Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1879-08-23

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to that worthy and hard-work'ng
class of men whose interests We
have ever near our hearts. we mean
hotel clerks, we hope we may~o"
pardoned if we undertake to show
how this boy might in futu:e years
distinguish him mself by joining that
guild, and. indeed, not only d's''n--
guish himself, but give an added
lustre and dignity to the profession
by striving faithfully in it himself
and leaving behind him genera
ton Of hotet clerks who should be
born and bread in the business. aud
leave in turn still larger progeny
TO inherit the profession.
We know Of no class of men VIII"
: need more than do hotel clerks,
something besides an ordinary ra'r
of hands to help them through the
multifarious duties, ,of the business.
Ia the busy parts Of. the busy days
, Of the busy season stheselong suffer-
ling men a.. cal!cd on TO do moro
things with their hands than any
class Of workers we can mention:
o To such what would not the access
sorry of tail, a good, long. grasp
, ing. active, tenacious canda' appen-
ri dage he worth Its value conld
j not be estimated. Here is m,n.
r. we will sa =. good looking. pleas
j.. ant faced, keen eyed, obliging and
~ patient person behind the marble
/, of a hotel off ce, thinking and
10 com putting with his brain. smiling
70. and ia king with his mouth. writing
with his 4,ands-and with his tail
!" ias we are: supposing- now that he
- has one, just for iIlustration) reach
80 ing into the letter rack Tor tn
~ mail, taking down, passing out and
of replacing keys. tapping the bell TO-
a. front! ! adjusting the annuuc'a;or
!, 4 and even shaking hands. so I"
,, I,speak, with old friends meanwhile
of active energetic, attentive ano
,o- pleasant, and never once causing 9
= ., hitch in tho routine of lis duties
ho, Here is man who would indeed
be made for ana who would max
o., the position oae strictly profession
~, al in his nature.
49, This tail could be made not onl.
e;r useful, but highly ornamental-a
where is the tasteful hotel cler
who would have it otherwise. !
might be decorated with brigh
ae ribbons, or Grape; as occaslc
~. might require, trimmed with COR
,Is and tassets, the national flag, ban
-; giles or what not Dandrcary whis
,ho kers and Hogarte-line -ot-beaut
49,, moustaches might be raised upon !
>,r or it might be covered with d'a
80. monds to give character to tt
aost house. Hung witG sounding bra
.ov and tinkliug symbols: it wou'
a make an excellent dinner call, ar
,ho with an improved slung shot a
sos- tachment at the end it would ser'
;,s to give the bullying 'hotel-hea
aoc- 1--WE use the most meaning wo:d)
-;r lessen that he would not easily TO
ond get
oa,. Darwin may use the tail to pro
his theory OF evolution when wor
ing upward in The scale of be'n
but what can be made OF its
in pearauc, when the highest (supE
that sable) point in that scale is reacht
scs a 1t is Ger tainlv not a retrovoiutl
cess Bv no means. No! 1t is certain
owl, an ascent, Il step in q new evo
f this ton. an advance-not in the dir
more ton Of the angels exactly, VINO M
.ldom wings rather than tails, but in
Q the higher type Of manhood, a M
ence, useful human being. whose new
ever pap shall fill q want much felt
any, the race.
r and Improvement, whose triumph;
ation march il not confined alone to
f his cctrict lights and means OF locor
, 9 ou, ton. his dcploycd in new DIR
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