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The Huron Expositor, 1949-02-25, Page 9x. r 'MAR 1949 0 Ti DURON By MRS. G. S. PEEL (Continued from last week) Gladys' next , remembrance of Mummie must have been quite a year later. The little girl bad a blue serge skirt and a sailor blouse of which she was inordinately proud, and she was sitting on the hearth -rug in the workroom play- ing, with Loo -Loo. Mummie was working the treadle sewing ma- chine, which made a nine whirring noise„ and Alice was tacking up the hem of a skirt at the deal table. Alice used to let Gladys pull out the tackings sometimes, and wind them round bits of pa- per "so as they can be used again.'' Sometimes t+lsd . sewed and 'bit off ends of cotton. "Don't you do that," Alice would tell her, "you might swallow it and it would wind round and round your heart till you died!" Gladys was ghestioning Alice on this entrancing subject 'when a door banged. "That door do bang something dreadful," said Alice. There came unsteady footsteps, the door opened and Mrs. Feathers, thellandlady, lurched in. Her face w>!l very red, and Gladys sat sitar- ing at her. Mrs. Feathers' face be- came still redder, and she turned towards the child, "Why d'you sthare a'me " she cried angrily. "Respec'able wo- man like me. St1 are at yer mar, who's no better than she should ,' beas is no widow " The rest of the sordid scene passed from the child's memory, but the words "yer mar, who's no better than she should be, as is no widow" were caught and held by the busy little brain. On the subsequent interview be - DOE OR BACK HE? Sitting in a draft—working in a damp place—wet feet—there are dozens of things which may cause a backache! But there's one way thousands of Canadians have found to help relieve this condition—Dr..., Chase's Kidney - Liver Pills. This effebtive remedy tones up both the kidneys and the liver— and brings welcome relief from pains in the small of the back caused by ':cold" in the kidneys. 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Fqr, ais Alice once Qbeerved, "two peoples can think a' lot .different about one and, the same thing." Silent, wearied Nettie :nodded asr tween Mrs. Barnet and her laud. lady Gladys knew nothing. ,Mrs. Feather., an obliging wo- man except ---as Alice expressed it —"when in drink„ and then a reel terror," had no wish to lose a quiet suit her better, counting nothing of tenant who paid her rent to the the extra hours of labor her day. Her information hada 'been, caprice entailed, gained it seemed from Annie, the And then suddenly out of the sluttish "girl" of the West Bromp- 'past loomed the landlady of the ton house, and as Fate would have St. John's Wood lodging. The struggle of that shambling drunkard, the landlord, to conserve some appearance of , the gentle- man's servant had come to an end. Three dreadful days of delirium had terminated the unequal bat- tle. The woman, gathering togetber the miserable remains, of her sav- ings, had come to lodge in Bules Street. The situation now became un- bearable to proud, reserved Mrs. Barnet, for her affairs were the property of the neighborhood. Ev- en the faithful Alice, made irrit- able by an unusually severe pain in her mysterious leg, when re- proved for puckering a revers, be- gan a confused story about people who lived in glass ,houses. Nettie dealt sharply with Alice, -who shed bitter tears as she pinned and tacked. "I can't think how I .came to say it," she mourned, "for goodness knows I never felt it. It seems, sometimes as if that leg of mine was an evil spirit as could make use of my tongue." In the end, Nettie came to the conclusion that she must leave Butes Street. For a time she had almost for- gotten the wires of the trap, but they were there. She dreaded to move too far, for her customers must be considered. Eventually in Notting Hill Gate, an upper part, over a little shop, close to omni- bus and underground was found; and Nettie decided that she would be her own landlady, letting the two rooms which she did :not need. It was Sunday afternoon. Nettie now a handsome young woman of twenty-nine, her face sad and a trifle stern, was stand- ing on the top .landing of her new home, while Gladys, with achild's love of noise and movement, ran from one room to the other, and then finding a loose board dumped up and down to make it rattle. More to herself than to the child Nettie spoke; "If I could let the two top un- furnished, it would be a help. When the business grows big, I'll want one for the bodices. Then I could keep the big room for the skirts and cutting. P'raps I'll be able to have a proper cutting table new. Gladys, don't you make that noise. Come along, we'll have to be getting back to tea." With the help of Father Jewett as reference for the rent, the new venture was started. Mrs. Barnet's customers followed her, so too did the repentant Alice, and soon the dressmaker became known in her neighborhood. From the first, af- fairs went so well that Nettie could afford to be particular about a ten- ant, and for some time the top floor remained unlet. Coming home from school one afternoon, Gladys ,found her mo- ther surveying the rooms in the. company of a grey-haired, beard- ed, spectacled man. Standing near her mother she stared at him with interest. There was a dignity and kindness about this pleasant -look- ing person that she liked. "They'll do nicely, I should say„ ma'am," he said, and his voice, like himself, was quite and refin- ed. "Then, I suppose, Mr. Burns," said Nettie„ "that you'll want me to do for you? As it is, I have a woman in to help, and when the rooms were let I thought that I'd have a girl by the day. Like that I could manage nicely." There was a little more talk and then Mrs. Barnet led the way downstairs. Gladys, feeling that here was one who would be' her friend, nodded her little red head, smiled and put her hand into that of her mother's lodger. "And what's your name, missie?" he asked, giving .the hand a little squeeze. "Gladys," said the child. After a little pause she added: "At school they call me 'Carrots' and 'Red Head' and things like that." She glanced anxiously at her new friend. Only that afternoon Letty Gorman had assured her that no gentlemen liked girls with red hair. M. Burns seemed in no way up- set by the information. He gave her hand another little squeeze. Mrs. Barnet interrupted her daugh- ter's confidences. "Then if it's all settled„ I could have the rooms ready by Friday. sent, knowing that she must.. work half through the night because Miss Jameson, having decided •on a round- deeojletage„ now thanght that a square -cut 'bodice . would it some relation of Mrs. Feathers' hps•band, "It's not .once in years as I .see her, and I'm sure as I don't care never to see her again. If you'll let bygones be bygones I'm sure I'm agreeable, Mrs. Barnet," apol- ogized a sober and repentant Mrs. Feathers. After that Gladys had another gleam of memory. Mummie al- ways put pins in her mouth, and so did Alice; therefore Gladys one day put pins in her mouth and proceeded under the shadow of the table to fit a lining on the much -enduring Loo -Loo. A pin sticking sharply into the unfortu- nate animal, it flew into the air with a•yell of anguished fury which naturally attracted the attention of Mummie, who after unstuffing Gladys of pins, wearing meanwhile a face of dreadful calm, smacked her daughter soundly and bid her on pain of worse punishment nev- er put pins in her mouth again. Gladys, sobbing under 'the table, watched •Mummie resume her seat, take up the navy-blue silk with the dahlia facings and feed herself with a new supply of pins„ while Alice, in a voice muffled by pins, asked if she should make ten or twelve button -holes in the delaine. This experience impressed upon Gladys a fact which she had long suspected — that it is an unjust world in which we live. After the pin episode Gladys' memory worked less and less spas-; modically. She could never re- member seeing her mother idle. Up in the morning, dusting, scrubbing and setting parlour, workroom, and bedroom in order; sewing, fitting, cutting, cooking the little meals— the work was never ceasing. Months passed and lengthened into 'years. Gladys was now a per- son of five, and went escorted by the small apprentice who had been added to the dressmaking staff, or sonletimes for a epecial treat by the fascinating Alice, to the Infant School near the. Green. The business prospered. "Mrs. Barnet was so clever, so business- like, one could depend upon her," said her customers. Troubles there had been of course. It was a sad day for &he little dressmaker when a lady—and if looks went for aught a "reel lady too," if Alice knew anything—employed Mrs. Barnet to make no less than three dress- es and a tea -gown and, then van- ished, who knows where„ leaving seventeen pounds' worth of work and material to be paid for out of Nettie's pocket. It was at this time that jam for tea became a thing of the past for Gladys, and bread and dripping took the place of meat or soup at dinner. 1 "Where's my pudding, Mum- mie?" asked Gladys. Mummie replied rather bitterly that Gladys' pudding had. gone along with a lady, three dresses and a tea -gown. "Was she hungry, Mummie?" questioned Gladys. " -- "Not as hungry as I'll be," re- plied Mummie very shortly. There were other times too when bananas, sweeties and jam were not forthcoming; Gladys wept, and Alice talked indignantly of those "'as robs the poor and keeps a hard-workin' woman waiting for THE McKILLOP MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO'Y. HEAD OFFICE—SEAFORTH, Ont. OFFICERS: Frank McGregor, Clinton - Pres. Chris. Leonhardt, Brodhagen, Vice - President. Merton A. Reid, Seaforth, Manager and Secretary -Treasurer. DIRECTORS: Chris. Leonhardt, Brodhagen; E. J. Trewartha, • Clinton; Harvey Futter, R.R. 2, Goderich; J. H. Mc - Ewing, R.R. 1, Blyth; Frank Mo - Gregor, R.R. 5, Clinton; Hugh Alexander, R.R. 1, Walton; Wm. R. Archibald, R.R. 4, Seaforth; John L. Malone, R.R. 5, Seaforth; S. H. Whitmore, R.R. 3, Seaforth. AGENTS: Finlay McKercher, R.R. 1, Dub- lin; E. Pepper, Brucefield; J. E. Prueter, Brodhagen; George A, Watt. Blyth. TOWN QF SgAFO.R..TR Tax Pre Payment e e t for 1949 �'.-,°.tc.:'ts �J def\ The Town of Seaforth will pay 4 per cent per annum up to Augusto 31,1949, on all Prepaid i&:rr 11)49,'! axes. Cer Wca . • s and full particular. may be obtained fr ig, 't1 Town Okkrkta ofnee• rn .the Town 'I 411. , D. 11. WILSON,, Treasurer. 94-44 oh'` V•k"h4!�.a`at#:i?ittbt%a�1'..- P'raps you'd be glad to have the Saturday to move in, and time to get settled on Sunday." And so it was that Henry Burns took up his residence at 64 Ban- ner Street, Notting Hill Gate. The lodger was a person of some importance in the local world the opener of a Building and Decorat- ing 'Wetness near by. He was a bachelor, self-educated, and at heart a dreamer and idealist. Pio- tures were his passion and wood- carving his hobby. Brought up to be .a carpenter he had saved money and eventually, .drawn by his love for Art, had Settled in London and built. ,up a business.. He had asked permission Of Mrs. Barnet to repaper and paint his. rooms, and a week later, Whey on Sunday Gladys helped her mother to take up his tea, shole6kedi round her in amazement. • To cleanliness she had always been accustomed; but hitherto her idea of a sitting~room had been formed on that of the par'1'a'itr,vi*ith its• centre table and chiffonier. ' "Oh; Mr.Burna, I do think dit'd C NA 0i PL O tV E . ABROAD by ELLIOT MOSES,* iNrector ONTARIO PLOWM N'S ASSOCIATION (This is the 'third of ik series of weekly stories which. Elliott 11Qses, a director . of the One, tario Plowmen's Association, is writing about the visit of Canada's champion plowmen to, the British Isles). Canadians Win Ireland Event B'ELFA$T. — Three Canadian Plowmen won prizes on Feb- 9, at the International Plowing Match held at Limavady, near Belfast, Northern Ireland, according to Canadian Press reports. More than 50,0-00 spectators watched the match. The winners, Alvin J. Mark, of Cameron, near Lindsay, who also won the Visitor's Cup, Robert Tim- bers of Stouffville, near Toronto, and' Rhys Basher' of Hagersville, near Hamilton, placed first, second and third, respectively, in their class which was one of seven ev- ents at the meet. They are three of the five Canadian farmers -who were awarded a trip to Britain at the International Plowing Match held at Lindsay, Ont., last October. In addition to the Northern Ire- land Match, the Canadian have been among the prize winners at two other British plowing. matches —the West England Champion Plowing Match at Newquay, Cor wall and the Empire Plow -i Match at la orkington, England. Ai - vin Mark and Rhys Bucher came second and third in' their respec- i.i, a classes at the West Englandd Match and Alvin Mark and Wil- bert McFaddin placed first and fourth, respectively, in a general purpose horse plowing class at the Empire Plowing Match. WORKINGTON.—Following the West England Plowing Match in Newquay, Cornwall, the boys and I toured the surrounding country- side before leaving for the Empire Plowing Match at Workington in the north of England, At. Work- ington for the second time within a few days Canadians were among the prize winners at a British plowing match. Our travels of the .past few days have accordingly given us an op- portunity to see and contrast farm- ing conditions in southern and northern England. Farming in Cornwall Adding to the charm and beauty of the Cornish countryside are the well -kept farms with their hedges and fences made of stone and earth with shrubbery growing along the top. Many of the hedg- es are said to be four or five hun- dred years old. We .were impressed with the size of• the Cornish farms, which seem to be larger than farms in other parts of England. The average is around three to four hundred ac- res. Each farm has four or five tractors aud. men to operate thein as well as. all the Latest types of farm machinery. The cattle are said to be good beef cattle and produce fair quan- tities of high testing milk, averag- ing about 4 per' cent. We had our first look at the Northern Devon cow, which is a popular breed in this part of the country. It is a very large animal resembling our Shorthorn breed, only larger. Stabling and large barns are not necessary yin Cornwall due to the uniform mild weather and this, of course, cuts down very much on the cost of operation. In the win- ter months, cattle are fed in the fields and truck loads of turnips, cabbage, hay and straw are spread over the fields at intervals during the day. Before leaving for Workington, we were entertained at a farewell dinner by -the hospitable residents of Newquay. The Empire Plowing Match We reached Workington the fol- lowing evening after a journey of 600 miles. Needless to 'say we were pretty tired but after a good night's rest the boys and I were up early and ready to start for the plowing fields. It was early when we reached the field but even so there were a good number alre/idy there, We could see that these English plow- men really take their plowing ser- iously. Later, we discovered that 65 had entered the competition. Our boys, using strange horses and tractors and competing against England's beet plowmen, were un- der a serious handicap. Realizing this and in an effort to make the events more competitive, the coins mittee suggested the classes they should enter. This of course was a wise move. The ground 'at Workington is quite different from Cornwall, be- ing hilly rather than fiat. So roll- ing were the fields that our boys in the horse-drawn classes couldn't see from cine end of the field to the other. The soil was different too. Instead of the light loam of 'beautiful!" said the child. Nettie looked too. She had nev- er thought much about roomsand furniture. The chiffonier she had bought because it was cheap and a convenient receptacle for pattern - books. The sitting -room of her lodger pleased her also—she knew not ex- actly why, but it gave her a senna; tion of friendliness, and peaee. On the plain green walls hung productions of two or three line pictures; the .glass over the man- tel antel reflected, a jar of tawny ohrys• anthemums; the floor was eoveredi with green felt; and before the fireplace ,lay a rug of soft dull colouring. Here • already Loo -Hoo had established -himself. He too liked the lodger's sittingaroofn, which was to bectrme;a haelr in which little Gladys Barnet spent some of her happiest hours, - (•C'eatihueYl Teat Week) the Cornish earth, the Workington soil wasdark and heavy and full of stones. Three tractors used in the test broke down: in the rough ground, Alvin Mark and Wilbert McFad- din, the .Salada horse plowmen, were entered in a small -general- purpose class and birth succeeded in winning prizes. Alvin came first and Wilbert fourth. Alvin had difficulty with his team at first for one of the horses had been yoked to a, plow- only a few da,ys 'before. However, after cut - ;ting his first six furrows, he was complete master of his horses. The tractor classes were more keenly contested, but our plows were so different that Rhys Bach- er and Bob Timbers, the Esso champions, were not in the money when the judging was 'completed. Need For Uniformity in Rules After watching two British plow- ing matches and checking on the types of plows used, I am quite convinced that we cannot expect too much of our boys until we either change our •plows to con- form to the old country type or have the boys come over a week in advance in order to practice with the plows used here. The tyke of plows used and the meth- od of scoring as compared with oars is so very .different that we work under a tremendous disad- vantage. . The Empire Plowing Match end- ed with the annual dinner at which the mayor and townspeople joined the farmers in honoring our Cana- dian party. The people here have been wonderful to us and I only hope we can do as much for the English plowmen when they visit Canada. British Plowmen To Visit Canada So far, owing to currency regu- lations, English and Scottish plow- men have not been able to com- pete in Canadian plowing match- es. Last fall, a team from North- ern Ireland entered' the Interna- tional Match at Lindsay and this was the first time that a team from the British Isles had ever competed in this Canadian event. Now the Empire Plowing Associa- tions has started a , fund to send their best men to compete in Can- adian matches. They have warn- ed us too, that they will be out to win and from the excellent plow- ing I have seen in this area, we would do well to heed their warn- ing. n our ,toum' 17f the Worki#l, district, we split into two group+ Rhys 13aoller, Wilbert Mel add! and 130 Timbers visited the (AV's' industries 'while Alvin lifhrk and l' were, taken; to 'fottr of th, public schools i o; sliow„ 9)i ,Alvirot'•s cusp{ 'filo dress of a Cs.padia y plowman, and in DV ease, am Indian ,opstume,: iixr, Moses was born at Oliswe1ten on the $ix Nation. Reserve near Prantford, Ont.; and is a 'member Ai 'tb ,l eiaware tribe). Aur boys are *earing' plaid. Shiite and, caps , to mato' and a S they are not warn over -here, the eohool children were as ranch at- traoted by them as they were by My Indian regalia. In addition to his plaid shirt and cap, Alvin is also wearing his home town (Came eron) hockey sweater with the crest Qn thefrontand the figure 13 in a large ,circle on the hack;' We were greatly amused • to hear an elderly farmer tell his friend that the number showed that Al= vin had been a prisoner of war, The boys who visited the indus- tries were shown through a ateeel plant and a modern woollen mill, The woollen mill is only partly in operation:, but when it is complet- ed the people say it will be one of the finest of its grind in the world. , Workington's biggest Industry is coat mining- We had hoped to go down into a mine but unfortunate- ly we did not have sufficient time. Tour of the Lake District The day following the Empire Match, we were taken on a sight- seeing tour of the famed lake dis- trict, which in many respects re- sembles our own northern Ontario country. We followed somewhat the same itinerary as last year's group and like them were privileg- ed rivileged to see a demonstration of sheep dogs at work on Helvellyn Moun- -o?SCRATCUI1G Relieve Itch in a Jiffy 7 -"Relieve itching due to ersema• ,mole athlete's foot and minor itch troubles. Use cooling medicated D. D. D. Proscription (ordinary or extra strength). Creaseless stainless. A Doctor's formula. Soothes .md calms intense itching quickly. 3Sc trial bottle Prov, o it—or money back. Ask your druggist (or D.D.D. Prescription. HIGHEST CASH PRICES for DEAD STOCK' HORSES, $4.00, Bch CATTLE, $4.00 each HOGS, $1.00 per cwt. 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