Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-05-22


'Ith no one nigh to hinder"
Cupid works over,imes In the coun.
try. a hard-worked little god he is
indeed In the rural districts. II II
be true or false that II is love that
makes the world 20 round" 1t Is Ger.
tainly fact that the main world for
the boy between II and 81 In the
farm lands, Is that delectable land Of
Hearts Desire. bounded on the east.
west. north and south by the vision
OF his best GIRL" and festooncd by
dreams OF various circuses. band con
certs. dances. Sunday school gather
ings. fish frys." picnics. barbecues.
and buggy rides.
To see n boy emerge from the chrys
ais stage OF 10 or thereabouts. Into
the fulLsrown butterfly OF II or Is. Is
something marvellous to behold. and
Instructive to contemplate. The trans.
formation Is invariably accomplished
by means Of rcd.whe.led buggy.
This really marks tn. time when he
strikes of tn. shhckics OF boyhood
and energies into the fierce white
light of country society. lie becomes
HA oN'' - NJ wv
~iiticihmS of the country editor with
his; Jake Beaver seems To be driy.
ins ont pretty regular towards tho
Osgood farm now. Sunday nights.
Hey. jake When shall We send our
eonsrniuIations-' This makes Jake
feel nv though he had drawn capital
prize af some grand lottery.
A boy without n buggy IL absolutely
no, In the running" at all. A great
deal OF sparkling is done while on
the rnad to the various entertain,
sn-n,s. and Cupid In the country would
be especially appropriate with ~inrs.
for the boys usually drive at break.
neck pace. Just io scar. tho Girls and
impress their swccth-aFts with their
pto~cHs rs drivers. boy who 10
driving the old mans ris. feels about
as important aH 10 he was wearing hia
elder brothers. old clothes. and every
one knew u. Hut with a ncs busy.
With y heavy. n-arf fur robe for winter.
aud . fancy blanket for summer. and
. n~~ buksy whip. and "s,sppy-
nas to leave the dus, In ",h. other
fellows" face. the rural swain 10 ~
his element. and an the top wave Of
delight.
We Ra- n great deal Of the -soiu.
tioh Of the rustic cavalier a, the farm.
Saturdays aud Sundays especially
~cfr his busy days. and the road In
front 1f III. hnuar Was Hcsiloprd with
the print Of his buggy wheels. You
may H. sure that the question of drras
was n mnst particular poin, with him.
and to- save time and 10 strictly ca
rrsai-. he aivays wore patent icath.
rr' shoes. Soft hats were the style.
black In tho faii and winter. and iiEh,
In III. summer and spring Some Of
the boys were prone to silk NUT.
frrs aad elaborate ties. and were
really gotten w regardless.
A. Is usual in such cases. there is
always some ono hoy vho IL known
as the hes, dressed fellow In the
township" and he is especially care.
fui 10 live up to the reputation. even
~ II takes nearly all he can earn to
appear with tho latest novelties in
arsts, Some OF the boys vcrr vari.
ously the best dancers. the best box.
eFs. thr hes, swimmers. skaters. utc.
but the most impoT,an, member Of
society in the community. the Ward
NcAilisiur' of the district. vas the
boy who was the best dancer aud
caller or al the dances. for he could
make or unmske either boy or
girl Who wanted to shine at these as.
ssmblaEcs.
A curious feature Of tho "courtius''
which vas carried on. was the gath.
crinEs Of the young boys and girls who
played games among themselves. bu,
~ho did not dance These embryo
society events would often be attend.
Cd by eager crowds Of as many as 30
Or 90 couples. most Of them girls and
boys Of about ~ to Is. and they al.
ways went home early. and II vas az
~ Cupid was merely making tcHta.
tive arrangements for more serious
affairs Sometimes at these little
PARTIES as they were called. there
would be an attempt to have quad.
rifle or two before the party broke w.
some of the more ambitious Of the
girls wanting 10 try their wings before
budding" out at the regulation dances.
Then after year or more you
would srr some OF ;hc boys aud EirIs
who attended these parties at
dances. and you would know that
pevermore would they he seen with
the youngsters. but that they had
fairly entered the arena of society.
and were now escorted by the boys
who owned their own buggies. and
~hc were preparing TO enter the
doubtful state Of matrimony in the
immediate future.
Boys and girls marty early on the
farms. great many Of them arc
married. the boys at 2i. the girls at
Is or younger. A good many are mar.
ried. boys before they are 20. girls at
&c This makes for early grand.
parentage. and extensive families.