Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-23
ABERNATHY BOYS
men n IN COURAGE |!!!ll
Teach Self Reliance From CTd-
die, Says Captain Jack.
CORRAL BEST KINDERGARTEN.

But Youthful Horsemen VIII Have
Harvard Eduoations, as Did Roose-
veIt, Their Catch EN- Alive" Father
nary Canter For Cross Country Ride.
Teach a boy self reliance from the
moment he tumbles out of the cradle,
make him keep his traces taut and
work well forward In his collar and
ninety-nine times out of hundred his
independence will assert itself before
he is two years old. Then guide him
with a firm but tender hand; instill
into him the principles of right and
wrong, and the rest is easy. If there
is no taint in his blood and he doesn't
possess a yellow streak he will develop
into fine man. That's my rule, and
If you don't think Tve taken the right
tack talk to my boys for five minutes
and they'll convince you that they are
men in principles even If they are ba-
bies in years, God bless 'em."
This is the theory Of John r. Aber-
nathy, marshal of Oklahoma and
father Of Louis and Temple Aber-
nathy, the two "kiddies." aged respec-
lively ten and six years. who made
triumphal entrance into New York
astride the COW ponies they rode across
country from their fathers ranch to
greet Roosevelt. There are FIVE little
Abernathys at home-all girls. And
according to their daddy each and
every one of them is just as wonder
full" Just as self reliant and just as
grown up as Louis and Temple.
Is Man of Strength.
Marshal Alternately might best be de-
scribed as a great big little man."
He is about FIVE feet six. well set up
AID shows every inch OF his height
He Is broad Of shoulder and tapers
down to the perfect V. He shows
power, great strength and determina-
ton In his every gesture and move
Aside from the wide brimmeG, tan COL
ored felt hat there is nothing about
him to suggest the man who catches
wolves with his bare hands and stran-
giles them to death"
when Mrs. Abernathy died." said
around me and had heart to heart
talk with them. They knew Of my
frequent and protracted absences from
the ranch, so | mapped out the work
and gave each his or her task. Each
was made to feel that unless they
lived up to their part of the work the
ranch would go TO the devil Wild
ho hor
then"
Corral Their kindergarten.
Perhaps your boys would have had
better educational advantages had
they lived In the city?" was suggested,
mo. they wouldn't" the captain
quickly answered. They have lived
close to nature and they have studied
It Their book learning hasn't suffered
either. for they are just as well adj
vanced in their studies | find. as the
average city child of their age.
Their kindergarten course was OBJ
tained In the ranch corral Horses,
dogs, wolf and bear cubs were their
playmates from infancy, and their
knowledge of the traits and habits of
each of these animals is as intimate as
my own, and have been studying
them forty-tve years.
Each shall have a college education
Harvard will be their alma mater un-
less they suffer change of heart You
know, they fairly worship Colonel
Roosevelt, and he is Harvard man.
Anything the colonel does or has done
is perfectly all right In their eyes. for
next TO their daddy he is the greatest
man in the world"
Harder Trip Last Year.
Whereas the country at large IL
amazed AZ the feat of the boys in rid
ing TO New York, Captain Alternately
does not think it as hazardous an un-
dertaklng by one-half as the trip to
Mexico the boys took last year
You see. nothing was written about
that trip, and the boys We're just as
anxious to keep their present move
ments as secret as they did when go-
ing to and from Mexico. Those little
chaps bunked IN with Indians, brig
ands and outlaws all down through
the alkali country. and not hair of
their little heads was harmed. They
weren't afraid for Il moment. They
returned with more money than they
started out with. ans they made it all
by swapping horses. Can you bent
that?"