The Glenwood post. (Glenwood Springs, Colo.) 1897-current, 1921-08-27
uack Tets Bed Time Stories
Current Events For the Children
and Grown-ups, Too
LOOKING ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

"Such people make me sick and
tired, always complaining, always
knocking, never boosting" 1t was
Uncle Ted talking more or less to him
self as he sat in a big rocker on the
front porch, gazing into space.
"What's the matter, Uncle Tedi"
called Ruth from the front room where
she had her whole doll family spread
out on the floor.
"Oh! Nothing much, Ruth. I was
just thinking out loud about the peo-
pie who are always talking hard
times but who are never willing to
exert themselves to help keep the hard
times away. 1t is the same old story
about needing little more sunshine
and less clouds in the world"
"Ten US that story, please, Uncle
Ted," said Jack, who was sitting on
the porch rail putting tape on the
handle of his tennis racket.
CAN right, kiddies, 1 will, because
we sure need to think about it. Here,
Ruth, you can sit on my lap this time
and Jack, you sit down there on that
pillow. There, that's fine. Once
upon time there was a big country
that bad grown very fast and made
lots of money. Older countries were
very jealous, but it did them no good
for the new country was made up Of
people from all over the world who
went there to be free and live their
lives as they saw fit. There were wars
now and then, as there always will be
so long as human beings are human"
''But, Uncle Ted, won't there be
some way to help stop them?" asked
Ruth.
Now, Ruth, you are stopping the
story. President Harding has called a
big conference, as 1 have told you be-
fore, to be held in Washington to try
to cut down the big armies and navies.
That is real start. The rest remains
for time to tell. But to go on with
the story. The people had to pay for
these wars, of course. Some years
were not SO good as others. Some years
the crops were bad and there was not
enough for everyone, which made the
cost of food very high. Sometimes
taxes grew higher in order to pay the
cost of armies and navies and war,
but always the country grew. No
matter how bad things looked. no
matter how many people were out OF
work for time, things always came
out well in the end, and the men at
the head Of that great country kept
faith with God and their people, and
the sun would come up in the morning
instead of a sky of black clouds.
Riddles, that country is the United
States of America, and we have gone
through terrible war and lost many
splendid men. 1t has cost millions of
dollars, but not one inch Of our soil
has been invaded by the enemy We
must be taxed heavily in order the
more quickly to pay for it, but is not
that easier than the condition that
confronts the people of France and
Belgium who awoke from the war. not
only to find their fathers, sons, hus-
bands, sweethearts and money gone, but
Their very homes in everything
they held dear in the world wiped out
Yes, we are facing serious times in the
United States, but no more serious
than they have been for two years or
more. What we need is more sunshine
and hard work and faith to come out
on top as we always have in the past.
The pessimist and crouch saw:
Oh, hard times are coming, No
children, hard times are not coming.
1t is simply SOFT TIMES GOING.
President Harding, congress and every
member of the cabinet are WORKING
night and day to put their government
back on its feet. To put it back to
n country under the Constitution
government by law and an America
FIRST where domestic troubles shall re-
ceive first consideration.
10 the crouch 1 would say: get
to work. Give an hours work for an
hour 8 pay. Throw your whole soul
INTO your work and accept your place
IN the world as the best there is Look
on the bright side. Do a few kindly