The sun., 1910-06-12
ALTERNATELY BOYS IN TOWN
RIDE FROW TRENTON THE LAST
STAGE or THEIR JOTRNEI.



I RNoseVeli's Friend They'n 10 soIn'
slghtseeInG and welcome the Colonel
The two small sons II Eat 'Em Alive
Jack AbernAthy. friend of Col Roosevelt
and United States Marshal ot Guthrie
Okla. arrived in this city at 6.2o last
night. the Anal stretch Of their 2.SOO mile
/ iaunt on a pair of Oklahoma broncos
being a siXty-hve mile ride from Trenton
through the rain. An hour after their
arrival they were tucked into their bed
at the Hotel Breslin. after an enthusiastic
reception all along the line.
The two boys. Louis. who is 10. and
Temple, who is 9. left their fathers ranch
on March on horseback. The distance
Is about 1900 miles. but the side trips
they took made the journey total up TO
300 miles more. On this trip they have
pushed on a. they chose, making all
their own arrangements, checking for
money against their own accounts. and
handling themselves in every way IA
mature travellers.
Yesterday morning the boys had left a
they spent Friday. They got the Hall
all right. but dog tired from their long
journey II took them an hour and a half
70 make up their minds to get up. Once
up they bolted their breakfast and were
in the saddle ready 10 start in half an
hour.
They reached New Brunswick. thirty
seven miles from Trenton. at noon. Little
Temple wanted to push right on to New
York without stopping for luncheon,
but Louis. the masterful. felt hungry.
You 20 on. now; you GIT on'n that
horse said Louis.
Nav said Temple.
Without a word Louis jumped on his
pinto. grabbed the bride oi Temples
horse and struck his brother with the
whip. Temple got oh.
For boys that have been lionized for
Z. SOO miles both are modest They don't
talk much and are extremely polite 10
age that Louis was instiling in his younger
brother
After luncheon they kept on their way
10 Newark. reaching there AZ Z o'clock.
Their father. who met them in Trenton
on Friday night and slept with them. left
them in New Brunswick and returned TO
New York. He went hack 10 meet them
in an automobile and came upon them two
miles this side of Newark
They were still ploddIng through the
rain LOUIS scorned raIncOat and had
on a siin hakcd suit. an orange sweater
covering a blue shirt innocent ~ necktie
The bottoms II his long trousers were
stuck In the tops of his Mexican high
heeled riding boots with sharp spurs On
them. A battered sombrerl crowned his
head
Temple who Is small Tor his age. was
covered by a black rubber coat which
was 30 long Il tsngled IN his spurs when
he walked Jersey mud had left its inn
preston on his chubby face. but the rain
had washed out clean patches Old sam.
the bronco the smaller hoy was riding.
was the horse used by the father when he
COursed wolves with Col Roosevelt
Az the Pennsylvania ferry house in
Jersey City several hundred persons were
waiting despite the weather A cheer
went up ~ the two ponies loped into view
The crowd pressed about the boys an 1ious |
10 shake hands with them Or their father |
All through u the boys sat up straight |
looking az people. al buildings. az any. |
thing. but never saying a word. They /
we're finally pushed through 20 the ferry |
boat
Then an enthusiastic New Yorker Of |
TeXas origin laid on each pOmmel buuoL |
Of rOsea Temple objected.
All CANT hold en-. he "A ID. -Ah m
tired
They Were ted on his saddle
-Geel- said Louis. what a big boat |
Il that the OCEAN How deep IL ~ Its |
the Atlantic. isn't ~ Whats the name Of
this steamer How long will Ne be on
the water' Can | -end "A wireless 10 Col
Roosevelt
The Marshal was starting IN on the
answers when tho inevitable occurred.
How do you like New York, LOUISE
was asked
-Awl which II New York was the
answer. and he nodded at HOboken and .
New York
Then the boat warped into the dock
What keeps the boat from hitting II
viii u knock that house Overs- II
The procession through New York was
triumphal An e~tort Of four mounted l
policemen met the hOvs and there vas a
string Of waiting automobiles two blocks
long The procession passed through
Twenty fourth street to seventh avenue.
then up 10 Twenty ninth street and across
10 the Breslin.
All along the route they were Cheerad
Men ran Out to shake hands or slap the
ponies on the hankS and women smiled
and exclaimed How Cutel"
When they stopped IA front Of the
Breslin the crush was TREMENDOUS.
v omen guests OF the hotel had the adj 1
vance word and when the Marshal finally
struggled through the crowd into the
lOtel the boys were snatChed from him /
One young woman m blue managed
q secure exclusive possession of Temple
or moment She kissed his somewhat
muddy face while he struggled and
-Legg0l- When he was freed
ie passed down the line kissed by nearly
very woman IN the lobby
A. length they were taken upstairs by
heir father Then every one was shut
,ut of the room while the Marshal washed :
hem and dressed them in clean suits for .
Ity wear
In blue coats. long trousers properly
reased and clean blue shirts still tieless
hey received as they pitched into toast
nd steak A new straw hat perched on
he back u Temples head. and every
ew minutes he would leave his dinner
- dance and iigsaw before a tall mirror.
They were too tired 10 talk and dues- =,
ions would only bring from Louis AN
I don't know
They were even too tagged out % eat {
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