a EDUCATION LEGISLATION-1963 Summville sounds a dull little place, but really it's lively exciting little community, gok any of the folk around here they'll tell you. 14. Actober 59. The Conversation. "Good morning Farmer Brown. "Good morning to you, ait, replied the falmer in a very alow, lazy way, (air, meaning the schoolmaster) "And how's the farm going?" all asked the schoolmaster. Well, it's goings obtight, but use an extra hand, I could gets me down know, having to do all that work on my with you own, it is. mean I'm not one to complain, but you know how "Yes I know," said the schoolmaster, knowing full 70 ! well that the farmer can't who enjoys quite the man work. "My, that bus is taking a while!" "Years it is, but I ain't in a rush, are you?" replied the farmer who always sicyor though he had all the time in the world. ده having "About this council?" said the farmer, "When are we a sitting?" "On Tuesday week," replied the schoolmaster rather paroudly. "I'm going to complain. terrible transport system," said the farmer angril raising his voice. about this "all right, old chap, no need. to fly off the handle, remarked I the assuringly, schoolmaster reah here comes the :bus now. They boarded it together, and it was soon out of sight. Good OUR 3rd. November 1959. OLD FRIEND HELPED By. Our own local reporter Devondale. November 3rd Eaveryone in Mrs. out village knows Pike, as she is one oldest how of its inhabitants. We also know just lately, she has been getting a little out of hand. Af course S whe there is a is cause for this, ninty years old and rather feeble, and I might add, eyesight is very bad, and her children het mind you, quarrelled could have got to with know, and win the confidence of dear old Mao. Pike, who has тро diprated so many times even her friends. (as you might call them.) I shall tell you. It all started when Well, now, Mrs. Pike was having one of the rare viaito from one of her daughters, dusan, and her husband Michael. had decided to take her dusan daughter Carol, who is eighteen months old, on a picnic in the country, for which she required a rowing boat. Now Susan at rowing, but she was not very good also very was $ independant, and would not allow her husband, Hickart to help her. They eventually reached rowing, and a quarter of an were picnic which Susan had prepared. After they had eaten, and brusily tidying edge of river. Oh no, whe too frightened even to sooner had she heard the thought, her heart pounding with fear. She was move, she had become speechless. No the on an elderly the edge of the river by woman, baby was nothing more. a could a There was not understand daroghters. one thing Ausan how this woman, total atranger, had reached her When at last the found her presence s her tongue and recovered costante, she rushed towards her baby and When they had introduced one another, they all went along to Mrs. Pike. |