Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1926-11-10
NOVEMBER.

NOVEMBER.
Down cellar in November is just the
incest place to go,
To see the boxes and the barrels and
the bags all in a row.
Potatoes in the corner, with the beets
and cabbage, too,
And here's squash and apples for the
pies for me and you.
The turnips and the carrots, side by
side together stand,
And the parsnips in the boxes all COW
cred up with sand.
And all the jars of jelly and canned
up summer fruit
Shine on the shelves like magic, any
appetite to suit.
And in this bag are mothers garden
dahlia bulbs you know,
And a box of little russets picked just
before the snow.
The banking's green around the house,
the double windows done,
We've got two fires going where we've
been having only one.
And mothers knit our mittens, all spic
and span and new,
And I've got a dandy lumber-jack, all
red and green and blue.
For we must make sure Jack Frost
can't do us any harm,
So we're buttoning up for wintertime,
way out here on the farm.
MORE ABOUT AUNT DEBBY.
Aunt Anne has asked me if l would
MT write something more about Aunt
Debby," as some of the M. BIS had re-
quested it.
will say, first Of all, that Aunt
Debby is a real person, or was real
person, for many years ago she was
called to her long home. Religiously,
Aunt Debby was a Methodist in good
and regular standing, and, like
Deborah, the prophecies for whom she
was named, she was mother IN
Israel" Not only was her home the
favorite resort Of all the school chill
dren, but the schoolhouse nearby was
also used as a community house, there
being no other public building in the
place. Because of this, Aunt Debby
had frequent calls upon her goodness
and generosity, from other sources
than the school For instance, some
one would go to the schoolhouse to
kindle a fire for an evening prayer or
prea ching service. The chances were
he had not taken any, matches with
| him, so the natural thing to do was
| to run up to Aunt Debby's and get
some. Or, he might need some kind
lings. and up to- Aunt Debby's he
| would go to borrow Uncle Johns axe.
On funeral occasions, Aunt Debby
| was always called upon to furnish
10 ok Of
l used to wonder, as a boy, if she kept
the tablecloth for that purpose 1T was
always so smooth and white.
Aunt Debby lived near the salt
water and used to keep ducks. They
were in the habit of swimming in
the basin," little pool at the head
of the harbor. One day my brothers
and 1 were playing along the shore,
and we saw a duck creep out of the
bushes and waddle down to the shore
to join the other ducks in the water
We wondered if she might not have
nest somewhere in the bushes, so we
began to hunt 1t was not long before
our search was rewarded by finding,
under a gooseberry bush, a nest with
ten large. handsome ducks eggs.
Mother duck had intended to keep this
secret to herself, but being unwise
enough to come off her nest when we
boys were around, gave us clue to
the secret.
What did we do with the eggs?
There was no doubt to whom they be-
longed, though they were found on
fathers land, but Aunt Debby was the
only one who owned ducks, so away
to her we went with the eggs To
show she appreciated our honesty,
and no doubt to encourage our future
honesty she gave us several or the
eggs l don't remember just the num-
Der, but enough to make us feel we
had quite prize, and we lost no time
in going to Uncle Balls store to trade
them for candy. That must have been
seventy years ago, and it is still fresh
in nv memory, as though it were but
yestrday.
Many other interesting incidents
connected with Aunt Debby l remem-
Der, but there is not space TO relate
them now Sometime Gf you so de-
sire), l will write more.
Aunt Mary and Jasmine join in
sending regards to all the NJ. BIS, with
Aunt Anne included.
Aunt Mary's John"
1t seems to me Aunt Debby was
imposed upon as much as If she were
the minister's wife. Reminds me OF
one minister's wife who came home
after service the very first Sunday,
to find her kitchen occupied by three
women, preparing their dinner.
they had prowled around for such
tribes az butter, sugar and salt, but
Aid have the grace to bring the
other food. They explained to the
amazed young wife that they mao
always been in the habit OF staying
over thus to the evening service.
nidn,t Uncle Bal take a chance