The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-06
CAPPY KICKS
HE DISCUSSES HIS GRANDSON

low WHAT he thought But his
mother appeared 20 feet that she
would hurt Or embarrass him II she
didn't lst him get selfimporiant. The
boy finally grew unbeapble.
"WELL, a famous psychologist
w once told me that unleas
ehlld'H oyil habits are cured by the
time he was seven years old theyll
never be cured. 30 wfn this grand.
son Of mine waa seven ana making
his mother cry a couple Of times
day. I begged her 90 turn his train.
Ing over 70 me. Her nerves we're
gone and l sent her 10 Europe which
gave the a clear field with her pre-.
eious offspring.
wen, the first thing / ala VIA
10 tell him that he had 70 say YES.
air and no. air and yes. maam
and no. mann 10 every male ana
female over IS years OF age ana
that the first time he failed 70 do
Il woe awaited him. Two mlnutsB
later he forgot 20 say sir 10 me
10 took him across my knee and
gave him HIS first thrAshlng. Ho
was heart broken and swore he'd
never DO anything ! asked him 20 do.
80 wore out another switch on him.
I laid out lot Of rules for that boy
70 follow, ! promised him a thrash.
ing n be disobeyed me md made
no promise o. reward n he oBeytd.
In three days had him Obeying
Tor the sake q being obedlent His
undeyeloped mind had no conception
Of r1Eht or wrong bat Il was sensi.
bic 10 pain or the deprivation Of
a pleasure. That mind could nnsOci.
ate a switch with Ne. and Il was
remarkable how quickly he learned
10 mate both.
by the time we'd been together
IA month had made him over and
then I was mighty nice to him. only
! never LEI him get away with the no.
ton that was being nice just 20
please him, but because being nice
TO everybody was the natural thing
10 be. 40 the end OF the second month
he got the idea that I was pretty
good old scout, after all. and we be.
came good friends and c0nfided IN
each other. when he'd forget him.
self and start % butt In on con.
yersation with his elders a look from
me would squelch him.
sHTufE boy is nov ~ years old and
l. little gentleman. whereas ~
! he babe fair 70 become an nuiomo.
bile bandit. I've taught him man.
ners and he Is now old enough 10
distinguish between riFh, ard wrong;
he knows. because I have told him,
why certain thingH. aliho LEGAL. arc
Shameful-and now I'm going 20
teach him the most valuable asset
in the wofld-to wit. courage.
While sitting as juror oh.
served that practically every crimi
nal We tried was pltltul coward
moral and physical. Ny grandson
sn't n moral coward. but he ran
bawilng from a kid half his alEo two
months ago. For that / took away
his 90 cents a week job raklng leaves
off tho lawn and have refused 10
speak TO him. As a result. this after.
noon Al four o'clock he goes into tho
ring In our basement TO battle 10 a
knockout with boy who called him
frald-ca,. N he wins I shall give
him t,s. n he loses shall give him
nothing. II he dogs u I shall give
him the finest wallopIng any kid
ever got. I'm going to teach him to
nssimilate victory or defca. and re.
alizo that defeat Is sometimes In.
ovitablc and. after a well.tought
fight for honor. never dtsgracoiul.
And when turn my grandson out
on a suffering world he viii have no
bad habits and all the good things I
have taught him viii have become
habltual.
UpY the way. Gus the old gentle.
man concluded. turning 20 J.
Augustus Redell. tho young gentle.
man my grandson Is going to thrash
this afternoon Is your son. James.
Want to como up and see the bout?"
Mr.. Redell paused and gazed into
his soup. considering. NO. cappy."
he concluded MY presence might
cmbarrass James and cramp his
style Besides. you might as we'll
teach James something while you're
at Il. Bet you n hundred my boy
makes your boy quit"
II can't take your bet. Gus. I'm
to referee the contest. For some OBJ.
scurc reason your boy suggested me
for refereer'