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"The Sepoy Town"
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1985
Tory gaffes
echo
Liberal reign
: The federal Progressive Conservativeshave•'had a very
full two weeks and Brian Mulroney has -at last managed to.
demonstrate a'measure of integrity by, accepting, .and -most
likely demanding, Fisheries, Minister John . Eraser's
resignation. • . - .
Fraser sided with the wants cannery operator Star Kist
rather than the Canadian public and 'his own inspectors
who rejected a batch of 1 million Cans as "unfit for human
consumption". The cans went out to consumers even
- though Fraser himself conducted a taste test: "tWo I
thought were pretty 'good; one didn't appeal' to me".
At the beginning of the Tories' • trying two weeks, it was
announced that Canadian Coinmercial Bank was dosed for
business. This was following a $255 inillion deal completed
less -than a day before . the . bank's originally scheduled
demise about six months ago and a move Finance Minister
Michael Wilson was•against: It also enabled the banks
which helped fund the bail out to funnel out an estimated
$386.5 from the floundering .CCB: The banks are upset
that Mulroney's guarantee to pay, depositors not covered.
by. the $60,000 maximum. provided for by the insurance
fund set up to help ease these types of 'losses doesn't
include them.
Finally, a secret report prepared by government officials
describes the way the Tories can . push through free trade
despite the fact that the report itself notes most Canadians
are not in 'favour of the. move. Worse still, the report
details the methods 'to stifle opposition from the liberal
and New Democratic parties. Government officials are
being used to further a political party's fortunes. And
according. to Toronto Star Ottawa correspondent Carol
Goar, there is already evidence Mulroney, has started to.
use some of the tactics 'advised.
Perhaps the. Tories' stumbling promises of open, honest
and thoughtful; government after the Liberal reign, . can
best be summed up with a passage from George Orwell's
Animal Farm: "Twelve voices were shouting in anger; and.
they were all alike. No questib now, what had happened
to the faces of the pigs. The creatures outside looked from
pig to Man, andfrom pig to man again, and from pig to
man again; but already it was impossible to say which was
which"
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Paul Edwards, W lingham and Darren McKim, itncknow,
pulled for all they were worth during the tug o' war at the
Lucknow Fall Fair September 21. Their efforts helped rack
up a win.
Old Chippy Chisholm was not very hap•
py to see the first powdering of snow settle
upon the Caledon Hills. Soon the con-
struction activity' in the community would
be forced to a standstill and he would be.
reluctantly 'confined to his cabin for yet
another 'long, hard winter. Chippy wasa
glutton for work and liked to keep active in
spite of his dwindling years. As he often
told his wife Lizzie: "A man who is nay
mare use tae anybody has nought tae do
butlwaitfrae death!"
It was in this melancholy frame of mind
that he looked c,',sently old of the window.,
Darkness was coming to the. rolling land
and already the yellow lights of lanterns
could be seen in the Earns and homesteads.
Chippy wished he had been blessed with a
son - a man to carry on his ancient name
and • to whom he could pass on his
knowledge ofwoodcraft and broad wordly
experience. Ile needed some interested be-
ing to listen to his outlandish tales of
adventure during the long nights: of. winter
- to look at him with spellbound admiration
and believe every word as if it was really
true., Och yes! A man ( even a very old
man) has a 'need to feel he is still itnpor-
.tant to somebody. . •
As if in answer to his thoughts, he sud-
• denly saw the outline ut a man walking
wearily down the pathway towards the
• cabin. At first, old Chippy thought he was.
dreaming. $ut no! When the figure
became more dintinct in the' pale light
from the cabin window, he recognized him
immediately. It was Allan Livingstone!
With his heart. aflutter with elation,
Chippy, went quickly to the door and flung
it wide .open, oblivious to the cold' blast of
air which invaded the cabin and caused the
fire to .glow brightly on the hearth. He
threw his arms around the young man like
a father greeting a prodigal son. The body
of Allan was cold to Chippy's embrace and
maybe it was the chill of the wind which
caused tears to stream' down the' boy's
face.
"Come away lad - I am sae glad tae see
ye, Ye must be half perished wi' the cold
and an empty belly. But dinna fash yesel',
we'll soon take care o' that," Clippy. said
• with a high pitched voice filled with emo-
tion. "Lizzie," he shouted:."Look. who we
got 'ere - the lad's come back hame!"
While Allan thawed himself. out by the
fire, Lizzie began to prepare the evening,
!Heal. The lad seemed strangely quiet and
although Chippy was bursting to'ask where
he had been, what had happened Co ruins;
• Murdoch, and,whyhe had returned to Red -
trees, he diplomatically..cenfined his con-
versation to small talk.
All through supper, Allan had very little.
to say, but when, he had eaten his fill, Liz-
zie could no longer .contain •her, curiosity.
'She leaned•across the table and spoke in a.
soft voice, like a mother addressing a i
child.•
"We'Were worried ab•wt ye, ,lad. Could
ye no find work in Toronto?"
Allan smiled in an odd and sad sort of a
•way., He had already anticipated that lie
would have to give a full account of his ac-.
tivities since leaving Redtrees. But it was
difficult. for him to admit his foolishness in
running away with Anue 'Murdoch or to
divulge just how badly she had treated
. him.
"I didna gae ;tae Toronto," he said -
sheepishly., "I found'work on a farm, a few
miles west o' Orangeville." He sighed
heavily. "I told them I knew how tae:take •
care o' 'orses, but they soon found out I
was lyin'." He shook his head in remorse.
"It's no good tae lie, but I was sae taken up
wi' the lass, I would hae done anythin' just
tae be wi' 'er.''
"Are yetellin' me ye dinna care frae An•
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nie anymare?" Lizzie asked.
"It's no that," Allan 'said.. "The truth is,
she doesna care frae me. She never really
did. She just wanted tae. hae. somebody tae
run awa wi'." '
Lizzie felt she.hadnow broken. the ice
and she and Chippy waited 'for the lad to
divulge in his own time, all the details'
which they were so anxious to hear. •
They were • disappointed; At that mo-./
ment, the cabin door burst open and they
were confronted with the panting, red fac-
ed Mrs. Murdoch. '
."So! 'Tis..true what I heard tell. I was
told ye had been seen creepin' back tae .
Redtrees like a cur wi 'ye tail between ye
legs," She; said pointing an accusing finger
at the lad. "And as frae. you," 'she spat,
glaring angrily at Chippy and Lizzie. "I
dinna ken how ye hae the gall tae shelter a
tkidnappen" She turned her attention back
• t( Allan. "Telli to mister ragamuffin
stonemason } what hae ye done wi' mi
daughter?"
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