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4 Real Estate Show Place Dec July scorched sandy soil was nothing lolt in except a muddy pool of walor The stone sides wore green with slime hovered in hordes Water thai necessity life which we took lor granted had become most important factor lor survival Anxious eyes looked skywards for any small dark cloud which might pro ml so an to the drought We made endless journeys to a small of water wo called a crook and scooped up the precious liquid Into buckets to carry It five or six hundred yards to tho house Tho old well has just about had biscuit I told Angus Do ynu think we should consider drilling for water He thought for a momont and know ho resented my Interference as a greenhorn I was not supposed to know anything about wells Nope he said decidedly that cost a fortune at least three or four dollars a loot Might drill a hundred feet and still find nothing Ho gave mo an authoritarian look emphasized by a Jerk tho head Wo ave know what down there he said pointing to the earth Before we dig a spadeful we know As ho limped away he said We need a wltchor I What In world is a wltcher I called after He stopped in his tracks wheeled around and almost spat at me A Mister Smart Ass is a man who can find water an I gonna git a so I ami It was final and I looking forward to mooting the superior being who was to the Hungry Hundred with an abundance water The turned out 10 bo a littlo Irishman called 0 Riley Ho looked like somebody out of Disneyland almost a leprechaun His speech was the music of the old sod high pitched excited and accompanied with wild gestures This O Riley said holding up a forked Stick was taken from a wonderful tree in Donegal He waved it through the air in majestic fashion like a wizard performing a rite It has the magic of the little people in us fibre I holds stick like this and I walks in a straight line When gets over water it turns and twists in me hands a mighty powerful it is This guy is full of blarney I told myself What does he expect now applause You vo got to be kidding said in total disbeller Riley took on a hurt expression and Angus gave me one of his keep yor mouth shut looks Since his demonstration had loll me completely cold tho Utile man gave all his attention to Angus Would you be a litlteshot something as a starter a drop of petrol to fire the power Angus his head in the direction of barn He glared at me without speaking but his eyes said who needs you anyhow They walked away from me little man still gesturing and talking excitedly and Angus limping and skipping to keep up with him 1 could picture the scene inside the barn Angus producing a bottle of whiskey from Its hiding place and the crafty little making mental of where the treasure h3d been concealed Angus was not a regular daytime boozer but I guessed that O Riley would as much the liquor as Choose your neighborhood There is a long string of decisions whin decide to Dion Will rent or buy The suburban versus the downtown apart merit At the tall end of these considerations is one that often get the attention it deserves the neighbor hood The environment outside your door can prove as porta n I to your contentment as the one inside So what should you look for No neighborhood will make you happy if you have to fight your way to work or shop ping If you rely on public transit find out lis frequency and reliability it have direct routes to your office And what does It cost If you drive how congested is traffic It is a good idea to do a dry run of the routes during rush hour If you have to pay for parking check out the costs Si hook for your children art i major concern An loinlcd within iosj walking distance If not is then Most importantly what is the guul ity of the education l is a good idea to question school authorities Grocery shopping should not be a major excursion Where is the nearest store Well maintained and sidewalks neighborhood a pleasant place to live Take a good look around to sec if homes are kept up It also wise to check the price of the home you are interested in others in the area and look into the neighbor hood zoning these factors affect property values Angus generosity would allow It was about hall an hour later when Angus harnessed the team to a squeaky mowing machine set out to poor looking hay on the south ton acres proceodod to perform his antics In the general vicinity of barn During my trips between the creek and house with a couple of battered buckets saw the Utile Irishman walking back and forth with his hocuspocus slick Whatever ho was doing ho seemed to bo happy his work stepping lively and whistling through his teeth As the wore on however I saw less and less of Riley suspected that ho was drawn more to the hidden liquid In the barn than the precious water below tho earth When ho did appear from time to lime he was no longer capable of walking In a straight line He an unsteady course across bewitched earth Eventually his mysterious powers and ho strength of his legs deserted him completely and ho slumped beneath an old chestnut tree After my final trip to creek I concerned myself with tho welfare of O he was not in any painl Ho was sprawled on his back with his moulh wide open Lost in blissful sleep he snorted and blew a noisy tune his loose dentures moving with the music liko two rows of yellow organ keys When Angus and the team returned from mowing I was sitting on the verandah Angus stretched some life back into his painful joints and limped over to mo His shirt was clinging to him like a wet rag and his was covered In dust Where O Riley he snapped impatiently Ho lying underneath I answered trying not to laugh out loud Did find water he asked hopefully No I said a lone of derision but he seems to have found lots of whiskey What do yer mean talk sense Angus was hot tired and getting madder by the second Go and look for yourself I said your miracle man is as drunk as a skunk The name friends recommend to friends 59 T A EXCLUSIVE HORSE FARM PICTURE YOURSELF IN FRONT OF A ROARING FIREPLACE ON A COLD WINTER S NIGHT I mm bull bedroom site pit on Inn cininc I In in arid bam Also on no col is small barn suitable fo tour or wo pi feci Askin Cull cor ill ye ir Ask Call Our Aichbnd COUNTRY ATMOSPHERE ACTON A LIVING BARGAIN S50 900 Tl backing farmland placn from livi room OWNER WANTS TO MOVE THIS WEEK MAKE US AN call Ths woll kept bi L disport din room novo and lliiough out obi I ion plonso call MILTON TORONTO LINE Coast Coast Estate Service MAIN ST MILTON Open to Sal oast to Real t state