HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1963-05-01, Page 9WhD..' J bA'', MAY ...1st, 1963
mom By Bill Smiley
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THE I.UCKNO* $J N'FLNEL, LIJCK,NOW; ONTARIO
Animal 'life, wlld, ...domestie '' ,� ;�
� t ` had 'trouble with
and .in-bebween,., +has ,been giv,ng ' the doh;, playboy. He's
me a bad tinie'of • it lately.. ward: i ti,,,a'n: al, 'and n_ o animal can
First of . all, a lady ..in .:B.0 ' 11ay''m?ia'' t•etardt.d•° He's y c.ompar
wrote •a '1i?tter. gi,ving me the ativtly lzic�ncly'.kThat -is 'lie's.
devil ,for the way,' 1 dispose, of friendly all .the-, time,: more;
kittens:. She: doesn't know quite frier.d:y when he's:: hungry, and
how I did ' it, but'' she ' suspec initst. friendly when he's: soaking
they 's.uffered, . Lady,•. I can as- ''wet;
sure ' you that I suffered . 'far you ,see; we li'ad. planted grass
more than they did ' � ic?c!d in a large' bare
. My daughter conned a class the g = patch• in
• baeky aid. Geritl.•y, and +wth
rriate' into: takitrug: •,the; ' last pair ' : ,
,nf:nitc•iedae, we had turned the'
of the last 'batch' of kittens,. As ,soli ''Weeded. it, seeded it, scrat-
soon 8s •they! .'were. weaned; the ! c.ht d it, .'massaged, it,° patted' it,
little girl picked them till. My !and ienriehed with chicken
wife and . I senther.. off with .!manure acgaiirq 1 ; by. sQmewh.at
• eookies�; pats on ithe head; and '' dub ou:� . means. •It looked... like-
' our blessing. As `.:noon ; as she 'a. °ptc• • ready :for ,the• oven;
was out the door, we .did a tr.i- • ,
,uriphant• fandango in• the kit Our, .is, not only 'too
• chert, and opened a' +battle of { p d tea ge ' out of • the rain, he.
bula!bl is ,,too duni,b: to tbury a bone;
y'because•• •he knows .perfectly` well.
Twenty, minutes later,. the kid , he"d forget where lie put ,it, , so;
Was back. You guessed 'N. With : I 'had' no fear of hint .disturb-
the . kittens. ..It seems she hadn't
cleared, things with. the auth a.ng'tlie masterpiece:'But he does
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`ties at home. • She did not 'get
like to. chase th,'ings'.
any cookies' or pats, on the head Next morning, ::my wife looked
• this. •.trip, She was lucky ,to ,get out at. her newly -seeded •lawn.:
away without , a:. punch in the She •screamed,• I' ran to •
the. win -
nose. ' dow: The "pie" looked as,'though
My , cai�respondenf an • BC', re a.• troop of cavalry had bivou-
proved ,:,me for. •not lia:ritl; our'' arked there for theniglit:.:Hold-
cat " neutered.",' VcTc'vc b°eezi into the old girl 'up by the
that, 'thbraughly It's' a titx tly armnits,.:I hatchedwith horror•.
ibusiness, for one' '.thing: I'ht. c In a minute,,.two ruddy robins
lady. cats .have , to have:"a ccsin. drifted in 'and started• gobbling
piete :h•ys,terectomy,: like`a'i. talo=' grass seed., Quit ; of; .•'nowhere
dein women;• Aftei' G tory i'bateh : hurtled Playboy making dirat.
of ,kittens, we ' disco' i •lt, pian and robinsHe.'
to halve ' it done ,get ia.vcalved , stood in the ;middle of the :grave,;:
• With getting .'rid of', the :' k ;tons va'rd of our hopes, pawing the'
and . before' . we get around "to dirt like a bull and bellowing;
uthis triumph;
putting ,ting• Pv per into ' hospital that �
feline nym;phoman:ac .';:a •trou ��
ble again. Tlhen the `black .squi:irels ,and
./ i't.h.e' sta:•lins . - ot• into:. a donn ..
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•'1oweVer; the kitten ate ,gone '.brook ' over .who,:was going: to
I proba,bly_•won'ILg,et to heavendhiive„the attic for the summer.
•-but'‘I swore to trwoo different :.The-• starlin.gs•'had. i't fast sum- ` izng 1ini;ped-:-mut, -ct.irsing- over
'kitten 'they took,` mer :and :the ,day they left 'for. his' shoulder He'll +be' aback, 'With
�peaple that .,the
was a male::.14obod seems to the . sough, '`the•' squir..rels moved relatives': .
Y Then .,.cam'e ; the 'h:ard�est` blow
'know: the d•Fference ” We called ' an:,,� The: •tither ' d•ay, • a ..couple Of. •
., ,,, . ,. of . 'all .',Opening ". clay o f '. trout
.Piper 5hian , until � ; .ht • got., star,�ngs, tann�e�d :and arrogant,,..
-' , r 'the •''fi t just lik all those southern' tour season loomed.. My. wife • -teaches'
slightly pregilarit for: �' Jot e �
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One''ringaeads to another... A phonecall .. a date:
...a. I�fet�me of ha mess.. How would`people
ever et.to,�� ether ---without t ? t
g 9 he phone ..
Built managed and owned by Canadians
open. I ' was' 'eheering• iforboth
sides: I ,,think ,the;,squirrels• won,
because •one 'mean -looking . star -
of man times ,ts I sailed ' ipso eritly• through piano ' to a little ':g'uy' from: the
y --i +'ayes into their Penthouse.: country: He's aibout six. He con
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:Taut' bats' .in :belfry faded: to, her that he andiii�s
Thea calk t� asbo,hell : to pay We all: brother had ibeen fishing: Spec-
stood'.: about in the bedrooms,. kled -trout. .'Before the season.
lo& k n:g a.t . the cei1`ing, . mouths.
They •saw lots of. big. ones,
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Next day, _ I drove past his
farm. ' Sure enough, there was
a. stream. Likely -looking . Last
--week, i -was- on hand -with- : a. -
chocolate
chocolate bar. a, half:. dollar and'
my kindliest ' expressions., when
Danny . arrived for . his music
lesson.. He ate the ` bar, slipped
the 'half . dollar in :pocket,
,and agreed to show me ` the
Spot Where the Big :Ones :Are,
All week, .I. chortled and rub-
!bed
u+b{bed • my hands, when nobody
was ' looking, Opening ' `day, „ I
$t.. Peter..s Guild ... �..
The • March 'meeting was held ' '
`at the 'churell: hall, .6 .member
were ;present. The roll' call was
answered. and-mi>ni.i tcs . ..for the ;
last - meetiriig read. Business -far
the evening 'in.cl•uded, the: aniztial
spring cleaning of -.t+he . church:
wh'i'ch will .be iheld .on •May 7th:
,Several more choir-govrtis 'gal •
be
made to accommodate • some
younger merrubers wanting to i
join .,the choir. Visiting' commit-
tee for May will be. Mrs .J, King
And Mrs. 'R.. Whitby. Mrs'.. Ding ,
read •a few- ,verses from the
book. „The. Parish ,Questix,n Bo "'and
and Mrs, 'Gaunt gave the .reading •:,
"Life Lesson." After cloy r1g .the
• meet'in'g with •pnayer, 1'trrt�'h `ttii
• served 'by hostesses Mis:•,II 14u?t'
'and Mrs; R, 'Whitby.
• .G..I T, Reaffiliation 'Service r
The Lu knciw 'Stepping Stones.;
CO,I,T,. held their. B.e aff;l at i,ai,
serVice'with the W, VI S 'Ofl !1'7x,;,11..
'25th, 'Phe gills ttyed tht'il' i'
.projects on .'their mission sl'uds'
of Taiwan'whicYi vitas enjtiyyrci '!,Y
the •'W,;M,S,, the ° C:G,I,T; fa mill
Ashfield, and the ,gia k nioihoa'.. • .`
The .
service was led by I3„t.�N
Henderson with Shzti•yri 'Mow-
bray av at the ,piano, A • fi'tit
sltawn 'on f+he "Rini of Tom ;•- -
l`ow" and "Dane Jnniieson:.wang, xa
solo Mrs, Iien•i;y 'l.ai'krty.:c',
vresl?ytieerial •C irts' Work Stt't•t, ;
prTsented Ott .girls •tti'itli
Tiombershi+p card,t,,Also 'the two
beginners, Donaia Irbrstey • (Ina
Ilvverly . MaC,Donald',. v;!& rt' I5i•t,:
'stilted with Priond-hip `l)a it el'•'
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'picked' Danny up 'early, : told ,his
mother I'd look after hint, :and, ,'.
off we' went. He `'toil. ,me ex-
Lcttedh'that "fihe Bi `
yT g"".�Qrres�w
: ere''•
Must below the darn in a , deep,
!hole, I.: did "•.a, -;few little dance
steps' as. we swJished'.through the
:+wetgrass With the utmost hil..
arity; I envisioned my : friends
fishing those worn-out • holes,
with hundreds ,of others.'
"'Phere ;it •'isl"� shrilled, Danny.
"That's where the Big Ones.
are'! And :they were. , All' 728
suckers of them.
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