on
me. She is reader of THE AMERICAN. and has
looked for something from my pen. do not
have THE AMERICAN, but am often thinking
of you all. We have had very severe win
ter, but none Of the West Newnury people, as
far as have heard. have suffered for coal.
though in Haverhiu there has been a short
age. We have had a plenty.
Sugar was scarce. but now Ii is plentiful.
We are careful, to be sure, but then we have
been brought up to be saving. have never
wasted food or anything else. Sometimes
when cooking for friends, could not be as
saving as / would have been in my own home,
People object to fats. and what can one dos
/ use all can in all ways possible, of the
quantities that come on the different pieces
of meat. and could use all if allowed to, but II
is no use to cook things that will not be
eaten.
l consider the best way to save is 10 cool
what will be eaten. If one family won't cal
the hard pieces of bread made into toast. aAt
persists in having it cut from q fresh loaf
what can you do2 If the family is small it i,
l nAfu 70 use up All lbS pFtAO III Dt
for frying, in puddings and the many way
that could use them If allowed to. II lei
alone TO do as think best, / will not waste
I bread. at leas no -four bread. 1t is ha-d foi
( me to eat corn meal or oats, for they make mi
/ i'll. but some like them better than -four. s,
with proper management one can use al
kinds.
At present we are eating nice bread mad
with part barley, though l do not believ,
/ it could keep well without some -four. Flou
and rye bread is good, as we have il here.
AS to gardens have planted my own 10
years, with very little help, but | fear cal
hot do as much this year. One reason i
that / do not expect to be at home in tn
early spring, and / am not strong enoug
now TO do much hard work.
1t is sad to hear of the boys being kille
in the war. The nearest have as a soloie
is one n tphew, but / feel sorry for others
for all who have to fight, who had rattle
keep peace.
Friday, March 10 is cold and snowy. w
can not go out. There has been liltl
weather that the children could not GO OF