Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1922-06-14
"HOW DO YOU Do"
(By William Judson Kibby.)

! (By William Judson Kibby.)
Say. How do you do" my brother
| friend,
'Twon't cost you much to thus extend
A hand of friendship strong and true;
Don't wait till you are old and gray
! Say, How do you do" though rags you
see,
Some mothers boy he's sure to be,
Your words may still a tempest sea,
And guide a soul throughout eternity.
Say. How do you do do it to-day,
Don't wait till you are old and gray;
Old Crouch old crouch, that's what
they'll say
And then will turn the other way.
If you'd keep young and sweet and
Just learn to say" How do you do
The children an will follow you,
They love the man with, How do you
do
Say. How do you, do" and swing your
hand
mand. =
Pump handle shake, there take your
stand
1t thrills the soul, there's none
grand.
Then some sweet day, in that beyond,
Each one will face and there respond,
l wonder how I'll stand, do you?
How many I've helped will say, How
do you do"
Selected by Irish Molly.
Dear M. B. Friends:
We will all have to admit there is
a vast difference in the way greetings
are extended The tone of voice and
the very manner of persons indicate
the grades of "How do you do from
sincere cordially to, utter indiffer-
ence. After all; we will be charita-
BILE enough to admit that sometimes,
even genial persons may be ''out of
sorts enough to cause them to re-
frain from their customary glad
greeting, in which case one may
know something unusual has hap
pened to cause this change.
Dear NJ. BIS:
/ was much interested in Esther's
letter. and pleased to know of some
one who makes scrap books. My
mother made one when | was a little
girl, and as l grew older l began one.
We filed volume after volume. Some
of them are nothing but ragged leaves
ID,
that contains The Survey of Hancock
County" by Rural" also The History
of Bluehill" by r. G. f. Candage. 7
have many clippings of accounts of
golden weddings and other ami
versary celebrations. and contain ing a
poem written by Aunt Madge." When
the Sunday school is preparing for
Christmas orEaster concert, my books
are borrowed ito find a piece to
speak" They also furnish recitations
for junior exhibitions.
l have several books of cross stitch
patterns, crochet and tatting yokes
and other kinds of pretty fancy work.
Some one may use them if l do not, l
keep all the birth, death and marriage
notices of my friends Sometimes it is
convenient to be able to settle a dis
puted question about someone's age.
My oldest son carried some of the
books to college, and also when he was
teaching.
Last winter | had quite a large box
of clippings. | began january to
aste them in the books by putting in
en- every day. l have finished them;
I only took a~few minutes. and / could
do it while resting from my other
work.
am reading THE Rider of the King
.og," by Holman Day. l have just fin
shed MAIN Street" by Sinclair Lewis,
wish every sister who has read it
would send her opinion to the column.
agree with Esther that much of the
fiction is not worth reading; it is
ither immoral or silly or both.
The summer residents are begin
ming to come. Two cottages were
opened yesterday, and it viii soon be a
busy place here. Hope this letter will
not tire all my friends.
| hear that "Zila" is home. | wish
he would come and visit me.
'Vashti."
sTell me, Vashti, why, with all the
machines for saving time, both in
door and out people have less time
to use than they did in the days be-