The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-08
CAPPY KICKS
He Discourses on the Burden of Parenthood

how 10 play hard, Inst week tho
liodegn Lumber company went into
the hands OF receiver. tho boy'b
pride WIS hurt, he was bowllderod,
perhaps, because suddenly II dawncd
on him that his world. that had
drunk HIS liquor. borrowed his money
and ate his groceries. regarded him
az a perfect example OF tho genus
IDIOT"
Cappy's fine old eyes blurred and
his voice grow husky. "Bualnesa
makes towards OF us ALL" no com.
planned I'VE develop caution and
conservatism TO the Nth degree.
only last week had bunch 20 buy
tho Bodega Lumber company from
that poor boy. consolidate Il with the
Kicks properties. give is late owner
u good job under skinner. where we
could all watch him and develop him
and save his face, and now-too late.
] thought about II too long. Ago,
agel"
Perhaps you could not nave made
the boy over. Cnppy," j. Augustus
Redel comforied the old gentleman.
He was pretty thoroly spoiled. !
fear no wns u dypsomnniac"
II could have tried and maybe
had aome fun doing it Tolerance and
sympathy and understanding was
what that hoy needed" cappy
smiled rculniseently. "A good many
years ago we used to have q eurfew
law for boys In thin city, The Judge
nf our juvenile court waB n wonder.
fui old chap. with wide knowledge
OF boys and "A great understanding
OF tho human race. Fortunately for
hiH position. no was tho proprietor
OF a face you could frighten boys
with. and any kind OF "A jail was the
last place on earth 10 which he would
condemn a juvenile delinquent. He
made warm personal friends out OF
the really bad ones aud used 20 30
crab.flahing with them off Mission
street pier on Sundays lie had his
own way Of getting around them.
and his success was great. The ma.
lority OF the cases brought before
. him were persistent yiolatora Of the
curfcw ordinance. Theae boys the
judge would have up before him and.
working his terrible face In nimu.
lated passion. he would give them
such a terrible acoldlng and make
them such dreadful promises Of what
he would do 10 them tho next time
they came before him. that quite US.
u0ily they mnde certain no should
never have such an opportunity. II
they shook their shoulders deflantIy
after leaving him no would order the
hallift TO take them into his cham.
hors and there. personally. admin.
lister rure. old.fnshioucd spanking.
We'll. one night tho judge had
Ind prolonged session at poker and
when be mounted the bench next
morning he waA sleepy and his mind
want on the game, Following the
cleanup Of the morning calendar tho
district attorney hailed 10 the bar Of
justice youth who. tho night be.
fore. had murdered his father by
cutting Tho old gentleman to pieces
with an axe. The young murderer
was now up for his preliminary ex.
animation. and while tho district ut.
tnrncy droned on. rcciting tho de.
tails OF tho crime, the Judge dozed
on. Finally there fol- a silence and
Tho Judge realized that II wns now up
70 him 70 sag something. lie opened
his eyes ana raw tlie muricrous
youth Of 10 summers standing before
him. Fixing tho unhappy hoy yith
terrible glare the Judge shook his
finger in the culprit's face II WIS
the face Of an angel. no tho Judge.
not having heard enough Of tho dis.