The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-20


II he'd lick tho whey out OF one
OF his tormentors for me. lilo do
elined and I'm up 60 thousand
now" Cappy almost wept I'D
siNo a hundred thousand 60 see
him put up battle. oven II the
other fellow licked him"
Hell fiEht," said Matt Pcaaley.
I'm going 10 warm his tail every
night until he learns 10 stand up
FOR himself Don't give him money.
Cappy. Yopn ruin him."
III you want To let mo die hap
ny hack up my play" Capny
pleaded. as Matt Pcaslcy took down
the telephone and called up his
wife.
send my son down TO me. Flor
~ dear" no ordered. Il have a
notion l ought 10 associate with
him more than do"
Half an hour later young Alden
Kicks pcesley appeared in tho Of
flee in charge OF hts governcss
Briefly his eN-soafaring father eS-
planned the situation To him and
ordered him 10 fight one OF hts
enemies Young Alden Kicks
Peasley promptly burst into tears
and said he dared not. so Captain
Matt took his son over his knee
and treated him 10 the great-grand'
daddy Of all tho spankings IN the
world. Now. then" he announced
TO the weeping hoy, You cannot
come into the house OF have any
dinner until you've had fight Go
home--and n you tell your mother
what I've done 20 you I'll warm
you again"
That night Cappy's grandson.
tcar-Stained. torn. dishcvelled. blue
% eye and hioody Of uose. reported
20 his grandfather II licked hin,"
he sobhcd and threw himself on
that understanding old heart
II knew you would" the old
philosopher soothed him. And II
wasn't so hard. was it7 Tomor-
row you be brave boy and Hex
another OF the gang and the others
viii leave you alone"
And the following dag the bel.
Iigercnt Kicks blood. no longer
dormant In cappy's grandson.
achieved a bloody draw with an
other Of his enemies Cappy came
down TO the office as happy as a
pet fox. assembled the entire office
force ana gave them the sickenins
details.
Boys and girls" ne announced
listen 30 me. Some % you boys
arc already equipped with sons and
n hops that the others will have
them IN due course. Girls hope
none % you expect 90 pound a
typewriter or add ledger columns
ali Of your days II is conceivable
that some day you win DO the
mothers OF men. Make 'em fight
their own battles. ana start 'cm on
the job hrlgh, and early. vas
reading Just the other day an ar
tieis Is an eminent psychologist
and crlmlnoiogiss and he declared
that habits formed after the age
OF seven arc seldom broken
don't advocate teaching a boy to
so around hlackJaekins people. but
while engaged in tho gentle Chris
tan art % teaching him 10 love
and respect Justice and kindness. I
would also teach him 20 demand Il
and see that he gets H. Otherwise
he's liable TO 30 shy. II a boy
learns 10 stick up FOR himself In
his boyhood no will have n far
better chance OF escaping tho odium
Of wearing some other mans col
lar in his mature Years. Teach
him to resent. Instantly. any unkind
aggression. and. IL he has to. to
eight to make good his bluff. Teach
him to attack first. He may set
licked. but the psychological ef-
feet Of the initiative. OF the assault.
win denoraiize and disarm his OPP
ponent. not only then. but for the
future. He VIII be sure OF himself.
he viii know his own power--and
go he will the men who arc al.
ways casting an anxious eye around
the market for men who can TN
big jobs. The only people who ever
get anywhere are those with cour-
age. and n lot Of boys with natural
courage don't know they possess II
until something occurs 10 scare It
on, OF them.
Reminds me OF nice. lady-like.
mild and extremely iikable young
man Mr.. Skinner once hired as a
lumber salesman. You could travel
a long way without meeting n more
likabie fellow. His personality was
charming, he knew the lumber
business backward. practically as
well as theoretically. and Skinner
had high hopes of him. But--he
couldn't seom 10 land any orders.
Skinner was wonderfully patient
with him. talked to him. argued
with him. tried 10 find out what
allied him. but in the long run he
had TO admit his prize baby was a
total failure as salesman. He was
about TO fire him, but / interfered
and begged an opportunity TO try
my hand at making salesman out
Of this apparently waste material.
II was getting along toward the
holidays anyhow and ! hated TO set
such a nice young man adrift to
look for new job at Christmas.
so sent for him the day before
Christmas and when he came 70
my office he was Mortified 70 find.
standing beside the chair I indi-
Gated he should sit in. little tin
bucket containing the things our
cook had removed that very morn
ing from the interior OF couple
OF turkeys We were having pre-
pared for Christmas dinner at our
house.
Good gracious. Mr.. Kicks" he
raid what do you do with those
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