Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-06-10
WISE LADS FROM
OKLAHOMA STRIKE
TRAIL TO GOTHAM
Demonstrate to Washington
Folk That They Are Not
Tenderfeet in Any
Degree.

Washington, June 3.-Looking like
two pocket editions OF the real thing
in cowboys, Louis and Temple Aber-
nathy, nine and sixteen years of age re-
spectively are attracting much atten-
ton here. The boys, sons OF the IA
nous lack Alternately, who showed
Theodore Roosevelt how to catch a
wolf with his naked hands, have rid
den their broncos all the 1000 miles
from their home in Oklahoma, where
their pop" Is United States marshal.
The self-reliant youngsters are going
to New York to meet Mr.. Roosevelt
Teddy" they call him Familiarity.
Both boys are clad in well worn and
much soiled clothes Inc blue flannel
shirts. They are guiltless of cravats
and wear big sombreros perched ON
the backs OF their heads. Their pleas
ant boyish faces are burned brick red
by the sun n fairly radiate good HUI
mored Independence from every freck-
lie. The boys are utterly without shy
ness and do not know what fear is.
Two minutes talk with these typi-
cal Oklahoma boys convtnces any n
that they have 10 need of a white
capped nurse maid or the care Of a
governess. Their mother died "
years ~
Used to Knocking Around.
VIZ anu ltIIip nave pSth ucCu w
knookin' around ever since we were
kids said Louis, as if his nine years
were so. We've ridden all over the
west pretty neal by ourselves, and no
body put up n kick when we told
'em we were comm east TO git there
when Teddy lands. Dad'l meet us
when we get to New York
Were having the time of u lives"
volunteered Temple as he thrust his
hands into his pockets. What we
wanted to see most particularly In this
burg was the Washington monument
and President Taft. But, say what
d'you think? Neither opens UP until 3
O'clock. We had to walk around for a
couple OF hours before we could get
II. It's some walk to get up there, but
we didn't want to take that elevator
thing for fear the string would break"
II reckon we wouldn't got TO see
Teddy IL IL had" put in his older and
quieter brother.
1.-THE first thing we did when we
struck town was to put up the bron-
CO.'S" said Temple, the master spirit OF
the two. "Then we started TO ook for
Raleigh hotel. We wanted to go there
because that's where pop put up when
he was here. Say, it's a swell place,
amt it2 Some fellow was tending a
bar that didn't have nothing but a big
DOCK OH II, anu we dShtu IlI1 70 SEQ
hat we got a room In the top OF the
house where we could Zoo at the
Washington monument. Then o put
our names In the book like we'd saw all
the rest of them doing. Everybody was
awful nice to US except one long. thin
fellow with pink eyelashes. Say, /
guess he took us for a couple of tender
feet. What do you think he tried to
string me with? When / told him we
was goin' to see Taft he winked around
the room and said Taft'd have on q
gold crown and red velvet pants. ]
says;
Not to Be Fooled.
Tell II to the King OF Denmark. ]
| guess you think cause we come from
Oklahoma we amt ever saw a presi-
| dent l says Why, I've been so clost
to Teddy Roosevelt that If his glasses
had slid off they'd a-fell on my nose
Then he shut up, and everybody
laughed. They say Taft's got a boy
two years older'n me. But / bet" and
| his voice lowered to a hoarse and conf
| Dental undertone, II kin lick his boy"
What l want to see most OF all In
the east" put in Louis, lis one of the
| airships. I reckon they'll put up a few
Of them, though, when Teddy gifts back,
I sure will be glad to see him.
We've saw more on this trip than
we ever knew vas round before
| Washington's all right: but, say, you'd
oughter see oklahoma" he added with
the enthusiasm OF the born boomer.
When q correspondent inquired II
they were sure their money would hold
out until they reached New York, Louis
| replied: you bet! We're heeled. ]
amt ever dom any travelin' short
handed.
People all seem to think it's funny
us kids should be travelin' alone. Why
we've been going around the country
on broncs ever inc we were born
II wouldn't seem TO us like fun to lave
some one stringfn' along behind TO set
we didn't get hurt. When we was In
| Chicago an OF man come VI and was
taikin' 20 &c, an, he says 70 Temp
Now, little boy, come here an don't be
frightened An | says, Mister, IL you
can brighten that Kid you'll be dom
somethin' that nobody I'm the whole o1
the western country amt ever succeed
ed in doin'.' One lady asked us IL We
wasn't scared somebody would try u
take a money away from us. I'd just
like to see anybody try It," said Louis
suuaring his jaw d~eterminedly.
The boys have owned the "broncs
they ride for several years. They trave
in light marching order. Each has Z
blanket and a change of clothe.
strapped to his saddle bags. They will
remain here several days. stop IN
Baltimore, Wilmington, philadelphia
and Newark, and arrive in New Yorl
about June 10. They saw Presideni
Taft yesterday.