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and the baby was hungry.
"You'll have to, walk to my car," I told him
apologetically. "I'm not exactly driving a winner
myself - if we're lucky, it might get us to Blue Lake!'"
I packed six more people into Molly - we were
sardines in a tin can - a tin can on wheels! Going down
hill was easy. When I let in the clutch, Molly came to
life and we headed down the road in a cloud of dust.
As I passed .by the "Hungry Hundred" I caught a
glimpse of Angus standing by the fence line with a
scythe in his hand. He looked at me in amazement,
hobbled on his, painful legs and almost fell, as I sped
past to gather` speed for the next hill.
It was a miserable journey to "Blue Lake", We were
cramped, it was hot and the youngest child cried alt the
way. I was glad when I pulled into the reserve - a
cluster of wooden buildings in a clearing of the bush.
I kept the engine running and let my passengers out
of the car. The man paused for a moment and thanked
me. I cannot remember what prompted me to pull out
my one and only bill - two dollars.
"If you can use this. - you're welcome to it," 1 told my
new friend. A friend in need is a friend indeed!
I was an hour late for supper when I arrived back at
the farm. Angus was waiting for me like a grand
inquisitor.
"Sayer drive past 'ere with a bunch of Indians.
Thought you'd more sense - askin' for trouble, so y'are.
They'll be back ter git yer, and yer'll be sorry - so yer
will!"
"Did you ever talk to an Indian?" I asked in
exasperaUon.'I was hot, tired and in no mood for old
women" '(or old men's) tales.'
"Nope", he said, "but I 'eard plenty about 'em - so I
'ave."
"What do you want me to do?" I asked angrily,
"keep a shot gun handy?"
Angus limped away muttering to himself. Something.
about Broncos and Limies being big headed like mules
and "can't tell '.em a blasted thrhg."
During the course of the next week I drove past the
stranded car on my way to and fro. Then one day on my
way home I noticed it had gone.
When I arrived home there was a wholesome smell of
baking in the summer kitchen and hot, blue streaked
pies on the table. My wife was all smiles and
happiness.
"Guess what?" she said excitedly, "somebody left a
basket of blueberries in tlie porch - and this! She
handed me a grubbyenvelope with a two dollar bill
inside. "No message - not a word. What does it
mean?"
There was a message but she just couldn't see it at
that moment. Life is like that - we often just don't try to
get the message.
"This gift is from a Canadian, a real Canadian. These
people can communicate without speaking or writing.
They were doing it long before the white man came to
Canada."
"But what is the message?" she asked again.
I was trying to formulate the answer when Angus
came through the door!
"See you got a letter from the Indians. Saw 'em
leave, so 1 did. What does it say?"
It was my moment to triumph and I gave him both
barrels.
"Ifsays "Never point a gun at a friend. One day you
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might need him!"
ACCIDENT VICTIM: Brian Snowden, R. R. 2 Lucknow,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Snowden, died early Sunday
morning in an accident involving a half -ton pickup on the
10th concession of West Wawanosh Township. A student
at F. E. Madill Secondary in Wingham, Brian was
interested in hockey, baseball, snowmobiling and
mechanics.
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I ordered camping equipment from a Mail
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