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WEDNESDAY, ZAN. 3'lst, 1962
• THE' LTJCKNOW SENTINEL,, LUCKNOW, ONTARIO
PAGE FIVE
Sometimes ;T woder .whether
I'll, ever reach; that high.., plateau
ie n
of peace... and! qu . . a d gracious..
living that beckons from ' afar.
`Or is. " 1t.,, only a mirage?
When the kids were little, • 1
• used .,to console myself, `as I
staggered around 'in , a' welter of
bogies .and . diapers, '. illnesses
and •accidents,, that everything
would: `sort. itself, 'out when they
got a little older. I could picture
..a pleasant sort of 'life when' the
youngsters ceased: ' being so de-
perident. • • r .
It was the sane. with 'my. job.
As a weekly ':editor, I was con-
' vinced that no otheroccupation
was so.. 'devouring .of,. one's time
and strength, so .,intrusive z into
:one's private life.",I could think
of 44 ' other' ,j•obs that would be
and.
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Bill Smiley
easier, ' mbre remunerative, and
More,
productive . p o e of leisure :for
peace and contemplation;
** ...
And it. was the ' ;same with
the Old Girl. As 'she., harried
me from pillar to post, frorn
basement to bathroom,as She
tried 'AO • ,improve my character,
as she flew into rages, ;I com-
forted.._ yself, "She'll : simmer
down after' a• few.ears: She'll
stop . shoving; •me;•her tempera will
improve, and' she'll realize :that
you can't t make 'a perfect hus-
band._ out of a pig's foot."
What , I had in, mind was a
gracious and •dignified ; middle.
age.. The kids would : be well -
'mannered, unobtrusive, bril-
liant r and obedient. The job
Would ' . be interesting but easy,
and would include long, holidays'
and big money: The Old Lady
would be quiet, respectful,. ,and
appreciative • of the privilege of
sharing my life.
-Well, the kids' are bigger and.
older,. 1 got , one .of' those
soft jobs, and the passing• years
have passed. And; the only ap-
preciable ' diference is that, de-
spite my failing faculties;' I'm
running • faster than . ever, and
that • calm, peacefulexistence'
seems farther away, than ever.
Oh, I . know . what • you're.
thinking. You're thinking, "He's
just saying that, I'll' bet • his kids
are polite • and nice; and every-
body ;knows :' teaching .school '.is.
a snap, and' I've heard _his wife
is a lovely. ;g4r1.; in every -way."
Well, let 'me' tell you some
tl ing—My kids. are more trouble
now' .than they were When they
sat in highchairs, ':hiurling pab
lum al'l over the kitchen; and
filling' their .diapers every ' time
you turned your back... Coping
with ' 170 -odd lively teenagers.
every day is a, short cut to the
cemetery.. And my wife has just
finishedbawling the. . daylights
oleo •of: me for the same old
reasons.
,Let ,,me give
on the serene,
a middle-aged
Just a ;sample.
you: a rundown
sedentary 'life Of
,,school teacher. .
A. typical week.
Monday, I worked all day, came
home and did my lesson plans,
wrote my column And Tet Piper
the cat out, about '2 a.m.
She didn't- come back, though
I went. four* times . to the back
door, the 'last twice in .my.' py-
jamas, and hollered into the
snowy wastes. Kim, who: had
brought, her. home as 'a stray
kitten a year ago, wept bitterly
all next day, and Wanted the
whole .'thing on me.
-Tuesday, I came home . from
Work, shovelled • now , for an
hour; did. the shopping, ran Kim
over . for • her....music lessons,
shovelled' more snow,, picked. up
Kim,,: 1polied for a. •dam.' . •cat,
prepared lessons and went curl
mg ' My wife.' gave me .a .hor-
rendous blast for loitering a
.couple of hours at the curling
club.'
Wednesdayas. much .. the
,w ..
same,. alternating .snow shovel-
ling with looking for ..cat, . We
discovered that the tom from
next door had .also vanished. I
consoled Kim , with : the sugges-
tion •that they'd eloped. Bed at
1 a.m; • ,
' Thursday night ` was Parents'
Night at the school: Oy!' :"I
simply can't understand .• John's
English marks. ' He `works . so,
Bard; every night: 'Arid he's such
a>good boy!". A little questioning.
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reveals that ,John hasn't missed
;a ' television program in four
months, except for the three
nights a week he plays hockey..
Friday morning, the cat turn..-._
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school;' on. Friday, we took two
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* * *.
Four hours -later, • the ' alarm
called me to greet, the same day,
get Hugh's breakfast and drive
him to the
, stop,
u o where he
.bus p
embarks for his music lesson in
the city. • 'Sunday waspretty
quiet. Just a communion 'break-•,
fast at 9 .a.m., a trip to the ski
club with tliugh, dinner "'to pre-
pare while the organist• took off.
for a special service, arid lesson
plans; into the wee • small.. Only
break. was a half-hour telephone
conversation with a mother, who
thought. the teachers - Were pick:- . .
ing on poor Sandra, because poor
Sandra's best mark was 19.; •
Thirty yea
.Tr s from >now, If you •
happen to see a wizenedup
little old man going. to. beat hell'
in five directions at once, ' you'll
know,. it's •'$ill Smiley, running
his, :grandchildren.' all over the,
place, pursued by the admoni-
dons of his: wife, and still dream-
ing of the , day : when life will ''be
calm;' gracious and dignified.'
CULROSS CORNERS
Mr. and - Mrs Alex Whytock
spent. 'Monday ..afternoon with
Mr:: and Mrs,' .Jaynes' Wraith .`of
.uckn'ow '
Mrs: Irene Schumacher • : ' is :. .
spending some tine. with. Mrs.
'Frank Brown and Reg' and'. re
newing:' acquaintances on :the
lath and : other points • :
: ,Mr, Jarnes 'Wilson and' Mr. &
Mrs Orval Wilson and family
were dinner .guests Wednesday,'
evening; at Browns:
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• EMr and Mr's •'1Vl orley Wall and.
Mr. and Mrs.Don Donaldson
and Stephen motored to London`
on', Wednesday..
Mr. and Mrs .Alex Whytock :
spent Tuesday with Mr and
Mrs. Carman Whytock,.' White
church.
Mr. ' and iMrs. Frank:.. ,Schu>-
'nacher 'were in London. an Fri-
day. visiting her :mother, :Mrs. A .
Fisk, who is a patient. in V:c=
toric' Hospital.: °' . •
Mr. and ' Mrs. Alex W hytock:
• spent Thursday . With .`Mr. and
Mrs.; Lloyd .Whytock *and - fam=
liY, Wingharri,
Miss Elda Wall, was' home. from
London for the ''week -end and,
entertained her friends `to a :to
boggan party. '
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Green '
are in _Toronto.' We are sorry
to report` that 'Mrs: Frank Green, '
is a patient '' in hospital' there.'
Sunday visitors. :.with;Mr:. and
Mrs.. Tom' Stewart were "Mr. and •
Mrs.. Alex:, Stewart and ` family
aid Mr. - and Mrs.. Gerald' : Ste-
wart and Miss Walterina Wilk•ie,::
all of Kincardine. and Mr and
Mrs. Leo Murray and. family, of
,Cly" rood.
'Billy, ' and , John Zettler 'spent
'Sunday with Donnie Wall,
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G'ert and . Syke DeJong. enter-
tained :a number of their friends
at a birthday toboggan ,party. on
•Saturday .afternoon,
Mrs, Jim Burt; has been- 'a
patient, in Winghamn. Hospital
this past week. ' • '
Sympathy is extended to Mr
.Percy Garbutt, Bill and Bob in
the pas$ing of 'a .dear %wife and
mother.
Miss Grace 'Macbduall was a
weel�rend • visitor with Mr.' and
Mrs. Grant Parrish and girls.
Mr. • and .Mrs ' Bill MacL agar
and Janisse of • London ' vis to
Saturday at the house of;Mr.rand
Mrs." Fraser ,MacKinnon:
Hugh. Houston returned ; .to
i,ivierhurst, Sask; last week
ter: spending the past, two months •
with his na'rents, Mr, and Mrs.
Harvey Houston, Holyrood
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