The Lucknow Sentinel, 1964-09-16, Page 5•
Y. EDN.EBDA.Y SEPT, 16th, 1l 4
SUGAR
and
SPICE
BY Bill Smiley
GONE WITH. HIS GUITAR`
This column wil be`made up, for
the most part, of excerpts from
letters from my •son. The first one
was found, in the breadbox, one
morning a couple • of weeks "ago,
I'd sat up until midnight with
Hugh,, convincing him that for.
financial and political reasons, his
ambition to. spend' a.couplof
'weeks in Quebec, on: his own; was
foolish. '
The• letter read ' "Dear family:
this is not a, suicide . note:. By the
time you :.read. this,. I will be 'sail-
ing: along the 'highway towards
the midnight sun (or noonday
moon). I'm off. to where the grass
. ;• grows greener still:' •
"Don't • think `'that 'I've run away
from home.• I'm a little too old,
for that and anyway the ..idea's
Ti1E' .LUC
Then society intruded, as always.
What, will the neighbours think if
he comes home in a police' car?
Whatwill the neighbours " think;
and ask, if he doesn't come home
at all? Why did he do this to us?
Has he no gratitude for all we've
done for him? Arid. so' on. Kim
merely repeated, "What a dope!"
People are tough. We cooled off,
we realized there wasn't a . sen-
sible thing we coulddo about it,
and we. went 'to the convention.
But not before .w,e'd done some
checking, and found he'd cleaned
out his bank account, taken ' his.
.guitar, and to his mother's extreme
mortification, abscorded, with only
two clean shirts.
Back from the convention, we
received two letters. Excerpt':
revolting. I ` may be ;disillusioned ``.`Two really friendly ladies . drove.
,and be back on, my .doorstep by 'me frog' Kingston to. Ottawa and
dinner hour, but . if everything . bought' me • a sandwich and ' milk
goes as I' plan, I will spend the shake.. I ' insisted on paying, of
next two weeks in Quebec, learning course,' but they told me just to
French . • and discussing crucial . do, the same for somebod • else
topics with:fiery'. French' radicals.. some' time." Y e.•
I know you. think I'm a romanti-, ,Excerpt: I am going to Grand'
. cist & will probably wind up in jail ' Mere, Quebec, • to spend a couple
. or hospital, but believe it pr not;
I'mquite capable of , .handling my-
self away from home... ',
"Now,. don't : dare send the
Mounties.. after . me. I'd . run away
from.. home ,for good. Besides I
have my supply of heroin with me.
of weeks ; with a . French family.
I met the boy ,' at the station in'
Ottawa. He is' 19, his : name is'
Michel,' and he's going:. U.of
Montreal: in the 'fall." .
Excerpt: "I am stayin with'.the
Ricards. He is - a' .:p ter (in
Have yourselves a swingaroo at houses).. Mrs Ricard is 40' and
the 'convention." rather. pretty, a bit taller . her
There was more to the letter, husband ;and: doesn't speak a word
but that was the gist of . it: You
canimagine the ensuing scene.
•.His. father • was ready to horse-
whip him, or , call the police and'.
charge him. with some
thi g -
or
His
mother was . ready to have
a good . cry, cut him off without a'
cent, or run down thehighway in.
het bare feet, calling after him.
His kid sister was''. interested but
not impressed. Her comment was,.
"What a: dope!",'
of English: They are all extrem-
ely . friendly and,' hospitable. At
first, I could, not understand 'a
thing. They have an accentwhich,
pronounces 'mere;mire,.'and soeur.,
sire; moi is moee and Toi, Tooee,"
Page 4 and` 5 of this .letter are
missing. P. 6 begins, "Just like'
you, Mom," which is driving' my.
wife crazy. .
W SENTINEL, LUJCKN.OW, 'ONTARIO
PAGE FIVE
AMBERLEY
(Intended For Last Week)
200 Attend
MacDonald . Reunion
The month of September has
had . a fair amount- of sunshine
so far for which farmers are
thankful. Harvest is almost over
and the .drone of machinery si-
lenced until next year. Very soon.
the trees will be brilliant, -with'
lovely autumn colors which beau-
tify the countryside at this sea-
son. Most of the cottagers. 'have
closed their simmer" homes which
makes us realize that summer is
over,. -
Mrs. Norval Nesbitt entertained
twenty-four childrenat her home
on • Thursday of last: week before'
the school opening An enjoyable
time' was . spent playing games,
after which. a delicious supper was
served by Mrs. Nesbitt and. Mrs.
Kelvin Henderson: .
Mr. and' Mrs; James Mills. and
son Blair of Weston are spending ,
a vacation with Mr. and Mrs. Ar-
thur Smeltzer.
Mr. and Mrs, . Leonard 'Courtney,
spent a ' day last week in Kitch-
There's ',a lot of. other . 'stuff,'
then:. "Last night; Michel .and.; I'
double -dated with one sof his girl-
friends and her sister (they ' are
both ,. really cute). We went to
Shawinigan for a, . band concert.
There were ' about three times as
many boys as 'girls and; they all
stood `bumper to bumper' on each
sideof. the :path while the couples
walked between :them: Soon it
started pouring, so we went to a
dance:"
Well, , the . kid's ,getting • some
sense. He . knows . enough : to . get
in & . out of the rain. :'There , was a
little message: on the outside: of the
envelope .of• his last ' letter. It was
the ;least literarything he'd written:
It said, "Please. send $10.".
When the whole thing started,
I was ready to send him to jail
for 20 years. ,Instead, I: sent him
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Holiday y •imests of Mr: and Mrs.' children and parents. The booth •
,
Arthur Courtney • Of Amberley was: an attraction as always and
were Mr: and "MrsEdward. Carl fine weather prevailed' during • the
son : and: daughter Karen of Kings ' afternoon:
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Mrs. William Hooey and 'Mrs". g. The Sentinel is 'carrying, an in -
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"Ella Gardner .called on. Amberley teresting series of ' '.articles on
friends, on Thursday oflast week.. caravan, travels in England ' and ..
The MacDonald reunion was : Scotland'. by 'The Country Mouse.'
held . at Reids Corners 'community' and her Spouse
hall, on Friday afternoon and even-- Last week we received from
ing: Games were played in the ..them a package of ' heather and •: a
park and a sumptuous ,supper .was picture 'postcard depicting some
served in the. hall.- In the : evening of Scotland's beauty
dancing and' a social time was rhe hotel . in the picture was
enjoyed reminiscing : with friends "Lochalsh Hotel" on the : bank .of
Around two hundred were in,. at- a .Scottish loch, with . the mist.. en •
tendance, at .the event shrouded mountains ,in ��the.;back
Sincere sympathy . is extended ground. In 'the foreground is a ,
to Mrs.: Campbell Thompson .and car ferry and "The • Mouse. ' and
family in the .- sudd en" passing 'of her Spouse" were;: at the nearby •.
Mr..Thompson who will be great- Ferry Park awaiting to go `.over'.
lymissed in' his .home •life •and ;in the sea to' Skye."'
LUcknow where he ° had many in .The post'card describes the" set-
terests, . ting as, "Skye . • ferry and Loch -
Attending Lougheeds • Business alsh hotel, Kyle of Lochalsh. Many-
•College . at Kitchener ,..are Miss thousands of Visitorsg o'.'over. the
Katherine McDonald, Miss >Judith sea to Skye' each year ,. by ferry
. Ann Wilson, Miss Glenna Camp- from Kyle.' The famous Lochalsh
bell and Miss Bonnie Collins. At hotel overlooks. the ferry passage
Stratford Teachers' ' College are to Kyleakin and • .has', splendid
Miss ' Elaine Robb and Miss Betty, views of Skye." ,
•Emmerton. Miss Mary Ellen ,,The heather and, the post card''
Shiells, .formerly of: Amberley, is can . be seen at The Sentinel Off -
attending. London Teachers' Col ice' if , any of the Scots of this adis,
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