The midland journal., 1889-04-19

and head thrown back; the musical voice
sweet but sonorous, and so pleasing compared
to the horrible twang of the lower class peo-
pie in the north, all make up picturesque
whole You forget the color and fall to ad-
miring them.
And how amusing they arei
At the Everett hotel, Jacksonville, one
day went to the wrong table.
you've como to de wrong table, sah," said
the attendant darky. Then, indicating the
negro who served at the next table, he added:
"Dat's de gentleman dat waits on you, sah."
Immediately recognized my gentleman, y
and changed my scat. The fact Is that all
the negroes are alike at glance. Itrequires
as much perspicacity to tell one from another
as 1t does to distinguish one French gendarme
from another French gendarme
never met with such memories as some of
those darkies have
As have said, the hotels of Florida are be-
sieged during the winter months. At dinner
time, you may see from six hundred to thou
sand people at table. The black head waiter
knows each of the guests. The second time
they enter the dining room, he conducts them
to their places without making mistake in
ona instance. If you stop but day, you
may return month after, and not only viii
he recollect your face, but he will be able to
tel you which little table you sat at, and
which place at that table was yours.
At the door of the dining room young
negro of l6 or Is takes your hat and puts it
on hat rack. I have seen hundreds thus in
his care at time You leave the dining
singles out your hat and hands it to you. 1t
is wonderful when one thinks of it. give
you the problem to solve Several hundred
men, most of whom you have not seen more
than once or twice before, pass into room,
handing you their chimney pots or wide
awakes to take care of. They come out of
the room in no sort Of order, and you have to
give each the hat that belongs to him. l
have tried hard and often, but never succeed
ed Ia finding out how it is done.
Another negro in the hall goes and gets
your key when he sees you return from a
walk. No need to tell him the number of
your room-he knows it. He may have seen
you but once before. but that is all sufficient
he never errs.
And the negressesl good, merry looking
creatures with buxom faces and forms, sup
pie, light, graceful gait and slender waists,
aping the fashion, and having very pretty
fashions of their own, coquetting and mine
ing, as they walk out with their "tic'lars"
particulars. The enjoyment of life is writ
fan thair ov,Io dO b,v% h;,bi
some of them quite pretty. have seen some
splendid figures amongst them. You should
see them on Sundays, dressed in scarlet or
some other bright color, with great hats
jauntily turned up on one side, and tanning
themselves with the ease and grace Of Bel
gravian ladies'
Negresses are not employed as chamber
maids in hotels They go into service only
as nurses, and Of course children love them.
Unhappily for you, 1t is the Objectionable
duchess" that you find again, up stairs this
time The evil is not SO great as it is in the
smaller towns where these young persons
wait at table also, In the best hotels their
only duty Is to keep the bedrooms tidy. You
must not ask any service of them beyond
that. If you desire anything brought to
your bedroom, you ring, and negro comes
to answer the bell and receive your order.
remember having one day insulted one of
these women-certainly unintentionally, but
the crime was none the less abominable for
that.
This was it.
l was dressing to 60 out to dinner, and
wanted some hot water to shave with. Hav-
ing rung three times and received no answer,
grew impatient and opened the door, in the
hope Of seeing some servant who would be
obliging enough to fetch me the water in
question. A chambermaid was passing my
door.
"Could you please get me some hot waterf'
I said.
What do you sayr was the reply, accom-
panied by frown and look of contempt
Would you be SO good as to get mo some
hot waterf" timidly repeated
what do you think amt Haven't you
bell In your roomf' said the harpy.
And she passed along indignant
withdrew into my room in fear and trem-
bling, and for few minutes was half afraid
Of receiving request to quit the hotel Inn
mediately.
shaved with cold water that day.