The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-08-26
A Good American in London
Charles Baaen LOOMS Reminded That We Have Artists Of Our Own
Also He Has Experiences Of Tea Dnkms

10 very perplexing; you see q man riding
down hill on a motorcycle and you learn
that he 10 running up 10 London.
Anyway l went to Oxford with Mas
senger, and under the guidance Of q don
whom Messenger had once met In Con.
neotiout we saw tho beauties OF the place
(see ~Baedeker). A frat folio Shakespeare,
formerly owned by n David Garrick.
wa rather impressive. and I think that's
not In Baedeksr. 1t IL co refreshing TO
come across something that the omnisoient
Baedeker has missed.
Another old thing that has impressed
me L. the grass on the lawns. I under
stand that some Of the blades date back
to the time Of The Alfred the Great, and I
can we'll believe IL. They look old and
sere.
Messenger says they haven't had rain
for a month, and that is why the grass
looks antique.
But to 60 back TO tea.
After we had made an end OF sightseeing
we started FOR the station, intending to
take the 4.S0.
well have time for tea on the way down
there said the don.
Messenger snorted, but 1t seems that
dons don't understand the meaning Of q
snort, and we soon found ourselves In a
quaint and dark little pocket Of q parlor
In which were bound volumes OF Fun.
Englsh fun, which is sometimes a rather
superior article. Make up your mind for
yourself about 1t and don't rely on Smiths
say so).
"Are you sure we'l have timer said
Messenger after the don had ordered tea
and buttered bread.
'Well have ample time, and anyway it's
time for tea, . said The don.
That settled IL. The train might como
and 60. but IL was time for tea, and the
laws Of the Modes and Persians had q habit Of
altering not, like the leopard's spots.
Speaking Of spots, this certainly was 6
most inviting one, and when the tea and
the daintily buttered bread came they
were very tempting, and 30 the don and I
drank our tea I regret to say that at the
last moment Messenger had baked and
had ordered q lemon squash instead.
I believe be thought 1t would be q cross
It was merely the English for lemonade.
Messenger has a good deal to learn.
We fingered 90 long over our tea that
HIou Otl0 III tOOh0u u III WdtCu Tx bdtu
sLord bless mo. wen have TO take q
oab.'
Not i've blocks away from the station
and we'd have to take a cabl And England
10 . nation Of walkersl
However, Il Was not for me to say any.
thing; 90 we took q cab for two shillings-
In New York I have ridden fourteen miles
on the elevated for five cents-ahd In q
very short time We had missed our train
and bad settled with the cabman and had
got somewhat heated ~sprinting from ono
ticket wicket to another TO get tickets for
our wheels. which we had left In the lug
gage room thinking ne wouldn't need them
In the colleges.
my word. that's too bad said the don.
when does the next train gof'
He asked this Of a guard and learned that
We had half an hour to wait.
"oh, that's very nice. Wen have another
CUP Of tea and cool on
And do you know was glad we'd missed
ne tTain, Tor Just then 2 BOY came along
and We sat there on the platform and had
more tea and thin slices OF buttered bread,
and forgot that We had been worried at
missing the train, although every true
American does hate to miss q train, even
when they are running on q two minute
Roadway.
Now, II they would only have little tea
booths on Wall street or State street, and,
say at q quarter to 3, when stock brokers
are most excited, they all adjourned for
groups Of perspiring and gray tempted men
they would 60 back to The closing exer-
cises much relieved in body and mind,
and there would be fewer b~reakdowns.
But be sure to out you slices thin and
use plenty Of butter.
why, even q shorn lamb would 20 up town
easier In his MIND II the wolf who sheared
him blew him OF to tea.
And tho spectacle Of a bull and a bear
drinking tea ami eably together would be
o godsend to the Seeing New Workers.