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' YOUNG JERRY LEARNS THE HARD WAY

i Alas, it is so often so. The hardest word to say is "no." -Old Mother Nature. Young Jerry was Jerry Muskirntkl son. He was out in the Great World. Anyway. that is how he ieitl about it. It means that he was no. longer living at home. He no long- er was told what to do and wliaty not to do. He was finding lilo.-0' things out for himself. Thing-" learned that way are remembered- longest. but sometiines the learn- ing is very painful.

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listened. He was sure that he would know a trap when he saw it, and that he would see it ii there was one where he went. This night Young Jerry wits visiting ii plat-e wiivre he had been bctioiwi. it was ii little way up the Big Rl'v't'l'. lt itilS the sort of place that Muskrals love. and several lli'Ci'l ihcrt-. He had just found Sflrlleihillg that made his mouth water. Hr lll1lli'i'i. tasted it yet. He had Just smelled it without getting quite iii-.ir enough to touch it. His misc toitl him that it was very: very good to eat, and he wanted

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' He llked to room up and down Laughing Brook.

taste lust as good as it smelled. There Just couldn't be anything wrong with anything that smelled as good as that. He could trust his nose. ' Young Jerry moved just a little bit nearer to the carrot. He was almost near enough to reach it. By stretching his nose as far as he

to Pill. it. The only reason he didn't

.tiy to pick it up at once was be-

iriiusc it was iiholiy new, and ever

Young Jprry had iieeiii warned that it would be bctter not tol leave the Smiling Pool. No traps: were ever set there. Out. in the: Great World. which in the case. of Young Jerry was out along the

Big River. there ii as danger of lolcl log he uas on. This old log layi

traps.

But Youni: .lcrrv was not sziiis-.

tied to stay in the Smiling Pooifa little path Just a few feet from V”

He liked to roam up and down Laughing Brook and to explorel

along the Big River. Being young.lit should be. l-lo saw nothing out

he had not yet Iii-ed thrnugha trap- ping season and knew nothing i about traps. warned about them he hadn't lialt.

slntie he hiiri boon very small he had liccii tiiiiclit not to be too trii-Ilul of things that were new.

It was a piece of carrot that was tcmptiiig Young Jerry. It was tasteiicd to a stick just above the

partly in the water. and partly out. Young .lcrry had come to it along

tho wzitcr. Now he looked with the greatost care to see that all was as

of the way. nothing wrong. He saw no reason ill iho worlri

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ion Hall. Grafton Street, 0

above Annual Meeting.

OF QUEENS COUNTY" Annual meeting: will be held in the Cziiiiidlaii Lcg- ;

at 8:00 P. M. Poll Chairmen arc rcqucsincd to arrange for the attendance of accr

NOMINATING CONVENTION of the Second Dis- trict of Queens will be held

OONSERVATIVE IATION

rot. Ho um sure that it would

ll Monday, Novciiiiicr 9th, edited delegates. in conjunction with the

REAGH BAGNALL, President.

Charlottet-

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ATTENTION P. E. I. INNKEEPERS

Don't forget your annual meeting.

Tuesday. Nov. 3. 1953

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why licl When he had bPClliSll0l.lldll'L take that piece 0! car-

could, he almost touched it. One more step. or at most two steps, lwoud bring it within reach. He iwouid have to step in the water. lbut he didn't mind that. Of course lnot. All Muskrat.s love water. For ljust a minute longer he hesitated. lTheii he took ti step. at the same 'time reaching lor that piece of carrot. A tr-rrible thing happened. lA pair of rriicl jn-.is leaped up, and bbcti him by one leg. My. how xthose yjaws hurt! Young Jerry isquealed with pain and leaped into the water. That dreadful thing that had leaped up and was hold- ing him so tightly by the log went back itito the water with him.

1. Young: Jerry was hurt. but he

suits Iriciitcncd even more than he

uas hurt What was this dreadful athing that seemed to be trying to

ibite his leg: ntf? Never had he seenl

illllyllllllg like it. and of course never had hc Ielt anything like it. He ti-icri to swim away, but

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:1-TE GUARDIAN. CHARLOTTETOWN

ALBERTON WK 1.

Twelve members and two visit- ors were presenrwhen the Alber- ton Women's Institute met at the home of the secretary, Mrs. Ar- thur Wiikie. Mrs. Joseph Cal- laghan presided.

The School Committee reported orders taken (or fish oil cap- sules and iilms shown for the school children. Regret was ex- pressed that films requested for this showing had not been re- ceived in time. The visiting Committee reported 27 home and 15 hospital calls. The Hall Com-

mittee reported -an rentals. It was decided to have the hall cleaned.

Letters all thanks for treats

were read from two charter mem- bers who have been ill, and a let- ier lrom Miss lphlgenie Arsenault expressed thanks for assistance with the Red Cross Blood Donor Clinic. It was decided to send a contribution to the Jubilee En- dowment Fund. Mrs. Eric Cor- belt and Mrs. Earl Atkinson were appointed to investigate the possi- bility of having a First Aid class organized.

i The annual meeting in Novem- her will take the form of a tur- key dinner in be followed by a iiusinsiss meeting. Arrangements will be made liy a committee comprised of Mrs. Atkinson, Mrs. Callaghan, Mrs. Corbett and Mrs. iweeks. It was announced that iniembersliip fees for the coming year will be 35 ccnis. The roll call .'wil be answered with, "What I would like to see. our lnstilutc accomplish next year."

During A social hour contests and games arranged by Mrs. Ev- erett Shca and Mrs. Gerald Roo- lncy were enjoyed. and refresh- l'llCl'llR were served by the host- less. assisted by Mrs. Eric Corbett

:and Mrs. Clayton Travers.

.couldn't. ,1-Ie crawled back up on ithe log and tried to pull away. He couldn't. Young Jerry was learning the hard way about traps.

BRAOKLEY W. I.

The October meeting of the Brackley W. I. met at the home of Mrs. Lcslic Prowsc on October 14 with 11 members and one visi- tor present.

Roli call was answered by each

member passing in article for white elephant sale. Mrs. Jackson. Mrs. Pierce and

Marion Younker were appointed to pack and ship woollenl. It was decided in send S1 to the Juhilne Endowment Fund-.

New C0nlmillPPS were appoint- nri: school. Mrs. Biatch: sick. Mrs. Jacksrm and Mrs. Stewart: program, Mrs. Seliirk and Mrs. Jackson; lunch. Mrs. Bryenton and Mrs. MacKay. Roll call will he answered by each member paying lee. '

Mrs. Willard Prowse invited the nicnilicrs to her home for the annual November meeting to he held on the 12th. After some

AND AVOID DELAY. discussion it was decided the NORTHUMBERLAND Institute have a cake sale to raise money to be given to the

FERRIES LmnTEDv church. Mrs. Willard Prowse. was Charlottetown. 1'. E. inland appnjngpd in we abnut gem";

m a place and do the advertising.

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