Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-11-30
OLD FRIENDS.

I do not say new friends are not con-
siderate and true,
Or that their smiles amt genuine Out
still I'm tellin' you
That when a feller's heart Is crushed
and achin' with the pain,
And teardrops come a-splashin down
his cheeks like summer rain,
Becoz his grief an loneliness are more
than he can bear,
Somehow it's only old friends, tneh'
that really seem to care.
The friends who've stuck through
thick an thin, who've known
you, good an bad,
Your faults an virtues, an have seen
the struggles you have had,
When they come to you gentle-like an
take your hand an say:
"Cheer up! we're with you STILL" 1t
counts, for that's the old
friends way.
Lasmoinne. Nov. II, 1921.
Dear Aunt Madge:
Have you dropped me from your list
of nephews? l could not blame you II
you have, for one who does so little
for our interesting column as l. de-
serves to be cast out. But
enjoy reading the column, II
I don't do much to help. But you say
that is the attitude of the parasite, to
get all it can without giving back
anything in return. l am resolved to
be a parasite no longer. but try to do
nv part. Some one has said, Life is
made up largely of good desires" II
credit when the book of life is opened.
This is Aunt Mary's John. I am not
ashamed of my identity. Some people
like to appear incognito. Now there
| is Aunt Fanny" who has lately
| Joined the IN. Bees" she seems
| '.scart to death" for fear some one
| will find out who she is pardon me
| for this personal allusion, l mean no
harm) But she is certainly fortunate
| in having such wise 'Lisha. III we
| all had 'Lisha in the family 1t would
| not be so hard for us to think what
| to write, for we should have someone
| to do our thinking for us and give us
| bright and wise IDEAS
I sincerely hope the influence of the
city will not pollute 'Lisha's good
morals l always fear for those
brought up in the country with so
many good and wholesome restraints
thrown around them, when they go to
the great city where there are such
"goings on" Was just little sur
prised to know they (Aunt Fanny and
'Lisha) should want to go to the
moving pictures" but their inten-
lions were good, and it is probable
they saw enough to satisfy them 50
they will not desire to go again.
'Lisha is right" now, and l want
him to keep right, and think If Aunt
Fanny can only persuade him to read
nothing but our good old American,
and the soothing news from Larrabee,
Corea, Islesford, Partridge Cove and
Otis, he will be kept in the strait
and narrow way" l am also much
interested in Aunt Fanny.
Now if Aunt Madge isn't Disguised
with this and Aunt Fanny doesn't get
too much wrought up over what !
have said, l will try it again some
time.
Aunt Mary's John"
p. s. No recipe this time
No, indeed! We should not think
of dropping aunt Mary's John"
from our list of M. Bs., and we hope
you will come again" frequently.
Ellsworth, Nov. IS.
Dear NJ. B. Sisters and Friends:
Just a line to let you know l
haven't forgotten you. Thanksgiving
is most here. l cried this morning
when l thought of it, but I am not the
only one with an empty chair, and we
| must cheer up and make others happy.
Aunt Maria, 1 wish you much joy in
your new home. l once spent two
| weeks in Bucksport, but the one 1 Wis.,
tied is gone now. l wish to shake
| hands with Aunt Fanny and Lisha
| and hope they will come again.
Christmas will be here before we
know it, and I am not ready and 1
| don't think l shall be. May you all
have a happy Thanksgiving and
| Christmas is the wish of
"Pansy."
l think you are like good many
| of us who are never quite ready for
| Christmas, Pansy. There is a nice
article in the Woman's Home Com
panion headed christmas For Our
selves" which touches on the ner-
vous energy which so many expend
at the holiday season, whereby they
lose as it were the spirit of Christ
mas. l am wondering If some of
you would tell us what thinking Of
the past years. you have found
among the Christmas presents you
have received which were the most
useful and enjoyable. Perhaps 1t
would help others in the selection of
their gifts.
Dear Aunt Madge:
I want to write line to tell aunt
Fanny" what happened in our kitchen
while I was reading her last letter to
the column. I had some frosting on
the stove cooking and a six minute