The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-24

Tne Walters Union-How the Barber
Friend Manages His Restaurant.


The Walters Union-How the BARRIERS
Friend Manages His Restaurant.
New York SUM-
Il see der walters are choost apowd to organ
iZe drade union, aind it,"
1t was the German barber who spoke The
reporter had confidently intended to get in the
flrst word, for he had been saying to himself:
talk into an agreeable channel; if one must
listen it might as we'll be to something of his
own choosing" But the barber spoke first.
"Chimlny Hooky! wonder who will organize
negsts l suppose der grocers' poys will peen
negst-hinging der baskets down und shrinking
if any man shall want his goal carried more as
dree stories up. or if any man shall hire a serf-
ant girl whose beaudy is not exactly to der poys'
daste.
But der yaiters-now We shall sec Something's,
en-, vot! Der walters are dere highwaymen uf
modern Civilization. We are now alretty, at
their mercy: vot goot it can bossibly do 'em to
form drades unions? Will dot make der soup
more colt, can it galvanize der peefshteak
more vorser as at present, or can 1t. somehow,
keeb us Waiting longer for vhot We order as We
hat to Wait now? Maybe der idea is dot when a
man shall peen in der mittle uf his dinner nit
nice blade of bot bic und waiting for a knife und
fork to eat EN- mit-maype he hurries up his
waiter und is SURPRISED to see der whole lot uf
dem shtandlng arount NIT coats und hats on.
We pld you all goodnight chendlemen, Won uf
EN- says; "a man Offer on der obbosite site uf der
city has choost tipped waiter nit a ffe-cent
biece vot got hole in it, vonce; und We shtrike
till We see who has got some righds, yet"
what does the monk"
''Oh, yah; of course. 'Vhot does der monkey
barber say apowd dem vaitersp Vel he has
some fun apowd der walters, also-if you can find
ovid vhot it is He says he has waiter trent
got vich is cradely droubled vhot he shall do if
der walters organise. His trent has choost
shtarted an oyster saloon peezness all py him.
selluf. He can't afford some help at ALL so he is
waiter, cook, poy, cashier, pouncer. und poss all
at vonce To make der work easier he effery
day let's apowd Won halluf der shtaff dake holt
day ovid, dellng each gustimer der cashier is py
a funeral, der waiter has got fit, und der tam
boy is shbending der whole of his time NIT der
Chinaman negst door,
He has front room or restaurant got also a
kitchen by der back NIT shwining doors Pc
dween. Ven der comes a gustimer in he sings
OVID, Less uf noise dere, bieese Can't you
shtop quarreling2 See if you can't be lifely,
now. Veil, sir. vot shall l order for you vonce2
Won shtew-do you hear-make it medium dry,
und hurry it up right away Ply dot time he
rushes back und fixes a shtew shlaps it on der
shtofe. und says. Half dot gentiemans shtew
nice, Nike und he comes back py der restaurant,
Dicks up der baper, looks der vinder ovid leetle
und next he rushes py der Kitchen und While he
cooks der shtew und dishes it. he remerks Pc
dween his deeth. Dick. you spitzboober, did you
pring up dot coal alretty, or must comblain to
your farder dat | can smarter poy bick in q lu-
nadic asylum up9
'.Negst, he carries owtsite der shtew to der
gustlmer und takes der money, und all der rest
vot is to peen done.
Now der monkey harper wants to know shall
his frient choin der Walters union or der
posses union. und if he ehoins der Walters
union und a shtrike is ordered, vhot shall he do
NIT dot?
II dink such a weller had pedder chalk his
feet, put his shirt in blaze of an ofercoat and
choin der Chinese Der average Nye Yorick
Chinaman can bead efen dat FISHERMAN safng
money. Each Chinaman takes dwo Partnerships
in his own firm, Won bardner working till ped
time, und den becoming de oder bardner und
keeling at till breakfast"