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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1985-09-11, Page 6„ Page 6—Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, September 11, 1985 jowly, , An4- 4 Y1 t7S1 Mf.< VONM s'AOitige. i1. t0117 4.1ealatzet 282 i:Vigratk "The Sepoy Town” BLUE RIBBON AWARD 1 985 VT: RIFIC.0 CIRCULATION PAM Thomas Thompson ft James Friel Pat Livingston Joan Helm Merle Elliott -Advertising Manager -Editor General Manager -Compositor -Typesetter Subscription rates in advance: , 9 6." Outside Canada $45.00 9 3,5° Outside Canada $43." Second cIas g. no. 0847 SenioiCitizep • Advertising is accepted on the condition that in the event of a typographical error 'he. riorti,-,n of the advertising space occupied by the erroneous item together With a reasonable allowance ft of be charged for, but the balance of the advertisement will be paid at the applicable rates. • Optimism • for report The MacDonald Commission has finally released its long awaited report and although analysis is guarded as • yet, there is a real sense of excitement and optimism with the 2,000 page tome released. - The excitement and optimism in the report are definite- ly well placed: nothing less than a blueprint for the next • century for Canadians has been outlined. The report examined virtually every aspect of Canadian society with its unlimited mandate and our country can • only' benefit from the analysis. There are some areas for concern. The commission • comes out strongly for free trade, in fact, in many cases, it seems that measures outlined to correct the drift in the social safety net established over several years by several governments are designed to support this major economic • premise. UnemployMent benefits would be cut by one sixth ac- • cording to the report, universality, one of the treasured elements of Canadian social security, would be done away with -in graduation which would stop government • assistance for a family of four at the $35,000 mark. No more baby bonus and no more guaranteed income supple- •ment. • Instead, the commission .suggests simplifying our • system by allotted a base of $13,690 fora family of four re- • quiring assistance. It is believed the current programs which would be scrapped by the /Move would pay for the guaranteed income, though there is the warning that mid- • dle and higher income families will feel the pinch of the new society. • In a move to reduce the federal deficit at a rate quicker than the one currently advocated by Finance Minister • Michael Wilson, personal taxes would be increased. • Many of these moves are to fund the economic backlash • expected with free trade. • The commission also notes that the Canadian govern- ment would be faced with pressure from the American government to alter our tax system and pressure to back American foreign policy. The report is an impressive piece of work by the corn - mission and could conceivably change, Canadian society if / - its recorntnendations are even selectively adopted. But the three year wait for the document is only another step to choosing a tonafortable and independent future for Canadians. ' •- With school opened, the old games played at recess the year before by youngsters deter- mined to use their time to the best advantage possible are drawn out again and played with slightly better results. The boys at Lucknow Central Public School had a couple of basket- ballgames going with the two nets available. • Steve Follis of Lucknow practices some pass- ing during morning reeess. • Allan Livingstone and Anne Murdoch • walked through the night. At first they took the sixth line north, but when they reached • Mono Mills, Anne led the way westward ,along a well used 'pathway towards the 'rapidly. growing- community • of Orangeville., • Can we no stop and sleep a wee while?'" Allan asked the girl. "Och, no. It's too cold. We must keep movin' tae hold thehwarmth in our bodies. "But ye hae a blanket, and if we huddled together, w,e'd be warm enough," the tired • lad said. • "A bit too hot I'm thinkin'," the girl said sarcastically. "Ye must be daft if ye think ye can trap me as easy as that!" • "If we're tae make our ain Way together hae taetrust rrie," Allan §aid in a hurt tone of voice. "I'll trust ye," the girl replied in a flash. "I'll trust ye tae keep ye distance until ye've put a ring on mi finger. All men ate the same, mi mother told me. "Annie," she Said. "Believe me when I tell ye that a man:s wicked hist hae no conscience." Se ye 'See Mister Livingstone - 1 dinna intend tae put temptation in ye way!" They passed through Oringeville'just as dawn was breaking. Roosters were pro- • clairning their supremacy over their feathered kind and farm dogs barked at the two figures as they passed by. When they were well into the bush once more, they stopped to eat some of the food which • Annie had, purloined from home. It wasn't much - just bread and cheese. They wash- ed it down with the cold waters Of a creek: • During the day they walked wearily on- wards, but as time went by, their'stops to rest became more frequent. "At the next big farm, we'll seek work," the girl said. "And dinna, forget - I'm sup- posed tae be ye're sister!" • Their hopeful place of employment was bigger than they had expected. There must have been more than two hundred acres of • cleared land, On the gateway was the im- pressive title "Glen o' MacDeugal" with the name of the proprietor underneath - "Colonel Sir Alexander MacDougal". O Coming down the driveway was a horse and cart and the young couple waited until it reached the road. They wanted to ques- tion' the driver about the caviler and the possibility of finding •work.' The man brought his horse to a standstill and seem- • ed quite pleased to have the opportunityuf talking to strangers. His accent wasob.' viously Irish. • "Tis sure that I am, the Colonel will find yous work - he's always after looking for servants. Nobody stays long. here - not if they can help it. He's a miserable old cuss, so he is - thinks he's still in the regular ar- my, but he is only the commander of the local militia. But yous know what them Scotties is like..." • He stopped talking abruptly when he suddenly realized the young couple were Scots. His face turned red with embarrass- ment and he hastened to make mends for his indescretion. "No offence intended - 1 am sure yous people are different from the Colonel. What 1 had a mind to say was he is a bit of a hard old gentleman. If yous keep a civil tongue in your head - he's all right to get along with." The Irishman decided he had said quite enough. He urged his horse to continue and reltictantly, Allan and Anne made their: way up toWards the large hotite. They went around the back of the building and knoeked on the kitchen door. When it was opened, they were greeted by the delicious - smell' of roasting beef and a •matronly woman with a warm benevolent face. "Mercy me, whatever do you want this time of the day?" •, "If you please ma'am," Anne said in a most respectful tone of vciice. "My brother and I are lobkin' frae work." "And what kind of work can you do?" the woman asked., Allan felt obliged to reply but kept silent when Anne prodded him not too gently with her elbow., "We can do /ahribst anything around a farm," Anne said. "Milk the cows, work in the fields -anything ye hae a mind free." "And What about horses? The Colonel is very fond of his horses. Can you handle them, growl them and stable them pro- perly?" the woman saidlooking intently at Allan. • "Of course he can, ma'am," Anne replied on the lad's behalf. "My brother and I were raised on a horse breeding farm," At that mement, Allan Livingstone feared tor his future with such a braten, ly- ing, scheming lass!