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THE LUC.If,NOWSENTINEL, LUCKNOW, ONTARIO
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*Nog By -Bill Smilay `
' This'week my 'wife and I
had' an anniversary.No, we
didn't •Celebrate it, Wer just had
it, 'There are no celebrations
when - these milestones ,Loom
tui,. out of the •cliomestit fog. 'We
merely' observe • them, with a
mixture. of .'wonder, awe and in-
credulity,
Sixteen years of
Wedded bliss
• Hahi. Sixteen years• orf sharing
bed • and !board With a strange
woman :I'd never..even laid eyes
on until I 'Was ' $5. ,A$' •the kids
Say, "How. crazy ;.can you get?"
Into each life tsome, rain must
fall, as the old r song putsit..,
But it didn't forecast a dull -scale
storm: 'It -was. raining hard 'the
day we were .married,-. and. . it's
been ' thundering. and . ,lghtning
ever ;since.
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:One thing about' our marriage;
though:,. We, started ,Ofif on ' the
right ?foot. And we've slaver been
in step since:
.Yes . we' *ere. Well dr anized
financially, secure . and entotion-
ally mature:None of this rustling.
into a hasty, illconsidered, poorly
,matched, unionthat we 'see so
often at<nong: the •young ' people
'today. Everything was well plan-
ned and carefully prefiared be-
fore we leaped into the 'quick-
sand..:
We were just. starting ?fourth
year .9f college, I said, ."Let's
get married." She said,
right." We dug up, . a• minister
a few mourners,'., and' plighted
the goodold troth.. • We then
jumped into a 'borrowed car and
took Of 'for • a hdneymoon in 'a
!borrowed cottage, Where 'we div-
ed on. love and borrowed money,.
And when we returned, there
Was, none of this 'busiinetss of
moving.. in With ' the folks.. No,
d rented asmart little:'' apaart
merit ,where in.y bride and' I were
going to :live just .like •r eal, mar
ried '. kpecrple...'J The neighbourhood
was a' little' on •tl a sharbby side
=just a block from ,thered-light
district; ?but it ,'was only 41'0, 'a•
Week.. 'I n Made sure we - arrived
in ere ...
e get our coal
omtheCO
'For` many years •Ontario .farmers have' been pooling :.
their coal' purchases through co-operatives and. central
purchasing. This bargaining power enables. Ontario
imperatives to.speelfy top 'quality coal at a:reason
able price. You caii be sure that coal you buy from
your co-op will be fresh -mined.' and.. ready to give
' You the clean, steady heat you want.
ORDER NOW
FROM YOUR COI -OP
And Be Ready For: Winter ;
Don`t Wait Until • The Snow Flies
EARLy pRDER PRICES NOW IN EFFECT
stti ct
hone .71.-W, L.ucknow;
..or +A:,
after dark and;; she didn't even,
notice .the .(poolroom next door.
1 wish I could • say that I car.;
ried her over .the threshold. I'd
planned to, lbut..I couldn't find,.
the dam' key:: And there follow-:
ed our first fight, one of ' ,those:
brief and bitter altercations that.
-have been 'so frequent in the
subsequent 16. years,,. as I have
looked for Various keys" in • front
Of vatious doors ,all over the.
country, • '• . .
Perhaps this ineid'ent took 'the.
keen edge off her thrillat en-
tering our first. home. -At .any,
rate, .when. the cruimby old land-
lady 'finally let .us • in,' the ibride
didn't ' ;stand there • and squeal'
with delight, as Ird expected. She -
took one swift .glance ' around,,
thre e' 'me ' the first. .of. several.
thousand • murderous looks, and
burst into tears.
I'didn't 'understand her , then,
and I''ve been trying •since 'that;
,September day '1 ' years 'ago with
no ''More success. That was a. •ger-
fectly •good room, With a '.pull-out
bed, a, b*o-ring .gas: �buisner, 'and.
a 'bathroom just up..on the • n.ext
:floor •and down.. the.ecorridor a
•li'ttle Way. Arid I've been spoil
in:g that ,girl ever'' since.
•+We've ;been through -a, lot to -1
gether in•. the ' ensuing. years; .bet-:
ter and ?worse,: ricfrer arid 'poorer,
sickness and health, children .'and
Mortgages. 'And you've .. only .to.
take :a ,look at us to 'know ,which
one. has. thrived • ons':it.
I've. lost quite,a bit.of my h'air,'.
a good. many of: my teetht. most
of niy' illusions, and all the .ar-
guments.A11'I've picked up is a
small. Pot,.; a heap' ;Of: obligations,
and a 'hunted look: The ' Old Lady •
hasn't lost . a ' thing, : She; still , has.'.
'the slim figure,::the fine daark
eyes, ,.the dark hair; ..the .white
teeth and allthe rest of her good
looks:. And: she's picked up • two.
children,: a joint ,chequing' 'ac-
count and a maddening .aid of
infallibility. -It isn't :fair.
However, that's' the way things
havegone, and I'm not.;cornplain
ingAs the. old 'proverb has it,
"A 'marl works: •from' Sun to 'sun,,
but a; woman sits `around watch
Jag' te:le;vision" NO, 'I •don't:..oib
ject to 'having worked .my head,
:to, the: bone. for the last '16 years
to: keep her and her children in
style. I,',ve -'written.' all • that :off
as .e:xperience, `
'• What gets;, ire . is notthe past,.
but, the, future --the knowledge
that ..I --will •have: to live,. until
death :do- us, part,'with,'a Woman
who. is not only' better looking
smarter. 'th'an I axis:;' but` knows: it•:
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KINLOUGH
•,' Miss Winnifred.• Percy spent.
' the week -end .With• friends: at
Woodstock.; .,
Mr. • and Mrs. R'uSse11 Hewitt•
ret'urn'ed from Listowel: where
they spent' a few days. Miss Joyce
Allen who •has been' :holidaying
at. the Hewitt home returned to
her. hom•e::at Listowel. :.
Miss Lois Nicholson is spend-
ing awhile with ',Mr. and i Irs'
N. E. Evans and Linda 'at-Toron''
,Miss- Joan Percy and. Ma'ster:'
Brian Percy 'spent' the week -end
with Mf.". and Mrs. Perry Hod-
gins. •
Mr. • Torn MoFarlan .returned.
home after enjoying 'a ziotortrip
to, the West, .. .
Mr. and Mrs. Eldon .ckens-
willer left last week on a• Motor:
triipto. the West.
Mr.' grtd 1VIrs. 'Bert Nicholson
spent a day •at Toronto with Mr.
:and. 'Mrs. 'N; E. Evans and Linda:
. The Holyrood W.I. Met, at„,the
hall on Thursday everting with
the President, 'Mrs. Lyman Sut-
ton' in the chair. The meeting
opened with the Instiute, Ode: •&
the Mary Stewart :collect .was
repeated in unison. Cont,
tunications followed including, a
Thank -You, Note for flowers:' A•
training school on "New ,lamps
for Old” was • 'discussed, ,'The
Bruce County Rally is being held
on October 18th' at Park Head,
A letter was read from . Mrs. - L.
Lyinburner, •Pres'ident of yW1:.
I.O. .1D-elgates named were -�
Mrs, Lyman. ;Sutton and Mrk 'P.
A. Murray. The .site ' of $'.t?b'
was r Voted for a scholarship, . •On
ACa!E nom'
Septemiber 24th the Institute. will.
cater to the Lions. An' invitation
was. received ' ? rom • the Ripley
branch, to an Educational meet-
ing an Septenvber 7th. Another'
Polio vaccine clinic will (be...held.
On :October 4th. The roll call
was' ""How -1 can 'teach my ° child.
.to be • a better;: citizen:' Mrs.
,M
'Charlie : urray was.: program
convener and gave. the. motto,
'``Un.derstanding is the Pathway
to tolerance." Mr. Lloyd:, Jasper'.
,and his son Tom ..gave 'an allus
trated talk on• Ernergiency Mea
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tures 'in . Bruee. ''county. • The.
Institute Members are grateful
.to Mr.; jiver forthis valuable'
inforrn,ation. Mrs. -Charlie •Mur
ray Conducted . a contest . on
'Guessing ' Pictures,' of Famous
.Men and—.Women in'. our World
Today Mrs, FFrank. Moulden and
Miss Edna -Boyle r hailthe nigh-
.est.
igh.est score. ' Community singing
was �enjoyed. JMrs. '. Raynard .Ac-
kert thanked the 'guests and .pre
rented. 'a gift on behallf,. of, the;
Iristitut.e. ,•'The Meeting closed
with 'God, Save the'll ueen and
;Girace ' `after. .Which Mrs, Sam'
Farmer and Mrs. Charlie Murray
served: a delicious :lunchto the
'niernibens' and.: guests whoa:were
present for "'this important .meet
ing Mrs Perry Hodgins and
Mrs: Jack Ackert will be the Oc
t,ober hostesses': with P. -A.- •Ni
:ray. and Mrs:' Tom 'Hodgins.. -die
*eters.. • .
Mr • and. ;Mrs. :Bert :Nicholson''
accompanied by:' 1VIr. 'and Mrs:
Lorne .Eadie : of ` Holyrood left..on
'•S�aturday on a Motor •' trip ` '• to
Western. Canada:
Members ',of the `W A. 'attended
a meeting at Bervie' on Thursday
afternoon . when Mrs. Wilkinson,
daughter,: of ''the late Arohibis �op
:Stringer arid Mrs': 'Stringer was:
the guest speaker. :She •showed
pictures• of India where she' and.
'her . husband` Bishop Wilkinson'
served: ?for • a ".number of 'years.
Mr.. Walter Nicholson; South
Mr. and ?Mrs.' cieorge' italdeniby� •
of Ottawa spent Sunday, at theirr home. here and visited :with relate -- .
' Lives, . and • friends. '
Mrs. Gertrude Walsh ' visitee$
on Sunday' with 'Mr.. and Mrs.. A.
Herbert, Con-. 4.
The W.A. will meet. on Thurs..:dray at : the church. Hostesses.... , >,
M—
rs. Colwell, •Mrs. Cox 'and' Mrs:,
James:. Hodgins:
1VJr. and• Mrs. Arthur.' Heiden -
6y of Toronto called on , rela-
tives here •on. Saturday. ••
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;The Anglican Service' will. be
held at 1i1. o'clock, on :'Sunday
next.
NEWS ,�; BRIE FSS
FROM :NEARBY.
'Twenty=.two applications were
received by Wiarton 'C:auncil for
•the .position of police chief:. •
The death , oc�eurred' suddenly
at Victoria ,Has�pital of 'Mrs: W. J.
Freeborn of Walkerton, wife: of
Crown Attorney Freeborn: '.
Bill ",•Sproul 'was in on a 3
Way split .af a $50. game at the
last Teeswater Ibin:'go,
ur- •*. •
Magistrate O, C. • McClevis
:ordered four, y'oung:worrien, from
the courtroom, ,,i,n ' Southampton.
'when: they appeared attired
'Shorts..
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W.ingham' Council has,received
a?ppa;oval of a $415;00, twenty-
year debenture, to cover the cQ ..--
•of.:'a new front in the. Wingh•azn •
arena; ;119
Dermis Riggin . of Kincardine
reported cast :week at .the Detroit
e i
R'ed Wings hockey, Camp.:D nn s
has 'been ',playing • goat for the
Edmonton . '.Flyers:. He .suffered.
:an "eye injury .last season, but a
Line, . is ;spendinng.:awhiie at the recent check-up • at. the Mayo
home. 'of • Mr. '.arid `Mrs Bert Clinic in" Rochester gave hurl . a
Nicholson: , • perfect vision report.
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RIPLEY MEAT MARKET"
Custom Butchering•
Mondays — Hogs, . $2.00 in 'i?y' 4:00 ' p.m,
Cutting ° and Wrapping, 2c pound )
,. CATTLE, CALVES . and LAMBS EVERY 'DAY;
EXCEPT SATURDAY
• Do
We Curing and'
• ,Curing Smoking • Beef, Pork and L• amt:
Sold Whole,, Half or Quarter..... • For Better Service,
And Lower . Prices- Call Ripley ,100,
than, Haoisr a, Prop.
MEMORIALS
Unsurpassed ;•itt Beauty and'Value•
P
MORRIS
GRANITE And `MARBLE WOR1S '
Representative
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Phone 51
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