The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-20
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bctvcon Tho "up-staiI6 and down. When i WIN
student at tho Royal Academy, with m6acrato
allowance from tho parental purse, 1 used to spvnd
my castor week at n friends huuso in tho country
Nhcre nn establishment was kept on rathor largo
scale. Ny railway journey thcro and back, cab
farcB and othcr little incidental expenses cost mo
Oh those occasions perhaps somewhat moro than
was justified i'll spending OH sucl excursion
But ON leaving tho house tax awaited mo which
really could not afford to pay and yot from which
no young gentleman with any xonso RI dignity
could escape. My fronl had soomn butlor-buL
oflircry OF course-with bald head nud an air Of
| such tremendous Importance that one instructive
ly foil tat luast tlid) how delicate task il to
offor him any gratuity nt ALL and how utterly I'M
possible it would have been to offor him
| anything less than gold without positively
| insulting him. Tho Hainu argument applied
with equal rcaHon to the housekeeper, q
| demuro-looking parsonage, who Ind break
| fsst served in her own room, and whom
/ tho othor servants addressed as 'mum." Thon
| thore was my friends valont, who condcsccntlcd
| to bring mo my siaying-watcr in tho morning and
| laid out my dross coat beforo dinner. Thcro was
| another gentleman in Ivory who, during tho re-
past, camo frequently to mo with Offers of "ttlo
| sherry, littlo 'ock, sir" and SO forth. Finally
thoro wore tho groom who brought round our
| ~ ANSst
somo trilos to ofor in tho shape Of fruit or vegc-
tAbles as was leaving (no doubt thoy thought,
! or pretended to think, TINT I had house and
| cuisine OF my own in town, whereas lived in
Bloomsbury lodgings, and my usual dinner con-
| sisted OF couple Of chopBl, and tho lodgokoepcr,
| who touched his hat whenever I cntorcd UT left
| tho grounds. All thcso flnctionaries had in turn
| to bo fco'd, and by tho timo their vails had been
duly dispensed was generally minus tho best half
OF my last Go note. Now it sccms to mo that this
systom Of sorvant-tipping requires revision. It
| falls rRthor hard on young friends and poor
rcations-gucsts whose purses nro slendcr-whoso
walots arc not amply stored.
| POPULAR ENGLISH magazine has IN article OH
tho servants Of our period, from which wo tako
tho following gossip regarding footmon But trus-
ty JOHN THoMAs nnd profusoly-pou derc CnAwLEs,
only hide their aploon, thoir Indignation md con-
| tompt in tho presence .of their bettcrs. In tho
butlors pantry, at tho ale-house round tho cornor
| across tho hnmmor-clothB OF their respective
Observation-Disclosures arc expressed which ncithor
you nor I. dear Patcrfamilias, could listen to
| moved. I know an old gontlcman-an irasciblo
| old gcntloman-who, standing by chance ono af-
terIoon inoonycniontly tho top OF the kitchen
| stairs aftor summoning his brougham for tho
second time that day, hoard fnvorto footman OK
! claim to the confidential valet: 'rm blcst if that
internal old noosanco amt ordered out the car
| riago againl" Now you know that was by no means
pleasant romArk to reach ono's cars in tho de-
cline Of life, ntterod by paid lackcy, tho buttons
| OF whose very coat wero adorned with the family
crest; but nm not at u Buro that tho old gontle-
man to whom rotor was justified in Tho severe
retaliation which ho adopted. Tho wrotched
| Jenkins (et us cnll lIim) was dismissed on tho
spot, and had nothing but months wages to
console him in his adyerHity. Tho consequence
was, no doubt, TINT no repaired to tho Black Lion
that evening, and entertained his lircred friends
with vory dsrospcctfnl, IL not perverted, ac-
count Of tho affair. daro say his lato mnator be-
camo laus shing stock OF tho bar-parlor, that his
wig and wi2on face, his gout and CATERS his pop
perry disposition and general pecularitics were dis
cussed in q manner which was any thing but pleas-
ant. Suppose, instead Of taking SO summary n re-
ycngc, he had retired to his study, swallowed
gass Of Madeira, just to steady his nerves, rung
tho bell, and told Jenkins not TO Talk 30 loud down
stairs if he wished to keep his place. Can't you
imagine how crestfallen tho poor minion would
hayo been2 what an old trump the man ho served
must thonceforth bo considered in his oycs anil
with how much zeal ho might havo continued his
service2 But, "who cun DO wise, amazed, tenn
peratc, and furious" as tho Thano of Cnwdor once
justly asked, sin moment Z" No man. And upon
my word, whom ono comos to think OF it, the pro-
vocation was very great.
LONDON Society HAB essay on 'sDinnor in
tho City" in which, in tho courso or q dcscription
Of IzARrs chop house, tho following picture of it's
hond waitor is presented lilo is O great man,
that hoad waiter, and except that all tho attend
ants at EANT's wear clean white blouses, would
remind ono equally Of what the head of n Govern-
mo ah0 h0i,ld I'm oF
ton, the latter resemblance is most lasting in our
fancy. Ho might bo o doan say taking walk
with his gardening coat on and he has selfro-
limit and yet pensiye air Of intoning tho bill Of
fore which is infinitely impressive. The way in
which no says to each new arriynl-'Roast beef
boiled pork, hashcd mutton, Irish stow, boiled
fowls, roast goose haricot is noxprGssibly touch
ing, and tho tone Of his yoco indicates u ropose n
tignfiod calm i'll which we trace tho presiding IN
fluence OF tho place affecting oil those who look
to him as an example. There is no hurry there
il even almost an nfootation Of leisure which on
hnnces the promptitude, without which IzaNr's
would soon become q byword and reproaoh.
No little Of this influence, however, may
be attributed to tho venerable proprietor himself
or to his son, frosh, healthy-looking gentleman,
who might well havo ridden across country before
the days business began. Either father or Son
hre On QA1ly Quty from the steWardS cabin TO tho
door, quick OF eyo. but slow and sparing ofspeech
and with courteous word ready to mako tho
reckoning, and to tako the customary penny
tthere are no walters fees and should be sorry
to offer any such liberty TO our ecclesiastical
friend) Of oach departing guest. Out of tho hun.
dreds to whom IzANT's :noans o daily dinner con-
stating Of cut from any Of three or four we'll
cooked wholesome joints, fresh vegetables, and
liberal allowance OF bread thoro muHl DO scores
to whom every shilling ia an object. When TO the
dinner we have mentioned Ia added slice Of
cheese and glass Of beer. there is change out Of
that shilling, and surely no moro need be said Of
one Of the principal, though not tho only one, OF
those establishments which represents dining in
tue city. For oursoives, vo found that Of tho
three and sIponco already mentioned thoro re-
mained bright fat form with which to 6pend the
evening.
BIACKBAND InoH one was supposed, till lately.
TO belong only to certain localities in Great Britain
It Is in the top slate Of somo seams Of bitnmInous
GOALS, and it's discovery camo from the accidental
firing OF pile OF slate, from which It cannot bo
distinguished I'LL fro turns it's color. Tho great
value Of blackband is not so much 10 tho quality
OF the iron asin tho choapness OF mining and smei
inR-being in the top slato Of the coal vein, it
Ia oxtractod ut tho same timo with the coal. The
anthracite coal OF Pennsylvania has nlways boon
coDgiflared an difroraot That Ill, 49,