The Washington times., 1903-11-14

cles. The calf is a good animal in his
place. but in a drawing room he bleats
and is obstreperous. This is one OF the
years In which he seems to be IN evil
dence in the drawing room
Sham Aristocracy.
There is one chapter In Mr. Fords
book which not only is worth all the
rest of il put together. but is worth all
the nonsensicaI sham-aristocrat novels
Of the season rolled into a bunch. 1t IS
the chapter in which he contrasts. the
home Of Peter TTeadwell. a humble and
Woodworking bOokkecper. with that OF
the French teacher who instructs Miss
Ethel TreadweH IN French and music.
The teacher lives. with his family, half
a mile from TreadwelFs house. and is
called By the Treadwells and their
neighbors 'Afusseer"
Passing the house of 'Musseer,'' the
bookkeeper is invited to luncheon. and is
amazed at the excellence and variety Of
the meal. cooked and served by Madame
and her daughter. Il is charming, the
description Of that luncheon: am SI,e is
ready, at the end to ask, as Peter did,
how the Frenchman cOntrived TO live so
well on his income, even supplemented
by the products of his garden and tiny
rest of the conversation:
The French Viewpoint.
You ask me- said Musseer, thought
fully. how IL Is that l contrive 70 get
so much more pleasure out of life than
my neighbors do on incomes that are
much larger than mine. Wen. in all the
years 1 have lived in this country YOU
are the first TO ask me that question,
though the number of bakers and shoe
makers and drygoods clerks who have
asked me to instruct their children in
branches OF learning which they were
incapable of understanding must be
somewhere in the thousands.
"'well, / attributed my success to two
causes, one of which is a peculiar
vanity on the part of the American
people. which enables me TO exchange
accomplishments which are useless to
them for money which Is useful TO me;
and the other IS the fact that I am not
ashamed to work in the garden. or to
milk the COW: nor is my wife ashamed
20 cook, nor my children to do any
thing that may be demanded Of them.
This IS probably due to our pride of
birth he concluded. with a certain
magnificance that the poor bookkeeper
did not more than half understand. but
which somehow put a new aspect on
the labors OF farm and kitchen.
Pride in Birth.
For the only pride that Peter had
ever been brought in contact with was
that which manifests itself In an nu-
conquersble aversion 20 every kind OF
useful industry. and an eagerness to
bow down before the favOrite lares and
penates Of Arundel Heights-'sryle' and
good form
ITO this CHEEKY. active little Gaul
however had been given "a pride OF
another sort. His was that ancient a.si
splendid pride OF race and blood, OF
coOfage. geutleness. and integrity. that
has It's roots down deep IN the heart
- 1t was this pride that Peter
Treadwen could hear ringing in the
words OF the French teacher as ne con-
tinued. sitting up very straight in his
chair as he spoke:
The Art of Cooking.
We are not ashamed TO work But
can assure you that we would both OF
us have been ashamed 10 sit down all
by ourselves even to the sort OF table
that Is spread in the houses Of a great
many people who have more money than
we have In this country you do not
pay enough respect 70 your cooks. I
hold that they represent one OF the most
honorable professions in the world Both
my wife and l were born and brought up
in one OF the most exclusive quarters of
Paris. and IL was there that we learned
what we know about the proper cooking
and serving of food. a branch OF knowl-
edge that has been deemed worthy OF
the attention of many of the greatest