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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1963-05-08, Page 9WEDNESDAY, MAY 6th, 1963: THE LUC .NOVEL' SENTINEL, LUCKNOW, O»rii'iqIQ. • Mother's Z)ay is: just around the corder,• Anal so. T. think. • I'll, take this chance to 'warn 'er Not to be fooled Eby all the flo- wers and fuss. When • Monday . comes, we'll • be right .back to us. And you ,know what ."us" are like during the . other 364' days.' Us eat like hogs and vanish , leaving Motherwith the 'dishes. Us walk across Ma's clean floor with our swamp -soiled hip- wa- ders,. ader:s,. Us stayout too late and ,rake Mumm ►'s nerves shriek. Us .:arise Ton 'Mom's third' 'clarion call in the a..rn. and 1baw1 her out .for not :waking'° us up on time . Us' cottne home fr.om., school and take a .big 'wedge ' out of the cake Ola has baked .for the church 'tea. Us spill gravy on'. our clean ',blouses acid ,ehuck them into Mom's laundry. Us decorate doorknobs, , crairbacks and floors with • our clothes; ' be cause Moni, gets a big kick out of putting things away. Us drive Mother 'right op the 'wall: Daily:, Mothers come .in . three 'sizes: regular," large and family size. They, conte in several shades:; red with rage, white with fear and gray rwith exhaustion. Some are thin and holy.-lookin Some are roti. poly -looking.: ..But. every Single one of them is a martyr,. and. I '.say. • it with- out irony. 'Martyr are ,people who were burned ''at •the stake, just once. Mothers burn all day and every day. Mothers are like farmers, They plant the seed earefully in: the only ground they, . have to. work , — their children —. • nurture ;it, with caire, watch •with deep: delight as the. first'' green shoots• .appear, tremble lest they be flattened , by', the elements,. view with pride the ripening' stalks, and recoil with horror when the crop turns—Mt to ' be Wild oats.- Some mothers are like hems. They sit . on their, offspring• un- til the kids are either rotten or halfrbaked. Othersare like Cats.- They birth their young,. feed them , well until .'they can eat by themselves,, , then give them a- lick and let 'them fend for' 'themselves, ncinnati, Cream Lager PAGE • ESSO, SERVICE ,..' FOR TOP ,QUALITY, ATLAS BATTERIES DUNLOP TIRES (Most. Sizes In Stock) AT . REASONABLE PRICES! Repairs to All Makes, of . Cars and Tractors. 3 Licensed Mechanics • Wheel Alitnnientaindlaloidlig• MOTORCADE DEALER Some mothers 'swear, drink: beet, and run around ' 'town' after men. Most mothers bear, drink tea, and run around 'the block looking for their kid's` ` at • suppertiane. 'Some mothers and'.I hate 'ta say . it'' at• this . senii-sacred. time -' are' slobs.' • They sit around drinking coffee in :their bathrobes. The only time they get out of their slippers is: when, they go .out to play bingo. They whine incessantly at kids and husibands. ": Their : household gods are the: can -opener, the. 'freezing compartrnent; and' the, televis i cin set.. They have. runs • in •' their, stockings, curlers. ;in their: hair,. and aching backs: Some, Mothers ; are., -just the opposite. They -are hell on high heels. They are.; out of bed like. a'' Roman: candle' in the morning,, and continue to eXpIode at . re gular intervals all day They drive their kids and'b lly their husbands, They " redec rate/ at the drop of a color .chant. They Move the ffuthiture. around, They join :clubs terrorize • the 'other mothers in them,. They. flee down the short corridor • f life : as: though purs.ti:ed,. by e' stream of : molten :lava:: -nd-somewhere-bretweeltt ese extremes are all" the othermo- thers, like yours and mine. , Oh,, they are not all perfect, our mothers:. They., are not ;,gentle, little, . old,, •• silverhaired ladies who smile, and mind their own fius� s , and hand out cookies.. They, are saints .sand; sinners, =golf- 'ers .and. gad -abouts, naggers and ,rappers and nippers among them. But they're :the real mo- thers, and they •can be• forgiven. any .of • their little foibles:' They' are : the women. who bore . children proudly, • played 'with them joyfully,. taught them carefully, ,and walloped them - with ' aching' • heart when they. had to .. Theyk: are the mothers. who nursed ,ther children with ten- derness. when they were ill, kissedtheir 'burrups when they fell; `l ~tend to ther : troubles with sympathy, and •sho:wed /them the 'beauty and the joys of life. They are the, • mothers, '•of' w om~woung men whisper,, for whom they call with . anguish, when they knowthey are dying;' in war. They are themothers to ,whom . young girls bring their, •first, fragrant • love affair,. ..on whom young wives call for help:. They are. . the real mothers. God bless them for. what they. have , done in, this world,and reward. them with 'a `perpetual Mother';§ Day . iin the next. BROWNIE NEWS The -1st Lucknow Brawnier, opened their regular' meeting.,' 'Wednesday, May 1 with gatnes. Joanne, Thompson 'Was To"adstool"s ,Fairy ari prepared the scene ' for Fairy Ring.IInspection'fol- lowed fol•lowed and' :then , Mary EElizabeth, 'Henderson .was installed as se- cond Of the Fairy :six:: In the work period ' Tawny .Owl taught • how to sew on buttons, Packie, Carol Campbell and Donna M�u1 lin each `took a.; group .to'.review Compass 'work;• Brown . Owl re- viewed e viewed ;Golden. Hand work :with, a small gr'oup of Brownies. Who are • almost 'readyto try ..•their test how,•wow consisted of a story and discussion • of meeting with. the .Girl Guides• Friday evening. The 'meeting clos•ed with' the Squeeze, Brownie Smile,' • Prayer and Chimes and ; dis- missed through :the ynagie tum-.• nel On °~Friday, May 3 at 7 twenty-nine 'Brownies 'from. both, - ,packs met '.'with. the Guides to - hear.' a very ;: interesting, address. on Conservation by Mr. Meadows :' of .the'" D•epar.tment , of Larids .and: Forests,; The 'Bro'wnies, by their• • attention`, and : response. clues, •:: I tions,. showed that. they ', were; by the sub'ject:.: and.. Mr. Meadow's•::'excellent. presentation; Thank you, Guidee, for inviting • us t6. join you: Mr.. Wormsworth, of ',the same : de= part:ment, accompanied Mr Mea-• 2nd.:Pack' Brownies • The 2nd. Pack :Brownies met on Tuesday after a tw'o week holiday.' Elaine :Gardner was se- lected. as Fairy Queen and was in Charge 'of inspe•ctitn ' '.tor names in ,berets Deborah: Corrin conducted' a singing game.: In the •work period,` .Tawny :Owl. and Packie :instructed in .knots .while Brown. Owl reviewed se- maphore and badge . work In' pow -wow the , Brow nies were i•n vite�d-.to attend the. Guide. meet- ing to ,hear a talk on Coriser- vation;,,�. .memory circle game • was played "beforethe meeting was ended 'With. the Squeeze and Taps,: •. Billy's mother 'asked 'him why. he "didnq play with• the little boy next dour, . "He's ::a nice boy,' she, reminded 'hum, "and t never h;eard !hum say naughty Words.". "No," Billy. admitted, "but you will t6rnorrow.7 . "Why tomorrow?" '.'Because" '~boasted' B1:ly proud- ly, • "I just told him name,"' MONUMENTS Fir sound counsel and ,a fair price on a monument correctly, designed .frotn quality., materials, rely ,on Walkerton TON NEMOi11'ts. Pat O'Hagan, Prop. Established Over S1xty, Years Phone . 638 -IV Ontario ... ..:. ' ..,.. .,,.... ; ..... . •