The Lucknow Sentinel, 1979-07-18, Page 7!oft ssumil
When Angus brought Windy Perkins back
tothe
Hungry
saved his life. Windy was an alcoholic who was slowly
losing all interest in everything except the bottle.
Suddenly deserted by a wife who could no longer live
. under the alcoholic u|nud, there was nobodyit
seemed,willing
was a strong firm hand to guide him back to some
semblance of respectability - a person who would
show him no mercy until hp got back on the rails
again. The only man in Redtrees cale of dealing
with Windy was Angus. He alone had the will and
deterrnination to take a strong hold on Windy and
wh,ip him back into shape.
When . came down to breakfast the morning after
Windy's arrival, Angus d he sitting at the
table.�Whilst Angus tackled a liberal plate of bacon
and eggs, a downcast Windy Perkins was trying
desperately to hold a cu' of coffee in his shaking
hando-tvuo hands - of holding the
cup steady With one. From time to time, Angus looked
at the pathetic figure, probably trying to decide the
best way to guide him back to normality. The first
part of Angus's treatment was to heap all the shame
he could onto Windy's head. A head,nodoubt, that
pained and throbbed and containing a brain still
steeped in alcohol.
"Jest look at 'im," Angus said. '''ko 'ands
shakin' so much 'e looks as if 'emmuxvin`goodbyeto
sVrnebndy.,
I didn t say anything but it was certainIy1rue that
Windy was indeed a physical wreck. His eyes were
like two pools of tomato soup and he had a week dr
more s growth of beard on his face`'
"Should take 'im down to Doc Peters, \e ought ter
'ave 'is alcohol tested for blood, so 'e did.^ Angus
said sarcastically. ,
|helped myself to a piece of
cold toast and nibbled
/
Acres of Memory
BY D.A. CAMPBELL
L
followed me outside then quickly returnedu.
rned to
the
table. When hecame back again he was grasping the
whisky bottle in his hand.
"By the 'eez,"hm said in _relief, "Lucky |
remembered the bottle or that there Windy would'
been back on skid row again:'mnoDon, better take this
vithyer- no good |eavin'tenptadion in Windy's way.
| was persuading my old '39 DodMolly, into life,
when Angus and Windy made their way down to the
barn. Windy led the way in a stumbling gate and
Angus limped bhi dh|mgiving—hima nottoo gentle
shove every time Windy seemed reluctant ^~proceed.
During the afternoon, whilst | was working to meet
the dead -line on the Grunt and Thunder, | received a
te|epho.e call from Angus.
"I'm gonna get this 'ere Windy Perkins cleaned
up," he |d me. "Gonna git 'im into a bath an' make
'im shave. Better bring a safety razor back with yer.
Daren't let Windy use my cut throat - 'is 'and is
shakin' so much 'ed probably cut 'is 'ead off|`
Ironically, that afternoon, | received a visit fromthe
leader four local Temperance Society - a frsdraded
little busybody ofawoman who knew more mboutthe
happenings in Redtrees that did. | used to call her
the,"news of thvord"
"You don't seem to print much about our work in
the temperance society," she said rather peevishly.
"Don't you think it's important?"
I told her that I thought° the whole subject of
alcoholism was important but because it has been
discussed since the beginning of time, it really didn't
- make. good reading any more. ,
"Do you realize what alcohol is doing to the people
of this country?" she asked in an exasperated tone.
I was very busy and becoming impatient with the
woman - another expert who thought she was an
authority on something which never crossed her lips.
"So what's new?" I asked in a bored tone. "Tell me
about ib'
on it. Angus had set himself a tremendous task. Even + '
if he got Windy sobered up, he couldn't guarantee
�f�' ' ` ` ' � �.-
"
that -,he would notgo -�_ _ tbottle again.
."u�e�faoUn..rem poorlyyer?, Angus said
to Windy. ''GotammouthUhethe botto[nofabird cage
�� ��[�[��
-yershonlmohoall in knots and sornethin's pounding
`a|[buta�Yar 'ead� ain't th
rkJh�?`' ~
The 'be�� little man set the cup downon the table with great difficulty, i hed d | and nodded.
His body shivered as if he were -cold.
"First of all I gotta get 'im straightened out some -
'e ain't no good ter nobody the state 'es in an' we got
chores ter do - so we 'ave," Angus told me with
conviction.
"It'll take a few gallons of coffee to square him
up," I said shaking my head. I was glad that I was
going down to the newspaper office - I didn't envy
Angus one bit.
"I thought you were smart," ,he said alrnost in
disgust. 'Coffee for drunks is an old woman s tale -
don't do a darned bit o' good. First I gotta clear 'is
'ead sOme - there's only one way I can do that!".
Angus hobbled to a cup,board. He took out a bottle of
whisky and a glass then limped back to the table.
Windy's eyes suddenly protruded from his head
like organ stops. For the first time he seemed to be
taking an interest in the proceedinds.
He didn't speak, he just glared at the bottle like a
drowning man might look at a life jacket.
"This is whats they call the ;air of the dog - it's the
only medicine that'll cure a 'angover and this 'ere
Windy is so 'ung over I ain't got much to 'ang on to."
• Angus poured a good three fingers of whisky into
the glass and Windy's tongue protruded from. his
mouth in blissful anticipation.
"I'm goin' ter give yer this belt, ter straighten yer
up an then I'm gonna belt yer backside down to the
bm[n!" •
Windy took the glass and raised d shakily tohis
nno4th. |t c|��ered- against his teeth as he drank. He
paused for a moment as if lingering on the taste, then
returned the glass to his mouth and downed the
'°-'-'--f the whisky in one swallow. ,
|e�t the
|rnae from the table andkitchen. Angus
birthday
Good health is what
'keeps 96 -year-old John
_
Dahmer
"And % have a Davy�
years in me yet,' hesay.
Mr. Dahmer, now a
resident of
Pine Lodge
Rest Home in Lucknow,
celebrated his 96th bir-
thday af the home of his
sbn, John Dahmer,
. ^-^^^.a^~^^^. Township,
isTednesda
'''"He's '� �hard
Worked
ton`"Mr. Dahmer's son
John says.
"What you don't like
doing is hard work. I
wouldn't say I've worked
hard," Mr. Dahmer says.
He Was born
1,
' 1883,� on the Sixth `
' Con-
cession of Huron
Township where he
^farmed ^until U9l9.During
that time, Mr. Dahmer
spent
in SaulCSta. Marie.
"�paid $3 to get to the
Sault by boat and $J1 to
get bak to Kincardine by
train," Mr. Dahrner says.
MARRIED 08 YEARS
In 1912, Mr. Dahmer
married Nellie Sterling
from Bervie, who resides
in the Maitland Manor
Nursing Honm in
Goderich. ,She has been
there since 078. The
couple celebrated their
66th wedding anniversary
November [z, 8n8' '
In 1819 the couple
rnoved to another farm on
the edge of Kincardine,
on the Dahmer Side Road
where his yon' John, and
YaniUy live now. Mr. and
Mrs. Dahmer moved
from the farm in 1953
when they took up
residence on Huron
Terrace in Kincardine.
Mr. Dahmer has five
children, Mildred 'Burt,
Kinloss; Jean Wmmde,
London; Margaret Cline,
Goderich; Melvin and
John Dahmer, both of
Kincardine Township;
and,•13 grandchildren and
32 great grandchildren,
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