Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1919-10-01
Dear M. B. Friends:

Dear M. B. Friends:
You will join with me in thanks to Ann
for the poem SO true to life, and for the
interesting letter which follows. 1t gives
us an outlook into part of the country
which to most of US is not familiar and
SO gives US new things to think about.
Dear IA. BIS.
Now for keeping my promise. l did enjoy
"Charity's" writing up of the reunion; also
Irish Molly's letter. How much l enjoyed
Aunt Mary's Johns poem, and am sure that
we all Will welcome him at the next reunion,
even if Aunt Mary does not invite him. Just
slip in the car unbeknown to her and come
along.
Yes, was so glad to see and sit in Aunt
Madge's new chair, and shall think Of her
and Uncle Madge enjoying it this winter.
must tell little of the lovely trip | had
after leaving BluehiT Sept. 10. Called at my
daughters in Fairfield, and at the Oldest
sons in York Harbor, then on to Lexington,
Mass, where / spent three nights with kind
friends Monday morning, Sept. is, l left
Lexington at $50 with my youngest son as
chauffeur and arrived at Sharon Inn, Sharon,
Conn, at 7.15 p. N. The trip was lovely all
the way, as the fall flowers were beautiful.
After leaving Hartford, where we Iunched,
we passed many fields of tobacco and much
that was cut and in process of drying. 1t
grows from one 20 three feet high. The leaves
are something like our wild MULLEN leaves
in shape. The blossoms are very attractive
The barns or drying houses are immense in
length, perhaps twenty feet high, with two
floors, and every other board is hung on
hinges iso
may be admitted to dry the leaves and
stocks. 1t was in all stages, from the green
to the dry. ready to be used. While do not
approve of the use of the vile weed, thought
perhaps you would be interested in it as 1
was.
Another thing that impressed me was the
different coloring of the soil First we would
be i'll the gray or brown roads, then would
come almost red, which was truly lovely
The stones were attractive that / would
loved to have picked them up. Only a short
distance, and we were in perfectly white
SOIL. The rocks were white as snow, but not
SO pretty in formation as the red. This was
the limestone rock.
Now for Sharon. 1t is valley with noun
talns all around it. The elevation is 800 feet
II is very old place, and really beautiful,
and so many fine old estates. The town clock
is In gray and red stone tower, perhaps
nfty feet high. nearly covered with lovely
vines, and is very picturesque. Sharon is
three miles from the New York state line.
and eighty miles from New York city, which
place expect to be in for the winter very
s1on.
Best wishes to all and love to the home
folks. ANON
Dear AUNT Mad9e and NJ. B. Sisters:
Yes, did! sat in Aunt Madge's birthday
chair, and it was very comfortable tool She
hadn't got over wondering why they did
it," but told her if she didn't know, we did.
1t may be rather too late now to tell YOU
why didn't get to the reunion, although
living only mile away. My lunch was
packed, my coat and hat ready to put on. but
Just before was ready to start it commenced
to sprinkle, so waited while for the rain
to hold up. Then it began to blow, and the
thought of the mile in the rain and wind
both was a little too mnch for me, and staiC
at home. Here's hoping it will be pleasant
weather next year!
Some one asked aoout the books we were
reading. l read a half dozen magazines
every month, and there are so many good
articles in them that read very few books,
and one reason for the latter is that there
are so few books worth reading. l am think
ing of fiction more than Of the more solid
books, and perhaps, too, l am getting the
magazine habit" Some of the books Of