Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-09-20
SEPTEMBER 80 la,
SATURDAY.


I US hanging o'tf tht shAw'afc pWlNf'tA NN'
lar an item. | l1oks,l 81 him with a SOFT
1T ,e-ond hand surprise IN my trr v lh,nN
thu W Young and lai, ereaguf, shouid 'Ptat
,u wabnt, ntimsiins that q sttea.W 'g''n''
h,, fellow. ttkol beneath b., smile Well
,,d "yno eletklcs do seem ln live hic VI
san,ammete,I independence, In tbs, ,oVo.aod /
/ have ms daub, bu, Inc rssc and social ele,a
,,it,h connected With ele,kship hath samc
thing la do with blessing the good pcoplc oi
llonolaIu with a eleth iofee, which, like The
Hawaiian mosquito, displaye'h many pleasing
uitos,n,faste,.' was - ple,srd ailet wit |
,ns eos, ht. much of owl conversation that |
ip,uaed,attl, Jumped up from tho table and ran
,lawn To The office to ash tho city eiitot VI he
wuold lel INC write piece about clerks The
cit, e,lito, vas not IN, bat Veal vas, "Neral
ene,l |" as I burst into the 'aneto'am andstum'
bcd over an English sentence In tho Bulletin
which va, lying OF the npot, lust frad this!
/ think I've struck hue thing, AMI just want
tho oil man 10 let mc write It up You sec I'll
PLEASE an The e,tls aud "lith boy quoth
Nrtal ''you'et too enthusiastic people will
think yoa heiong 10 the iiscr Nafi II You 20
this way disliked Veal very muchlot this
untind remark, ADD, ss s,ocl al the end OF
The tAblc chewing my pencil determined.
that whether he like,itornol rdwite something
aeains, the clerks. 40 | said with eoncilii
ting smile. well, Veral, Il you think I'm too
t,eSh, IN tell you what We might do | don't
like those dude clerks anyway and as youafeal
ways defending ever, body that ! don't like,
suppose wri,e up the clerks As others see then,
and lie, you have enough OF my space to say
ss,sssAias abou, the way they &C ihemsehesi@
Vrfal looked a, me with hts eyes veY wide
open anil >aid You'll want TO I've editor OF this
paper nexi, won't you ?" blushei and poued
and, after few mnutesof prciound silence during
which he looked across the street III dreamy
way until his eyes rested on one OF the elefkly
order coming OF Of the Union, Veral said An
right; GO ahead but be careful you don't tell
anything but the iruth-as you understand It, p"
THE hrt thing wish 10 impfeSsupon YOU,
mind Vetal, began, SIS the fact tina, the
same relations should eSis, between the en-.
ployei and his clerk that exist between master
and servant. That clerk is hired ioI certain
sum TO perform definite work and ior no other
end. lie is not paid to put on style, TO neg
leci his employers interests, to live gay
life, OF TO assist in lowering the moral
standard Of society. Now our Honolulu clerks,
as body, do all these things, besides display
mo many eeeentriciiies which tend to make
Them ridiculous in the eyes Of their employers
and people generally. might as we'll say III,
worst thing can say asains, them FIRST, and
,ha, is that the haekmen always defend th'
clerks when any thing is said agains, them"
Your saearsm is partly mcrited, Iona. sale
VeIai; "but its to sweeping. There are clerk
and clerks and there are hackmcn and hack
men. And know clerks in this town ~hoarC
thoroughly gentlemen-in breeding and by ma
tuIe. | know hacsmen who ATE eonSidera,e
conscientious. even ehiNalrous -
That was more than could stand an,
shoa,ed, What ! do YOU dare use the word
conscientious and 'ehivalrous in connection
with hackman. Blu, know what you're al
tel, veral you think you'll get me after tn
haekmen and then I'll forget about ye clerks
% no you don't play any government, tao
tics on me my dear Neral What want t
make yon understand and appreciate is this
That mos, OF the clerks in this town are a Sc
Of snobs who have never learned their trade
lot trade i, is and have only picked up III
business in order to gain livelihood by wha
they deem igh, and 'genteel' work. That the
not men in the proper sense OF that word
Who live and feel the eatnestness OF life, it
responsibilities and duties its reciprocal intel
esis and trials bu, are rather society moth
who spend most OF their time iluttenng aroun
The candles OF the rich and waiting like the 81
cial adventures they arc, for something to tur
up"
:'Eou said most, Iona. think you mea
many replied Veral, +" II is all very We
10 generaliIe and condemn sweepingly. l
specif'ce. an !, please you, Give me instance
10 ~arran, such wholesale condemnation
Tha, was jus, ~ha, wanted, and opcne
upon him with my fund Of experience wit
Honolulu clerks. No, Veral," continued
. ! mean most, unless you use many
comparison with the lew who do not con
within my category. But, specifically, ca
give YOU numerous instances Of uncerkly col
daci which have fallen under my observation
orto which have often had my attention calls
by complaining employers OF indignant patron
"a have seen different clerks wait upon Gu
toners with pipe, cigar OF chew Of tobac'
in the mouth, Punc,ua,ing their sentences wi
intermittent spltiings upon the floor, II use Il
Saxon splitting because il expresses the filth
action esaefl,, ,or with clouds Of tobacco smol
blown over the patient customers head OF In
his OF her face. t7j have watched clef
while away their time in conversation vi
ehums, Vt in lisiless gaping while the dust 4
tied over counter and goods, and became gu
Indignant il they we're reminded that they we
no, attending TO their employers Interests.
have seen them iall under suspicion Of sho
ing fasoritism 10 races by leaving white ~om
standing a, the counter and then delib'
.iely walking of to ~ai, on some native be
whose smiles they wish to gain. "a hs
seen ys clerks allow woman to stand IN |
m,ddie Of the store. ~ithou, even offering
chair, as long a. fifteen OF twenty minut
While another clerk was sent out for desired
t,cle. 81 have seen clerks, whose ruli
ambition Ans 10 shine in social circles, displ
their cheek by iniuding themselves into
houses d their patrons, after an only cas-
acquaintance ~i,h some menben OF
household. itl have seen them. time a
again, shos the g'eaiesi indifference 10
wants and wishes Of their customers, and
the interests d their employers ia dispasing
goods and chat,els. VI have seen III
make walking. grinning nai>anees Of she'nsel
.hils exercising their lady killing plopensir
o.. a. ,hey si,le il in elegant eoanisr'ium
English. making mash. 49, ! have ;