In Port Dover
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Saturday Night Dance
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There were always Saturday
night dances at the dance hall down at the lake. Edna and I used to go
down together. This one Saturday night we went and there were not very
many present. We sat like wallflowers for a while and then this farmery
looking fellow came up to Edna ans asked her for a dance. They got out
on the floor and he said to her, "They're aren't very many here tonight,"
and she said "Nope, they're aint." and that was the sum total
of their conversation for the rest of the dance. Needless to say, we went
home in disgust. This is not the end of the episode, however, We sneaked
into the side door and quietly went to bed at 9:30. The next morning after
breakfast Mother and I were washing dishes and I said that we were going
to go to the movie theatre. That night. Mother said, "You are not
going anywhere tonight. You didn't come home until three o'clock this
morning and I'm grounding you." I was so mad that I took a dish I
was wiping and smashed it against the wall and flounced out of the kitchen. |
Running Away
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In the afternoon Mother went
shopping with Grandma. I packed a suitcase and ran away. I was picked
up by two young fellows in a sports car, and they took me to St. Thomas.
When I arrived there I went to stay with a special girl-friend of mine,
Elma Strickland.
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The Chase
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Mother and Dad were sure I had run
away to Pete McNabb, a chap I had been going steady with in St. Thomas.
They were afraid I was going to get married to Pete. Dad high-tailed it
to St. Thomas. I was not with Aunt Clara, where he thought I would be
, so he went to see Pete. Of course, Pete didn't even know I was in St.
Thomas. However, as fate would have it, my cousin Frank saw me on Talbot
Street, talked to me and found out that I was staying with Thelma. The
cat was out of the bag. So Dad took me back to Dover. Edna upheld my story
that we were in early from the dance and peace was restored. Relations
were strained between my Mother and I for some time. |
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