Once the children came up from the cellar through an outside hatch. They neglected to close the top, and a cow that was grazing nearby, fell through the hatch, and landed in the basement. Some men in the neighbourhood were summoned, and they put a rope on the cow, and pulled her to the surface. She ran off into the field, no worse after her ordeal. There was a motor in the building, that the boys tried to put outside. They tried in vain, but couldn't move it. They were having lunch, when their brother, Ray, came in and announced that the motor was outside. It is still a mystery to this day, as to how Ray moved the motor all alone. Jim Whalen , a neighbour, came over one day to borrow some soap. This man loved to tease the children. He put the soap in his mouth, and started to chew. The children watched in awe, as the soapy suds protruded from his mouth. Cliffy still remembers this incident. In 1962, at the age of fifty, Bernard, was visiting his friend, Lester Carpenter , in Montague, and helping him with some painting. He suddenly became ill and died. In those days, one didn't call long distance, unless it was necessary, because you couldn't afford it. The night before Bernard died, Cliffy, who was working in , came ttTvisit his mother and persuaded her to telephone Bernard. It was one call that she or Cliffy never regretted. Now, Francis was left alone with nine young children still at home. The family allowance and some social assistance was all the money she received. She was able to cope, with the help of neighbours, relatives, and friends. In 1977, Francis died at the age of fifty-eight years. Jimmy and his brother, Ray, continue to live in the home today. ^_==. 30