The Washington herald., 1921-07-31
A Judge BroWn Story Talk

would all meet again and would
open and read what each boy
| promised he could do and each boy
was to report what he had accom-
plished.
When the thirty days came around
all boys were there accompanied by
their mothers and three fathers ac-
companied their sons also.
Before the boys could report one
of the fathers said, Pardon me
Judge, but ! just want to know what
kind of a court this is. Ny boy has
been running around and it's been
mighty hard to get him to help me
with the garden and lawn. The day
he was here, he came home and
told me to leave the lawn and
| garden alone, that he was going to
take care of It and didn't want me
fooling around and telling the men
thar helped him. He said he
wouldn't help me but he would do
the whole thing or nothing"
open my envelope. judge" said
| Frank, the son OF this man.
"I will take entire care Of the
| garden and lawn and tell the folks
not to bother me about them any
more"
We'll did II, Judge. Father
thinks I'm working him in some
way. but 1 amt, you just tell him
So"
Then the father looked proud of
his son and told me that they had
the best lawn and garden in the
neighborhod. and that he told Frank
that as long as he supplied the
house with vegetables he could sell
what they didn't use"
81 made SO so far and dad will
tell you l amt asked him for a cent
this whole month"
That's right, Judge, that's right"
said Franks father and then turn
ing to me he said, Great game
you're working here. Judge, great
game"
It's a game, Mr.. Father, but not
great game. just a simple game
of starting boys to doing the best
thing, for they are bound to do
something"
The other boys were anxious to
prove they were good for some
| thing boys. Two boys built a boat
and after the meeting they insisted
that 1 go with them to the Jordan
River and have a ride in the boat
they built.
One boy invested his money in
| chickens. built a chicken house and
was very proud that he had three
hens with chickens and expected
some more to come out that very
day. I'm going to raise broilers
and sell them to the Elite Res
taurant. Mr.. Mead, the proprietor.
has contracted for all l can raise"
was Jimmy's report of his business.
| John was doing several things.
raising pigeons. rabbits. two dogs
and having started a little garden.
rather thought that Johns
mother in her keen anxiety to keep
John busy doing good things, did
not trust him enough to tell him to
do as he wanted to. Mother Is al
ways afraid / won't do right and
| that sometimes / will be bad, but,
pshaw. she needn't worry so, I'm all
right" This was Johns statement
| to me.
So there are very few good for
nothing boys.
That is suppose somewhere they
have these kinds OF boys, though
I have never found one myself.
There are lot OF just good boys.
But it's very hard for a boy Just
to be good.
It's very hard for some to dis
cover how to be just good. They
don't want to be goody-goody boys
Then there are boys who are
good for something.
Tsese are the regular American
boys.
These boys must prove they be-
long to this class by doing some
thing worth while.
And doing IT now.
l am writing this for boys to
read.
Then after each boy has read this
! give II to your dad to read.
After he has read 1t I think 1t
would be a fine thing II the boy
reader would ask the dad reader to
tell him something good or worth
while he did when he was just that
boys age. The very best thing he
did.
Then, boy. you good for some
thing boy, get busy and il you havt
done something greater than your
father ever did at your age tell him
so. and IL you have not get busy
and do something now and beat him
at his own game, that Of raising a
boy better than he can.
Raise yourself.
Do something worth while.
DO II now