Ellsworth American., 1923-04-18


"Fool April fool"
Dear Nutuals
Think it about time / added my mite
again. ! am thankful to tell you l
have survived the strenuous winter.
and am rejoicing as ] see the snow
banks disappearing and a softness in
Tive air that indicates spring is near at
hand and / think we will all be glad
for The change
We lave been feeding some little
birds at our back door for several
weeks, which has proved interesting.
| We have an apple tree near by, and
they VIII alcht in that and make sure
| All is well. then fly down and get the
| crumbs. Ii viii only be a short time
| now before we shall hear their sweet
songs and see the springing grass
again and all nature putting on new
| life Then we will be glad for the
winter season. which helps us more
| fully to appreciate springtime in all
its glory.
And just at this time when we are
nearing the blessed Easter season we
remember with sadness the dear ones
who have recently passed on, and yet
| there comes with it the Easter mes
sage that brings inspiration of hope
and Immortality.
confess it was with something of
a shock that | read the death of our
dear Irish Molly" who has always
been so faithful and helpful to the
column. She win be sadly missed from
our annual gathering where she was
| always present when it was possible
| for her to do so. We surely shall miss
| her Choery letters also. Likewise
| Aunt Fanny" (Mr. Reynolds), though
| a more recent member of the column.
| yet many of us who knew him long
| years before will not soon forget his
| many virtues and the natural sunshine
| that flowed from his life that was such
an inspiration to all with whom he
| came in contact.
| Am glad to report "Aunt Mary's'
| John is much improved and will say
| right here, if any of you need
sweater just send in your order to
| him. for he is turning them out-well,
| he has knit two that / know about be
sides stockings and mittens galore.
am wondering when he found time to
| think out that masterpiece he had in
| the column a few weeks ago. Think
he must have sat up nights to have
done it,
Thank you Aunt Susan blythe
| Sea" for that nice letter to the column
Was very glad to know the mother was
getting through ,he winter so pleas
| antly and industriously. There is
nothing like being employed some way
l cd haDnV ]
| shall be anticipating that chapter on
| the old homestead for that held many
pleasant memories of the dear grand
| ma and the little acts of kindness rem
| dered to me in earlier life
| Was also glad to see "Sadie's' letter
and to know that she was still able to
WELD the pen. May she still be able to
| for years yet to come.
| Yes, Charity" the boy reported see
ing you at church. Do you stay in
| Melrose much? Hope you will be on
hand at our next reunion. Aunt
Maria" how have your flowers win
tered? I haven't lost one, and several
geraniums are in bloom and begonia,
also my beautiful Gala lily. l haven't
| a whole lot as you have but have en-
ioyed them through the cold snowy
| winter.
Aunt Madge. is that snowbank re-
| ducinR? Hope Little A." will find her
| alotheslne soon. Glad of the new mem
| bers. We welcome them all.
IS. j. Y"
Did you use to read in a school
| reader a selection that, abiding to
the coming of spring, spoke of the
snowbanks leaking their lives
away" That is what ours is doing.
|
| Dear Aunt Madge and NJ. BIS:
To-day is supposed to be the first
day of spring, but it does not look
much like it. This morning the tenn
perature was nearly down to zero, and
there are heaps of snow on the ground
1t has been a long, cold, snowy winter.
| | have been shut-in and showed in.
| am used to being shut in during the
| cold season, but not to having so
much snow that it covered the win
dows so | could not see out on the
street On some of our windows, the
NWAts