The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-01
THE TEXAS SMALL BOY.
NOT DIFFERENT FROM BIS KIND IN
OTHER STATES.

by the Boys-The Bogus Brids-ThC
Run to the squire's-The Pursu.teo!
the Prospective Father-in-lAw.
SAN ANTONIO. TEX, Feb. 2S.-Sometinssi
I sympathizs with that much-triea father
Of family of growing boys, who. when hi'
wife said to him that she really believed
that boy ought to be kept in a hogsheat
and fed through the bung till he was L
years old, growled out: "Yes, and then they
ought to stop up the hung hole"
There are near San Antonio two big irri-
gated farms lying side by side. one belongs
to Mr.. Hopkins. and the other to Mr..
Powers The son and heir Of ths Hopkins
household, Samuel Houston for long and
Sam for short, is q great ohum Of the Absa-
Ion Of the Powers family, Frank by name.
Their ages are respectively Is and IL. and
their doings it was that led to my opening
remark.
How prsternaturally keen Is the usually
wandering and careless eye of the growing
youth for signs of the tender passion in his
pastors and masters. How keealy he ssizss
ON the first indications, and with what de-
risfye snorts he details the Sad 10 his csllow
associates.
Sam Hopkins made such a discovery IN
regard 10 his fathers sheep boss, when no
one else in the family suspected It He
carried his bit Of delectable information TO
his crony, Frank Powers. The object Of
the sheep bossss sighs was Miaa Van
Ostend, the daughter Of German tenant
on the Powers place. and the boys immedi-
ately concoeted a scheme which they
thought promised unlimited amusement
Sam n thu Sham hoaa and laad
up as automatically to the subject as he
could, informed him that old Van Ostend
wouldn't let Nina have any beAux-which
chancsd to be an actual faot-but that he
thought it was a shame, and If anybody
wanted to send note to her, he was the
fellow 60 take It a2d IL he didu't get to
give II TO her, Fraak Powers would
The sheep boss snapped up this bait in the
catfshy manner OF people In his state Of
mind, and intrustsd Sam with G tender
epistle, which made very interesting read
ing for the conspiretors. They together
evolved an answer, which seemed to do the
sheep boss just az web as II 10 had come
from headquarters; and, In point of fact,
was probably more satisfactory, since the
boys were not troubled with aay maiden
meassty, and made the epistle strong and
sweet
With the sheep boss on one hand 20 pro-
pose, and two such chetce spirits to reply,
1t is not TO be wondered that the wooing
was - beatilc as '&ot and haSty.n Before
the third leoter had passed, an elopemsnt
had keen proposed and agreed TO.
THIS was somewhat more than the youths
had bargalnsd for, but they were nothing
daunted. Frenk. being the smal lsst, was TO
surrePtftiouslY borrow a dress and e sun
bonnet from Nina, and on one Of the ponies
ride 10 the place of meeting; the sheep boss
had his license and they were bound for the
residence of a poDpous, good-humored old
justice of the peace about six miles away,
who, it was thought, would raise no obiso-
tiops to tying the knot.
The elspemsnt was to take place late in
the evening, and the boys trusted to the
sunbonHet and the dusk as ample disguise.
As soon rs Sam saw them of he intended to
rush off after old Van OsSend, and. telling
him Nina was clipping. send him after the
bogus Nina aud the sheep boss, without
giving him time TO go TO the houee, where
the real Nina was serenely baking pretzels
calmly unaware OF the deeds done In her
name
Frank made a pretty fair looking girl /;
they got 10 the rendezvous without inter
ruption; Sam prevented the sheep boss from
engaging her In conversation, by saying
she vas scared TO death, and they thought
the old man was after them.
After seeing them OF down tina road, on
the Keen scsoh qairting their ponies at
every step he rode, ohuckling back on his
errspd Of mercy 10 warn old man Van
Ostend
Frank, however, hardly felt 90 Jubilant.
He began to realize toat he had the hot end
Of the poker, and that be was Ia place 1t
was going to DO pretty hard to get out Of
undisfgured,
Frsak pulled his bonnet about his face
and whipping up his pony declined conver-
sntion even In the most secluded portions Of
81 shs sins the Justice, wa. reached h.
Tzs In o complete panic. Well he knew
sas strength 81 the sheep boss arm, and as
naktte 8 stood, his chances FOR good pound
Ing seemed sxoslleRs
He jumped OF his pony awkwardly, elud-
Tag the assistance OF his solicitous bride
groom and dashed into the house. intent
only on finding Some safe place TO hide. The
Jus ices pretty daughters fooked around
HIN ibid you run offl--was your pa mean
20 your was chorused Lowering his head
like battertng ram he plowed through this
phslanx and tore out of the back door.
whsre he found q temporary and insecure
sanctuary behind the good wifs's ash hop
per, Meantime the ekpectant bridegroom
had tied his ponies. explained matters to
the Justice and they were coming in when
the girls met them with tine information
that the bride was scared 10 death and had
run away and hid, and they couldn't find
her.
Her father Is after u.s." said the sheep
boss ahxiously.
"Wen." said the justice, "if your license
Is all right and she'll just come out. "pIl
make II safe for the old man to come in less
than two minutes"
But calling and searching failed to evoke
her, and finally the puzzled Justice vhu
concluded that she must indeed be in great
bodily fear OF her pursuing parent
mounted the horse block, with an oftioial
air, and in a voice that could be heard In
San Antoine, proclaimed: Come OUT.
madam, cone out; nobody shall hurt Won
while you are under my roof.n
Madam however, was not under his
roof, but was just then industriously but
vainly trying, hampered with unaccus-
toned draperies, TO scale the high board
fence with which the thrifty justice had en-
closed his bit Of kitchen garden. and de-
stroying great rows Of youthful vegetables
as be fell back, spread eagle fashion
amongst them after each failure.
The girls were running hither and thither
calling her ny name, and the sheep boss wa.
conjuring her by all the tender epithees he
could muster to come forth, when q diver
sion was created by the arrival of old Van
Ostend ON the scene.
He came up Illuminating strange German
oaths, exploding sentences in broken En.
glish eed demanding, Ike Shylock, ''his
dueats and his daughter
Ha WAS with eS rama dif7cttltv rarspadaS