Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-29

certain kinds of Drawing belong
in that list of Occa sional Occurrences
That Can't Be Helped.
And SO this is goin4 to be veracious
little narrative of a recent brawl that
somehow or another, just had to be. Ger
tainly it was not the fault of the Gen.
trail figure therein.
The central figure therein was an ex-
ceedingly wealthy young Philadelphia
of the genus infalibly referred to In the
chatty weeklies as "a prominent club
man. In spite If his being a promi-
nent clubman, he is well behaved
young Philadelphia, not stolid, stodgy
or sedate, but a man Of decorum and
self-control.
Just q few short weeks ago this au-
rferous and well behaved young Phila-
dclphian was partaking of an after
theater snack at one Of those stag chop.
houses in New York, two of his cronies
being ranged round the table with him.
1t wasn't one of those crustacean, hiss
juice reflections such as prominent club
men are supposed to donate to their
diaphragms every night of their lives
Just before bedtime. On the contrary, it
was just something light and natural
and normal, calculated to do the least
harm, and the liquid obligato thereto
consisted wholly of mineral water. This
is set forth for the purpose OF indicat-
ing that there wasn't anything ADVENT
tiously fevered about the brainpans or
the young Philadelphia and his COM
panions.
i, -
The waiter, a large bulgy person with
a noticeably sulky manner. brought the
food and non-alcoholic drink on large
tray. first placing alongside the table
one of those coilapsible tray-rests upon
which to place the try. Having deposited
the tray, hcaped up with dishes, on the
tray-rest. the waiter went back to the
pantry, kitchen somewhere, to get
something which he had forgotten.
The tray-rest had been placed decidedly
too close to the young Philadelphia.
and So in conversing animatedly with
his friends, and in using his hands and
arms to emphasize what he was saying,
the elbow of one of said arms Knocked
against the heaped-up tray, and. with a
great crash down went the tray, dlsneS
and ALL
1t was one of those unavoidable little
catastrophes. There was no way where
by it could have been helped. OF course
the food was messed up on the floor, and
few of the dishes were broken. The
young Philadelphan was chagrined and
sorry Anybody could have seen that.
lie hated. it could easily he seen, thus
to attract attention TO himself. The
merest glance 1T his cOuntenance would
have convinced anybody how sorry he
was that the thing had happened.
Anybody. that is 10 say. except the
large husky and suiicn waiter who bore
down upon the table, his features work
ing wrathily, about eight seconds after
the tray had crashed to the floor.
I'm sorry said the young Philadel-
phian. appeasingly, to the waiter. Did
MT know the tray was so close, and hit
it with my arm. I'll make good for
the damage, of course. Kindly serve the
order again.
The waiter was mumblingly impudent.
His mumbIings took the form of refer
ences to soused sinks what didn't know
how to behave themselves.
1t really was worth while to observe
how finely the young Phi!adelphian con-
trolled himself under this provocation.
His face became perfectly white. but he
didn't say "a word in reply to the walters
gross impudence He is one OF the best
an-around athletes in Philadelphia, a
man who always keeps himself perfectly
lit: but he didn't appear to be tempted
in the least to spread the ugly waiter
nose over his face. The two men with