HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1979-10-31, Page 7There is noseason of the year so enlightening to the
• hu.rnan Mind as Spring. in May, 1915,.the rollilACI
land Of Redtrees awoke from winter :slumber and
whispered once again of the promited seed time and
harvest. The descendants of the Scottish pioneers
turned all their attention to the earth - that, eternal
womb, from which all living things originate.
The community of.RedtreeS had already drawn up'
plans.for a new church, which they would commence
to build that year, but first and foremost in their
thoughts was the work •upon the land. They knew the
truth in -that biblical statement, "By the sweat of thy
• brow shalt though eat bread!"
As soonas the frost had left the soil and would yield
to the thrust of the spaderThey• lowered the body of
their minister into its final resting place, and erected a
temporary monurnent in the form of a wooden cross.
It bore the simple inscription "Reverend Douglas
MacLeod".
James MacCrintmon, one • of the elders, • was
appointed to speak on thi-i occasion. In his rough way;
he told of the unselfish service to which the minister
had dedicated, and in fact, given.his life. In keeping
.with the heartfeltbeliefs of Douglas MacLeod, he read
a pasSage.from the bible, a few words which seemed;
appropriate, not only td that solemn occasion, but as a
reflection upon the times - "They shell. beat their
swords:into plough shares".
.The furnace which had caused the tragedy, was a
rusting framework among the ashes of the fire The
blackened remains of the huge timbers, wrested from
• the .forest when the first immigrants had cleared the
land; had been removed and stacked to side_of the
place which Was once a church, but now just a -hole in
the ground. ••
After a lifetime otwork, .Douglas MacLeod had left
but e. few precious. possessions behind in the manse
furniture, books and familypapers. The only cash was
a few dollars in a small tin box, together with hi S last •
• Will and testament After the legal preamble; written'
in almost copper plate style, was the following ciause.
"To what little I, leave behind me, I, bequeath to my
Only child Mary MacLeod. and trust she will accept.'
sUch•a•srriall reward for all the love and:devotion she
'showered, upon me. God bless and protect her
'always." r
In Sudbury, Mary struggled between a practical
solution to her dilemma and the feelings within her
heart. Still she had not written to her father, or
anybody else in ,Redtrees, believing that by: her
silenCe; she was, protecting the honour of the minister.
She was beginningsto feel the burden she carried, not
Only in her .body but deep inside her conacierice. •
• Carl Neilson watched over her, catering to her every •
. need. He made no attempt to force Mary into a
decision,. but reminded her, that regardless of what
had been or would be, life must still go on.
Realityis a hard taskmaster and sometimes difficult
to face Eventually Mary adoeptedthe inevitable, and
at a quiet marriage ceremony; became Mary Neitson
„ Yet even as She spoke the vows, the growing spirit of
Angus stirred within her, and one thing she knew
wouldtite.7'. J44tange, the blood of 'her baby was the
blood of the MacCrimmons.
Spring also came to the muddy fields of Frence. The
Caledonian Scottish had already seen action - a minor
skirmish as compared to the more fierce and bloody
battles elsewhere .in the line., lt ,had been a qUick
• thrust to test the German defences. To some• extent it
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• was a victory which lasted only a few hours. A counter
attack drove the Caledonians back to their original
positions, but not before they'. captured • several
prisoners and wrought havoc in the German fines.
'When Sergeant • Angus MacCrimmon returned, he
drove a young German ahead of him, prodding him
now and then with the point of his bayonet, like
-driv,ing a maverick back -to the herd. The lad was fair
haired, young and very scared. He saw little
compassion in the eyes of Angus.
Once the prisoner reached the Canadian lines,
Angus took stock Of his enemy. There was nothing
formidable about thiS lad. He looked delicate, almost
like a girl - thin body, golden hair and blue eyes. His
shaking hands were held above his head, as if he were
afraid to drop.them, and his mouth trembled in fear.
• "By the jeeze - they're sendin' kids ter fight us, so
they are," Angus said; more to himself than to his
young Prisoner. "Alright - yer can put your 'ands
down now an' quit yer shakin' - I ain't gonna stick
yer!'' •
The prisoners were Collected together and marched
off down the communication trench. Angus was glad
to see the young lad go. He madehim fee! sad. For the
first time, he saw the sheer stupidity and hopeless-
ness of the bloody war. The remnants .of the
Caledonian Scottish were straggling.. Some limping
from their wounds, somewearing blood stained field
dressings and others carried on stretchers. There
were those, of course, who would never return and for
the time being, still lay where they had fallen.'
• It was still now, except for the occasional shouts of
orders, along the trench. There waik no joking or
laughter. The full seriousness of war had been driven .•
home. .
Strangely, and in the midst of it all, nature reigned.:
supreme. Upon a blasted tree where :a limb had
survived the madness of men, green, leaves fluttered •
in the breeze. Here too, a little bird, oblivious to the
:suffering all around its territory; Sang the praises of
spring,. . . ' • .
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Corporation of the Township of West Wawanosh, that a
vote will be taken on\ three questions under the
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BEFORE 5:00 O'CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON -
Dated at R. R. 2, Lucknow, Ontario, this 22nd day
• of October 19791
Joan Armstrong,
Clerk -Treasurer,
Township of'West Wawanosh,
R. R.2, Lucknow, Ontario,
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