The Glenwood post., 1923-11-08
Uncle Ted's Bed Time Stories
and arown-ups, Too
A STORY ON LISTENING MORE
AND TALKING LESS

AMI IAAh1NG L6ioS
1t had been one of those wonderful,
snappy, cool, fall days. After Ruth
and Jack returned from school they
found Uncle Ted all ready for hike
into the woods. 1t didn't take any
effort to persuade the kiddies that a
hike was the thing to do. They were
ready i'll u Jiffy and, my, what walk
they did have. Looking for pretty
colored leaves and nuts and watching
the squirrels getting ready for winter.
They even found an owl something
unusual in the day time. He was sit
ting on limb, high up in tree, and
Uncle Ted made sure that both his lit
tie chums got good view of the wise
old bird. They had been home some
time and Ruth and Jack were looking
forward to story. Uncle Ted had
promised them one when they were in
the woods, providing they would eat
their supper slowly and promise to go
to bed early. All of these promises
werc kept, and we now find our little
friends huddled before a big open fire
with Uncle Ted in the center of the
group.
'You remember, kiddies this after
noon when we saw that great big
owl?'' began Uncle Ted.
90 You bet l remember him. said
Jack.
$50 do l." replied Ruth.
''Well, kiddies, that owl gave me an
idea of a story which l feel should
give you a better idea of real, big
MAJ than anything l could say. You
know when our dear beloved President
Harding died great sorrow fell upon
the shoulders of another American citi-
zen together with a great, big burden
That man has been talked about, in some
cases criticized, because he is so quiet
and because some say they cannot find
out what he thinks or how he is going
to act regarding many important ques-
tiors. OF course, that man is Calvin
tnitco States. Now, let me tell yon
why the owl reminded me of him this
afternoon. Always the owl has been
a symbol of wisdom. Many other birds
and animals, like some people, make
lot of noise. They talk 30 much and
keep going so hard that they never
have time to listen to anyone else.
The result is they really don't know
much of anything. The owl, you see,
is not noisy. He is quiet, he IS wise.
He looks and thinks, but he doesn'
talk much. By looking he sees the
faults in others and doesn t make them
himself Probably at no other time
in the history of the country have we
needed so much a man of that kind
in the White House. Calvin Coolidge
has always been a good American citi-
zen, but most important of all he is a
man who HAS ALWAYS LIVED
WITHIN HIS MEANS. In other
words, he has not tried to spend more
than he made. He has been content to
hve modestly good, clean life.
"How many boys today who are
raised on a farm are content to do
their share of the work? Not yery
many. That is just as true of bows
raised in other walks of life. Calvin
Coolidge was ALWAYS willing to do
his share of the work on his fathers
farm way up in that New England
state of Vermont. In doing what was
right he was wisely guided by the
hand of his farmer father hand that
guided him from the cradle to the pres
idency of the United States. Fo- it
was Calvin Coolidge's father. who. as
notary public, gave him the oath ON
the old family Bible by the light of an
oil lamp, the oath making him the thir.
tleth president of the United States.
You see. having listened to wisdom
from the lips of many throughout his
whole life, President Coolidge is in a
wonderful position properly to conduct
the affairs of his office. A man who
has lived close to nature, who has been
poor, knows the needs of his fellow
man far better than man who has
been raised in luxury with every COM
fort at his command.
Aside from these qualities, Presi-