Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-02

"A IA FRIEND Of mine has little boy
~ who has lately started to 80 to a
OoyS' school. 1t appears that in that
u ons who understands little boys. and
juet how much religion they can take
IN and practice at a time.
y She taught them the Golden Rule
0eee who had not learned IL before.
erd che taught them ways of applying
that Golden Rule In specific instances.
Which she discussed with them from
time to time. Ii fact. she made n
sort Of appendix to the Golden Rule
Of list of possible Golden Deeds which
little boys could practice wholeheartcdly
and without too much self conscious
ness. A sort Of weekly average of on"
Golden Deed a day was more or less
the understood standard, although more
than one day was point in favor
Of each youngster--if he could devise
something original for himself. lie was
encouraged to keep Il sort of tally of
these Golden Deeds. not by way Of
oolf praise, but in order that he could
y sure he was not falling behind.
NOV. to some people. this may SAVIOR
~ Of spiritual pride. but to the little
Deeds rs postage stamps. and. in n
way, just as impersoral. Being 2 col
Iector was Il pleasure. just as getting
more hardened muscles from their gym.
nastic exercises was kind of triumph.
In fact, they were quite who!"somcly
interested in tasting 'hc real benefits
Of unselfishness In odd and practica
and inventive ways. just ne. under
another influence. they might have
found diversion in being destructive.
and even malicious, in new inventive
ways.
The way heard about the happy
trend Of their minds was from an en-
perience that my friends little son
had while going to the football gam"
the other afternoon. lie was taken in
q motor by some neighbors, who have
found him an agreeable little chap. and
on his return home h" rushed IN 10
his mother with the glad news that
besides the football game. which was
"wonderful.' the afternoon had netted
him two Golden Deeds.
The first was his giving up the OUT
side seat to an old lady for whom they
stopped. The "old lady" probably was
somewhere in her twcnties. but the
child explained that his seat was tho
incest. and 80 that sivin. it up TO 4
lady who looked ns old ns you.
mother" was n Golden Deed Some
where further along in the trip out
to the football field the motor passed
two boys Qunrrcling on the sidewalk
The smaller OF the two contestants wa>
getting much the worst of r. fight {:
IN fact. he was down and out and
being badly pommcled by the bigger
hoy. Now the boys of this school had
been instructed or their list of Golden
Deeds that to fight was not golden,
unless it was for the rescue of the
weak under tyranny Of the strong. H"
fore this boys eyes was just suc'i a
spectacle. lie called to mis- host IL
''stop the car. please As he saw Il
chance TO do a Golden Deed.
His host must have been n very
understanding gentleman. for he stopped
without further question. and opened
the motor door for his small guest tn
descend. The boy scrambled down and
went after the fighters. and started to
: ponlmel the much astonishcd bigger boy
with such suddenness and vim that the
other was completely cowcd. or at all
events sufficiently nonplused to allow
his victim to get up and take to his
heels. Whereupon the champion lct,