Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1926-03-31

| Well March along a little bit,
And then Wen April for awhile;
We Februaried quite bit,
And watched her going with smile
| Now soon along the sunny side
| OF hedgerows, walls and fences,
| Well see arise the vernal tide
'Tis thus that summer aye com
mences.
| Green grass and dandelions first.
| Then crocuses to bloom will burst,
| Selected by Aunt Susan blythe Sea
| Prospect Harbor Mar. 8, 1926.
| Dear Aunt Madge and all the NJ. B
| readers:
/ don't know who is the author OF
| the above lines, which | found in a
| little current farm paper. but | think
| them very appropriate. We certainly
"Februaried quite a bit" and if there
is any encouragement in the old
rhyme:
IF February gives much snow
A fine summer it doth foreshow,
we can anticipate delightful sum-
mer, surely. One snow storm has fol-
lowed another, and the travelling
leaves much to be desired. Our mails
are hours late, if they come at all.
We can do nothing but blame the
weather bureau for the weather s
FRANKS and depravities, and though
it may be cold and winterish now
the seed time always comes and We
will have the harvest.
The radio, although not quite up
to the mark this winter, has been
;rfn of
news of the day My sister, next door,
has one. and | have had several nice
programs over it. | heard PRESIDENT
Coolidge's tribute to. George Washlng-
ton, heard Gov. Fuller of Massachu-
sets at the city of Lowell centennial
and hear the news of the day most
every dav. Have tried many of the
cooking recipes and followed many OF
the suggest ions of cooking expert
Tried a new salad only the other DAY
which | got "off the air-pineapple ana
marshmalIows. ! tried it on company
at tea, and it was pronounced hne.
The radio is certainly a wonderful
invention. but many times it disap-
noints when one goes out to near IT,
for the radio, like the baby performs
best after the company has left. am
sending one or two good recipes, to
he used in small families. tried the
lancaster gingerbread in the NJ. o.
column not long ago, with good re-
suits. ,..
1t is showing again as Mrl'e' ""'
as Helen Hunt Jackson has sald'
All March. we know thou art n5
Kind-bearted, spite of ugly looks ana
threats ;o A,ri1,s
And, out of slSht' ar
violets.
Yours cordially.
"Aunt Susan by-the-Sea.
Dear Aunt Madge: to-,
Will now try to answer YOU
letter. which l was very Sratelul "
ceivo 1t was interesting You spun
90 Aunt .Sue Yes, | do remember hei'
"a i,naw her husbands family very
,,ou hut haven't seen them since theS
,,,a,a married. | am sorry she is So
noorlv | would like her address, an"
will write a card to her
>-o,, q little about myself ana SON
e,;.,,a I wrote the NJ. b. letter, nave
had two very bad attacks OIL acute III
,:,+in Ann feeling very well now
t,,+ - strict diet has been prescrlpeu'
aa., NOT take any sugar, or anything
.itt, starch in it like bread, rice
rotatoas. etc-plenty of vegetables ana
fruit.
NV son is having bad time with nus
faat If seems some kind OF a pug Sel9
into the foot, and has to DE Jus 0''
but it makes very sore places
one has to be careful nc i,'' -
holes in one foot ana one III
getting better az tho
l think WAI .4l,,,s,i i'm
maiden voyage Vi IN - y
Coamo, name" l,.., first
| The first Oh ''"u's' IN the
"trip here ''0' No.. was
morning. -. b-,afinss She
prettiy "e'oi" No. IL, with
| looked very ma. - -. r-5.,,
! her hammer VI t.o,t and
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