Summarize "Footnote to Youth" by José García Villa.

Dudong,17, is impatiently waiting for his father to return
home so that he can tell him of his love for Teang and his desire to marry her.  He
feels that at 17 he is a grown man and is ready for the next important step in his
life.  When he tells his father that he has asked Teang to marry him and wants his
blessing, there is a long and cruel silence. His father asks if he must marry her
because Dudong is very young. Dudong resents his father's question, and finally his
father gives his consent.

Nine months later, Dudong is
waiting outside while Teang gives birth to their first son, Blas.  He feels young and
inexperienced, a contrast to how he felt nine months ago. Dudong did not want any more
children, but they came anyway.  For the next six years, Teang gave birth.  Seven
children in all.

Teang did not complain.  However her body
was now shapeless and thin from bearing so many children and from the hard work of
caring for them and the household.  Even though she loved Dudong, she cried and wished
that she had not married so young. There had been another suitor, Lucio, who was nine
years older than Dudong. She chose Dudong because he was so much younger. Lucio had
married after she married Dudong, however, he was childless. She wonders if she had
married Lucio, would she be childless? She feels that would have been a better lot in
life.  But she loves Dudong, even though life has made him old
and ugly.

One night Dudong goes outside and thinks about
his life.  He wants to have the wisdom to know why life does not fulfill Youth's dreams.
Why did life forsake you after love?  He never finds the
answer.

When Blas turns 18, he comes home and tells Dudong
that he wants to marry Tena.  Dudong at this time is only 36 years old, but he is
portrayed as a much older man. Dudong does not want Blas to marry so young. He asks the
same question his father asked him.  Does Blas have to marry Tena?  He does not want him
to make the same mistake he did. Blas also reacts with resentment.   Dudong realizes
that he is dealing with Youth and Love, and they will triumph over this situation. 
After that, comes real life. He gives his consent, feeling sad and sorry for his
son.

He called this "Footnote to Youth" because a footnote
is an additional comment or reference on the content of the text. He is telling youth to
pay attention to the lesson of this story.