Arizona republican., 1905-06-05

became exciting. The wild careening of the rickety hamper wagon as its driver. a woman with a baby on her lap. reckIessly followed the chase over humpy clumps of sage brush and grea sewood, was exhilarating to the Spectator, to say the least, even be- fore the Indians began shooting arrows regardless of his safety. Stihed with aIkali dust he was congratulating himself upon new experience in life, and repeating. "This too shall pass away when there was a roundup for luncheon, after which notice was giv- en that a picture was to be taken, and would the Spectator consent to form part of the same? With a thought of surprising his grandchildren, he took position with a group that he had supposed to be cowboys-noisy fellows who had arranged themselves as if playing a desperate game of poker, the bully of the group, bowle-knife in hand, glowering savagely as he laid down his card-a strong reproduction of the scene between Trampas and the Virginian-but the Spectator had no idea that they had ever heard of the popular novel. Now ready!' had been shouted, when the whole group broke up in confusion. Two horses had brok- en loose in the background and were making off for the desert. 'Don's Pe- gasus. by Jove!' called out Trampas in purest Bostonese. The wire fence! look out for that wire fence!' shouted his partner-pronouncin 'wi-ah' as only a New Yorker ever did.
 The Don's Pegasus was badly cut; and tke Don (whoever would have talk | en him for an OXonian?) took seat | in the hamper-wagon for the long | drive home. And so it came to pass | that the Spectator learned about the ranch schools-which are becoming a ] feature of the educational system of Arizona. although they are yet hardly beyond the experimental stage. It was not the first time that the Don's boys ! lad been taken for broncho-busteTs; it was a common mistake: nor was Il generally known in the locality that they were the sons of eastern capital ists and millionaires. 'Homesick? New CT. They haven't time for it. Yes, a sort of combination of cowboy and col lege cub, wild west and classics. Noth- ing like life in the saddle out on the
 desert for taking coltish nonsense oui of boy. Each boy takes care of his
 horse and tent, and lends a hand al
 cookery when off on camping trips. NJ theaterS. no SOCIAL -ulSSlpdIlOn Ol dHS
 kind, just all outdoors and regular
 study and never overmuch Of that I Lawless larks seldom break out, hila- ! Tious as their fun always is. Thei
 camping trips take in everything O.
 interest in this region-Aztec ruins
 the various mines; the great fruit an(
 other ranches; Indian reservations
 military posts; and plenty of field worl in botany and geology. They are close
 ly studying irrigation schemes. Hov
 plain it is, MT. Spectator, that menta
 sluggishness and physical degeneration
 Tn a boy has it's root oftentimes in tn
 hot-house over-culture of forbears
 All the boy needs is wholesome depri
 vation of luxury a chance to rough Il
 d partial reversion to primitive condi
 tions. Then most boys have an innat
 craving for this sort of a life, and
 have learned to believe that the health longings of a boys nature indicat what he needs for his highest develop
 ment,''