Ellsworth American., 1921-03-23


comfort all of you, who have ex-
perienced losses and partings and
sadness.
| have been reminded that Mr.
DeLaittre should have been given
| the credit for reading or reciting
| the poem which was reprinted two
from S. J. Y. will be welcomed by
all.
| Dear Mutuals:
Isn't this great weather! Snow all
gone and almost all the ice, the roads
nearly dry and looks though it
was time to plant the green peas and
uncover the bulbs.
Aunt Maria. l have new garden of
| tulips that / planted last fail, and
you may be sure | shall watch
| sharply for the first signs of their
appearance. Hope they haven't
frozen or rotted. | enjoy things that
! will live through the winter, for |
haven't had any luck with fine seeds
| lately. Don't know whether it's the
ground or myself that is to blame
Suppose the seeds are all right at
| least some of them, but / SOW them
| and perhaps not one will show up.
| / peeped under the brush and my
| pansies look green. DO you take
| your oxalis out of the pots when you
| put them out in the spring? l have
never tried them out of doors, but
| think | will this spring
l have white and a golden butter
| cup, the latter l had last fall Can
| you tell me the manner of its bloom
ing? How long it takes after plant
| ing the new bulbs before il is sup
posed to bloom, and does it bloom
periodically or continuously, as some
| kinds do? l had a new Gala lily
bulb last fall, and it is doing well.
but hasn't got to blooming yet. Am
so anxious for il to bloom, as / used
TO have one and it seems like an old
friend.
Have you ever tried Paris green on
your rosebush? 1t will kill all the
troublesome insects on the out of
door roses. Mr.. McCabe, the agent
who used to come through here every
year, selling trees and small fruit
trees, told me to take teaspoonful
of Paris green to bucketful of
water and sprinkle them before they
budded. and that would do the work
and | found it did.
The sad news came to us last week
of the going home of our dear Are"
Surely, a good woman has gone. and
we feel so sorry for the dear family.
for she was not only a devoted
mother, but their chum and COM
panion. Our hearts go out to them
in, s,;,
loss. While l was reading her last
letter to the column, l felt it might
be her last, as we had heard of her
serious illness, and just few min
utes later the news came that she
had gone. How true the saying lin
the midst of life we are in death"
but as it has been conquered, we can
have the blessed assurance of a res
direction and as we so soon are to
greet the glad Easter day once more
may it bring joy and peace to all be-
reaved hearts.
l have been in the greater part of
the winter with sciatica but am
thankful l am getting around again
Have managed to keep busy tatting
sewing and reading. and doing my
housework. and now this fine
weather makes us feel that house
cleaning time is nearing again
Hope the sisters will all write so
Aunt Madge will lay in a good stock
against that busy time Let's not
forget. Helpful" and Hopeful" is
our motto.
S. j. Y.
p. S-Had one of AIMS good let
ters recently. Shall hope to see her
at our next reunion.
Thanks to Jasmine for her card
Ruth had also sent one to me.
The sad news that Are" had
| passed away brought a sense of loss
and sorrow to me, for like many
| others who had come to know her,
l counted her one of my personal
friends. Much sympathy Is felt for
the daughter and sons, who have
met with this great loss. We were
reading her CHEEKY letter from
Dexter that week, little thinking it
would be her last message to the
column. The following poem