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Poor, innocent plant
MR. & MRS. ROY CONSITT
By ELAINE TOWNSHEND
The other morning I was
sitting at my kitchen table
sipping coffee and won-
dering what in the world .I'd
write about thiS week. A
plant on the window sill
caught my eye.
It's a simple little plant
with ribbed dark green
leaves on sturdy stems in a
mushroom-shaped flower
pot. It was a housewarming
gift, when I moved into the
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new apartment.
The giver didn't know the
name. Several visitors have
suggested several different
names, but I don't think
anyone laipws for sure. To
me, it's just a plant and a
good conversation piece.
Other people have plants
that resemble it. They tell
me to give it lots of light but
no fertilizer. They say I
should water it regularly but
shouldn't give it too much
water. To my relief, my
sister told me not to worry, if
it didn't grow much; hers
didn't,
As some of you may recall,
my luck with plants has not
always been good, During
the first three weeks, four
leaves on my new plant died
and I thought I was doing it
again - killing a poor innocent
little plant. Once the plant
became acclimatized to its
new home, however, it
perked up, and since then,
has even looked healthy.
A few new tiny leaves
replaced the dead ones. They
grew to a medium size and
then stopped. The plant
showed no signs of shouting
out more leaVes or growing
taller or flowering.
It seemed content to just
appear strong and healthy
and enjoy the sunlight in its
place on the window sill with
all the other plants,
It was just a small simple
nnobstrusive plant, until that
morning. I noticed
something different. In the
midst of the tightly-packed
leaves,, a light green spike
was thrusting upward. The
tip of the spike was white and
fuzzy. Maybe it's going to
flower after all, I thought.
The spike grew rapidly.
'Within a. few days, it was
four inches higher than the
tallest leaf and the white
fuzzy tip had spread almost
to the bottom. It sure didn't
look like a flower; it looked
more like a weed, but I
wouldn't admit that to
anyone but myself.
One of the peculiar things
about the spike was itg habit
of twisting and turning. At
night, for example, the tip
would be headed towards the
window, By morning, it
would have made a 180
degree turn and be facing
into the kitchen, almost as
though it was staring right at
a
On February 4, 1920 at the
home of the bride's parents
the late Mr. and Mrs. James
Atkey of Kirkton formerly of
Owen dound, their only
daughter Jean was united in
marriage to Clayton Hanna
son of the late William and
Victoria Hanna of Kirkton.
The marriage was solem-
nized by the late Rev. Arthur
brown of Kirkton Methodist
church.
The two flower girls were,
Mrs. Mel Kennedy pf St.
Thomas and Mrs. Mait
Hammond (Evelyn Routley)
of Sarnia. After a sumptuous
dinner the happy couple left
for Owen Sound and other
points north.
After living for a short
while in Kirkton, they lived
in Calgary for four years.
They have resided in London
ever since. They have one
daughter, Mrs. John
me as I sat at the table.
I felt most uncomfortable.
Plants are supposed to grow
towards the light, aren't.
they? Then why doesn't the
spike face the window in the
daytime and the table at
night?
In my mind's eye, I saw a
microscopic furry being in a
subterrain vehicle in the
depths of the mushroom-
shaped pot sending up her
periscope to case the joint.
Next day another spike
appeared. Within a week,
three new shoots were
growing. How many beings
are down there, I wondered,
I know what you're
thinking: "Elaine grows
more than ivy and violets,"
or "She wasn't sipping
coffee; she was sipping
leftover New Years' cheer,
or "She's got cabin fever,
beeen stuck in that apart-
ment too long." or "She's
really flipped this time!"
You're all wrong. And so
was I. A frienddropped in the
other day and shattered my
whole illusion. She had a
plant like mine. It grew
spikes just like mine.
"What do they do?" I
asked.
"They grow, turn white
and die."
What a disappointment!
McLauchlan of Lambeth and
three grandchildren,
Kathryn of Owen Sound,
David and Karen at home.
Saturday Open House was
held at Metropolitan United
Church, London where Mr.
and Mrs. Clayton Hanna
were celebrating their 60th
wedding anniversary. They
received many letters and
cards of congratulations and
gifts, etc, among them was a
plaque from Premier of
Ontario William Davis.
Many guests were present
from Vancouver, Toronto,
Owen Sound, St. Thomas,
Stratford, Sarnia, St. Marys,
Exeter, Woodham, Kirkton,
and the city of London.
IN HOSPITAL
Mrs, Frank Triebner is a
patient in South Huron
Hospital.
Her sail pair
mark event
Mr, and Mrs, Roy consitt
of liensall celebrated their
sixty-fourth wedding an-
niversary on Tuesday, Mrs.
C Consitt was the former
Ethel Zapfe and the couple
were married at Rialto,
Ontario by the Rev, John,
ston, of Varna assisted by
Rev, Richardson Of
Rilisgreen. They took up
farming at flillsgreen and
later moved to Tuckersmith
where theylived until moving
to Hensall in 1956. They have
two sons Jack, .Rensall and
Ray of Tuckersmith, seven
grandchildren and three
great-grandchildren. Mr.
and Mrs, Consitt enjoy fair
health and keep up on the
happenings of the village and
enjoy company.
Mrs. Mary Thomson of
Andrew St. accompanied
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Shier of
Kirkton to the home of Mr.
and Mrs.' John McLauchlan
of Lambeth Sunday where
they were guests along with
Mrs. Myrtle Hanna, Strat-
ford. Mr. and Mrs. Arvin
Hanna, Vancouver, Mrs.
Peterson, Owen Sound for the '
noon meal in honor of Mr.
and. Mrs. Clayton Hanna's
60th wedding anniversary.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ross
who are in Florida were
unable to attend. Mr. and
Mrs. McLauchlan are Mr.
and Mrs. Clayton Hanna's
son-in-law and daughter.
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