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contifiu d from last week. the, quick leaps of the children, spots;' enough to make the poor
The teen-age girl now helped like young deer.. They soon tired child cross-eyed.'The men kissed
with the cooking, and I could see of such strenuous activity. The one another on both cheeks, but
h e -r i n the doorway of the fire and the shouting faded away, there were no • affectionate
earthenfloored kitchen, fanning and all became darkness and farewells for the women, except
the charcoal fire, and making the silence *again. among themselves. After these
evening meal. Sometimes, I saws, • On how Ruz day the entire last festivities, my neighbours
:her studying tier lessons by family appeared in new clothes. resumed their usual serene way
candlelight. The tittle girls wore identical.. .of life. Every day at sunset, ,the
One day, the grandfather ,dresses in bright 'colours and grandfather . washed . tts face,
brought home a sheep Which, for violent •pattern-., probably cut hands and feet outdoors, then
sometime, served as a plaything from discarded- clothing. They entered timoliouse to bow -.'toward
for. the children. They ,chased it ' waved to hie when I went but the Mecca for his daily- prayers.
With 'sticks, pulled it in circles by balcony, and I called '"Happy Now The children, neatly dressed,
the tail, acrd generally mauled the • Ruz" as I waved back. ••Wretu•rned to school, ,their long
poor thing until it looked dizzy and During the following days, stockings exchanged., for socks.
'9 bewildered. The animal 'always relatives and friends' came to The Smallest ones took off their
ran away at the least'bpportunity visit my,_ nelghbours. " All • the shoes to play in bare feet. Spring
but it was soon recaptured. 'children were dressed in brilliant had truly arrived, and my sunny
The 'old man dug out a large colours.; The mothers proudly balcony beckoned to me to neglect
cavity in the ground,. lined it with shoed off their newest infants household chores. ,
stones 'anti added a crude roof. whleh they carried under their One tnor
ning, sometime later, I
After that, the sheep disappeared, chadors, (long veils) They stayed• saw the grandfather - leave the •
possibly to have its various parts fora chat and went away' After the house in nn ual hurry. The
stacked n e.a t 1 v in t h e n e w holidays, ; tl,es'b —festivities, pregnant mother hadn't appeared
storehouse. ceased, and 1xf4'. resumed its and the childrenwere carrying in..
Another day, the. grafidfather former routfcf!e, , . vessels of water. Presently, the
came home with many .sacks of On the 13th ,day after Now Ruz, old man returned followed' by a
( coal dust. With the help of the the sun arose on a mild .spring- heavy middle-aged woman- who
children who carried water, he like morning. The leaves were waddled rather than walked. I
'fashioned it into a round black opening, their tender green Muds., caught the feeling of suspense as I
mounds, leaving them to harden in like tiny hands reaching toward watched her roll up her sleeves
the sun, then his small 'helpers the sun. At an early hour, many - under the chador and thoroughly
stored them away in sacks. After people began to gather on the wide wash her hands and auris,:: She
these operations for which the.old boulevard "beyond' our • kucheh. moved to and fro between 'the .
man wore striped pajamas, Family groups spread out their kitchen annex and the living,
everyone was black with coal days necessities in the vacant lots quarter. while the children stood
• dust. They all hauled water from . nearby, while their children about expectantly. Then one,of the
the jube and washed merrily,' romped and shouted at , the girls carried a tray of, what
pouring it over one another with a prospect of an all -day picnic, for . appeared to he instruments, and
tin vessel. The children and their it wasTonsidered an indication of handed them through the door to
grandfather • then changed their misfortune to stay indoors on this the older woman.
clothes and. the pregnant mother d'ay of the year.A. few men played ' The . children played half-
had another interlude of washing. musical 'instruments. Others heartedly in the sand .for some
The'mere or less benign winter danced amid a circle, of .people time a ''il the "woman beckoned
moved inexorably. toward spring who clapped to the rhythm. • ahem into the house. Altera while
but the old man didn't take another By noon, I looked'down on a vast they came out . c h a t t e r i n g
• wife. As the season of Now .Ruz moving'pattern• of colour which excitedly,The grandfather soon ,
(New Year) approached he filled all, the open spaces within followed, a smile of''satis'action
seemed quite content again. sight. The high wind tore at the creasing his leathery face. He
° During the first. warm spell of womens' chadors, and they lighted his pipe. leaning against
spring everything was taken from billowed •oul like the sails of the wall and savouring •its smoke.
the house. Piles of bedding and ships. Vendors moved along the It must have been a son, i thought.
"clothing, were washed. The ` boulevard, holding aloft coloured and all was well-. I breathed a sigh
._eh--ldren-beat. the-olti', faded -rug :balioarrs --arid --bright -paper of rellef.a.si returned.to.rn. work,
with sticks. took it out ta the jube But where was the father? He had
for cleaning, then spread it in the - Our neighbours entertained •not arrived' for this • important
sun to dry. A new clothesline held niar}y visitors wrhoha.d arrived the.;'' event. I could imagine him, some
the extras,' and the 'pregnant previous day: It was difficult to day, strolling casually 'in as
mother washed wearily' all day. imagine how they all slept in that " though nothing had occurred.
The children enthusiastically small hodse; Duringthe morning, Perhaps, he might admire his new '
...swept and dusted the hourse...Old fam�il an pu!stscaio�uf,,l;i s�onlauts .usualur _ di�st?)a±a.no:
'boxes were thrown out thheir equipment. pment. Old pieces of feeling toward Kis wife.
served as playthings for the ..carpet' were spread in. the Sun • The 'Mother soon returned to
youngest ones. • The schoolgirls : against the sheltering wall, and.in ,. her duties, looking pale- but
brought home skipping ropes the centre of this stoodthe freshly , otherwise fairly slim and normal.
which they..u-Sed happily in their polished samovar. The children— How curious I was to see the new
spare time. but everyone helped raced about, with their new 'baby; but I new that,jt.,would be a
with the 'work. ;The mother had . balloon`s and windmills. Qne of the •long time before they brought him
become huge with her child, and small gids • gave an expert outdoors. Thenext youngest •child
she proved about:heavily at • her demonstration with -.three- hula- ..was trying to get upa.nd toddy'. as
tasks. troops. She walked or ran, and• at though the little" thing • knew•
On Now Ruz eve, everything . the same time kept the hoops • instinctively that, from now on,
seemed to.be'ready. The children whirling in, perfect tempo. The she must stand on tier own tiny
• danced happily about the sandy older ones tried it in turn, but the ' feet. -
.enclosure. The grandfather hoops floopedafter one,twirl.. The-111-an"-trit's� �time--eve r -d -ming• --
brought home two potted plants srnall boy'became so frustrated at Now Ruz, I hadn't seen the young
which he admired in various his futile attempts that he took the ' father. Could the .array have
settings, After dark I noticed that hoop and threw it against the wall, s t a t i o n e d. him far a a y, I
four small • bon -fires had .been Afterwards, in a jealous rage, he wondered, or was this last child
lighted. The children gathered knocked down the whirling hoops. one too many? I pitied their
,,and •threw fresh twigs on the 'of• his more talented sister. In poverty and their harsh life. Yet. I
flames; but whenever. they between periods of eating .and knew that these .prowl people
threatened to dle out: the young drinking, the.family wandered out would scorn My -pity. They were
daughter hurried 'around with a. on the boulevard to view the
can. of kerosene, pouring a little - passing throng.. At dusk, long
on each one. Soon, I heard great . lines, of tired people waited •
shouts of joy while they all took patiently at the bus -stop for
turns jumping- over the fires. transportation home. The
What a dangerous pastime, 1 children, exhausted` from.. play,
\ thought, - especially • for the clung to their parents.
youngest ones who ."seemed to The next "morning, all the
enjoy it the most. But it.was a gay • visitors left m"y .neighbour's
sight: the bright flames .against house. The Baby, wore a bright
the darkness, the laughter, and yellow dress covered with. black
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thrifty and independent. Most
likely, they had spiritual
resources which we comfortable
people knew -little about. But -tthe
many questions in my. 'mind were
never to be answered. .
Ina few days, my husband and I
left Tehran on a Much needed.
holiday. Three weeks later we
arrived home at night, unpacked
our bags, and went to bed. Next
,morning, before I prepared
breakfast, -I rolled up the haters
on the kitchen balcony: Looking.
across, at my neighbours' place
as I always did, 1 couldn't believe
my eyes. .
The house stood as before but it
seemed . like an' empty,,;,'shell,
drained of life. No childish shouts
greeted my'ears. The rigor gaped
open to display the emptiness
The wooden platform in
front had disappeared. The sand
lay in disordered heaps. The wire
chicken enclosure •had been
kna iked over, and a ,few broken
fragments of pottery,. lay where
they hail fallen. 011e .cracked
'flowerpot_yaith its dead plant stood
outside the door. Could • it, I
thought, Have been one of the
plants which the old man had
brought home 'so proudly at Now
Ruz? As I looked about the lifeless
property, I discovered a few
workmen with picks and shovels
digging into the soil. Yes, what I
feared most had happened: The
play was finished: that colourful
drama which had entertained and •
irlst'ructed me for months. I had
responded walla warm glow to the
simple happiness of these
unsophisticated people who lived
ASunday evening song service Parties and special events at
sponsored by the Christian ,.,,Huronview. Willa Taylor gave a
Womens Club of South Huron was 'Commentary and showed slides of
very much appreciated by the a recent trip to Florida.
residents last week. Mrs, Luther
of Hensall led the devotions and
along with • ..Mrs. licit -ton and
accompanied by Ivlr. Luther at the
piano sang two. duet numbers.
Mrs. Windower and Mrs. Britton•
both contributed poems and Mr.
Luther a piano solo.
Monday afternoon program of
Old Tyme music dancing and sing
song was well attended with Mrs.
Mary Taylor, • Norman Speir,-
.Jerry Collins, and Alice Roortda,
provided• the music for the
occasion.
The Family Night program this
week consisted of slide pictures We are sorry for the .error iul
that have been taken of Birthday. ' last week's:issue.
onto Vin c�
rithin
without nia1ide Or envy toward
their more fortunate, brothers. It
was }lot likely that the landlord
'would. ever realize what he had
done.. This • thing which he
destroyed in 'one blow had been
b..pilt-'and maintained with pride
and tenderness - u
I felt bereft, for my n*ghbours'
life hadVbecoine a parlkiit my own.
We had exchangea over the
distance between us, a feeling- of
mutual. warmth and good -twill.
Where had they gone'? How were
• they living with that tiny new life
among them?•In my heart, I COuld
only wish that God would protect
them, and give them back their
happiness. .
For me, -the day turned dark. No
children, to wave and smile as I
stood onthe balcony. The curtain
had fallen in my drama. Nothing -
to do now but say ''Bravo", as
there never could be another play
like this. Perhaps, I had found out
at last just what it means.to love
my neighbour.
Several musical, numbers by•
the •Huronview Orchestra,_
accompanied on the piano by,
Gladys Van Egmond of Clinton;
made a very enjoyable evening.
Miss Marion Gray thanked those
taking part in the program as' well
as our faithful volunteers, Mr.
and Mrs., Harvey Howard.
Plans are being made .to hold •
open house at Huronview on
Senior Citizens Week 18-24 and it
is hoped to have the assistance of •
the Senior Citizens Clubs in the
County with the program,
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