#92 To #101 of Grandma Smith's Gems

More of Grandma's Gems

92. Lifes a mirror; if we smile
Smiles come back to greet us
If were frowning all the time
Frowns forever meet us.

93. A place in your autograph
for my name
A place for my love in your heart
A place for us both in heaven
Where true friends never part


94. When days are dark
And friends are few
Remember me and
I will you.

95. Remember me thy youthful (friend)
As oe'r this little page you bend
For you may never bend
another leaf
That here my name is
written in relief.

96. We can never be to careful
What seeds our hand may sow
Love from love is sure to ripen
Hate from hate is sure to grow.

For-get-me-not.

97. Be to your playmates kind
and true
Do them no hurt or harm.
As you would have them do to you
Do ye even so to them.

98. Learn to make pleasure
learn to be true
Always speak well
Of the girl that loves you.

100. Lives of great men all
remind us
We can make our lives
sublime
And departing leave
behind us
Foot-prints on the sands of time.

101. In the worlds broad field of battle
In the bivouac of life
Be not like dumb driven cattle
Be a hero in the strife.

More Memory Gems, Feb 20, 1904 and beyond

From Grandma's Standard bound NOTE BOOK

Feb. 20, 1904

Memory gems

56. The world is round

And full of sin

Watch out young folk

Or you'll tumble in.
 

57. From north to south

From east to west

Youre are the one

I love the best.
 

58. Remember me early

Remember me late.

Remember me at

The golden gate.
 

59. As sure as a vine

Grows around the stump

You shall be my sugar lump.
 

60. A loving heart is

better than wealth.

(I've tried to reproduce Grandma's writings accurately, and with out corrections. Don't know what happened to 61-69)
 

70. When you get married

A broom to you I'll send.

In sunshine use the brush.

In storm the other end.

71. My love for you

will never fail

As long as pussy has a tail.
 

72. My love for you will always flow.

Like water down a potato row.
 

73. If you love me and I love you

No one can cut our love in two.
 

74. A merry heart is better than wealth.
 

75. Always remember and never forget

You have one friend

in Illinois yet.
 

76. If you should not be forgotten

As soon as youre dead and rotten

Do something worth writing

Or write something worth reading.
 

77. Apples are good

Peaches are better

If you love me

Answer my letter.
 

78. When you get old and ugly

As people sometimes do

Remember you have a friend

That is old and ugly too.
 

79. I love you little

I love you big

I love you like

A little fat pig.

 

 

80. May joy and pleasure

be your log

While through this world

You trot, trot, trot.

 

 

81. May your virtue live

And spread

Like butter on hot

Gingerbread.
 

82. When rocks and hill divide us

And you no more I see

Just take a pen and paper

And write a line to me.
 

83. I you go to a wedding

And they should have

nothing to eat.

Do not say anything

But hunt you a right good seat.

84. If wisdoms ways you wisely seek

Five things observed with care

Of whom you speak

To whom you speak and

How and when and where.

(Love this one!)
 

86. You I love, and shall forever

You may change, but I will never.
 

87. May you be happy.

May you be blest

In a neat little cottage

With the one you love best.

88. Strange friends, past

present, and to be

Loved deplier, darklier

understood

Behold I dream

a dream of good.

And mingle all the

world with thee.
 

89. This our hope for all thats mortal

And we too shall break the bond

Death keeps wath beside the portal

But 'tis life that dwells beyond.
 

90. When a man weds a grass widow

If his dingty you would lower

Just send as a wedding present

a second hand lawn mower.

(I take it in this context a "grass widow" is a divorced woman)
 

91. You may roam the plains of Kans.

Where the cyclones madly whirl

But you'll find theres none no better

Than the Edwards County girl.

More Memory Gems, Feb 20, 1904

More Memory Gems, Feb 20, 1904

From Grandma's Standard bound NOTE BOOK

Feb. 20, 1904

Memory gems

49. Huffy is the old cat

Happy is the kitten

Happy is the pretty boy

Who never gets the mitten.

50. Marrying is the chain of life

Housekeeping is the lock

But kissing is the best part

A fellow ever got.

51. Be kind and be gentle

To those who are old

For kindness is better

Than silver or gold.

52. If life was a thing

That money could buy

The rich would live

And the poor would die.

53. Think of me now

Think of me ever

For-get-me-not

For-get-me-never.

54. The world is round

The sea is deep

And in your arms

I hope to sleep.

55. If my sweetheart you should be

Look at him and think of me.

Cooking Recipe

Cooking Recipe 

From Grandma's Standard bound NOTE BOOK

Undated Clipping

 

(Grandma's note book contains several loose recipes clipped from newspapers. They don't usually include a date, just the recipe itself.)

This one is for

Escalloped Creamed Oysters

(serves 4)

4 tablespoons butter.

6 tablespoons flour.

2 cups milk.

1 1/2 pints small oysters.

1/2 teaspoon salt.

1/4 teaspoon pepper.

1 teaspoon chopped celery.

1 tablespoon chopped parsley.

2/3 cup cracher crumbs.

2 tablespoons butter, melted.

Melt the four tablespoons butter and add flour. when blended, add milk and cook until creamy sauce forms. Stir constantly. Add oysters and seasonings. Pour into buttered shallow baking dish and cover with crumbs mixed with melted butter. Bake 20 minutes in moderate oven. Serve in dish in which baked.

(I tried this recipe in the toaster oven and it turned out quite well. I used 1/2 teaspoon of celery seed in place of the chopped celery because I didn't happen to have celery on hand, and 1 1/2 teaspoons of parsley flakes. I was expecting the taste to be a bit bland, but was pleasantly surprised.)