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Serendipity
by Alice Gibb
according to ;Erich Segal!, the ones university
professor who made his fortune with the bestseller Love
Story, is never haying, to say Yeu're MM. But, after
reading an antttology of lOye letters. eofiected. hY a British
writer Antonia Fraser. I've discovered that'Mciat people in
love seem to say they're sorry over and over again.
I bumped into Lady Fraser's book this weekend just
when I was recovering from my own shattering experience
of being rejected for someone else.
You see, it all started in Fanfare Books in Stratford,
where 1 was pouring over a children's picture ,hook, I
looked, up from the book. and there. not more than a few
feet away, was one of the Festival's handsomest leading
Ment the man who actually made women sigh when he
took off his shirt in one of last year's musicals,
Our eyes met and before 1 could think of a clever
repartee, the actor disappeared. But, fate intervened. and,
ks.s than a half hour later, as 1 was going into a downtown
mall, the same actor, even handsomer than before, came
toward me, his arms filled with books and plants,
Not about to let my second opportunity slip by, I stepped
forward, graciously offered to hold the door open for him
and waited for our eyes to meet.
Now, if this encounter had been in a Hollywood movie
like Segal's Love Story our eyes would meet, we'd fall
instantly in love, I'd throw up my glamourous life as a
weekly newspateereporter and off we'd go into the sunset
(or at least down to. feed the swans at the Avon River).
'Alas, life isn't like the movies, As I was still holding
open the door for our leading an some other strange
woman called out his name, rushed up and kissed him on
the cheek and the two of them completely forget the
doorperson - me. Oh well, so much for romance. I let go of
the door foot, and it hit the both of them.
- LOVE LETTERS
But if romance is missing from my life at the moment, it
wasn't missing from the lives of many ofthe lovers in Lady
-Fraser's book, For example, there's this letter -. "I beseech
you now withall my heart definitely to let me know your
whole mind as to the love° between us; for necessity
compels me to plague you for a. reply, having been for
more than a year now struck by the dart of love, and being
uncertain either of failure or of finding a place in, your
heart and: affection ... "This is obviously the letter of a
man much in love! The writer was King Henry VIII and the
woman Whose love he is begging is-• Anne Boleyn,
Unfortunately, although the lady ' prudently avoided
becoming the king's mistress for six long years, she
survived as his wife only a. short time before he cast Anne
into, the tower, began flirting with Jane Seymour and
finally had pbor Anne beheaded. -
One of the most touching letters in the book is written by
an ordinary soldier named Bert Fielder and his words of
love, although the least flowery of any *the book, ring the
Lo
'Always you are both in my houghts thls Wife and
young son), 1 think of you both in that little kitchen laY
yourselves-aad PM know that you are thinking of me and.
wondering perhaps. if you will over see me come back,
again. every night at nine &Cloak out here V, hieh is seven,
o'clock in England, I think that it is the boy's bedtime and,'
always can picture him kneeling in his cot, saying WS
prayers after Mummy. But "Cheer up" my Scrumps. this
will all end soon and we Shall be together again ,and carry
on the old life once Mere,"
.one of fate's strange blow's, Bert Fieldwas Millet/in,
1915, shortly after he wrote this letter home ind there is 00,
TOON of what happened to his. wife` or on after be was
gene.
Later in, Lads. Fraser's book there's one other brief
passage frein One (If Bert's letters home. At the bottom of
a letter be adds a short postscript to his Wife ' P. S. Please
don't cry so much when you write next, it makes them
(the letters) ia an awful mess."
ROMANTIC IDEAS •
Now one thing Lady Fraser's book points out. through
tn0 letter S she chooses, is that not everyone's idea of
romance is the same. For example, a famous socialist,
Rasa Luxembourg responds to a gift from her love, a fellow
socialist like. this "I kiss you a thousand time for your
clearest letter and present. though. I have not received
It. You simply cannot imagine hew pleased 1 am with
your choke, Why, Rodbertus is simply my favourite
economist and I can read him a hundred times for sheer
intellectual pleasure..." Which proves, I guess, that
some people in love find a book of economies as romantic
as a bouquet of long stemmed roses.
Another man who decided the practical rather than
romantic approach might be wises:a as Pierre Curie, the
French scientist welting to Marie Sklodovska, the woman
who eventually married hint. Deciding that his declar-
ations of love weren't having the desired. affect. Curie
writes, From the scientific point of view, on the contrary,
we may hoperto do Something; the ground is solider here,
and any discovery that we may make. however small, will
remain acquired knowledge." It must have been
arguments like this that won Marie's heart - the couple
married and later discovered radium. .
Thomas. Carlyle. the historian who wrote on a variety of
subjects and his wife Jane Welsh Carlyle were married for
40 years but they spent much of that time apart, with
Carlyle .travelling to research his work. Letters were the
'only way they could keep in touch and here's an example
of the letterwriting art they practised.
"1 hope the Seaforth Post -Office will exert itself, and
endeavour to be punctual on this occasion for' once! (riot
our Seaforth, but Seaforth,ScOtland) I send thee 'a poor
little card-case,.a small memorial of Bastille -day, and Of
another day also very important tome and thee! My poor
little Jeannieno heart every wished another more truly
Cli
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414.44Y baPPY rettirtia'. or if '.hapPY =WM* are not in Aux
vocabulary then 'wise retartia% wise and true and brave,
whieh after all. are the only happiness as 1 conjecture, that
we have any right to look for in this segment of Eternity
that we are traversing together, thou and, 1. God bless,
thee. Darling, and know thou always, in spite of the
.ehimeras and delusions that thou are dearer to me than
any earthly creature." Wouldn't anyone like to receive
letter with a declaration of love like that?
Bt* the most emotional letter in the book was written in
the second century by a Roman boy named neonwho
produces anote that was short and to the point.
"That was a fine thing yolt did, to send that fine present
of beans. They kept me in the dark at home on the 12th
when you,sailed. Please send for me. ff you don't, 1 won't
eat Or drink, Good.bye." Tim letter was written to Theon's
father, butsince no known reply exists, we'll have te guess
whether his pleas had, any effect.
The' love letters in Antonia Fraser's book aren't just
between men and women - there's a moving one from
Thomas More to; bis daughter, and from Lewis Carroll to
the small daughter of a friend and; from °sear Wilde to,
Lord Alfred Douglas. •
One of the great joys in reading these letters is that you
know they don't require an answer. But I still disagree
with Erich Segal - I think love does mean having to say
ypu're sorry.
The Alb& Is Invited to
attend*he
Annual
1.0.0.F.
DECORATION
SERVICE
Sundoy,
June 24
t2 p.m.
AIRDS' CEMETERY
OPEN HOUSE
Ernie' it Vera
•CF1ICH
wish to, halite. relatives,
'Mende ik siellighlmtura
to disk . •
Weddint
Anniversary
at •
'Ont. St. tridted Church
, Clinton •
oil •
Sunday June.24
Froes.2 to 4:30 p.m:
BST WISHES ONLY • ,
• . .
MOIRA COUPER, NDP
HURON -BRUCE says:
Thank you!
for your many courtesies & increasing our
support during the iecent federal election.
Please accept our invitation to a
FAMILY POT -LUCK SOCIAL
Friday, June 22, •
at 6:30 p.m,
at the Couper horne, Bayfield
Vulrolarr 9r orriold spaid 01 Ilirer3forst, tr OM,
BOX OFFICE OPINE ATII:NIP.m.
FIRST SHOW AT DUSK
For Informottonehome
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Festival
The Seaforth Optimist
Cleb 'handled over S13,400 at
this year's Spring Festival
held in. the Seaforth arena on
May .
After paying, expenses of
510,272, as Well' as fees for
the two bands who played at
the event, the club ended up
with a profit of 52,275, There
was also 5495. worth of
liquor left from theevent,
Ken Coleman. one of the
festival organizers, reported
only 600 of 800 tickets were
:soldfor the roast pork and
barbecue supper at, this
year's festiVal, which was
doWe from last year.
The bar take was also
lower than last year, with
56,500. in bar proceeds.
M. -Coleman 'told the
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Tickets $12 couple Supper 6-8 Dancing 9-1
Sponsored by Blyth to "Bluewater
Lion's Club Playboys"
For tickets call Blyth
523-4551 or 523-4545
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Optimist Club members he
expects they will see some-
thing a little different next
year. He said the club is
considering co -hosting a
three day event with another
charitable organization in
town.
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,:$01715.
Pieces of Theatre', the
SDHS Drama Club's first
presentation of the year
mixed tragedy, mime and,
farce for a delightful evening
Of theatre.
Although the high school
has had drama clubs in, the
past, the last theatrical pres
entation at SDHS was the.
play "The Mouse that
Roared" four years ago. Now
some of the talented actors
and actresses at the school
have taken to the isoards
again.
The first presentation in
Pieces of Theatre was the
moving death scene from
Shakespeare's Julius Caesar',
in which the Roman; emperor
is assassinated by a number.
of his senators,
Caesar was played by
Terry Gould, and the two
leading assassins, Brutus.
and. Cassius, were performed
by Francine Visser and
Marion Hunt. Caesar's loyal
friend Marc Anthony, who
later delivers the moving
funeral oration, was per-
formed. by Liz Duke. Other
members of the cast, some
playing multiple . roles, were
Sharon Thompson as Cinna,
Carolyn McClure as Casca,
.Doris McClure as the sooth-
sayer, Bob Thompson as
Trebonius and. Popilius,
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played by Cathy Meidinger,
After the tragedy, the
drama club switched to light-
er themes, with series Of
five mimes worked up by the
students themselves. The
Robbers, about a theft for
some unique contraband,
starred Sharon Thompson
and Doris McClure, The
habits of schoolteachers were
ribbed in the' mime The
Centrefold, starring Terry
Gould. and Cathy Meidinger,
The tough world of compet,
itive sport was highlighted in
The Boxers, with some artful
footwork by Doug Geddes
and Bob Thompson. Thejoys
of being a wine connoiseur
were studied in The Wine
'Tasting starring Carolyn
McClure and Francine Visser
and an unwanted younger
brother was the subject of
The Rejection, with Liz Duke
and Kathy Caldwell. ,
The students tackled a
more difficult piece of the-
atre in a scene from Edward
Albee's contemporary play,
The American Dream. Kathy
Caldwell was a convincing
Grandma, Doug Geddes
flexed his muscles as The
Young Man, and Carolyn
McClure and Bob Thompson
were appropriately "hate-
able" as Mommy and Daddy
f hirccebZw.101 0edby poris
worker,Mrs:
a NowIjt tl eif Edwardmor ed A f fib ec t let st
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fathom,,, it Clotten and the
Dragon provided the audit,
ence with a faree that its
pure fun.
waTshpel,acyeewdarbdylyBSobThom
Sir Clotten
was
and the wicked witch
Eiaknight'snbegwsquireTeThou
Gournld.
The
was Doug Geddes and the
Fair Maiden was Cathy
Meidinger, Sharon Thomp-
son played the role of Wanda
Special credit should be
given to the sound' effects
person who created a, con -
who ienrcsionng wahodrcargeoante,sd roaas rcoash-
the audience had ever heard.
Pieces of Theatre provided
an entertaining mixture of
drama styles and the audi-
ence couldn't help but hope
they'll be seeing more from
the drama club in the future.
The cast were assisted by
directors Cal Caldwell and
Julie o w
Joanse s . Wilmaunable Vant�
a ttDeynkd,
the perfortnance, due to ill-
ness, also provided valuable
backstage assistance. •
,Let's hope the SDHS stage
will provide us with some
more entertaining theatre in
the future! '
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SATURDAY
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ENTERTAINMENT
featuring the
CHARLES ECKSTEIN SHOW
'with comedy and music and dancing to
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eaforth Community Centre 9 -lam. Admission $2.50
SUNDAY
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Seafarth Agricultural Park Raceway 2;30 p.m.
Admission:. Adults 2.5O,
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Children..1 4 and under,51.50.
THURSDAY
JUNE
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Admission tickets available from area Wintario outlets
L OTTER.Y. DRAW and
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TV show fecituring Fred Davis and Faye Dante in person as it is broadcast
from Seaforth plus area variety numbers
Seaforth Camrnunity Centre, ' Doors open at 7 Admission $2.00
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Dancing Entertainment Luncheon
Seaforth Cammunity.Centre 9-1 pm. Admission $6.00
Tickets at Bob & Betty:, Vincent Farm Equipment and
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