The Moral Pirates

Excerpt: The truth is, John,? said Mr. Wilson to his brother, ?I am troubled about my boy. Here it is the first of July, and he can?t go back to school until the middle of September. He will be idle all that time, and I?m afraid he?ll get into mischief. Now, the other day I found him reading a wretched story about pirates. Why should a son of mine care to read about pirates?? ?Because he?s a boy. ...