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ihertif ckttitma children ure ulwuy iinxioni lo celehrute olinitimis in the traditional manner the import of christinus seems to rub olt on them in 11 way which mystifies the older generation and priniih nostalgic memories flooding buck oneteucher in u school asks her sevenyearold churpes to write an essay euch year with chnstnius as oie topic unhampered by too much knowledge the children hud u knack of getting right to the point one youngster for example told of the yuletide customs in england to celebrate he wrote they sometimes chopped off the head ol the biggest bote and curried it around on u platfer mistletoe lor another youngster was u danger sign it meant watch out for slobbery girls to him one budding author chose the druids as his subiect i dont know who they are he wrote but wherever they are i wish them a merry christinas and thats wliat we wish you at this tune we dont know who you all arc but wherever you may be we wish you a merry christinas sugar and spice l mttt jrss editorial page cjitohal wotej use of plastic in automobile manufacturing is increasing at the rate of 10 per cent a year the uveruge 1q car contains 90 pounds of plastic and probubly 1 00 pounds will go into next years wiring bumpers ami fuel tanks are three new ureus where plastics may take new over holiday lighting around town has brightened the long grey days bet ore christinas merry christmas to you too do not press alcoholic drinks on guests who will be driving he a friend lirst then a host hurrying drivers are reminded by the ontario saletv league that speeding doesnt save time it you dont get there seersucker is the name ol a type ol lihric it is also a name lor the lellow who believes completely in a fortune teller pkette frw the paat scout band potid for thte pttturtabout 1916 baaida stathamt bak thop now th homa of mn lucy edwards walters on church st in th from row are an unknown laatffcr ray aonaw eddj landaboroogh roy brown adam orr lloyd forba in the hack row fwd waran jack kannady joe hyrwk lloyd maaatei scoutmaster moore rudolph sjpiefvooaf bill robartaon georoe soper and tom savage dont vmi tlaie uel lititl heiansr ytm didnt iu in isimis i ml hum us this yimi 1 1 wasnt llii exhu tuppence im stamps hit unly visihle sien ol ihe just sourly ll was 1 shaikh 1 1 k ot tunc in dticinhrr my witt was up to lifi ears in essav with 1 pie- hiistm is deadline kirn wis up lo hers in practising lor her performer degree in piano and ive he en snowed under the uuial assortment ol and hero activities lhil eveiy diy every week make ine less alraul ol point t h l i utti 1 iu an idtol i ottered to type my wiles essays lot hci afler shed written them did you ever try to type with three pinners and someone hfcathmu hotly down your neck there was nothing sexy ahout that hruiiliiii she tisl wanted to make sure i didnl alter a word a uininu or a tuolation matk in thil de ithkss proc she thinks she knows more ahout punctuation thai i do hilarious and i told her so ahout even 1 iniuutls i d snail all right type the darn llune yoiirsel and stomp till and shed snap how anyhody who writes a column ljii typl as hadly as that is heyoiid nic and so it went it took at least three tunes as lone is it sin uld h ive i ins was nlil in the midst ol that annual dehailt ol pie- hnstnias exams an event that makes the honest teacher leel like handing in his resignation heeatise alter markme the kids papers he knows that he has taught nothing whatever in the tall term i xcept mayhe some had grammar altei llus ordeal ils pie isant lo look loruard to holidays june to relax re id contemplate gird up ones loins and say ihe heck with it lis the kids who are stupid not n if only tins can one lace the long billet winter itrm not this tune iherelwj- tvping uites essays marking eam papers trying to eheer up kini lor her tlunk in i reneh i nougli one might sa on op ol the regular chores oh no cry the i ates ihat hud is still too cock leis leally stick it to him and they did ms car tor which i pay die hank sk a month in perpetuity was the target right in the middle di that cold snap and those hlizards it began to act like a hamstrung mule ll wouldnt go at all except when i didnt need it and when it did it not only limped hut coughed xcvf again drivers who led that nostopping regulations in cities are tough might think about this historical note in ancient ninevah where roads were sacred posts were plated along the processional way inscribed royal road let no man lessen it it was decreed for this way that anyone who parked a chariot or other vehicle along the road should be slain and his body impaled on a stake before his house did you ever liy to gel a low ruck at midnight in a lliai have you pone out tluee mioininps m a row alttr having your hillcty charged fully turned on the key and gol t raigh taigh rargh rargh spul rargh largh tough rargh rar rt liner licensed mechanics and at least mi amateurs old me h was ihe automatic choke ignition ihe points tin plugs ihe carhuretor the allinitter the tachometer or whatever ihty meant as much to me as the past perfect subjunctive p u tic i pie means to them i thought longingly of my grandfathers u import it ion oddap nell we aint home yet i replaced everything ihey told me except thai lotlcn tittle plastic thing you scrape ihe windows with and it still runs like a horse willi the heaves so im not dreaming of a white hristmas or a yule log or wassail or jolly guests ihe only guests around our rwate this holiday season will he a hunch ol toieigners my wife will he entertaining a pthcentury derman philosopher herr hegel who iv duller than a dish of mashed fieas my daughter will he consorting with a mnch of bohemians called mecthoven hach oranados and dohriam ill he the one with the apron on doing the dishts or vacuuming or i might even le the one mi the bus headed for the airport and acapulco willi the joint account however no reason to he grievin in the holiday season as kirn might put it in one ot her songs hugh will he home and well have sonic jolly chats about his future as a waiter winch he is now you have a good one anyway with all my heart or whats lelt the agon free press phone 852010 6utinit and editomt owk tuuuwd ui lt71 md njfclnlui wry vftamuttky l v wllluta ii aium ow u of tk 4udi auiu ul cuiuujmn ik cwfcl uj 0u 4difituf rtt am rani 1 ti i 1j1j u pjbu m aaju jaff ut cwudj hit t til tuuanui ujfur isjji fht tu4ast r n ids huthtmts imuu cuu uii kmj ohum biiw hiu utritu i ifrtjiaj ifc tuadiitum ilui ui ikw wi j f frihlft nu ihi put tut tj iw g trj at- lu04 ilu twi inthir wtefc imuwtb 1umju tat iijniiiry wui u w tlufj lur but iim fcilf if i tlu 4muw uilf w pj tat w tmj tfrti rui lm uw at wriun i mrwuj pt di m wnn w u adtuh4 m mmlf 4uf lo uu hd dui fc uutoftta m tm ium du a oai pjbtuut back issues 20 years ago 75 years ago lukcii ikimi tlict iutid ol ilia tici iicm illlllmlilv dctonillor 10 imh aiiiiiii him clillclmii ol acliui uml illklikl niudu hid idiky ihoulid lliolr 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1icb llnil liesli hddl or u hcef tongue tender let it cunl ihen chop it fine with one puuiid suel one hulf peck upples iwn uuifiils cuiruntk one pound citron sliced lull ounce ol powdered cloves ulltpice cimiuiiion und yinyei three pints ot tweet cider one pint of mudeiru wine hull u pml ol hruudy with ciioukii wugui to sweeten lo your luste hut will nuke u luitjejur lull by hartley color when yoo get older more cynical pcrhapt und u little thicker between hie ejrt you look buck on the long rows uf imstmus duyt which luve pjived down hie uvenue of yeuri und wonder why you cunt recjpture the uwe und wonder you felt us u child muybe youve gol u big tinny chariot in your gurage u split level house a turkey in the oven j tree in ihe corner a pretty wife adoring children u good jub and all hie amenities of life including a stack uf bills yel theres a nagging douhl youre missing nut on something really important slick glossy magjines luve told you hut unce youve uuiuired ull hie iruppingt of affluence youre in theres beer in the fridge liquor in ihe cupboards and youre eating off 1 ngjlsti china why arent you us liappy us that kid over on hie corner whos gut virtually nothing youre just an ordinary working stiff you slaved o get the things youre supposed to be enjoying the kids have got warm clothes ihe wifes got a fur coat you pay your bdls on time try to keep out of hock gjve 3 few bucks to the leu fortunate what the hecks wrong with you yuu can remember back ul the depression when it wai a real struggle for the old man to put food on ihe table lei alone buy you something for chrulnui yel he always managed to have something under hie tree for you lie didnl know whether hed lie working ihe next week but there was usually a chicken or a goose ui the oven at christmas when you played hockey over on ttie pond with an unbreakable slick purcliaiad with a hard earned quarter you had i utons or simpon s catalogue lucked in behind ynur socks as shin pads hiey were great except for the big gjp between your skjtes and the book that was the limit of your equipment i here was no limit to the fun you had maybe you got a sleigh for coasting down the hills since bob sjeigfis were popular then and lumber cjieap laige famdies bought a long hoard two large bolts and uime wooden blocks one sleigli at the front end of the board and another l the lad end made j handy conveyance for gelling the whole family down ihe lull including mj who hung on for dear life vowing u was the last tune theyd ever get her on that contraption you made much of your own fun in those days you had to there wasnt the money for expensive presents and lets face it there werent as many temptations to spend it on ll would be a mistake lo uy just because there was no money and work hard to get thai there was no misery tlsere was lots of il illfed ill clothed children rampant diseases and a lot less medical knowledge for ihe doctors lo treat them the point from this look back down memory lane is that people were liappy then in spite of all hie drawbacks and hazards here we are with much of the stuff money can buy and most of us arent enjoying ourselves at much us they did then t are we overorganiud overzed overindulgent and loo cynicaj or docs the memory only pick out the food tlmai and erase the worry and fret