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January 8, 1986
"The Sepoy Town"
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War has started
. People keep worrying about the.third and probably last
world war starting. Everyone thinks of it as a nuclear war
with absolute devastation to the world.
With Libyan leader Col. Omar Khadafy's threat to
activate squads of suicide hitmen if the U.S. attacks the
Arab country, the world's citizens have to realize that the
Third World War has started.
Khadafy is arrogant and cruel but hi , is completely
serious about, and most likely capable of his claim he will
strike citizens inside U.S. borders.
This is the most blatant sign of the Third Word War.
U.S. presence in other countries was the primary goal for
many terrorists. Now, the idea of attacking within U.S.
borders had been aired.
This Third World War is just like the total war of the
other two in that every citizen is involved.
Suppressing the terrorists who have been so active the
past year, ,becomes as much a victory for them as actually
having their way.
If attacks do occur in the U.S. and depending on their
seriousness and frequency, the government will have to be
better able to account for its citizens. That could mean an
infringement of rights.
Security at airports has been beefed up and the relative
ease with which we formerly travelled between the
countries of the Western World has started to change. •
The trenches of the First World War were useless in the
second and ' developments such as the aircraft carrier
changed the face of war even mores -
This new warfare is an extension of the fighting done in
South East Asia except it is not as contained.
J.F.
Excellent response
The results haven't been officially enumerated, but that
doesn't hide the fact that Lucknow ratepayers have
responded to the sewage system questionnaire circulated
by council late last year in an overwhelming fashion,
Steve Burns, engineer for the project, called the
response "unusual" and "excellent". "If the policies in
Toronto are going to be changed, this is the way it's going
to be done," he said.
There aren't any promises that the Ministry of the
Environment will change its policy of funding only
problem areas. But a response of this type with both a
response rate of approximately 75 per cent and in
expected affirmative rate of about. 90 per, cent call for
installing sewers throughout the village, should apply
some pressure to the ministry to review funding for the
project. J.F.
Heavy snowfall
Hamish Murdocsi was a raurageous soul.
Beneath the surface of his outward cheer-
fulness was a void of loneliness which was
locked within his heart forever. Hamish
never spoke to mortals about his -first wife
and children, but sometimes in anger, he
asked his God why he should have brought
his family to Canada only to have them die
in a miserable cholera camp. But he was
always quick to rebuke himself and be
filled ith reniorse because he had ques-
tioire will of his Lord: In Allan Living-
stone however, a little bit of the past came
back to haunt him. The ,young stonemason
had a strange wistful look which, Hamish
remembered on the face of his dead son.
Thus it was only natural that Hamish tried
to do everything within his power to help
,Allan get started on the land.'
The community too was anxious to see
Allan and Annie settle down to real
married life. They brought a ;variety, of
furniture for the old log cabin where the
couple were to set tip house,, besides.
linens, crockery and cooking: utensils.
Hamish proportioned.a part of his barn for
Allan's use and a horse, cow and very,
pregnant sow were;donated by the Redtree
eople, Perhaps the most foresighted
wedding present was the cradle given by
Flora MacCrimmon.
"Tis no use it gathering dust in mi ain
hoose," Flora said with a merry twinkle in
her -eye. "The stork will no be visitin' me
again. But I'm sure he will take a quick
likin to.ye're auld cabin and ye'd beat be
ready frae him when he calls!"
There was forty acres of recently cleared
land on the Murdoch property which had
never.been ploughed, and this parcel was
also given as a wedding gift to the young
couple. Allan was. told he would have to
hurry "and, work the land that fall if he
wanted to plant a grain crop in the coming
spring. The acreage was divided into five.
fields, fenced by the foots of the fallen
trees. Allan was quite certain he would not
he.able'to;coinplete his task before the first
flakes of snow came to the Caledo'n . Hills,
even if he quickly learned to handle a' horse
and f,l!bugfi
.. `He felt very embartirassed.
,... . . him
when his wife, Annie tone out to show i
how to cut the first furrow.
Clumsily and very slowly, some not. too
straight lines began to appear on the first
fields Allan gritted ` his teeth and., one
farrow ata time, started to master the
technique. ofploughing.
A farmer acquires a'Stran
strange fascinatiiiun.
for the earth- - its texture, the way it falls
behind the plough, and its indescribable
smell seems to penetrate into the very
bones of those who live by sweat and soil.
In spite of the awkwardness of "his efforts,
Allan began to feel a sense of accomplish-
ment and. the beginnings of an association
with nature which would last a lifetime.
However, he realized, how little of the land
could be worked by a single plough in a
day, or even a week. The task of ploughing
forty acres before winter was formidable, if
not impossible!
,In mid-morning, Hamish Murdoch ap-
peared with a horse and plough at the other
side of the fieldand began to work the
land. He waved in a matter -of --fact manner
to Allan, but did not attempt to engage him
in con
�, conversation until the women brought
out ttheir lunch at noon..They, sat together
in the shelter of a large rock on, the fence
line and ate their bread and cheese.
"I thank ye frae cumin' tae ,help me,"
Allan said. "But even, if the twa o' us keep
ploughin' six days in the week, we canna
finish the five fields this 'ear.,
Hamish smiled.eadm" d:. the - his
a
fortitude,.'` afiiienee` And Perseverance -
p: .
Ian seemed to have all'• the makings of a
farmer except a farmer's philosophy
,,"We.do what we can lad. Sometimes it
seems we try tae do the impossible year
after year, but the fact that we try is an
indication tae God that we are thankful frae
the earth, the sun an' the rain. We need no
ask Him tae help us. He comes like His
Son, in the form o' man, and what we start,
He. will help tae finish." .
Hamish stood up and straightened the
stiffness out of his back. Without speaking
he pointed towards the other. fields. The
neighbours had gathered with their horses
and ploughs to divide up the work.
"Do ye stilt think we canna •finish
ploughin' the fields?" Hamish asked with
a smile.,
They said no more, the old farmer and
the young man, ha went had to Where
their horses were'nibbling on' the.unturned
ground.
Allanar... d ....
d pe the reins around hiss`.
shoulder and took' ' a firm grip on the
plough. His -voicerang out with happiness
and confidence.
"Giddupl�,,