Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-02
Dandy in the Pantry.
By EDWARD W. TOWNSEND.

In surprisingly short time after leaving
Mr.. Bullock in the financial district-short
considering the crowded streets and the
vigilance of the police-the motor car party
was gliding through the park, whose beauty
and extent excited the professors enthu-
siastic communication.
Mature" he remarked to his compan-
Ion. nature unadorned has charms which
the poets sing with excusable frequency
and length of song, yet nature regulated
by man has a superior charm; for here
we see that man is at heart a lover OF
nature in its simplest form-its purest,
most elementaI-yet he does not stubbornly
maintain that what is merely crude in ma
ture is as sacred as what is refined, and
may not be altered to accepted laws gov
ernng the proper relation. disposition and
proportion of color, mass and drawing.
True" responded the artist. Those who
condemn the practice of landscape garden
ing would have us who paint landscapes
include, for the sake of what they call
truth, certain details ever present IN the
real, but abhorrent in the presentment. as.
for instance, worms.
well expressed, sir, declared the pro-
fessor. And, again, l take ii that in
natural grove, untouched by man, we might
search IN vain tor a place OF rtIleSnfntut
for rest, for calm contemplation under con-
ditons of physical comfort conducive to q
clarified vision"
The good man glanced with some inquiry
at Dandy, but seeing that the guide did
not respond he asked If there We're in the
park some modest inn. Dandy directed
the driver to the Casino, which the pro-
fessor at first sight declared was the exact
kind of place he had N mind. As the
scholars seated themselves in the westerly
Dandy sought some less prominent but
doubtless no less comforting retreat the
full tide of afternoon patronage filled the
grounds and building with its merry and
lovely ConcdurSe Whether ii was the view
of the exquisite arbor of wistaria, shed
ding a purple carpet around its gnarled
trunks, the soft strain of music drifting up
from the Mall, the sound Of cooling waters
falling into Il fountain basin. or the I'M
prompted warnings of his nature that de-
termincd the professor IN his choice of re
freshment-thc fact is that he ordered their
waiter to serve a bottle of champagne.
For" said he, while 1t IS a beverage |
deem not to have the solid and manly
attributes of our national drink, 1t Is true
that there are qualities inherent In cham
payne which aid the contemplation OF such
a scene, which lend to its observation a
more scientific comprehension. a greater
freedom of the fancy.
AS the friends sat In satisfied silence sip
ping their wine, two women alighted from
Il pubic victoria, ana AFTER snort pre-
tense of looking for a vacant table and a
sharp. quick survey of our friends, sat
down at their table. They murmured an
apology for their intrusion and a hope that
a vacant table would soon permit them to
leave the gentlemen alone. MIR. Bowsar
assured them that they must not consider
themselves intruders and otherwise showed
a gallant satisfaction in their company,
but Professor Pearley looked upon the in
truSon with annoyance, and studiously
confined his remarks to his companion,
although the newcomers seemed willing to
make the conversation general. The wom-
en-, too. ordered champagne and had pro-
crossed far toward emptying their bottle
when Dandy appeared upon the scene One
glance at the picture told him all he needed
to know to base action upon. Noting the
growing indignation betrayed by the pro-
fessor's usually serene brow. Dandy or
dered bill for one bottle of champagne
and paid for it with some of the money
the professor had intrusted to him after the
mornings attempt on his watch. Then
Dandy directed the driver to bring up the
motor car. The women watched Dandy S
action with flaming Indignation. and as the
gentlemen arose to go one of the women
asked with asperity, Say, who IS going
to pay for our wne?" Search me-" re-
piled Dandy affably as he helped the gen.
tlemen into the motor car. Ta-ta," he
gracefully added as they sped away.
Although his temper had been somewhat
ruf,ed by the incident at the Casino, the
professor was again in placid spirits by the
time that he and Mr.. Bowsar. guided by
Dandy, reached Mr.. Bullock's home in the
evening.
The host at once took Dandy to the dim
ing room, where he introduced him to the