Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1922-08-16
THE HUMBLE FRIENDSHIPS

What we really need is the friendly
way
OF the kindly people who understand,
And not the manners of people grand.
| The simple ways of the folks we know,
With their gentle speech and the words
| that flow
Right out of their hearts, mean more
| to us
Than style or fashion or pomp and
| fuss.
| The ones who stick to us, thick or thin,
| Are the simple people who just drop IN
| The friends who love us and never
care
| That old and worn is the garb we
The friends who live as we i've ana
know
The self-same hurts and the selfsame
woe,
Are the ones who comfort us throush
and through
With the words they say and the deeds
they do.
Oh. ! know we fancy it much worth
To win from the famous feeting
smile
Or a passing nod. But in days of pain,
Then STYLE and fashion and pomp are
vain.
The gentle folks we have known for
years
Are the ones who comfort and dry ouc
| tears,
For it's simple speech and friendly
| way
That we all must have when our skies
| are gray.
Dear Aunt Madge, NJ. BIS one and all:
! l am still in the land of the living
and feel really guilty in not sending
even one line to our worthy column.
! Since leaving Maine l have been with
a son at East Saugus. Mass. Have Wis
lifted Nahant several times, where
Ihave a cousin l had not seen for forty
four years. (That doesn't say am old,
| though this is my birthday Also
have been to- Lynn Beach, Swampscott
and Revere; taken by friend to
providence, II. l., where ] visited the
famous Roger Williams park. 1t was
rim rose time: it was surely one of the
finest sights l ever saw.
scan the column closely and just
wonder where all our faithful ones are
llthis summer. AS the time for the re-
Iunion draws near, l think of you al
more and more Only wish I could be
there to attend. Regards to all the
shut-ins and all the NJ. BIS, I am as
ever
We wish, too, that you could be
with us at the reunion, and we dc
not forget how much you have
Ihelped to make 1t a success in the
past. This weeks column seems like
Ia letter-reunion, we are hearing from
so many of our good nieces.
Dear Aunt Madge and all of our NJ. B
Family:
should not blame Aunt Madge il
fshe should growl, so few NJ. BIS write
II am not going to make any excuse
I why l have not written, but the fact is
II have not anything worth writing
about. My health is so poor I cannot
take my annual trip. My DOCTOR SON
of Bangor wanted me to motor to
| Winter Harbore where they have a
summer home. but am not equal to it
1 hoped to go to Bangor and from there
20 Camden. but will have to give it up.
Well. you have had your pow wow
at Ellsworth, as the Indians used to
call the feasts and war dances on the
Fourth of July, but l did not have any
interest in 1t. My daughter from South
| Deer Isle and her daughter, Laura
Rice my son and grandson took din
ner with us. Chickens, custard pud-
ding, mince pie, fruit cake, frosted
| cake, new potatoes, oranges, bananas
lemons for the "ade," strawberries and
cream. AS l sat down at the load ed
table, | thought that l wish I could
give it to some one that was poor and
hungry; l would gladly go without my
self, In the afternoon, had some call
crs l had not seen for eight years, and
in the evening just a step or two wher
the victrola was being played. Sc
passed my ninety first Fourth of July
Good wishes to all.
Sadie"
/ am sure that was a nice Fourth
lyou had. Very glad to have this let
ter from you.
Aug. 4, 1929.
Dear Aunt Madge:
Here l am this morning trying tt
think of something to write. l dom
wonder you think we have all for
saken you. ! should have written be
fore, but thought some one else woult
have something OF more interest t.
say.
When you wrote about schools ant
school books, ] wanted to say lot, bu
] knew If l got started I should mo-
know enough to stop. So ! will only
say this: l think the person that com
poses the stories in the readers should
be state-prisoned for life for putting
such stories before the young children