The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-24
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Bet your last thin dime on
country school kids. Children from
the Bullet Hin School have made
another trip to the New York
Worlds Fair and they have paid
their own shot, The youngsters
give various entertainments
through the year and spend the
proceeds for their recreation. To
Mrs. Pauline King, Bullet Hill
teacher, goes much Of the credit
for the independence of these
youthful citizens, Any project,
whether II be q journey to n dis
tant city or the painting Of land
scapes finds lively interest dis
played by Mrs, King and her as
SociateS. II we had few Mrs,
Kings on our school board, per-
haps the average educational
facility here would improve as
much as Bullet Hill has since she
came to the valley OF the Pom
peraug,
The Ladies' Auxiliary Of the
Veterans OF Foreign Wars plan 70
give dance ut the Community
Hall on Saturday evening, May rs,
with girl orchestra furnishing
music. Tony Candida expects 10
do the tango, or what passes for
that intricate dance hereabOutS,
Veterans and their ladies win trim
the light fantastic but all hands
will cease firing when Tony
smilingly takes the floor. Candi-
do served overseas with an infan-
try 0utiit that always claimed the
artillery fire was falling short.
Much Of his agility Is directly the
result Of trying TO dodge 75 shells
heaved his way by friendly guns.
Tony can dance and, n he were
In France now II would take
more than u Hitler offensive 10
gain ground along tho western
front.
Nate BeardSley has tapped the
last barrel of 1898 cider and Is
now facing the necessity OF SAM
pling the 1899 vintage, Visitors
from New York State will soon
arrive TO bid for the Devons and
TO tell tales over q friendly glass
In Mates kitchen, Among the
newer innovations ut the Boards
ley Farm Is q Nova Scotia head
yoke. This eontraption Is inter-
esting but not practical,
That head yoke at Mates farm
Is typical Of the way foreigners do
Job, They always 70 far out Of
their way TO get results. Mates
oxen would go on strike u he ever
dared hook that chunk Of timber,
on their horns, Cattle pull best
with the load on their shoulders,
not on the eyebrows, yet foreign.
crs have tried for years TO adapt
the head yoke 10 agriculture, Per
hapS that's why EuroDe II 10
backward about everything IN
Guiding the preservation Of civil-
iXatiOn,
Egbert Norton OF Todd Hollow
stopped or ut Mates last fall TO
borrow q yoke OF DeVons to haul
out timber on q job near RON
bury Falls, Nate allowed that
little exercise would do his stock
good, so he let the hopeful Paul
Buny0n take q pair, They worked
through tho winter and hauled
out logs faster than the mill
could saw them, Norton trend to
slow them up but 1t was no 80;
Whenever he tried TO prevail upon
them 10 take 10 easy. they Just
hung their heads IN shame. De-
Vons mt Mates place Just don't
know how to loaf, Neither does
Nate.
Did you ever n0tiee the way
Nate sorts out cattle? One paS-
ture will he set aside for the bull,
another for lady-like red COWS,
and one for the mature draft
Devons who have been worked
and showed and photographed
until they don't nav much attcn-
ton TO outside folks any more.
But the pasture we Hike most Is
the one nearest Mates window
where tho young stock grases,
fights, and surveys the brave new
world. Rugged little red devils,
these youngsters are always play
Ing, always Matching up some sort
Of trick 10 work on Nate or
Percy, and meanwhile growing fat
and saucy. Jolly Nate sits In the
window and watches these young
creatures at their play and later
nj their work. Many miliiona'res
we know have less beauty In their
front yard than Nate Beardsley
has In n barn meadow set aside
for q calf pasture. Mates divi-
dends are sure and safe, no mat
ter what the European situation
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