Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-02-18
Dear Aunt AIadge

American, Ellsworth, Me.
Dear Aunt Madge
did not expect to write so soon again,
But since hearing from A S. D.,
surely can't refrain:
l must write at once while in the mood
and have the inspiration.
Lest other things take up my mind and
1 lose the inclination.
/ cannot tell how glad l am A. S. D.
is stil in the race
And instead of losing his head, to know
it's still right by his face"
He's been rather scared of women's
skirts, but not so bad this time,
For he wants to see Aunt Mary, enough
.over every obstacle to climb
Well, IF he comes" I'll let him see
her, if he'll treat her as mother,
And not try to get her away from me,
for I'm too old to seek another.
I'm glad, indeed, he counts me sane,
and a witness he would be
To that fact in my will, especially if l
made him a legatee.
Am pleased toward me he's so kindly
disposed and thinks the pants
story true;
But those wicked thoughts dear A.
S. D.. you must suppress-now do!
and so Aunt Madge's task to
soften;
She loves us all. and wants, l know,
to hear from us quite often.
Aunt Mary's John.
When the feud between two parties
softens down to poetry, there is not
much danger of serious results from
a collision. What pleases me in con-
nection with this wordy ARRAY is the
fact that the extremes Of this coun-
try are represented. 1t goes to show
how widespread not only the M b.
column is recognized and read, but
that the "Old Home" paper each
week finds it's way to so many sons
and daughters of Hancock county.
We often hear it said, "the world is
not so wide, after ALL" because SO
many meet unexpectedly in different
and far-away places, and often,
though not personally known to each
other, soon find that they have
mutual friends. All of us have heard
interesting stories of such happen
ings.
l wonder what could be written
under Current Events" One reads
of economy" frequently, as applied
to town and state and national af-
fairs. Sometimes one wonders If
those who propose, especially IN
smaller towns, to raise large or at
least generous sums of money for
different objects, realize where and
from whom the cash comes to meet
these bills. There is a chronic COM
plant about taxes. 1t has been OF so
long standing it is doubtful if it can
be cured, because some would never
be satisfied, however small the per-
centage on property might be.
The amounts asked for at the
present legislative session are sur
prising. Most of the Maine towns
are certainly ION the map at Au-
gusta. The appeals for aid may all
be for worthy objects, but none of us
need envy those who are called on to
decide how much shall be appropriate
ed to meet the actual needs.
Let me give you little quotation
l have just read and let you English
it for yourselves.
Three good housewives, on d bright
Monday morning, each took her
troubles down to She stream to wash
them out. And when they spread them
upon the grass to dry, each looked at
the others. One said, oh, my!
Another said, oh, me-, and the third
said, oh, dear!' And each quickly
gathered up her own little trouble and
took it back home to iron it out"
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Best wishes to all, and don't for
get to lend a hand to
AJINT MADGE