St. Andrew's WI Tweedsmuir Community History, Volume 3 1957-1972, p. 11

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/ , 4. 3* "When in the woods they unfortunatelv found the skull of a horse, whieh was used in ounishine boys. A besewood rooe was oassed through-an onenins in the skull, and it was huna around the neck of the naughty boy, who was made to march no and down while another bad boy was comoelled to drive him. The "tews" was unsoaringly used, and the grown men, if a lesson was missed. were ounished, not daring to question the authority of the teacher, The three R's were the most important subjects.” John S. McColl, Glanworth, contributes the followinq reminis- cences: "I well remember the long bright nights, when the qrea: fires blazed in the mud chimneys, mde of homemade mortar end ash slats, when friends and neighbors and the merrv young Deonle gathered in oleesant social cheer, and oiayed tricks end sang songs and told ghost stories till a late hour. There was also logging bees and dancing and fiddling. Sometimes the be? nines were used in the logging field to cheer the Hiehlend lads after a hard day's work. bometimes the Vonnaw chaos, when bringing home their cattle, amused-themselves bv fastening their hand sleds to the oxen with basswood bark rooes in a smooth ice track well beaten, which brought them home in short order. {he sugar season was a oleasant one for the young folks.‘ sass- wood swings were made bv running the bark half ‘ay.uo the tree and tvine the ends toeether. They also enjoved themselves bv chasing and hunting souirrels, Coons, ouéils and chiomunks. In soring and earlv summer when flowers bIOOmed on the sunny hills the music of the cow bells mingled oleasantly with the other sounds in the forest.

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