The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-01

Next to tho mule, probably the mo Al |
uuus.ly TREATED animal on Tho fac 4 of
the globe, is the hotel clerk, say -. tho
Louisville Cpuricr-Juurnal g0ssi' mar. uc
is mado the bUtt OF every par .arlpher.
| he is reNilcd NJ Ivy young girl land made
| love to 10y the old ones, treated su.
! percilinns'y Dy youh men and
snubbcd 10y iho on ned RESPONSE
missing steamboats,, T. in danger OF his
life through mssil ~ letters, has the
wash bill, Over-ct ar,res and uuder-at-
tcntion lald ~ III .duur, Is made eyes AT
10y the chaliOe .maids, annoyed by the
walters hull' Al by the porter, and has
his salary c' { down by the gentlomnniy
proprietor lie must hp able To tell "a
real nus sian duke from "A fraudulent
french count, must judge travellers
reSpec ability by anything. from MS
Oagg age to the good clothes he doesn't
We' e, Is expected 10 be n revised
2 hr d correct ed timetable for all the rail
9 cad aud steamship lines In this
! country, and few In Africa, must be
aide to convince n lending actress that
A the sixth floor back Is every way more
Al desirable and fashionable than the see
l. und floor front, must know when 10
b. hully a kicking guest, and when tn
- Weld, and at all times see from MS posi-
n. behind III, counter that M man gets oui
\. of tho house hy the back door or lire ~.
Wv cana without settling his hill. With all
A. this ho IL expected 10 bo the glass oi
=. fashion and the mirror NJ pulitenesS on
Is "A salary of $40 u month ami board.
The hotel clerk holds no sinecure posi-
lion. Usually he stands up behind :
marble-tupprd counter nnd submits
~ patiently e. the abuse ot the traNeuhl
~ puhic for from eight tO Twelve hour, "a
ca a stretch. Talk about shop gtrls lnNin.
for u stand on their feet Hnd having Il
IA work hurdl They nrc hOuris, dreaming
!, away their lives In Mahomots clNSium
iu' compare 10 what tue desk martyr
per must endure 4 girl ran at Down one
ON In n while, when the foreman isn't look
A.. inp. nud SHE can always relieve her fceI
''V ings by swearing under her breath. IN
clerk cant do that Amer no IN
shaken hands warmly With ma
;. who hrs stopped Rt the house Tor an
ner three Years Algl, an Inquired hlluu
waiter his family, hu must explain ho'
impossible II " TO tak'A forged check Z
,cl. 500 for a g hill aud pay the diftorent
-, In cash, llo must do all this with
lrraco that will mako the guest fe'
rathef q implimented than otherwise, {
~ he may he In danger of losing his Gu
tom. Aiter doing this few year
sis- the top of his head, mayhap, takes on
smooth hkrn - 90 tie counter In whir
, al hi. M md face has So long hron mirrors
but he must 70 on and ON with q woi
IN that IL never done.
''N' Yes. thu way " the hotel clerk II n
the way OF pleRsantners, and their pat
III are not often the paths 90 peace. Hut
the course ~ some years experience
ned have found. no cause for the popul
the abuse ~ lhcm. Now and then I'm
fmnd man who has become 40 Graz
pro- with his multitarinus responsibility
uis. that he fancies he owns the hotel, b
the such are, happily, rare. Taken ~
lck, tlass. have found them gentloman
sN; with intelligence fllly equal, II u
ar. als.ve. that Of their brethren IN the tn'
Dali camille ranks. True II II. that they y
hill aot great writer's or speakers, Int III
cor are charming cOnvprsttionAlistH.