South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-21

paid any attention TO the young chap
who helped the grooms exercise
their ponies, for they couldn't have
known he was studying horses in
action for the sake or art.
A "TenderfoOt" in the West.
Il always had been fond OF out
door life and all that goes with H."
the artist said. That is why the
west appealed TO me. I wanted to
go out there and get close to the life.
And did"
Get a picture OF this young ten
der foot learning the tricks OF horse
\ breaking on a Colorado ranch. Il
wasn't an adept at rope throwing"
/ he said modestly. But 1 could catch
my horse and 1 could cut out and
a ranchman."
J After three months ranching, he
struck out for the southwest, going
| by stage from Durango. Col, to
I Pennington, n. NJ 1t was one OF
| those picturesque stages with a team
OF eight horses The tenderfoOt got
up beside the driver. known I'm those
parts as "Sol" because OF his bril-
1 liant crop OF tow hair. The tender
l foot proved to be so in name only.
for as the day progressed he put
over" a stunt that for cool daring
ranked with the most courageous
cowboy "acts" OF the movies.
Sol developed a splitting headache.
As the heat OF the day boiled up, Il
became impossible for him TO handle
the eight-horse hitch and make the
necessary changes three times on the
road. He began 70 look more close
~ at the husky young man at his
side, who appeared 20 be at least an
experienced cowboy, and then he
suddenly said:
kin ye handle the coach If l
drop OFF,"
The tenderfoot felt the call Of the
wild but he didn't let out a war
whoop Sure" he said briefly. for
getting to add that he had never
driven eight horses together in his
life. and didn't know the trail be-
fore him. But he knew there were
some invalids in the coach who were
anxious 20 get 20 their destination
with all speed He would take q
chance.
He helped Sol off the box and into
an inn where they were changing
horses. Then he climbed aboard
gathered up the reins. but that was
, just to reassure the passengers. fOi
the horses had TO show him which
way 90 go, Nevertheless. the triI
, proved so satisfactory 10 OIL concern
a
day for three months.
His luck was with him all through
! When he was on the Navajo reserva
ton. living in the same ''hOgans"-
. mud and thatch huts similar 10 tn,
, Eskimo's igloo-with some of tn,
b 5000 full-blooded Indians. he raI
( an Indian trading post for a montl
= at Two Gray Hills and got some frs
3 hand material for true-to-natur,
/. Indian pictures.
The Call OF Home.
Probably you will ask why Mr.
Wyeth chose TO give up this sort o
! life, so satisfying 10 the viriie artist
S His answer TO that question was a
e interesting rs anything he had We
s told me. He sSt thoughtfully smok
e ing a pipe on large sacred drum o
Indian origin, and spoke slowly.
Every man, whether he is an art
{ list or not, has what is commonl
called a soul. Sooner or later h
yearns TO express this soul I'm som
a way He may start out in search q
e the unusual. the novel or the bi
( zarre, and II he is an artist, he ma
r. find certain satisfaction in the thea
i trical-the great western plains. 70
7 instance, where you see a speck Of
a the horizon and have TO travel al
. day TO reach the pointed TO al
]. imaginary distance-"Or you see
70 mountain that looks a few hours
10 Journey off, and YOU ride three day
:, TO get 20 it-you may have the great
q est sympathy for the people yo
5 meet, for the picturesqueness O
I their life and their traditions an
4 clothing-but the time comes whe
u hts soul gets restless, and he find
% he has been enjoying a show 4
o which he has no fundamental part
He finds that in order TO expires
himself fully. he has TO come bac
3 90 the soil he was born on, no mat
b. ter where IL is.
Z "As I studied the lives Of IN
r. great artists, I'm fact Of any gres
8 men. I found that they almost al
e ways found their greatness throug
u the simple things around thei
homes. Rembrandt did his creates
4 work painting the canals back O
5, his house. and the beggars who hes
q ged at his door. Constable attempt
u ed 20 leave England TO paint abroad
but he had 70 come back 10 IN
S River Stour."