The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-21

Have n cigarette and try some smoke rings,
said the Scotfer. They may enable you to
think in circles"
Cassandra laughed.
Take one" he repeated.
You know I never smoke them" somewhat
severely.
And thus prove that you are no Bohemian. =
"Idon't see why"
Because the atmosphere OF Bohemia is
smoke instead OF air."
"Nonsensei'
"Againi Why. I feel like a Bah bal ad:
"An elderly person prophet by trade
With his quips and tips
on withered old lips,
he married a young and n beaut full maid.
The cunning old blade.
Though rather decayed,
He married a beautiful. beautiful maid.
"You perceive the fate in store for you. Cas-
eandra- | an the prophet by trade, as | have
just proved to you, And you, Cassandra-'
X interrupted that young woman Indig-
prophecies by Inspiration and"
And therefore must be able to confirm my
prediction ABOUT the beautiful, beautiful maid,
who. as | was about to remark"
Cassandra again interrupted.
Cant you possibly stick to one subject p she
We'll that depends upon the subject cheer,
tion OF sticking to the present one; the beautiful
maid who. as | triei to explain 10 you
she has nothing In do with the case, inter.
posed Cassandra hastily" II was talking about
Self" said the Scooter. We'll. I was trying
my best to talk about you, but You gave ne no
Encouragement
was talking about my being a Bohemian"
said Cassandra stitfly.
so you were. That marks a great difference
between US. You like TO converse about tsncies,
while l prefer facts. Your subject was Cas-
s,ndra as . Bohemian. Mine was Cassandra
Canary birt,' Cnssandra had not noticed
1nP DgsspSSfNp OrDnDll-
Ny can Try bird I repeated the scofer, with
"A canary BIRD" corrected Cassand-a. with =
yiolent blush, and an emphasis on the a.
You said 1 was as stupid as u canary bird in a
The scofer protested with a wave OF his Gig
srette. CHssandr' Needed him not.
little boy That pokes his fingers at ME and tor
Not a tit of it, declared the ScoYer. IT
am the bird on the outside. trying TO show you
the open door in Your cage and persuade you to
come and have a good time
I'm not in a cage. 1 AM absolutely in
dependent. do what | please. al please"
The SCoffcr whistled right through the mid
die OF a ring, which quivered Indignantly.
You know | am not bound by conventional
ties. insisted Cassancra.
al know that at heart you are unconven-
tional; Just as, at heart. the canary thinks it
would be a tne thing to soar into the sky and
wander ut will III the forest
But the canary cant do that
oh, yes, it can. / expressly stated, you re-
member. that the cage door is open. However,
all its canary acqulintances live in, cages. and
there is no telling what they would say if It
went outside with the robins and biuebirds, and
perhaps even with the sparrows!'
"Bu ever so many OF my acquaintances don't
agree with you. They think AIN = Bohemian
"Yesl So does the stuffed canary bird, in a
taxlderInists collection, think that the live
depends on the point OF view. Everything is
relative"
A these true untrue onesf Or untrue true
ones T. laughed the Scofrer.
oh. I reckon they are Just plain true ones
AmIH naEn - I'm mi adj " Nh nm hnn -
"HS III EIf What Sfsht a Vicious little peck from the
III You don't think | am a Bohemian." said
Cassandra, tell me where | fall short.
Well. tell me wherein 1 am different"
You won't listen when l talk about you"
very 7ss; ! veil ~iI' t + yaa Ths 3 so isasiais' is a sort of
nams.et least in the directory. He The
he but with she;' therefore I begin again.
She eats gas-stove breakfasts and luncheons-or
Her furniture is made out Of barrels and pack
ing boxes, and her clothes, II one Is to judge
from ordinary observation OF them are not made
How do you account for their existence,
"oh, they Just happen"
Cassandra's look was a subtle mingling OF
Her hair"s" The scofer paused and shook
his head. The connoissieur Of Bohemians is like
Agassiz with the bones OF a hsn: II yo4 showed
Agassiz the backbone of a fish he could tell you
the species and all about it. one glimpse of the
back hair OF a bohGnEisnne is unmistakt ble."
Gassandrn raised a furtiye hand to her own
It's all right. said the scofer. closing one
eye and, with the other, taxi g an upward
Squint through a smoke ring. =,
Cassandra fpshed and made q pretence of ad'
1usting her collar.
"Whatf' she asked with a great show Of
inn9eence,
port rYG 2SF fSSs E aatF' w SHs S son R asssF dc set you q Ps ss;
wear y your hair that way T.
ploring with quick fingers, while the SconeI
looked on with evident enjoyment.
DO II some more. he pleaded when she
paused. :. 1t IS ike seeing u blind person read
Now you are making fun OF me. Why ISM
"Whyi Probably because you haven't un'
learned the habits OF n%eatness which, | am sure
your good mother ins'illed into YOU. The true
bohGmieaRe considers that nratn, -, il you will
Allow me to paraPhFase' is the hobsoblin of lit
Casshndra cast a swift glance along the ledge
otthe bookcase, tt seemed TO her that she could
a. \. ne nu1I y, seoEIni III, thGTe n.gumlnih,e n
clear OF books. The ScoRrr had such an unCom
Portable haoit of getting some volumes from The
lyon are 80 literal" she rcmSrEed. When
Lasked YOU = by my hair is unbohemian Imeanl
oh. did you I You make me think of Humpty
Dumpty. You KIN " he said that when he use,
10 mean no more ana no less. Now, who wOulc
have dreamed hat when! you say why yor
Don't be silly"
Wa that siilyi thought it so reasonable,
"Aren't you going 10 tell me in what respect,
with emphasis, " my hair i not bohemianf'
In what respect meditAter the Scoher
Now, | wonder what she means when she say
in what respeCt! she might mean why bu
Ihave already told her why, so she must meal
something else. Do you happen To mean 10
what purpose whGn you say in what respect
ask in ali humility"
mo, you don't" said Cassandra with spirit
"You don't know what humility isl"
Perhaps not. don't study much OF amy
thing except you, C~assandra, and you haven
begun giving me object iessons in humility yei
but, about your hair"
S0h. ] don't care about my hAirI' an9rily.
eDoot real New there's another dies