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hens behind--(the sounds of drunken cluck? ing) . And every one of them was balancing with their wings. Papa turned to Mama and he said to her, "Effie, what happened to the hens?" (The sounds of the rooster and hens)--vou know. And the boys took off, through the house. They knew what hap? pened. They knew what had happened-- they'd given it to the hens in? stead of...! Oh, my golly, I'm telling you--those two inci? dents , I never could for? get . We girls got up and Is Fds ri taobh nan aimhnichean thSid seachad sios gu mall, A ta e ga mo thredrachadh, (from the gu min riidh anns gach ball. 23rd Psalm)) Mama taught us that. And there was another one that she used to (have us say) for a quickie, that she was in a hurry to get us Josie with 3 of her sisters. Left to right: swooshed them away from us so Papa wouldn't see them any more. Oh, golly. But my mother knew what happened. (Your mother was lenient.) Oh, yes. Yeah, she was wonderful. She'd let them do any? thing, and let us do anything, too, you know. She'd always--she used to say--of course she'd say it in Gaelic, and it sounded funnier in Gaelic--"I'm not in this with you." She'd always say, "I'm not in this with you." God bless her.... I have a little Gaelic prayer my mother always taught us: Is e Dia fSin a's buachaill dhomh, cha bhi mi ann an dith. Bheir e fainear gu'n luidhinn sios air cluainibh glas' le slth: She'd come up? stairs , put the younger ones to bed. But the older ones Kitty, Bena, Annie (see page 23), andJosle. would go to bed by themselves. But all I can remem? ber is us going around (her) on our knees in prayer with her. And she'd put her hand on our shoulders, sort of--you know, on our heads. And she'd have a prayer with us. But to come upstairs, no. She didn't have the time, really and truly. Even when we'd go to bed, she'd start to set her bread. Maybe she'd be another hour down? stairs doing things. Stone's Superior Homes Ltd. Mayflower Blall • 800 Grand Lake Road (P. O. Box 1659) SYDNEY, N. S. BIP 6T7 '' 564-9095 MOTOR HOMES Citation Sterling TRAVEL TRAILERS Prowler • Citation • Glendale • Bonair At STONE'S SUPERIOR HOMES Quality &: Craftsmanship Go Hand in Hand CflOW VAN f00 ' LiSS's'ed ''''''' prjr/ Restaurant ''''' OPEN DAILY 11 A.M. to 1 A.M. FRI. and SAT. till 2 A.M. SUN. till MIDNIGHT fijViNT" Major Credit Cards Accepted iy' Gift Certificates * Ample Parl

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