I gave a lecture in the village hall on Friday night, and many parents
came out to hear what I had to say on the subject of _Children and their
Parents_. After the lecture I invited questions.
"What wud ye hae a man do if his laddie wudna do what he was bidden?"
asked Brown the joiner.
"I would have the man think very seriously whether he had any right to
give the order that was disobeyed. For instance, if you ordered your Jim
to stop singing while you were reading, you would be taking an unfair
advantage of your years and size. From what I know of Jim he would
certainly stop singing if you asked him to do so as a favour."
"Aw dinna believe in askin' favours o' ma laddies," he said.