The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-04-04
.JuveniIe Court Problems
BY PAUL AHLES
Judge of Probate and Juvenile Court.
MY BOY AND I

MY BOY AND
Another father speaks when boy was IL years old
bought him a light shotgun On our next trip
country passed small slough in which we saw duck.
enough up and told him to shoot He shot
and the duck dropped You should have seen the on his
dream told a "crack" shot He did not brag,
when he got home because have suspicion that
he believed might have been accident.
II always careful in handling my gun, and my boy
heard of any accident. have
noticed that he prefers to hunt with careful hunters only
quite exactng in observing the law to hours
opening and closing and closed to
game fish, He seemed to learn from
ample, without any preaching on my part He became
good sport
Hunting good. hen got up
and took shot and dropped her Why dad you shot
exclaimed with look his face that
ANYTHING but approval was guilty felt ashamed Of my
made a mistake which course possible
Children greatly influenced by what they of their
parents strictly honest children apt to be
They will deeply shocked when others not
honest; but with their parents it is different"
MY BOY AND
the strongest desires in children, particularly
boys to take or keep things that do not belong to
OF the 81 children brought before the Court delinquent
the past 49, mostly boys charged with steal
ing Why do children steal? Is inherent weakness in
humans? Is it that because of this weakness God
Moses two commandments the ten relating to other
peoples property towit Thou shalt stea and Thou
shalt not thy neighbours neither shalt
sire-his nor his anything that is his"
Nothing is resented more than to have ones property
who received doll Christmas Day. This NINE"
the boy who received wagon This is mine" says the
of the merchants having stock goods
the having in his And to the who
aged father how endeavored to impress
his children the sacredness of ownership MY
boy and BUSES Once
the conductor forgot up thought
was expressed by that might cash in the tickets
or sell them to some else. 1 asked him whether he
thought that this right After elaboration he
admitted that it not and agreed
be turned in to the On several occasions
parcels that had been forgotten passengers getting
These were turned in at the office Through these
and other experiences believe developed keen
sense Of honesty He has returned money when
change given to him. He by
him in paying for articles bought.
Il believe more harm is done to children by parents
children parents lack of honesty how can we
expect them to refrain from petty hefs leading graver
stealing which finally brings them before the Juvenile
MY MOTHER AND
son speaking of his mother says: MY mother and
were always the best of friends my eyes was the
perfect woman While father and I good enough
friends there that deepseated that existed
between mother and My brothers
Well do remember the evenings when she told
wonderful stories mostly fables of which she had
We'll songs sang and the little verses
sne reced giving us store of literary that much
We'll do remember the little she taught
the beautiful stories she told of the Christ Child
We'll do remember time when suffering great pain
with piuersy she came to bed took hand in hers
well do remember when came home at NV little
brothers death, how bitterly she with head
shoulder but how much relief she experienced
gospy tongue neghborhood told her false
y had been guilty of certain msbehavor, and when
from mother whose good opinion appreciated highly
may not have been angel but did my
We'll do remember when day way home
from the city, with buggy she told me a story
which believed approached vulgarit, which she tried
to smooth over, when she noticed that did relish
Il believe good mother is guardian angel who shapes
other factor"