Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-15

/ z us name was Varsity, but "
| called him Varse We had /
have a short name for a do
! x that climbed over a 10-fo0
fence built to keep him II
| swung by his teeth to the clothe
hanging on the line and curled u
on our laps when he was big dog
Just as he had done in his puppy
DAYS.
We loved him in spite of his faults
or perhaps because of them or may
bea because he was so beautiful Hi;
plumed tail, his glistening white hal
with jet-hlack spots. his tricky way
of holding his head TO one side
made him the most superb and SNOWY
| English setter ! have ever seen
People everywhere turned to look a
him and many of our friends who dix
not care for dogs were attracted K
Varse.
So when he was sick with distem
per I was as sick with worry as h,
was and William, my husband, did no
feel any too well himself.
When Varse got better William
suggested we move to the beach where
the air would he pure. Los Angeles
was quite congested where we lived
Venice was the nearest beach AND
William could motor to the city every
day. There we found a small bun
galow court arranged much the same
way that George Primrose seated his
MINISTRIES The landlady's bungalow
was at the top of the horseshoe OF
little park made by the front yards
OF the six tiny houses she rented
three being on each side.
William, who likes to give people
nicknames called tho landlady Mrs
Camp. She did not like the idea OF
having dog in her court, but vii
liam told her he was considering buy
ing court, and as she had been try
ing to sell for a long time she relented
and let us move in. Most any proper
ty owners in California can be placat
ed by limiting you might buy their
holdings.
Grandma. we called the old lady
who lived between US and the land
lady. She thought Varse was 50 Gun
ming when he managed TO open her
milk bottle and drink her milk She
made wire cage where the milNmar
thereafter put her milk. Narse could
have gotten it. but he had too much
respect for her
'Auntie. who lived opposite Grand
ma, loved Varse, too. and did not
get cross when he dug up her lovely
flowers that she had worked so hard
to make grow. The Lady" next ia
Auntie dressed in white and looked
immaculate after working all day
cleaning house, but she did not mind
at all when Varse put his dirty paws
on her shoulders.
A new woman lived next to the
adv and n n n IN,
every day. She always told Varse
not TO come a-near her, so we called
her Mrs. Anear. No one lived in the
house next TO us for two weeks, then
a new family moved in that William
promptly called Mr.. and Mrs Madon-
ma, because they had a baby and
the father seemed just as concerned
as the mother in caring for it.
Behind the curtains every one in
the court watched them move in
and wondered how soon they would
lend the baby. Alas. We found that
was never to be. The baby was
being brought up according to mod
ern child culture methods and was
hot to be handed around He was
fed at proper intervals, slept at reg.
ular times and was not picked up
when he cried.
1he last rune maze the trouble De-
tween us, for the baby invariably
walked at about midnight and cried.
Poor little dear, l knew in a minute
he was afraid of the dark. / am
myself to this day. But his parents
would not comfort him and he cried
until exhausted. which was usually
about two hours. Varse the dear
thing. knew the baby was afraid and
he barked as long as the baby cried,
trying to make him know he was
guarded.
Then Mr.. Madonna actually came