The Brussels Post, 1949-11-2, Page 3Acting
On Impulse
By Richard illll WtlkInson
It's about time," said Uncle
Ralph, "that you, my dear Cole
sttnce, were married. You're nearly
25 which is the verge of the in-
eligible age. Don't let popularity
turn your head, my clear, it won't
last forever, One of these days, you
will find yourself seeking a man,
instead of being sought after. And
that," Uncle Ralph added, "often
means disaster."
Connie Brigham wrinkled her
cute little turned -up nose, closed
one ei e and stared soberly at Uncle
Ralph with the other, Uncle Ralph
cleared his throat and began to
let his gaze wander about the room.
He felt guilty.
"Which;" said Connie, with the
slightest of twinkles, "is a polite
way of suggesting that I accept
Bob Merrill, and forget all about
Don Baxter," She stood up and ruf-
fled Uncle Ralph's hair, an act
which he resented delightfully. And
Connie went on: "Uncle Ralph, just
why is it that you dislike Don so
much? I ehinlc he's fascinating."
Uncle Ralph snorted. "Donald
Baxter," he said, "is not a fit young
man to become the husband of any
girl. He's flighty, unreliable, im-
pulsive, and out of a job. You never
can tell what he's going to do next,"
* * *
"He's romantic," said Connie.
"He's after your money," said
Uncle Ralph.
"And he's so good looking," said
Connie.
Uncle Ralph coughed. "On the
other hand, Bob Merrill is depend-
able, honorable, manly, steady.
You can count upon him to make
you a good husband."
"That's just the trouble," said
Connie.
"What's just the trouble?" asked
Uncle Ralph.
'He's steady and dependable. So
easy to read. Life with Bob would
be safe, yes, but it' would also be
monotonous."
Despite his outward jovialness
while conversing with Connie,
Uncle Ralph was worried.
I wish, thought Uncle Ralph, I
only wish something would happen
to open her eyes. Drat that Don
Baxter, you never could tell what
he'll do next.
Two days later, Uncle Ralph had
conte no nearer to solving the prob-
lem.
With this in mind, Uncle Ralph
rose from the veranda chair in
which he was sitting, only to see'
Connie coining slowly up the walk.
He sat clown grain, and picked up
"I can never marry Bob, Uncle
Ralph."
his newspaper. Connie came on,
doleful and sorrowful of expression.
She sighted Uncle Ralph, stopped
and smiled whimsically.
"I guess you were right," she
said.
"About what?"' asked her Uncle
Ralph.
"Don."
"Don? How was I right about
Don?"
"About never knowing what he's
going to do next."
"Hhat's he done now?"
"He's married. Decided to last
night about 6 o'clock, At 6.30 he
WS a married man."
"Oh, hum," said Uncle Ralph, He
was not one to gloat, hence sup-
pressed itis delight with a masterful
effort, He merely said, mildly,
"Well, that's that. Sart of turned
out like I said it would, Well, you'll
be happier with Bob. He's a roan
in a million,"
Connie shook hes head, "I can
never marry Bob, Uncle RalPlt,
That's what makes me feel so bad,"
"Tsck, tsck, That's no way tis
tape.' Vou'11 get over Don soon
enough: Bet a thousand the girl he
married is not worth one-tenth of
You,'
"Y, s," said Connie, "she's worth
all of nue, I'm the girl that Don
married."
Death and Taxes
Two floor traders on the Toronto
Stock Exchange ware philosophizing
hi tite Exchange cafeteria.
"You just can't figure this mar-
ket," said the one. "It goes up
when it should go down and down
when it should go up,"
"It's the sante old story," said the
other, "the only things you're certain
of are death and taxes,"
'Yes,' replied the first, "blit one
thing about death is it doesn't get
worse every time Parliament meets"
Such Crust—These well -bread gentlemen are judges at Lon-
don's annual exhibition of bread and confectionery. Though
they- spend much time loafing on their job, they are still very
much in the dough.
CHRONICLES
GI,NGERFARM
A haat wave in October .
that is really a little too =chi
But'it is what we are getting. At
this very minute the thermometer
stands at 80 degrees—and in Ham-
ilton it is 85. Dear knows what
the humidity stay' be. Anyway,
there was enough dampness in the
air this morning to give plenty of
trouble. The ground fog was so
thick our neighbor couldn't find his
cows. That meant he didn't have
his milk ready when the truck
called so he said he would take it
down later. When he was ready,
he loaded his car with the milk cans
—and then the car wouldn't start.
He came over to ask Bob to give
him, a tow, Bob was quite willing
and left his ploughing to lend a
hand, but neither his big truck nor
the little pick-up was the least bit
co-operative. Fog is pretty hard
on spark plugs, However, by means
of cranking and a few other tricks
that Bob seems to lcnow, the pick-
up finally consented to start; then
it pulled our neighbor's car along
the road until it, too, began chug-
ging away; by this means, the milk
was finally delivered and everyone
was happy. Sounds rather like the
nursery story, doesn't it, where "the
pig finally got over the stile and
the old woman got home in time
to make her old man's dtunplings."
Remember?
However, this warns weather was
certainly ideal for those away for
the holiday week -end. Daughter
was home and was enjoying it. But
Partner was suffering because he
was wearing lightweight woollen
underwear aud was afraid to take
it offl But this morning was a
little too much so' I was rudely
awakened by a querulous ingiriry:
"What have you done with my
summer shorts?" The dhances are
by the end of the week weather
conditions will change and the same
voice will be asking, "Where are
my heavyweight longs?"
* * *
Just imagine, we have been liv-
ing here, at. Ginger Farm, for 26
years' And for 26 years I have
looked towards "the Mountain" and
watched its every mood. I • have
seen it dark and forbidding;. I have
seen it bathed in sunshine; I have
watched alternate light and shade
enhancing its beauty—int fact, the
Mountainchanges so often that
there are rarely two days 'in suc-
cession when it looks the sante.
And always I have heard of the
marvelous lookout from. that part
of the Mountain known as Rattle-
snake Point, but as yet I have never
been there. Twice I tried to find
it, but never quite succeeded be-
cause I could not find the trail
through the bush. But yesterday
at noon Bob said, "If you really
want to' go over to the Point, I'll
take you." He didn't have to ask
twice. Daughter and I both went
—Partner stayed home to listen to
the ball game—the World Series, I
mean.
So, after climbing die Mountain
in the car, and then following the
trail through the bush for about
half a utile on foot, I was at last
able to look down from the Point
instead of looking up, as I had been
doing for so many years. And the
view was grand. The day was not
quite as clear as it might have been
so that we couldn't quite see the
lake, but the autumn colors were
plainly visible in all their glory.
Bright green wheat fields and dark
brown ploughed land wore fn sharp
contrast, each showing up the
beauty of the other—almost in the
same way that a blonde and a
brunette often look so well to-
gether. We must have been viewing
some wonderful ploughing because
the fields looked just as if someone
had gone over them and drawn
straight lines with s. huge ruler.
Maybe it is a silly idea, but I
feel I have accomplished something
by going to Rattlesnake Point. It
seems to me one should know as
much as possible about the sur-
rounding country wherever one
happens to live. I felt it wasal-
most a disgrace to have lived
around here so long and yet have
to confess that I had never been
to the Point. After all, it is one
of the beauty spots in Halton Coun-
ty and has been a landmark for
generations. And then, too, as I
looked down from its dizzy, rocky
heights, I wondered what secrets
belonged to its past. Did the. In-
dians use it as a look -out? Was
tribal warfare waged on its slopes?
How easily, and with what dread-
ful success, a surprise attack could
be carried out from its rocky
heights upon any unsuspecting
tribe in the valley below. And what
about bhe name , . . Why Rattle-
snake? Is it because the trail to
the Point twists like a snake, or is
it because that area was known to
be infested with poisonous reptiles?
Probably many oldtinters are fa-
miliar with stories and legends of
Rattlesnake Point that have been
handed down from one generation
to another --stories and legends
which I should like very much to
know.
, Foundling—Nippy, the little gray squirrel, doesn't mind at 111
the fact that his adopted brothers and sisters are having the'r
lunch while he looks on, Nippy had his. He gets' to eat first
because he is something special in the kitty cat family, He was
found in a nest in a light pole by a lineman, taken home and
promptly adopted into the feline fancily,
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Tailored covers of green plastic
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COOKING TOOLS
Matched set of stainless-steel
cooking tools said to be designed
along unconventional lines for econ-
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potato creamer, narrow spatula,
"tu-prong" fork, food turner, utility
spoon, "ts-lip" ladit, and wall
hanger.
* * *
SAFETY LADDER
Mobile step -ladder with automatic
safety feature. Ladder is mounted
on ball-bearing casters for easy
movement; rubber -tipped legs come
in contact with floor when user
steps on it. This is said to prevent
rolling action, and possible fall, Is
made of aluminum -finished steel in
standard sizes from one to six steps,
* * *
PLASTIC FLOORING
Colored plastic flooring which is
laid with a trowel will set overnight
according to maker. Flooring con-
sists of two components, plastic
paste and powder, and when set is
said to be extremely tough and
resilient. Sections of flooring can
be cut up and easily replaced if
necessary, it is claimed.
* * *
TINY SOLDERING IRON
A pencil -sharp electric soldering
iron weighing only 2jA oz. can
be comfortably handled all day
without overheating. Power can
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main through transformer. Time
taken for the bit to heat to solder-
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TABLE TALKS
claMAtuaoeas
As you probably know, parsnips/
are at their best after the first hard
freeze. The low temperature
dhe nges the starch, in the parsnips
to energy -giving sugar, giving
thein a far finer flavor.
A look at the calendar warns us
that it won't be long now until it's
time to dig the parsnips and store
thein for eating later in bhe winter.
To store therm, just bury them —
fresh dug — in a cold, but frost -
free place, such as a box of sand
in your cellar.
it may be that yours is one of
the families that doesn't like — or
THINKS it doesn't like — pars-
nips. So today I'm passing along
three recipes which, if you give
them a trial, I tthink will help to
change that fancily belief. First
there's
Parnanip Patties
6 medium-size parsnips
5/2 cup light cream
2 thlsps, flour
155 tsps, salt
Pepper,
!Method: Cook parsnips in boiling
water until tender,. Cool, peel and.'
mash. (If the parsnips. have woody
cores, cut in half lengthwise, and
strip out the tough fibres). Should
make two cups. Stir in cream, flour,
and seasonings; shape into patties.
Brown slowly in small amount of
butter or drippings to get Mee
'crisp crust. Makes 8 patties,
4, * *
Next come parsnip chips, and
just last winter, these ware sampled
by several people who said they
were "parsnip -shy" — and they
simply gobbled all that had been
prepared,
Parsnip Chips
6 large parsnips
Ice water (or very cold)
Deep fat
Salt.
Method: Peel parsnips and slice
as you would potatoes. Let stand
in salted ice water (1 teaspoon salt
per quart) at least two hours. Fry
in deep fat (365° F.—hot enough to
brown an inch cube of bread in 1
minute) until crisp end golden
brown. Drain on absorbent paper.
Sprinkle with salt and serve. Makes
enough to serve six,
* *
Then, of course, there's parsnip
soup, some folks think it's just
about the best there is, especially
When made as
Cream of Parsnip Soup
2 tblsps. chopped onion
2 tblsps, butter
4 large parsnips
Celery stalk chopped
1 tsp, salt
Pepper
'2 cups chicken stock (or 3 cihick-
en bouillon cubes dissolved in
3 cups boiling water)
1 cup light Dream
2 tblsps, chopped parsley
Method: Cook onions in butter
until soft and yellow, Peel. and
slice parsnips. (Can use cooked
parsnips). Add with celery, season-
ings and stock to onions. Simmer
20 minutes over low heat. Put
through sieve; add cream and heat
through. Sprinkle with chopped
parsley, Makes 6 bowls of soup.
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somcething cheaper than mission-
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