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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1985-09-25, Page 6Page 6.—L tglmow Sentinel, W-dnesdayy September 25., 1985 tabUsl .yr; "The Sepoy Town" BLUE RIBBON AWARD 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" Thomas. Thompson James Friel Pat Livingston Joan Helm Merle Elliott -Advertising Manager -Editor -General Manager -Compositor -Typesetter • Subscriptioh'rates in advance: S16 °0 Outside Canada S45.p0 $13.5Q.outside Canada $43.00 Senior Citizen: Second class mailing reg. not 0847 - Advertising is accepted on the condition that in the event of a typographical error, the portion of the advertising space occupied by the erroneous,item together with a reasonable allowance for signature, will, not be charged for, but the balance of the advertisement will be paid at the applicable rates. 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• - / • 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?" fy