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HORSE DAYS And later in the same year: We have noticed companies of ladies and gentlemen enjoying the exhilarating exercise of horse-back riding. On Thursday, 16 equestrians set out together. We believe they enjoyed a pleasant evening. We refrain from mentioning little incidents such as dismounting to look for buttercups and daisies. and leave our readers to imagine the high order of horsemanship displayed by the party. Around Paris, where the size of the communities was smaller, the habit of regarding trivial happenings as momentous events was common as late as 1913. In that year, the correspondent for Gov- ernor's Road East sent items such as the following to The Star- Transcript: Mr. Ernest Clump lost a valuable horse the other day. Mr. Levi Boyce intends purchasing a good driver this fall. J. D. is wearing a 30x40 smile these days. Yes, its a bouncing boy. Congrats John! What is a certain grey horse doing tied to the fence post before a certain house on the back concession? Do you know, Myrtle? Or aren't you telling? Mr. Robert Lowe says that Crozier's strawberries are the sweetest he has ever tasted. Sure thing, Bobbie. Jack Johnson of Paris is harvesting with Fred Kitchen. Jack is a first class man. Keep it up, Jack J. B. Clarke has hired with Mr. John Weir. John will get them up on time. A Young man who evidently does not know the ninth command- ment made a most unenviable record for himself recently. Such a despicable action as he was guilty of would be bound to recoil on his head. Teams Ancient and Modern. 217