THE "QLERDIAN.

I By Thornton THE HAPPY FAMILY

Happiness you often find I: in truth a state of mind. -Old Mother Nature.

The fourth and last bzthy had been Carried by Mrs. Happy Jack Squirrel from their old hninc to the new one. She was a tired Squir- rel. She was all worn out. Those babies were not big rough to do anytlhing for them it? except to cling arotiiid her tkk when being carried; but thry re too big to be carried oas.lr. alone was enough to make - lCl'.V. V0” tired. But on it couple of trips she had to run. (l()(l;29. and climb to save her min Lip and the lives of the lmbzcrs. It had really been :1 very terrible experience. At the very last she had reached the old home inst in tune to save the last baby from Prowler the Blacks snake. I4 was a wonder she had any ilE2'lCs luit.

Mrs. l-lapp.x .i.tt”.; ivlt 'lS if she never wanted to we that old lionie agoiii. But she did see it. In tact. he made several Hips back to it.

You See nus new hm” had no bed'iH9 MW”-”-V mm M ('n'"b 3 m”"- 'l'hei-e wasn't am linhpxer family ill 'HlalH T116 last CM'd. Ulfntd 11? 10

those .

W. Burgess

days alter reaching their new home. they got their eyes open. You know they were born with their eyes closed. And they were still closed when they were brought to this

new home. Now that their eyes i.were' open they were becoming imore and more lively every day. It wasn't long before they were ink- ling turns at peeping out the door lat the woiidertui Great World out- lside. Sometimes they 'taking turns. You see. the one who was looking out would be scilikli. ;and would have to be pushed away :50 that another might peep out. Then one day while mother was zi-

tiy, one of the little Squirrels be- lt-aine very bold. lie crept outside. Tor ii long time. he dug: his claws ;il1l0 the bark of the tree and just held on. At first he even held his ibreath lest he fall. But little by ihtiie he felt more and inure sure jot hzmselt. And when mctlier lturned. he wag Sitting in a crotch in! that lice ieeiiiie; very prcud and hold.

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l Bl" Whe” "WWW mid mm W R9;li:nie. site worried for (car some-Eberiand was dealt the East. hand house and do it.

rbnck into the right away. he didn't feel so bold.

didn't like-,

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Day after day coated little Squirrels bout near the doorway.

pla yed a -

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I That tree over there in the ltireen Forest. which just then was

itu those. young Squirrels all of the

C-rciit World, was a happy pizit

lDay after day the Ioiir-gi'a,v-coiit-i

ied liitie Squirrels played about incur the doorway. Over and over yuiother warned them not to go fill ifrom the docruay, and to :l1W.l)S run into the house it aiiiybady they .did ilol know ilDI):"3l'Ed. Never hav- Vila lgiixzwn diiiiger. they didn't .ltii.)w the nieriniiip. of rear. Tiicy were not afraid. and they cuuiciirt tiiidciutaiid why inotiier worried over them. And niotiivr did worry. Every niiniite they were outside lthe hole in the tree which was their

thing would iiappcn to tiicni. But that didn't spoil her happiness.

ding in it, and or course she want- and he herd ms breath Mme he an we Green Forpst

ed a good bed for those babies. So as soon as she was tliorougihly rested she went hack to the old

h0m0 50 S01 591110 "V 919 13.Cddi11iI- cf the others because they did noti . . . . -. - , 13 11.95! 1-; D k 1 she made several mm. She didnwidam to do the mmg he had dentEimigilhrllirsglegxu agiiiiiotl him he . 1 C . ie it e. ho ding what

mind these too niucli. because you see she had iiotliiiiz to worry a- bout in so Mr as the bcdd.::g she was carrying was concenied. anything happened to put danger she could drop that bedding and forrzet it That she couldnt do when she was enr- rying one of the babies.

Those babies urrw last. A low

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was doing it. When he got back iinside he was once more bold, He boasted of his daring. He made tun

E However it u'aFii'l long before all four or the little Squirrels were lciimbiiig about in that tree. Such pretty little folk as they were! frhcre were no prettier children in .ali the Green Forest. Motlicr W12. very, very proud of ihcin. Of .course. she w0uicln't have been a :real mother if she h.-icln't been proud of them.

DANCE

Now tiiid then Happy Jack paid lihttn :1 visit. They iidinired him. They (llC.Zl'l know he was their

and because he kept h.s coal looking so nice, also his l:irz hll?ll)' tail. You see. iiicti'.ier didn't have time to pair muc-h attentioii to her coat nnd she looked ratiier licrlixiczled. But

piiicsw in that tree.

wlt(:g”t1irr iiirrn was a lot til htip-'

i Shamrock Notes , Mr. S'LllllCK .Vini'o has iietirly Icoiiiplcteci a new house.

Mr. and Mrs. Wm. MacDonald Innd iaiiiily of five sons. Mr. Don iGillis and his sister Mrs. R. Nichol- ismi spent Siiiiday at Villatze Green. igitesxs oi Mr. and Mrs. Claude

i players Join the ranks each you'-

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By Jauphlno Cnlborhon

AN OLD FAVORITE 4...- Tens cc! thousands of new bridge

a gratitying tact!-and there are always a' great. many players who want to know about the most tamous hands of all time.

Usually. the request is for the Duke of Cumberland hand. and. in keeping up with my yearly custom. here it is again:

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This hand is siippased to htwe. oc- yciired "WEN back in the days of lwhist-a game played the some as tpresent-day contract. but with no ;blddillg and no vulnerability. The liege-nd goes that the Duke 04 Cum-

mnd it he was. the dealer was un- luiuubzeciiy .2 iigiit-fingered gentle-

;determinc the trump. "happened to line" a club-and thereupon south lziclclresseri his Grace with the pro- position that he. South. would win 'Iwe would now count 32 points in :ilig'.l cards. 7';- honor tricks, was lunderstandafbiy outraged at the sugqestion that he couldn't rtake 8 trick - and it very subs istaniial wager was the outcome.

Well. his Grace was scan a wiser but poorer man! He didn't and couldn't take a trick. South simply ruffed three diamonds in the North hand and finesse-d trumps reltrbst twice tiirougli His Grace. then picked up the Duke's last trump and claimed the rest of the right-card dianioiid suit, winning 13 tricks.

For would-be pranksters at con- tract bridge. the most i'un to be had comes from letting East and West monopolize the bidding for

CHARLOTTETOWN Bringing Up Father,

JULY 32. 1953 .8? George McManu.

MNGGIE HAG XN AFTER

THE KITCHEN SINK! I'LL SURPRISE HER AND t 90 IT TODAY!

ME MPTWOVEARSTOFN

I oowr an Amn-uue

KRONG mm THIS 3INK-

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I'LL TAKE )OU To

By Bob Gustafson

three or four rounds (depeiidin on . their own enthusiasm and bidfiing mjk ROOMAND , v ugmy ' proclivitiesl. and then. when the " 1 iltibbergastbd East has obviously settled izpmi R contract. to make the bland bid nf seven clubs on the South hand. East's violent reaction to this call can be imagined! However. in the inleruts of good.

liorton.

Mr. Earl (lzirnett of Rose Valley tlias bouzht ai1ntll0i' larni and a new tractor. Mr. Gzirnett camc tin Rose Valley from Mt. Stewart -live years ago and has since built 'a new house and barn. The coni-

.;ili:i:(iity wishes him the best of clean Spam it is to be hoped. of 1 ' yny course. that nn one will otter poor

. .. 1 Mr. and Mrs. Angus M. Mar- East i' 'mgel'

-Donald, Mr. Hnzeiidougliart oi lslianirock visited Village Green

at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Claude 1 Horton.

K. of ti. BOYS CAMP itoimi nusnco

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THURSDAY. JULY 23rd

MUSIC BY ALF McKEAl”VH.1' ADMISSION 50c

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Since the dawn of man. hall has taken a yearly toll despite efforts to combat it. Annual hail loss of the world is about szo0.ooo,ooo.

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King Of The Royal Mounted

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TEEN-AEE ARE NO7 WHAT TNEY UGID 10 II

FATDOEH I I THOUGHT

6t-ITKNEO. HERE'S ANOYHER ARUCLE THAT SAYS TEEN-AGER6 NOT WHAT THEY USED TO 35, ER.

lT5 ABSOLUTELY RlGHT.