Milford chronicle., 1924-06-20
UNCLE TED'S
BEDTIME STORIES
''THE LAW is NOTHING ELSE BUT
REASON"

: huLuS JACK ana uncle leu were Ol
a little weekend auto trip to tn
beach, the beach being the border o
= a beautiful little lake, calm and gentl
IN good weather, like most bodies o
water but just as strong and mean a.
any big body of water when the Wint
and rain take it upon themselves tt
, act up. 1t had been a wonderful Sat
urday but on Sunday Uncle Ted anC
, his chums had almost finished pack
ing away their camp equipment whe1
the storm broke. They rushed for GOV
er, putting all the odds and ends pos
sible into the car first but big boil
of lightning tore down the big tree
not far from where they had been
camped for the night.
"That surely was a big Storm" re-
marked Uncle Ted as they again went
at the task of preparing to leave.
81 think we were mighty lucky
Uncle Ted" said Jack.
''I'll say we were," he replied. Look
at that beach. 1t doesn't seem pos
sible that wind could do that much
damage in so short time. Everything
seems so wet and since the sun is
out again I believe it would be bet
ter to spread these things out to dry.
We can easily make it home tonight
if we don't leave before six o'clock.
Then we will be dry. We can have our
supper before we leave and instead of
waiting for that story I promised you
tonight, we can have it this afternoon.
Afternoon isn't quite the time for
a bedtime story but you will have to
go right to bed when you get home.
What 1 want to try to do in this
story is to impross upon you as much
as possible the necessity that you
both grow UP to have respect for our
laws. I don't believe there ever was
time in the history Of this great
country of ours when the growing
generation needed so much to have
impressed upon them a genuine re-
spect for law and order. There seem
to be many reasons why a growing
disrespect for law exists today. Our
way of living, for one thing, makes
us rush to keep up with the pace of
business and profession. That is all
right I mean, it is fine to be ambitious
and work hard to be some one and
make a place for yourself in the
world. But our minds must be kept
strong during this period of rapid
living and working else we are apt
to want to play the same way, there
by creating an atmosphere Of unnat-
ural recreation about US.
'YOu know when you get sick, kid |
dies, and your mother puts you to bed |
and some times the doctor comes? |
Well, your minds can get sick too un-
less you train them to think in the
right way. One of the best ways to
train your minds as they should be
trained is to play games and eXer-
else as I told you last week.
"To have a respect for law doesn't
just mean that you won't go out and
steal or break into some ones house
Or any number of things that are
done by that class of people known as
criminals. By respect for law I mean
more the attitude toward our Govern
ment and what it stands for. There is
100 much of a spirit of making fun
If those who are responsible for the
avs and their enforcement. In the
little things the younger generation
has a tendency to delight in breaking
minor laws and rules, if you can call
my law minor.
'"When it comes to law and order, Y
10 one is any better than another. We
ire all, rich and poor, black and /
white, strong and weak, responsible
n the same way when we break the {
aw, either by word or action. Some
lay, Jack, you will be old enough to
rive an automobile. When that time
omes you must remember that the +
aw tells you that you can drive only I
o fast in certain places. Don't think =
hat it is cute to break that law. 2
rue, you might race along for Il
lonths without being caught. That
sn't the idea. You might break that :
peed law forever without being
aught. But how about your mind?" t
Il guess I wouldn't feel just right, .
'ould II" was Jacks answer. E
THAT is just it, Jack. You would il
imply be giving yourself sick mind.
hen if you let it get too sick you @
hight try breaking some other law. s
"The way to avoid this mental ill u
ess is always to remember that it is il
privilege to live in this great coun- -
y of ours and that one Of the great h
st privileges is the opportunity to h.
Dserve and uphold the laws that S
ave been passed to make our country gl
le finest to live in of any in the B
orld. Just think of the great struc- -
Ire of Government organization and q,
len you will see that it is all built st
pom a system of law. Everyone of us h
subject to those laws, from the y
resident Of the United States down. Il
Ongress makes the laws for the Ma m
on. The laws are put into effect and .
ept in force by the Government de-.
"Then each State makes laws, and -
9sides there are regulations and or r.
put into effect by the various =
ties and towns to be enforced by the
cal police. In brief, that gives you D.
y thOught-that without law our =
alton would not exist. Therefore is
asking too much Of us as good Am 55ss
lean Citizens to keep those laws =
Id help others to keep them? I don't "
lieve it is. H M
keep your minds well, kiddies. =
1t no bad thoughts of any kind en-
r them. If you will do this you will af af
It only grow up to be fine Ameri- =
MS but you will find that you will =
truly happy and contented. And P1' Po
u cannot be happy if your minds :
e not well.
''I think the things are dry now Sb
d we had better get on our way" j6-