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Home My WebLink AboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1978-05-17, Page 630 ofcred 0/ lemot by D.A. Campbell Otd MacDonald had a farm. He also had a boar who was known to quite a few lady pigs in the area. MacDonald sold the services of his animal to anyone - willing to bring their sows to his place for a little piggy lovemaking. Angus found this part of the bargain most difficult. He didn't have a truck and usually had to walk his porkers about a half mile to the MacDonald place. On one such occasion he solicited my assistance, , The lady in question had found the shade of the orohard much to her liking on that hot summer's day, and particularly at the end of a pipe from whence water discharged from the kitchen sink. It, took a lot of gentle persuasion to get her carcass out of the filth and head her towards the farm gate. Many times we almost succeeded in reaching the road, but madame would insist upon wheeling back towards the orchard, with Angus and I in pursuit. "It's no use Angus - she just doesn't want to go!" Angus was not a man to give up easily. He was a thinker, and he pondered on the problem until he finally came up with an idea. "I'll fetch the cows", he said. "The sow will always follow the cows - we'll drive 'em down the road to MacDonalds and' the pi will follow." He. was right. So it was that two men, about ten cows, a cattle dog and one pig made a joint pilgrimage to the MacDonald place. Our journey took us through an avenue of maples, which in places completely shadowed the sandy road. At the top of the hill we could see our destination in the valley befow. A collection of broken down buildings on a terrain of thin grass and milkweed. It was my appointed task to proceed ahead of this motley throng, open Mac.Donald's gate and guide the cows into the farm laneway. This tricky mission was accomplished according to plan. Angus paused when the animals were safely on the MacDonald property. "You stay here until I come back," he commanded. He did not see any point in bringing a third party into such' a delicate business transaction as breeding a sow. I perched on the rail fence and prepared for a long wait. Angus was a strange than, I told myself.,! never pretended to admire his farm management capabilities. Some of his actions (like today for in- stance) were beyond the realms of my com- prehension. He scratched a living from the "Hungry Hundred" when many would have surrendered to a pay package in some other -far less arduous oc- cupation. Angus was foolish perhaps, but fighting against overwhelming odds was his motivation for living. In -the "war to end all wars" he, like many other descendants of the pioneers, had just the right attitude to take Vimy Ridge - Angus and his Canadian comrades found victory where other allied armies had been defeated! My waiting was short lived. The high pitched voice of Angus calling to his dog told me that my weary wanderers were returning. I opened the gate and dutifully positioned myself to direct the cattle. up the' hill. The sow (somewhat frustrated I thought) • took up the rear of the procession. By this time, 1 had known Angus long enough to realize that he had little use for small talk. We walked behind the sow in silence. The look on the face of Angus told me that he was suffering some em- barrassment and I had no desire to make him suffer further: It was obvious to me that our carefully planned mission had failed, but why? - It was only when we turned info the laneway of the "Hungry Hundred" that Angus offered to speak. "That MacDonald - sold his boar, more'n a month ago - so he did!" 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